TEST MARKS : 40 TEST TIME : 60 MINUTES NUMBER OF QUESTIONS:35

NSO CLASS 2 ~ MODEL TEST PAPER

SCIENCE : {EACH QUESTION CARRIES ONE MARK}
1. Select the option which has the birds which
cannot fly. 8. What do all animals have in common ?
(1) Ostrich and Cassowary (I) They eat other living things for food.
(2) Cassowary and Flamingo (II) They can make their own food
(3) Ostrich, Cassowary and Kiwi (III)They can move from one place to another
(4) Cassowary, kiwi and flamingo (IV)They can have similar body coverings

2. How do underwater plants differ from fixed (1) (i) & (iii). (2) (ii) & (iv)
plants? (3) (ii) & (iii). (4) (iii) & (iv)
(1) Underwater plants have root which are fixed to
the bed of the lake. 9. Match column 1 with column 2 and select the
(2) Underwater plants have no stomata but fixed correct option: [NSO 2012]
plants have stomata on their upper side Column I Column II
(3) Underwater plants donot have their roots fixed
to the bed of the lake unlike fixed plants. (A) Kutcha house (I) Made on wheels
(4) Both (1) and (3) are the possible reasons (B) Pucca house (II) Made up of Bamboo,
straw, mud
3. An orchid plant cannot survive in a desert (C) Igloo (III) Made of wood, bricks,
because it will not be able to get enough ____. cement, steel
(I) Water. (II) Food. (III) Sunlight (IV) Air
(D) Caravan (IV)Made of snow

(1) (i) only. (2) (i) and (iii) only

(3) (i), (ii) and (iii). (4) (i) , (ii), (iii) and (iv)
4. Which of the following absorbs sweat easily?
(1) Leather jacket. (2) Sweater
(3) Cotton shirt (4) Silk saree
5. Select the correct statement from the following:
(1) Lion is a flesh eater. (2) A baby goat is lamb
(3) Horses trumpet and donkeys chatter
(4) Fish can live in both water as well as land
(1) A - II, B - IV, C-I, D-III (2)A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
(2) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV. (4) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
10. An unknown plant is identified which is a
source of cooking oil. Which plant can it be?
(1) Sweet potato. (2) Sugarcane
(3) Groundnut. (4) Aloe vera
11. The largest animal in the world is :
(1) Lion (2) Elephant. (3) Giraffe. (4) Blue whale

6. Look at the groups given below carefully:
PLANT EATER - BEE, GIRAFFE
ANIMAL EATER - LION, FROG
An animal P, can be placed in both the groups.
Which of the following animals could P be?
12. Anita's grandmother is suffering from back
pain. Anita is taking her grandmother in her car,
to hospital for checkup. Suddenly while driving,
she felt a huge bounce, which increased the pain
of her grandmother. What do you think, which
road sign she missed noticing?

(1) Goat (2) Pig. . (3) Rabbit. (4) Cow

7. Which of the following is a temporary house?

(1) Caravan. (2) Tent.
(3) House boat (4) All of these

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13. Which of these statements are correct?
(I) watching television for a long time is a good
way of recreation
(II) Practising yoga is a good way of relaxing our
mind
(III)Playing indoor games helps in keeping our
body fit.
(IV)Going to picnic with family is a good way of
spending time with family.
(1) I &II (2) II & IV. (3) II, III &IV (4) III & IV
14. Butter, parathas and jaggery fall under which
category of foods?
(1) Protective food. (2) Body building food
(3) Energy giving food. (4) Roughage giving food
15. Seema is daughter in law of Amit. Sunil is the
brother of Seema's husband. How is Amit related
to Sunil?
(1) Sunil is Amits son. (2) Sunil is Amit's nephew
(3) Sunil is Amit's Cousin brother
(4) Sunit is Amit's uncle
16. The picture shows a balance. One side of the
balance holds an empty balloon. The other side
holds the same kind of balloon full of air. Which
of the following conditions is shown by the
balance? [NSO 2009]
17. The fourth planet from the Sun is:
(1) Uranus. (2) Venus. (3) Earth. (4) Mars
18. Nishi saw full moon on 1st February. When
will she see half moon?
(1) 1st March. (2) 8th February
(3) 15th February. (4) 21st February
19. Which of the following insects lives with one
queen and thousands of workers?
(1) Ladybug. (2) Bees. (3) Flies. (4) Termites
20. What do you call your mother's mother?
[NSO 2010]
(1) Aunt. (2) Great grandmother
(3) Maternal grandmother (4) Grand daughter
21. Choose the incorrect option amongst the
following: [SCO OLYMPIAD 2022]
(1) Family in which father, mother and children live
together is a nuclear family.
(2) Family in which grandparents, parents and their
children live together with their aunt and uncle
and their children including their family friends
is joint family.
(3) Grandparents spend time telling stories to their
grandchildren
(4) Family members always support each other,
Even if you fight with your sister or brother, you
should say sorry.

(1)Air has energy 22. Which food helps in building bones and
(2) Air is a solid muscles and growing tall and strong?
(3)Air is heavy (1) Potatoes, Rice and Eggs
(4) Air has heat (2) Pulses, Milk and Soya-bean
(3) Paneer, Pulses, and Butter
(4) Sugar, Fruits and Milk

23. Mira made the following pairs of food items,

one each from plant and animal. Unknowingly,
she made a mistake while pairing them. Find the
wrong pair. [SOF NSO 2021]

(1) Soya-bean and honey.

(2) Egg and salt
(3) Curd and rice
(4) Chapati and Chicken

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24. Foal is the baby of _____. 29. Riya was sweating and feeling very hot during
(1) Sheep. (2) Horse. (3) Kangaroo (4) Cow the Summer season.

25. Read the given conversation between two She filled a bottle with water upto the brim,
sisters, Anamika and Siya. [SOF NSO 2021] closed it tightly and kept it inside the freezer.

After few hours, she came and noticed that the

bottle had cracked from the bottom and then
eventually broke as shown in the diagram below:

Select the correct option regarding it.

(1) Both Anamika and Siya are correct
(2) Both Anamika and Siya are incorrect
(3) Anamika is correct, Siya is incorrect
(4) Anamika is incorrect, Siya is correct

26. Refer to the given diagram and identify X,Y What is the best possible reason for this?
and Z.
(1)The water inside the bottle applied high
pressure so the bottle broke.

(2) Riya closed the bottle too tightly and so the

bottle broke.

(3) Water is one of some substances which expand

on freezing, unlike others, so ice expanded, could
not fit in the bottle and broke it.

(1) X - Silkworm, Y - Sheep, Z - Cow (4) Riya was using an old bottle which could be
(2) X- Rabbit, Y - Wolf, Z- Kangaroo easily broken, or may not have handled the bottle
(3) X- Sheep, Y - Elephant , Z - deer with proper care.
(4) X - Yak , Y - Snake, Z- Monkey

30. The deepest point in all of the world's oceans

27. Which of the following does a big, green plant is called :
require, but a seed does not ?
(1) Oxygen. (2) Sunlight (1) Marine drive. (2) Island
(3) Carbon dioxide. (4) Both 2 and 3 (3) Tsunami. (4) Mariana Trench

28. By which process does a plant make its food ? { TURN OVER ~
(1) Respiration. (2) Transpiration
(3) Photosynthesis. (4) Translocation

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ACHIEVER'S SECTION : [ EACH QUESTION

CARRIES TWO MARKS ]
31. One day, Mohan caught 2 beautiful butterflies. He put them in a bottle and closed them tightly. He
made holes on the cover of bottle B.

He wanted to show these to his friends at school. The next morning he took the bottles to the school.

His friends observed that the butterfly in bottle A was not alive but the butterfly in bottle B was alive.

What can you conclude from this?

(1) Butterfly in bottle B was weaker than the butterfly in bottle A

(2) There was more air in Bottle B
(3) Butterfly in bottle A was weaker than the butterfly in bottle B
(4) There was not enough air in Bottle B

32. Most of the pure, drinkable water of the Earth is in the form of:
(1) Glaciers. (2) Water in the Oceans. (3) Water in the Seas. (4) Water in the Rivers

33. Rohan went to a restaurant with his family and had dinner there. After a few days, he again went to
the same restaurant with his friends and again ordered the same food which he had previously ordered
with his family. But this time he pinched his nose shut and ate the food. The food will taste:
(1) Exactly the same. (2) Slightly different. (3) Completely different. (4) Some same, some food different
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34. Read the given statements carefully and select the student which is correct.

RAHUL: Our bones fuse together as we grow

ROHIT : Teeth has a crown, root and neck .

AMAN : There are over 600 muscles in the adult human body.

(1) All three students are correct. (2) Rohit is correct (3) Rahul and Aman are correct (4) Only Rohit is wrong

35. Refer to the given classification table and select the option that correctly identifies P and Q.
[SOF NSO 2021]

(1) P - Sugar cane, Q - Sweet potato. (2) P - Chilli , Q - Carrot

(3) P - Garlic , Q - Brinjal. (4) P - Gourd, Q - Lady's finger

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