Class 6 NSO Sample Paper 8

1. Mohit is twice as old as his little brother. Which expression can be used to find Mohits age it x represents his brother’s

age? A. 2+x B. 2x C. x+2 D. x-2

2. The given table shows the colours of the houses on Seth’s street and the fraction of the total number of houses painted

each colour. Houses on Seth’s Street Colour Painted Fraction Painted That Colour 1 3 White 1 6 Tan 1 18 Gray 4 9 Yellow Which colour was used for the smallest fraction of houses on Seth’s street? A. White B. Tan C. Gray D. Yellow

3. Side BC of a AABC has been produced to point D.If LACD = 1150 and

A = 45° then

B is

A. 70o B. 80° C. 105° D. 51°

3 1 of a wall the first day and of the wall the second day.How much of the wall 8 4 4. is remained to paint?

A. B. C. D.

Sunil painted

5 8 1 8 1 9 3 8

5. A number is divisible by 9 if, A. The sum of the digits is divisible by 3 B. The sum of the digits is divisible by 9 C. The last digit is divisible by 9 D. Both (B) and (C)

6. Complete the following figures from the given set of alternatives

A. B. C. D. 7. A number is always divisible by 24 if A. It is divisible by both 6 and 4 B. It is divisible by both 12 and 2 C. It is divisible by both 8 and 3 D. The number formed by the tens and units digits of the given number is divisible by 24

8. The table shows the temperature on four winter mornings in the NorthEast Mountains. Which day had the warmest

morning? Winter temperature in the Berkshire Mountains Day Temperature at 6: 00 A M Thursday -9°C Friday -10°C Saturday -18°C Sunday -12°C

A. Thursday B. Friday C. Saturday D. Sunday

If 9. A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. 14

1 4

2

1 __  16, what is the value of__? 4

10. Which number equals (2)-4? A. -8

1  B. 16 1 C. 16 1 D. 8

11. Find the area of the adjoining triangle.

A. 50 cm2 B. 15 cm2 C. 25 cm2 D. 45 cm2

12. Find the perimeter of the adjoining figure

A. 28 cm B. 56 cm C. 36 cm D. 112 cm

13. Which figure has more than 5 sides? A. Triangle B. Pentagon C. Parallelogram D. Hexagon

14. Nadia is putting beads on a piece of string, as shown below. Each bead is 6 mm long

What is the greatest number of beads ?

Nadia can put on a 60 cm string? [1 cm = 10 mm] A. 10 B. 36 C. 100 D. 3600

15. What is the number in the START box?

A. 202.5 B. 640 C. 1120 D. 360

16. The product of 82540027 and 43253 is A. 4272513787834 B. 3470103787833 C. 3570103787831 D. 3570103787832

17. What is the prime factorization of 100? A. 2 × 2 × 5 × 5 B. 2 × 5 × 10 C. 2 ×2 × 25 D. 4 ×5 × 5

18. Find the missing pattern in the following questions

A. B. C.

D. 19. In 748120, which digit is in the hundred thousands place? A. 8 B. 4

C. 7 D. 1

1 1 of a pole is painted blue, of the remaining part is painted white and the rest is painted 3 20. 10 red. What fraction of the pole is painted red ?

A. B. C. D.

3 5 2 5 4 5 1 2

21. Which of the following items can be recycled?

A. (a) & (c) B. (a) & (d) C. (b) & (d) only D. (a), (b) & (c)

22. From the following select the option which does not represent correctly the edible part of the given plant A. Plant

Carrot

Edible part root

B. Plant Edible part

Onion

Leaves

C. Plant

Ginger D. Plant

Termeric

Edible part Stem Edible part root

23. The articles in the given figures belong to which category?

Chana dal

Moong

Urd dal

Rice

A. Edible plant B. Edible plant C. Edible plant D. Edible plant

roots seeds fruits leaves

24. Why the nylon is called so? A. It B. It C. It D. It

is after the name of the lady who made it first was initially popular as a material for making stockings for women was first marketed in New York and London is made from a chemical, Nylon-55

25. Wool is obtained from the fleece of sheep or goat. It is also obtained from the hair of

A.

B.

C. D. All of these 26. What is lint? A. A thread made by spinning fibres B. A device, both hand and electrically operated C. The fibrous material left after removing seeds from cotton bolls

D. The fruit of the cotton plant

27. Select the transparent substance from the following A. Wood B. Stone C. Mirror D. Glass

28. The given figures show which of the following processes?

A. Sedimentation B. Decantation C. Filtration D. Both (A) & (C)

29. What is true about the given figures?

A. In B the boy is taking in solution B. Boy is taking in suspension in both the figures C. In B the boy is taking in natural mixture D. In both the figures the boy is taking in natural mixtures

30. Chemical change involves change in A. Colour B. Temperature C. Energy D. All of these

31. Which is the non-periodic change amongst the following? A. Phases of moon B. Earthquake C. Change of seasons D. Beating of heart

32. Expansion on heating, contraction on cooling and change of state is A. Chemical change B. Permanent change C. Reversible change D. Irreversible change

33. The following items are the examples of

A. Underground stems B. Modified roots C. Fruits D. Both (A) & (C)

34. The movement represented by the given figure is the characteristic of

It fixes its rear portion to the ground with the help of tiny bristles

Snake

It extend of its front of its body by muscel exp antion

Cockroach

Then it fixes the front end and releases the rear end

Earthworm

Now, it shortens the body by muscel contraction and pulls its rear end forword

Snail

A. Snake B. Cockroach C. Earthworm D. Snail

35. Animals show locomotion but plants do not. What is the reason for this? A. Plants are autotrophs

B. Plants are heterotrophs C. Plants have organs of defence D. None of these

36. What happens to the air in a car tyre as a result of a motorway journey? A. The temperature remains the same and the pressure increases B. The temperature decreases and the pressure increases C. The temperature and pressure both increase D. The temperature remains the same and the pressure decreases

37. Which of the following is/are examples of rotatory motion? A. Motion of the blades of the ceiling fan B. Motion of the potter’s wheel C. Motion of planets around the sun D. All of these

38. Figure shows a measuring cylinder before and after the immersion of an irregular solid object. The volume of the

object is

A. 82 cm3 B. 12 cm3 C. 30 cm3 D. 18 cm3

39. The essential condition for the formation of shadow is A. There should be an opaque material B. There should be a source of light and screen C. The object must be placed in the path of light D. All of these

40. Study the set-up below

Which of the following shows what the shadow will look like?

A. B. C. D.

41. What happens when light falls on a wooden chair? A. Light is reflected from the chair to our eyes B. Light passes through the wooden chair C. The chair sends a signal to our eyes that enables us to see it D. Energy is given out by the chair

42.

What is the function of the component shown above ? A. It B. It C. It D. It

is used to connect the bulb to the other components in the circuit provides the energy for the bulb to glow controls the flow of current in a circuit measures the current in a circuit

43. A tester is used by the electrician to determine A. The presence of electric current B. The temperature C. The amount of electric current D. The rate of flow of electric current

44. Which of the following shows the energy changes that take place when a bulb glows?

A. Chemical Electrical Heat Light energy B. Electrical Chemical Light Heat energy C. Heat Light Electrical energy D. Light Heat Chemical energy 45. A matchbox containing an unknown object is placed on a thin sheet of glass in the experimental

set-up shown below.

When the bar magnet moves, it is able to drag the matchbox along. What is most likely to be found in the matchbox? A. Marble B. Toothpick C. Ten-cent coin D. Steel ball bearing

46. A magnet will attract objects made of __________

(i) Iron (ii) Cobalt (iii) Nickel (iv) Copper A. (i), (ii) & (iii) B. (i), (ii) & (iv) C. (ii), (iii) & (iv) D. (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv)

47. The two poles of a horseshoe magnet are A. East and West poles B. North and South poles C. North-East and South-East poles D. North-West and South-West poles 48. Which of the following would help us to reduce the amount of water brought from other

countries ? (i) Boiling water after use (ii) Recycling water (iii) Obtaining water from the sea (iv) Building more reservoirs to collect rainwater A. (ii) only B. (i) & (iii) only C. (ii) & (iv) only D. (ii), iii) & (iv)

49. The heat of the sun causes - (I) of water from the surface of the earth, oceans, lakes, rivers and other water bodies.

Water vapour is also continuously added to the atmosphere through - (II) from the surface of the leaves. These vapours - (III) to form tiny droplets of water. These droplets floating in the air along with the dust particles form - (IV). Warm air carrying clouds rises up, where the air is cool. The water droplets come together to form - (V). The large water droplets are heavy and the air cannot hold them, therefore they fall down as - (VI). However, if the temperature is very low, the water droplets freeze in the atmosphere and fall as - (VII)

A. I

II III IV V VI VII B. I

II III IV V VI VII

Transpiration Condense Clouds Larger droplets Rain Snow Evaporation Transpiration Evaporation Clouds Condense Large droplets Rain Snow

C. I

Evaporation II Transpiration III Condense IV Clouds V Larger droplets VI Rain VII Snow D. I

Condense II Transpiration III Evaporation IV Clouds V Larger droplets VI Rain VII Snow

50. Which of these is the most accurate description of air, based on the figure?

A. Two-thirds nitrogen, one-third oxygen and one-tenth other gases B. Three-quarters oxygen and one-third nitrogen and other gases C. One-half nitrogen and one-half oxygen and other gases D. One-fifth oxygen and four-fifths nitrogen and other gases

1. B 6. A 11. A 16. C 21. D 26. C 31. B 36. C 41. A 46. A

2. C 7. C 12. B 17. A 22. D 27. D 32. C 37. D 42. A 47. B

3. A 8. A 13. D 18. D 23. B 28. A 33. A 38. B 43. A 48. D

4. D 9. C 14. C 19. C 24. C 29. C 34. C 39. D 44. A 49. C

5. B 10. C 15. D 20. A 25. D 30. D 35. A 40. C 45. D 50. D