International Science Supremo Olympiad
(ISSO)
CLASS-4 SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER
The Actual Question Paper Contains
40 Questions. The duration of the
Test Paper is 60 Minutes.
1. Salamanders belong to the group of animals called 8. Which of the following is not obtained from plants?
_________. (A) Cotton (B) Silk
(A) aerial (B) arboreal (C) Jute (D) Paper
(C) amphibians (D) aquatic (E) None of these
(E) None of these
9. The stage of its life-cycle, when a butterfly grows, the
2. Pick the odd one out. fastest is called _______________.
(A) Human beings (B) Bear (A) Larva (B) Pupa
(C) Pea fowl (D) Tiger (C) Caterpillar (D) Eggs
(E) None of these (E) None of these
3.
In a cactus plant, the roots are very long. Why? 10. How is tadpole different from a frog?
(A) The roots have to search far for water so they are (A) It has a tail which a frog doesn’t.
long (B) It can live only in water and breathe through its
(B) To hold the plant firmly to the soil gills.
(C) To absorb more nutrients and water from the (C) A tadpole gives birth to young ones while a frog
soil lays eggs.
(D) All of the above (D) A & B both.
(E) None of these (E) None of these
4. A touch-me-not plant closes its leaves when it is 11. Of the following, which mammal lays eggs?
touched. This reaction of the plant is known as____. (A) Platypus (B) Dolphin
(A) Hibernation (B) Estivation (C) Whale (D) Bat
(C) Stimulus (D) Locomotion (E) None of these
(E) None of these
12. Match the following:
5. Which part of the plant carries the water and 1. Lions (a) Flock
minerals absorbed by the roots to the leaves? 2. Elephants (b) Pack
(A) Flower (B) Stem 3. Wolves (c) Herd
(C) Branches (D) Fruit 4. Birds (d) Pride
(E) None of these (A) 1 – d; 2 – c; 3 – b; 4 – a
(B) 1 – a; 2 – b; 3 – d; 4 – c
6. Which of the following statements is not true? (C) 1 – c; 2 – d; 3 – a; 4 – b
(A) Oxygen is required for burning. (D) 1 – a; 2 – c; 3 – d; 4 – b
(B) Oxygen is required for respiration (E) None of these
(C) Oxygen is required for photosynthesis.
(D) Fish breathe in the oxygen dissolved in water. 13. Why does a boiled potato taste sweet when we eat it?
(E) None of these (A) It contains a lot of sugar.
(B) A potato has starch which changes into sugar
7. Foods that contain a lot of starch usually come from when we chew it.
_____________. (C) While boiling the potato we add sugar to it.
(A) Plants (B) Animals (D) All of these
(C) Both A & B (D) All of these (E) None of these
(E) None of these
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