CLASS

Sample Paper

SYLLABUS 2015-16
Total Questions : 50

Time : 1 hr.
PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME

Section

(1) Logical Reasoning

(2) Computers & IT

(3) Achievers Section

No. of Questions
10
35
5
SOF National cyber olympiad
Marks per Ques.
1
1
3
Syllabus
Section 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section 2 : Fundamentals of Computer, Evolution of Computers, Memory & Storage Devices, Using Windows, MS-Word(Links, Mail Merge, Macros, Exploring
Styles group), MS-PowerPoint(Working with Slides Master and Themes, Advancing slides using Hyperlink and Actions, Customizing and Broadcasting Slide Shows,
Macros), MS-Excel (Components of MS-Excel window, Editing and formatting cells in a worksheet, Introduction to Formulas, Sorting and filtering data, Macros,
Features of Insert tab), Programming in QBasic, Internet & Viruses, Networking, Latest Developments in the field of IT.
Section 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 2.
Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.
Total Questions : 50

Time : 1 hr.
PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME

SOF National
science olympiad

Section

(1) Logical Reasoning

(2) Science

(3) Achievers Section

No. of Questions

10

35

Marks per Ques.

Syllabus
Section 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section 2 : Heat, Motion and Time, Electric Current and its Effects, Winds, Storms and Cyclones, Light, Acids, Bases and Salts, Physical and Chemical Changes,
Weather, Climate and Adaptations of Animals to climate, Fibre to Fabric, Nutrition in Plants and Animals, Respiration in Organisms, Transportation in Plants and
Animals, Reproduction in Plants, Natural Resources and Their Conservation.
Section 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 2.
Total Questions : 50

Time : 1 hr.
PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME

SOF International
mathematics olympiad

Section

(1) Logical
Reasoning

(2) Mathematical
Reasoning

(3) Everyday
Mathematics

(4) Achievers
Section

No. of Questions

15

20

10

Marks per Ques.

3
Syllabus
Section 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section 2 : Integers, Fractions and Decimals, Exponents and Powers, Algebraic Expressions, Simple Linear Equations, Lines and Angles, Concept of Percentage,
Profit and Loss, Simple Interest, Probability, Properties of Triangle, Symmetry, Congruence of Triangles, Rational Numbers, Perimeter and Area, Data Handling,
Arithmetical Ability, Visualising Solid Shapes.
Section 3 : The Syllabus of this section will be based on the syllabus of Mathematical Reasoning.
Section 4 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 2.
Total Questions : 50

Time : 1 hr.
PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME

Section
SOF International
ENGLISH olympiad

In association with

(1) Word and

(2) Reading
Structure Knowledge

No. of Questions
Marks per Ques.

(3) Spoken and

Written Expression

45
1

(4) Achievers
Section
5

Syllabus
Section 1 : Spellings, Collocations and Words related to Travel, Locations, Activities, Homonyms and Homophones, etc. Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and
Spellings, One word, Phrasal Verbs and Idioms, Modals, Word order, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuation,
Tenses, Voices and Narration, etc.
Section 2 : Search for and retrieve information from various text types like News stories, Brochures, Formal and informal letters and advertisements. Understand
information given in news reports, Brochures, Itinerary, etc., Acquire broad understanding of and look for specific information in short narratives, Biographies,
Notices and Messages etc.
Section 3 : Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like requesting and refusing, Apologies and stating of preferences and expression of
intent, etc.
Section 4 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

National Cyber Olympiad

logical reasoning
1. Which of the following options will complete the
given series?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

2. If TOGETHER is written as RQEGRJCT, how

will PAROLE be written?
(A) NCPQJG
(B) NCQPJG
(C) RCPQJK
(D) RCTQNG
3. In the given figure, the triangle represents girls,
square represents sportspersons and circle
represents coaches. Which portion of the figure
represents girls who are sportspersons but not
coaches?

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D

B
A

C
D

4. Five boys A, B, C, D and E are standing in a

row. A is between C and D and B is between D
and E. Which of the following pairs represents
the boys standing at both the ends?
(A) C, B
(B) E, C
(C) E, A
(D) A, C
5. A man goes towards east five kilometres, then he
takes a turn towards right and goes five kilometres.
He again takes a turn towards right and goes five
kilometres. With respect to the point from where
he started, where is he now?
(A) East
(B) North
(C) West
(D) South

computers and information technology

6. MBP is a short form for a famous high end
notebook from Apple. It is called _________.
(A) Macintosh Book Pro
(B) Mac Book Programmable
(C) Mountain Book Pro
(D) MacBook Pro
7. You can join an Active Directory domain in which
of the following Windows 7 versions?
(i) Windows Home Edition
(ii) Windows Professional Edition
(iii) Windows Ultimate Edition
(iv) Windows Enterprise Edition
(A) Only (i) and (ii)
(B) Only (iv)
(C) Only (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(D) All of these
8. The function of Wrap Text icon in MS Excel is
used to ______.
(A) Join selected cells into one larger cell
(B) Rotate text to a diagonal angle
(C) Make all content visible within a cell by
displaying it on multiple lines
(D) Highlight interesting cells
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9. Match the following terms with what they stand

for

Term
Stands for
(i) .com
(a) Education
(ii) .edu
(b) India
(iii) .in
(c) Australia
(iv) .au
(d) Commerce
(A) (i)-(a), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(d)
(B) (i)-(b), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(a)
(C) (i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(b)
(D) (i)-(d), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(c)
10. A browser is an interactive program that permits
a user to view web pages on the computer. The
browser performs which of the following services?
(A) Connecting to the source computer whose
address is specified
(B) Requesting new page from the server
(C) Receiving new page
(D) All of these
11. Modern Computers compared to earlier
computers are _______.
(A) Faster and larger (B) Less reliable
(C) Larger and stronger
(D) Faster and smaller
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12. In MS-Word, which shortcut key is used to

increase the font size of text?
(A) Ctrl + F
(B) Ctrl + Alt + F
(C) Ctrl + Shift + >
(D) Ctrl + Shift + X
13. Match the virus types given in Column-I with their
corresponding examples given in Column-II.

Column-I Column-II
(a) Macro Virus
(i) Lamer Exterminator
(b) Boot Sector Virus (ii) Natas
(c) Polymorphic Virus (iii) Melissa
(A) (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii)
(B) (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii)
(C) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii)
(D) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i)

achievers section
14. Match the following output devices given
in Column-I with their descriptions given in
Column-II.
Column-I Column-II
(a) Voice Response (i)

System




(b) Voice Reproduction (ii)

System

(c) Speech
(iii)
Synthesizer

(A) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii)
(B) (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii)

It produces
audio output by
selecting an audio
ouput from a set
of pre-recorded
audio response.
It enables a
computer to talk
to a user.
It converts text
information into
spoken sentences.

(C) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i)

(D) (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii)
15 . Which of the following QBASIC codes will
produce the given output?
Output:
11
12
13
(A) FOR x = 11 TO 15 (B) FOR x = 11 TO 15

PRINT x
PRINT x

IF (x = 13) THEN
IF (x == 13) THEN
EXIT FOR
EXIT FOR

NEXT x
NEXT x
(C) FOR x = 11 TO 15 (D) FOR x = 11 TO 15

PRINT x
PRINT x

IF (x <> 13) THEN
IF (x = 13) THEN
EXIT FOR
EXIT FOR

NEXT x
MORE x

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logical reasoning
1. If + means , means , means and
means +, then what will be the value of

16 64 8 4 + 2 = ?
(A) 18
(B) 14
(C) 24
(D) 16
2. Select a figure from the options which will
continue the same series as given in the
Problem Figures.
Problem Figures

(A)

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(B)

(C)

(D)

3. How many 5s are there in the following

sequence such that the sum of the two
immediately following digits is greater than the
sum of the two immediately preceding digits?
37658324554879153487598764
(A) One
(C) Three

(B) Two
(D) Four

4. Anuradha remembers that her friend had visited

her after 13th but before 18th of the month, while
Anuradhas sister remembers that Anuradhas
friend had visited after 16th but before 20th. If
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it was Saturday on 16th, of the month, then on

which day of the week, Anuradhas friend visit
her?
(A) Saturday
(B) Monday
(C) Sunday
(D) None of these

the edges of the squares to form a cube. The

label of the face opposite the face labelled X
is __________.
Y

(A) Z

U V W

(B) U

5. A piece of paper containing six joined squares

labelled as shown in the diagram is folded along

(C) V

(D) Y

science

(B)

(C)

Distance

Time

Distance

Time

(D)

Time

Distance

(A)

Distance

6. A body moves with uniform velocity. Which of

the graphs shown here is a graph of distance
against time for this motion?

Time

7. X is present in the stomach. However, presence

of excess of it causes indigestion, which requires
the intake of milk of magnesia to undo the effect
of X. What is X?
(A) HCl
(B) H2SO4
(C) NaOH
(D) KOH
8. The part of the plant shown in figure helps
out in
(A) Photosynthesis
(B) Respiration
(C) Transpiration
(D) All of the above.
9. The given diagram shows a series of images
of a moving ball captured by a camera.
15 m
Direction of moving ball

The ball was moving at a constant velocity and

the images were taken at a constant rate of
10 per second. What is the speed of the ball?
(A) 30 m s1
(B) 20 m s1
1
(C) 45 m s
(D) 15 m s1
4

10. The temperature at which no more energy can

be removed from matter is called
(A) Absolute zero
(B) Boiling point
(C) 32 F
(D) 32C
11. Which one of the following is true for all chemical
reactions?
(A) There is a change in volume
(B) Heat is evolved
(C) Chemical bonds are broken or formed
(D) There is a change in mass
12. Which conditions would result in the highest
rate of movement of oxygen from the alveolus
into the blood capillaries?
Concentration Concentration Rate of

of oxygen in

of oxygen in

blood flow in

the alveolus blood capillary blood capillary

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

High
High
Low
Low

Low
Low
High
High

Fast
Slow
Fast
Slow

13. Study the given set up of an experiment. You

will observe that
To suction
pump

Air

A
Potassium
hydroxide
solution

C
Lime water

Lime Germinating
seeds
water

(A) Lime water in test tube B turns milky

(B) Lime water in test tube C turns milky
(C) Potassium hydroxide solution in test tube
A turns red
(D) Temperature in the flask will go down.

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achievers section
14. A painter leans his back against a painted
wall while looking into a 1 m long mirror at the
opposite end of a rectangular room as shown
in the given figure. How much of the painted
wall can he see through the given mirror?
1 m long mirror
(A) 1 m
(B) 2 m
12 m
Painter
(C) 6 m
(D) 12 m
Painted wall
15. The given diagram shows two plants of the
same species. Refer to the diagram to answer
the following questions.

(i) Which arrow indicates a process that would

not lead to sexual reproduction?
(ii) Which arrow represents a type of pollination
that would result in greater adaptability
of the particular species to potential
environmental changes?
X
Z
Y

(A) (i)-Y, (ii)-Z

(B) (i)-Z, (ii)-X

(C) (i)-Y, (ii)-X

(D) (i)-X, (ii)-Y

Plant 2
Plant 1

International Mathematics Olympiad

logical reasoning

2. Which number will replace the (?) in Fig. (X)?

(A) 1

25

(B) 2

64

(C) 3

8
?

(D) 4

5
Fig. (X)

3. Which of the following options most closely

resembles the mirror image of the given word,
if the mirror is placed vertically to the left?
STROKE
S O E
(A) TR

(B) EKORTS
(C) ROKETS
(D) EKORTS
K

1. Which will come next in the series?

az, by, cx,
?
(A) ef
(B) gh
(C) ij
(D) dw

4. Count the number of triangles in the given figure.

(A) 8
(B) 10
(C) 12
(D) 14

mathematical reasoning
7. Which expression represents the product of n
and 25?
(A) 25n
(B) 25 n
(C) 25 + n
(D) 25 n

5. The value of 4 3 - 2 1 =
4
2
(A) 1 1
(B) 1 3
4
4
(C) 2 1
(D) 2 3
4
4
6. This rectangular prism has a length of 14 cm,

a height of 8 cm, and a width of 3 cm.

What is the volume?
14 cm
8 cm
3 cm

(A) 25 cu cm
(C) 112 cu cm
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(B) 42 cu cm
(D) 336 cu cm

8. What is the prime factorization of 45?

(A) 23 5
(B) 32 5
(C) 52 3
(D) 52 9
9. The value of 11.3 2.7 = ___________.
(A) 29.31
(B) 29.51
(C) 30.31
(D) 30.51
10. Mohit gains 60 paise on ` 60. His gain percent
is ________.
(A) 1%
(B) 0.1%
(C) 2%
(D) 1.1%
5

Everyday mathematics
11. Kartik can throw a ball 50

3
metres high. Ayan
5

can throw the same ball 48 1 metres high. How

3
much farther can Kartik throw the ball than
Ayan?
(A) 2 2 m
(B) 2 4 m
15
15
(C) 2 3 m
5

(D) 2 4 m
5

12. In a parking lot, 1 out of every 8 cars is blue.

What percent of the cars in this lot are blue?
(A) 1.25%
(B) 7%
(C) 9%
(D) 12.5%
13. A duck flew at 18 km per hour for 3 hours, then
at 15 km per hour for 2 hours. How far did the

Distance
duck fly in all? Speed =

Time
(A) 69 km
(B) 75 km
(C) 81 km
(D) 84 km

achievers section
14. In a quiz, 40 prizes consisting of 1st and 2nd
prizes only are to be given. 1st and 2nd prizes
are worth ` 2500 and ` 1500, respectively. If
the total prize money is ` 85,000, then
(i) The equation formed is
(ii) The number of 1st prizes are
(iii) The number of 2nd prizes are

(i)
(ii) (iii)
(A) 2500x + 1500(40 x) = 85000 25 15
(B) 2500x 1500(40 x) = 85000 36 4
(C) 2500x 1500(x 40) = 85000 20 20
(D) 2500x 1500(x 40) = 85000 15 25

15. Study the given statements.

Statement - I : e and h are

supplementary angles.

Statement - II : c and g
are equal angles.

d
g

b a
h

D
B

Which of the following options is correct?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Both statement-I and statement-II are true.

Statement-I is true and statement-II is false.
Statement-I is false and statement-II is true.
Both statement-I and statement-II are
false.

International English Olympiad

word and structure knowledge
Direction (Q. No. 1 and 2) : Choose one suitable
word for each blank.

Direction : Choose the right word.

1. Someone who interprets is __________.

(A) An interpretist
(B) An interpreter
(C) An interprecian (D) An interpretor

5. All children did well in the marathon but Rahul

was ________.
(A) The faster
(B) Fast
(C) Fastest
(D) The fastest

2. Many diamond mines are ___________ in South

Africa.
(A) Situation
(B) Situate
(C) Situated
(D) Situating

6. Find the incorrect part of the sentence.

The prisoner /
never told me, Sir, /

(A)
(B)
Watson complains.
No Error

(C)
(D)

3. Choose the odd one out.

(A) Disappear
(B) Disperse
(C) Dissipate
(D) Disadvantage

Direction : Complete the conversation with the

correct word.

4. Find the correct phrase.

(A) Slow and study (B) Slow and steady
(C) Slow and fast
(D) Slow and heady

7. Ravi: Did you invite her to the party?

Rahul: Well! Being invited is one thing. _______
inviting oneself is another.
(A) However
(B) Whereas
(C) Compared to
(D) Besides
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8. In which sentence is the word to correctly

used?
(A) This watermelon is to heavy.

(B) Hold it with to hands.

(C) Its very slippery to.
(D) Well, hand it to me.

Reading
Direction (Q. No. 9 to 11) : Read the passage
and answer the following questions.

There is always someone worse off than you.

Once upon a time, the rabbits of Jim Corbett

were so terrorized by the other animals, they
did not know where to go. As soon as they
saw a single animal approach them, off they
used to run. One day, they saw a troop of wild
horses stampeding about and in quite a panic
all the rabbits scuttled off to a lake close by,
determined to drown themselves rather than
live in a continual state of fear. But just as they
got near the bank of the lake, a troop of frogs
frightened in their turn by the approach of the
rabbits, scuttled off and jumped into the water.
Truly, said one of the rabbits, things are not
so bad as they seem. There is always someone
worse off than you.

9. Rabbits wanted to drown themselves because

______________________
(A) They were scared of the horses.
(B) They did not like living under fear.
(C) They were chasing the frogs.
(D) They had nowhere to go.
10. Rabbits ran away from other animals because
_______________________
(A) They wanted to drown themselves.
(B) They were shy.
(C) They were scared of being stepped on.
(D) They were arrogant.
11. Which of the following words would you use to
describe the feeling of the rabbits on seeing the
troop of wild horses?
(A) Frightened
(B) Unfriendly
(C) Worried
(D) Hostile

spoken and written expression

Direction (Q. No. 12 and 13) : Find one sentence
to complete the dialogue.
12. Sentence 1. God wanted the people he had
created to have a happy life.
Sentence 2. __________________________

Sentence 3. Water, air and sunlight were,
therefore, given in abundance.
(A) Thats why he decided to bless the earth
with riches.
(B) People had to live with water, air, and sun.
(C) Earth could have them in abundance.
(D) Therefore, he created the earth.

13. Sentence 1. From ancient times Indians have

worshipped plants and trees.
Sentence 2. ___________________________

Sentence 3. While modern man often works to

conquer Nature, ancient Indians worshipped her.
(A) They regarded all flora and fauna as
sacred.
(B) These plants give us food and oxygen.
(C) They lend beauty to our surroundings.
(D) These plants sacrifice themselves to serve
us.

achievers section
Direction : Choose the best word / phrase to
complete the sentence.
14. The new engineer has __________ qualifications
but only a few months experience.
(A) A plenty of
(B) Plenty
(C) Plenty of
(D) A lot of

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Direction : Choose the appropriate idiom.

15. The teacher approved her project after she had
_______________ it.
(A) Fine turned
(B) Fine tuned
(C) Tinkered with
(D) Refining

SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK

ANSWERS
National Cyber Olympiad
1.
4.
7.
10.
13.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(A)

2.
5.
8.
11.
14.

(A)
(D)
(C)
(D)
(A)

3.
6.
9.
12.
15.

(B)
(D)
(D)
(C)
(A)

National Science Olympiad

1.
4.
7.
10.
13.

(D)
(C)
(A)
(A)
(B)

2.
5.
8.
11.
14.

(D)
(D)
(D)
(C)
(B)

3.
6.
9.
12.
15.

(C)
(A)
(A)
(B)
(C)

International Mathematics
Olympiad
1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (D)
4. (C) 5. (C) 6. (D)
7. (A) 8. (B) 9. (D)
10. (A) 11. (B) 12. (D)
13. (D) 14. (A) 15. (C)

1.
4.
7.
10.
13.

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(B) 2. (C) 3. (D)
(B) 5. (D) 6. (C)
(B) 8. (D) 9. (B)
(C) 11. (A) 12. (A)
(A) 14. (C) 15. (B)

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