Asset Based Questions

Three solid blocks below are the same shape and size.

Which of the following is true about these blocks?

• All the blocks can sink in water

• All the blocks can float in water

• All the blocks have different weights

• All the blocks have the same weight

Lucy was making a list of things made mainly from metal and Neeti was making a list of modes of transport.

Lucy's list:

Made mainly of metal: rupee coins, spoons, door locks, frying pans

Neeti's list:

Modes of transport: train, bus, bullock cart, boat

Which of the following could be present in BOTH LISTS?

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Abu wanted to check something. He took a glass cup and put soil in it. He then planted 2 bean seeds in it. He planted one seed deeper into the cup as shown below. He watered the pot regularly.

What was he trying to check?

• whether the two seeds will require the same amount of air

• whether the two seeds will require different amounts of water

• whether seeds planted in the same pot can grow without sunlight

• whether seeds planted at different heights sprout at the same time

Bones act like a shield to protect body parts from injury and damage. Shown here is a human skeleton:

Which part of the body do the bones marked in the box protect?

• only the heart

• only the lungs

• only the heart and lungs

• only the heart, lungs and intestine

Nandan put some things into groups 1 and 2 as shown in the figure below. What was the most likely question he asked to group them?

• Is it man-made?

• Can it be broken easily?

• Does it catch fire easily?

• Does light pass through it easily?

An object has the following properties

• It is made of a natural substance
• It does not let light pass through
• It sinks in water

Which of these could the object be?

• red brick

• glass bowl

• plastic spoon

• wooden pencil

Due to very hot and dry weather, all the flowers on Salim's mango tree dried up and fell off.

Which of the following can definitely be said about the tree?

• It will not have any green leaves that year

• Its root will stop growing downwards

• Its branches will dry up and fall off

• It will not produce fruits that year

Salma is sprouting some wet seeds on wet cotton.

Which part of the moong plants will she first see as the seeds begin to sprout?

• the bud

• the root

• the stem

• the leaves

Alice added 2 teaspoons of white chalk powder to a bottle filled with water.

She closed the bottle and shook it well until the water looked white like milk. She then let the bottle stand still for 2 hours.

Which of the following is LIKELY to have happened after the two hours?

• The chalk dissolved and water became clear.

• The chalk dissolved and the water remained milky.

• The chalk settled down and the water above it became clear.

• The chalk settled down and the water above it remained milky.

Samuel dropped a ball into water. When he took the ball out, he noticed that it seemed much heavier than before.

Which of the following materials could the ball be made of?

• rubber

• plastic

• metal

• cloth