CREST Science Olympiad Class 7 Previous Year Papers

Getting ready for the Class 7 Science Olympiad? Practising with previous year question papers can be a game changer. These papers not only help students understand the kind of questions asked but also make revision more focused and effective.

What Makes These Papers Useful?

• They cover a range of topics like Heat, Motion and Time, Electric Current and its Effects, Winds, Storms and Cyclones etc.
• They improve logical thinking and help students practise answering within the time limit.
• Each paper comes with an answer key, making it easy to check answers and learn from mistakes.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: 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.

Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1

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Q.1	Read the following statements and choose the correct one: Statement 1: Conduction can happen only if the objects are in contact. Statement 2: Conduction can happen only if their temperatures are not the same.
	a) Only statement 1		b) Only statement 2
	c) Both the statements are wrong		d) Both the statements are correct

Q.2	Complete the sentence: The change in the shape of a hot tin can containing water vapour, when cold water is poured on it is because _____________.
	a) pressure outside the can is the same as that inside		b) pressure inside the can becomes less than that outside
	c) pressure inside the can becomes equal to the atmospheric pressure		d) pressure inside the can becomes more than that outside

Q.3	The following statements describe how the transport system in plant works. Which of these is a correct sequence? P - Xylem tubes carry water and mineral salts to other parts of the plant. Q - The leaves make food in the presence of sunlight. R - The leaves receive water and mineral salts. S - Phloem tubes transport food to other parts of the plant. T - Root hairs absorb water and mineral salts from the soil.
	a) P →T →Q →R →S		b) T →P →R →Q →S
	c) T→R →P →Q →S		d) R →Q →T →P →S

Q.4	Read the passage given below and fill in the blank: A few plants and all animals are dependent on others for their nutrition and are called heterotrophs. Plants like ___________ are parasites. They take food from the host plant.
	a) cuscuta		b) pitcher plant
	c) bacteria		d) fungi

Q.5	When you pour hot tea suddenly into a glass tumbler, it cracks. Which of the following could be the reason for the above-given statement?
	a) Glass cannot resist heat		b) Glass expands unevenly around the place of contact with the tea
	c) Tea has chemicals which react with glass tumblers		d) The reason is yet to be discovered by the scientists.

Q.6	Which of the following statements is/are correct?
	a) Celsius (oC) is the unit of temperature.		b) 30oC = 303 K
	c) When heat energy flows from one body to another, the change in temperature of the bodies need not be equal.		d) All of the above

Q.7	Consider the following statements and choose the correct option: Statement 1: When we stand in front of a bonfire, we experience heat transfer primarily by conduction. Statement 2: If you touch a metal spoon that has been placed in a hot cup of tea, you will feel heat transfer from the spoon to your hand. This heat transfer is primarily due to convection.
	a) Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.		b) Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct.
	c) Both the statements are correct.		d) Both the statements are incorrect.

Q.8	Fill in the blanks: 1. Angle between _________ and _________ is called as the angle of reflection. 2. Angle of incidence is always _______ angle of reflection.
	a) 1. reflected ray, incident ray 2. less than		b) 1. reflected ray, normal 2. equal to
	c) 1. normal, surface 2. greater than		d) 1. incident ray, reflected ray 2. less than

Q.9	What happens to the strength of an electromagnet when the current passing through its coil is increased?
	a) The strength decreases.		b) The strength remains constant.
	c) The strength increases.		d) The strength reverses polarity.

Q.10	A person sitting in open car moving at constant velocity throws a ball vertically upwards in air. If effect of air resistance is neglected, the ball will fall:
	a) exactly in the hands of the person		b) outside the car
	c) in the car behind the person		d) in the car ahead of the person

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Additional Preparation Resources

Students can also refer to the following resources to level up their CREST Science Olympiad (CSO) exam preparation for class 7 -

1. CREST Science Worksheets Package for class 7 - It is a package of 5 worksheets. The worksheets are in the same pattern as the previous year paper. Hence, very useful for preparation. Existing users can purchase additional practice worksheets by following these steps: Login at https://www.crestolympiads.com/login -> Dashboard -> Additional Practice -> Buy & new users can visit https://www.crestolympiads.com/registration
2. CREST Science Olympiad book for class 7 - The book covers topic-wise reading material, chapter-wise practice questions with answer key & contains the previous year paper. The book is available in both physical and pdf formats. Proceed now to purchase the Olympiad book. Also, students can view & download the first chapter of the Science Olympiad book for class 7 for free.

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST Science Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 7.