The International Science Olympiad (ISO) exam for class 10 is one of the best exams to prepare for future competitions. Class 10 is considered to be one of the important years that decides students’ future. It is now that students must be exposed to such national competitions. It is one of the decisive years where students must take informed decisions. The syllabus for the ISO exam is based on the existing school boards. The only difference being, the questions asked in these exams are a little tricky. Students have to apply their understanding before arriving at the right answer. Science Olympiad sample papers and workbooks can be bought from our website. Students who practice questions from the Olympiad syllabus naturally develop confidence to answer questions asked in the board exam. You can compare chapter wise syllabus with Olympiad syllabus on our website.
SECTION 1 – SUBJECTIVE
Chapter 1: Acid, Base & Salts
Chapter 2: Life’s Internal Secret
Chapter 3: How Do Organisms Reproduce?
Chapter 4: Wonders of Life
Chapter 5: Metals and Non-Metals
Chapter 6: Regulators
Chapter 7: Electromagnetism
Chapter 8: School of Element
Chapter 9: Amazing World of Carbon Compound
Chapter 10: Mapping of Genes
Chapter 11: Our Environment and Management
Chapter 12: Logical Reasoning
SECTION 2 – LOGICAL REASONING
Series Completion, Alpha Numberic, Analogy, Classification, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Puzzle Test, Sequential Output Tracing, Direction Sense Test, Logical Venn Diagrams, Alphabet Test, Ranking, Mathematical Operations, Inserting the Missing Character.
SECTION 3 – HOT’s (HIGH ORDER THINKING SECTION)
High Order Thinking Section contains questions related to Section 1 – Subjective.
CLASS 1 TO CLASS 4 | ||||
SECTION | SECTION 1 – SUBJECTIVE | SECTION 2 – LOGICAL | SECTION 3 – HOTs | TOTAL |
NO. OF QUESTIONS | 20 | 10 | 5 | 35 |
MARKS PER QUESTIONS | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
TOTAL MARKS | 20 | 10 | 5 | 35 |
CLASS 5 TO CLASS 10 | ||||
SECTION | SECTION 1 – SUBJECTIVE | SECTION 2 – LOGICAL | SECTION 3 – HOTs | TOTAL |
NO. OF QUESTIONS | 35 | 10 | 5 | 50 |
MARKS PER QUESTIONS | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
TOTAL MARKS | 35 | 10 | 5 | 50 |
**HOT’s are questions related to the subjective section that require critical thinking to solve problems that are beyond the ordinary questions.
The best way to prepare for class 10 Science Olympiad is by practicing variety of questions. One way to do so is to participate in the online monthly Olympiads. Here, students are made to practice chapter-wise questions every 4th Saturday. This gives them an exposure to different ways in which questions can be asked. This further strengthens their existing knowledge, gives them more confidence to attempt tricky questions thus boosts their morale. They can also purchase previous year’s question paper sets, workbooks to practice for these exams. Students who prepare well for class 10 Science Olympiad score well in the board exams too.
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