Mahajana General Knowledge Contest sample …

1 Mahajana General Knowledge Contest sample grade 1 _____ Part A-20 Questions (3 Marks for each question) 1. A family has a father, mother, two sons and a daughter. How many members are there in the family? a) 4 b) 6 c) 5 2. Who wrote The Cat in the Hat ? a) Robert Munsch b) Dr. Seuss c) Lewis 3. Today is Sunday. How many more days to get to the next Friday? a) 5 b) 2 c) 4 4. Where was Humpty Dumpty sitting when he fell? a) On a chair b) On a wall c) On his bed 5. In which month is Canada Day celebrated? a) February b) July c) September 6. The sun rises in the: a) east b) west c) north 7. What animal is the largest in the ocean?

2 A) whale b) fish c) dolphin Mahajana General Knowledge Contest sample grade 1 _____ 8. What colors are there in the Canadian flag? a) Red and white b) Blue and white c) Red and yellow 9. What do you call a baby kangaroo? a) Calf b) Joey c) Kid 10. What is the next number in the following series? 5, 10, 15, 20, __ a) 21 b) 25 c) 30 11. How many dwarfs were friends of Snow White? a) 7 b) 6 c) 5 12. What coin is the same as 1 ? a) Penny b) Dime c) Dollar 13. What are French fries made from? a) radishes b) potatoes c) turnips 14. What comes after London Bridge is in the nursery rhyme? a) Falling down b) Going round c) Upside down Mahajana General Knowledge Contest sample grade 1 _____ 15.

3 Which sport is played on ice? a) Basket Ball b) Hockey c) Baseball 16. Which of the following letters is a vowel? a) G b) K c) E 17. What did the Ugly Duckling grow up to be? a) duck b) chicken c) swan 18. What is the word for baby dog? a) puppy b) kitten c) doggy 19. The cars must stop. What color is the traffic light on the road? a) red b) yellow c) green 20. What do you use to smell? a) ears b) eyes c) nose Part B-10 Questions (4 Marks for each question) 21. Look at the picture. Which student has the most pencils? a) Morris b) Sacha c) Claudia Mahajana General Knowledge Contest sample grade 1 _____ 22.

4 Look at the picture and find the word that best describes the animal: a) Small b) Big c) Long 23. Look at the picture and find the word that best describes it: a) Sour b) Bitter c) Sweet 24. Hello, I am the 13th letter of alphabet. Which of the following words starts with me? a) St. Johns b) Mahajana c) Hartley 25. Our five senses are see, hear, smell, taste, and feel. Look at picture on the right side and circle the correct sense a) Feel b) See c) Taste 26. Look at the picture and find the word that best describes it: a) Pit b) Pill c) Pig 27. Look at Picture below.

5 Read the sentences. Draw a circle around the one that tells exactly what is happening. a) The cat has a toy mouse. b) The mouse has a toy cat. c) The cat ate the mouse, Mahajana General Knowledge Contest sample grade 1 _____ 28. Look at picture below. Read the sentences. Draw a circle around the one that tells exactly what is happening. a) Mother bird is in the nest with baby bird. b) Mother bird is catching a worm for the baby bird in the nest. c) Mother and baby bird are catching worms. 29. On which day Christmas is celebrated? a) December 26th of the year b) December 25th of the year c) December 24th of the year.

6 30. Many animals are hatched from eggs. Read the clues. I am a reptile I have big sharp teeth. I live near a river Circle the name of the correct animal on this egg a) b) c) Good Luck