SOF ISO Sample Paper 2026 Class 2

CLASS

2
SAMPLE PAPER
2025-26 SOF NATIONAL
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

Total Questions : 35 Time : 1 hr.
PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME
Section (1) Logical Reasoning (2) Science (3) Achievers Section
No. of Questions 5 25 5
Marks per Ques. 1 1 2

SYLLABUS
Section – 1 : Patterns, Odd One Out, Measuring Units, Geometrical Shapes, Analogy, Ranking Test,
Grouping of Figures, Embedded Figures, Coding-Decoding.
Section – 2 : Plants, Animals, Human Body, Food, Housing and Clothing, Family and Festivals,
Good Habits and Safety Rules, Transport and Communication, Air, Water and Rocks, Earth and
Universe.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.

LOGICAL REASONING

1. If the day before yesterday was Sunday, then tomorrow will be __________.
(A) Wednesday (B) Tuesday
(C) Friday (D) Thursday
2. Anu, Tina, John and Ravi are standing in a queue in an assembly hall. Use
the given clues to find out who is standing at the front of the queue.
• Ravi is standing just behind Tina.
• Tina is standing just behind Anu.
• John is standing last.
(A) Tina (B) Anu
(C) John (D) Ravi
3. The number of squares in the given figure is ___________.

(A) 9 (B) 5
(C) 8 (D) 7

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SCIENCE

4. Select the INCORRECT statement.
(A) Plants provide food and shelter to various animals.
(B) Plants provide us dyes like indigo.
(C) Plants keep the air cool and fresh.
(D) None of these
5. Which of the following animals is killed for its horns?
(A) Elephant (B) Rhinoceros (C) Snake (D) Crocodile
6. Which of the following does NOT require moving air?

(A) (B)

(C) (D) None of these

7. The road sign given in the picture shows ___________. 


(A) Men at work (B) Steep descent ahead
(C) School ahead (D) Slippery road ahead
8. Unscramble the given letters and select the option that gives the name
of a gemstone.
(A) DLAEERM (B) AIRGTHPE (C) CISLAI (D) HKACL
ACHIEVERS SECTION
9. Refer to the given word-chop table and select the correct option regarding
it.
1 2 3 4
DEO CAR BAM RI
5 6 7 8
TU HE CL DA
9 10 11 12
BOO LSI NNA MOM
13 14 15 16
D A R O V E C E O AT

Name of Box number
(A) A dye obtained from leaf of a plant 3, 9
(B) A spice that is used to enhance flavour of food 2, 8,12
(C) A timber producing tree 5, 10
(D) A plant whose milky sap is used for making tyres 6, 11

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10. Which of the following CANNOT be found in the given word grid?
E R Y S K J D
N O R B I T Y
Z T Z S E A T
U A X O L P L
R T Q W N P C
M I S L A N D
X O G Q H V O
F N A W I M B
(A) Movement of Earth that causes day and night
(B) A landform that is also known as tableland
(C) A waterbody that contains salty water
(D) A fixed path on which a planet moves around the Sun

ANSWER KEY
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (D) 7. (B) 8. (A) 9. (B) 10. (B)

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