Organisation : National Genius Search Foundation
Exam : NGSE – Main & Advanced Exam
Document Type : Sample Question Papers
Class : V
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NGSE Main & Advanced Exam Class V Sample Question Paper :
National Genius Search Examination : Mains
Instructions To The Candidate :
1. Do Not Open This Test Booklet Until You Are Asked To Do So.
2. Fill the information required in the answer sheet. Your test may not be evaluated if the required details are not entered on the answer sheet.
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3. Do not seek clarification on any item in the test booklet from anyone including the test invigilator or the centre supervisor. Use your best judgment.
4. This booklet consists of three sections, as given below –
a. Mathematics – 20 Questions
b. Science – 20 Questions
c. General Knowledge – 5 Questions
In case of any problem with your test booklet, inform the invigilator immediately. You will be provided with a replacement.
5. Each question carries 2 marks. Questions from 1 to 45 have only one right answer. To score marks for each question, bubble for the right answer option should be shaded. Shading more than one bubble or a wrong answer bubble makes the answer wrong. No marks are given for wrong answers.
6. Only Black/Blue Ball Point Pen Is To Be Used For Marking Answers On OMR sheet. Do not use fountain pens/gel based pens or pencils. Remember that you cannot erase and re-shade any bubble.
7. Use the margin in the test booklet for rough work. NO other piece of paper is permitted to be used for rough work.
8. NEGATIVE MARKS are not allotted to any question.
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Section 1: Mathematics
Important Note :
** Questions from 1 to 45 have only one right answer.
** To score marks for each question, bubble for the right answer option should be shaded.
** Shading more than one bubble or a wrong answer bubble makes the answer wrong.
** No marks are given for wrong answers.
01. Which of the following has at least a right angle?
02. Quana’s teacher called her and gave 16 squares of side 2 cm, cut from a thick plastic sheet. The teacher asked her to form different rectangles by arranging those squares and find the perimeter of each of them. After a day, the teacher called Quana and asked her which shape had the smallest perimeter and how much. Choose the correct answer.
(a) square, 16 cm
(b) square, 32 cm
(c) rectangle, 32 cm
(d) rectangle, 16 cm
03. At noon, the minute hand of a clock is in the following position
04. Tony has a chocolate bar consisting of square pieces 1cm ? 1cm in size. He has already eaten some of the corner pieces (see the picture). How many pieces does Tony have left?
(a) 66
(b) 64
(c) 62
(d) 60
05. Out of all four numbers below, Quana chose one. The number is even and all of its digits are different. The hundreds digit is double the ones digit. The tens digit is greater than the thousands digit. Which number did Quana choose?
(a) 1246
(b) 3874
(c) 4683
(d) 4874
06. There were 9 pieces of paper. Some of them were cut into three pieces. As a result, there are 15 pieces of paper now. How many pieces of paper were cut?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
07. The class teacher asked her students to use various number of matchsticks to form triangles and list their observations. Back at home, Vidya took several matchsticks and tried to form triangles with odd number of matchsticks. After sometime, she felt that she can make a formula from the observations she has made.
When she has explained this in the class, Quana wants to try 75 matchsticks to make the same pattern. Do you think Vidya’s formula is correct? If correct, Use the formula to find how many triangles Quana can make. If not correct, find your own way to find the number of triangles that Quana can make.
(a) No. 33
(b) Yes, 37
(c) Yes, 74
(d) No. 34 triangles with 1 extra matchstick
08. Richa and Vidya are investigating areas and perimeters of shapes. They have made a square with a perimeter of 24 cm. What is the area of the square?
(a) 20 cm2
(b) 24 cm2
(c) 32 cm2
(d) 36 cm2
09. Look at this diagram. What part of the diagram is shaded?
(a) 10/3
(b) 9/3
(c)18/3
(d)7/3
10. Vidya’s teacher needs 200 NGSE Question Booklets. The Question Booklets are in a pack of 12. The Booklets can be ordered in packs only. Each Booklet weighs 50g. How much do the required Booklet packs weigh altogether? Give your answer in kgs.
(a) 10.6 Kgs
(b) 10 Kgs
(c) 10.2 Kgs
(d) 9.6 Kgs
National Genius Search Examination® : Advanced
Section – 1: Mathematics
1. State a pattern and create a rule for the pattern. Explain the created pattern and rule below.
2. Draw 5 shapes with straight edges and identify each shape.
3. The green triangle is bigger than the blue one. Can we say that 1/7th of thegreen triangle is bigger than 1/7th of the blue triangle? Explain why it is so?
4. 16 identical squares are given to you. How many ways you can create rectangles using all the 16 squares at a time? Draw all the possible rectangles.
5. Wisden has 125 cubes of side 1 cm. What should be the volume of a cube which can contain all the 125 small cubes exactly in it without leaving any space. Show your workings.
Section – 2: Science :
6. Write a brief biography of a mosquito and her activities.
7. Explain why boiled egg takes more time to digest than a raw egg?
8. Explain how earthquakes are responsible for tsunami?
9. How water is wasted? What are the ideas you have to minimize the wastage of water?
10. What are the consequences if all the farmers were to use only one kind of seed and grow only one kind of crop?