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SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIP
Seat No.
EXAMINATION
First Language &Mathematics Test Paper 2
Marks 150 February 2017 [C] Time:1 hrs. 30 Min
Section I- First Language (25 Question, 50 Marks)|
Q.1. Find the number of good
use
qualities of an ideal king with the help of given grid. You can
any letter number of times.

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1)4 2)3 3)6 4) 2
Q.2. Write the contextual
meaning of the underlined words:
She looked at the
pearls and immediately said that they were not real.
1) to continue 2) to examine carefully
3) to seek information 4) to come to an end
Q.3. Find two correct adjectives from the
given sentence:
The ship sustained heavy damage and the captain died a glorious death.
1) death 2) damage 3) glorious 4) heavy
Q4. Identify the type of clause of the given sentence:
No one knows how old she is
1) Adjective clause 2) Adverb clause of time
3) Noun clause 4) Adverb clause of reason
Q.5. Identify the correct direct speech for the given indirect speech
Dick says that hè has once been to Spain.
1) Dick says, "He has once been to Spain."
2) Dick says, "I have once been to Spain."
3) Dick says, "He have once been to Spain."
4) Dick says, "I has once been to Spain."
Q.6. Identify the figure of speech:
doud.
I wandered lonely as a
1) Personification 2) Metaphor 3) Hyperbole 4) Simile
Q.7. Change the following sentence from the affirmative to negative form: 0000
he took objections.
As s o o n as he came,
he than he took objections.
1) No s o o n e r did
come

he come than he takes objections.

2) No s o o n e r does come than he took objections.
he
3) No s o o n e r do took objections.
came than he
4) No s o o n e r he

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Q8. Choose the correct option for the given sentence:
He was refused admission by the guard.
1) The guard refuses him admission.
2) The guard was refusing admission him.
3) The guard refused him admission.
4) He refused the guard admission.
Q.9. Change the given compound sentence into simple sentence :
He finished his exercise and put away his
bag.
1) Having finished his exercise, he put away his bag.
2) Having finishing his exercise, he put away his bag.
3) Having put his bag away, he finished his exercise.
4) He finished his exercise putting away his bag.
Q.10. The headmaster Gaurav as he saved drowning child.
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(Choose two correct

alternatives)
1) admired 2) praised 3) prayed 4) scolded 0000
Q.11. Choose the correct preposition.
One day the boy took his breakfast and ate
1) of
it a
purling brook.
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2) by 3) at 4) on
Q.12. Choose the correct -wh
word to form a
meanigful question for the given sentence
An image of a
sailing craft was
found at Mohenjo Daro.
(A) What (B) How (C)Where 0000
1) (A), (B) correct
2) (B), (C) correct
3) (A), (C)correct
4) (A), (B), (C) correct
Instruction for Q. Nos. 13 to 15: Read the
questions: following passage and answer the given
The human race is
spread all over the world, from the polar
The people of which it is made
up, eat different regions to the tropi
climate in which they live, and partly kinds of food, partly according to tne
produces. Thus in India the acording
to the kind of food which their conny
sometimes fish and meat. In people live chiefly on different kind of
Europe, the grains, egEs, m
regions, where no grain and fruits are people eat more flesh and less grain. In the
entirely on flesh especially fat. The menproduced, the Eskimo and other races
of one race are able to live a
if they are brought into the country inhabited eat the food of another t
their own food at least for a by the latter. But as a rule they still P
time owing to custom.
In hot climates, flesh and fat are not much
seem to be
very necessary for needed, but in the Arctic regio s they
keeping up the heat of the bbdy.
Q.13. Choose the correct
alternative to complete the
tree
Different food habits diagram: 0000

India
Europee Arctic Region|
More Flesh, Flesh, especially
Grains Less Grains
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2) less grain 3) only fat 4) eggs, milk
0.14. Find the reason by
Flesh and fat are choosing correct option.
needed in Arctic
1) The men of one
race are able to
region because
2) It is eat the food of another race
necessary
3) Grains are not
for keeping
up the heat of the body
4) The human is good
for their
body
spread all over the world
Q.15. Choose the correct
option
to
complete the following diagram:
People all over the world
eatdifterent kinds of food

According to the climate

in which they live

1) Kind of food their country

3) Able to eat food of another produces 2) According to likes and dislikes
race 4) Lik variety of food
Instructions for Q. Nos. 16 to 18:
Read the following notice and answer the questions
given below:
ABC School
NOTICE
5 DAYS TREK !!
Come One ! Come All !!
Trekking enthusiats are invited to participate in a
5-days trekking expedition organised
by the School's Sports Club.
Details are:

Trek to Sahyadri Mountáin

Date : 5th May to 10th May 2017

Fees: Rs. 2,500 per head

Names to be submitted to the undersigned

Mr. XYZ
(Secretary of Sports Club)
ABC School 20th April 2017

16. The notice gives information about:

1) Inter-School competition 2) Trek expedition
3) Annual Social Gathering 4) Funfair in the School

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 The interested students should submit their names to Secretary of the.
Q.17. ports chb
1) elected 2) promoted 3) undersigned 4) rejected O000
Q18. Onwhich date was the notice put up ?
1) 20th April 2) 5th May 3) 10th May 4) 2017

Instructions for Q.Nos. 19 to 21: Read the following news and answer the questinn
ions:
New York:15 January, 2016
Thepilot of a jetliner saved many lives today by showing great presence of min
Minutes after the plane took off from La Guardia Airport, New York, it was hith
flock of birds. This damaged its engines.
tby
It was not possible to return to La Guardia, so the pilot decided to land the plane in the
vast expanse of the Hudson River rather than to land it in a crowded part of New York
City.
This was a deliberate emergency landing. Ferries had already beeninformed and
|all passengers and crew were saved. They were lucky to escape with only shock and mino
injuries.
Q.19. Choose the suitable title for the above news report:
1) Geographical Survey of Hudson River
2) Pollution in Hudson River
3) Emergency landing in the streets of New York
4)
Emergency landing in Hudson River
Q.20. Complete the following sentence by choosing correct alternative from the news given:
The pilot of thejetliner saved many lives. It shows he was-
1).Weak minded 2) Courageous 3) Disturbed 4) Timid
Q.21. Why were the passengers called lucky?
1) As they escaped only with severe shock
2) As they escaped only with minor injuries
3) As they escaped only with shock and minor injuries
4) As they escaped only with damaged engines

Instructions for Q. Nos. 22 to 24: Read thefollowing report and answer the following
questions:
The city on Sunday recorded a maximum temperatur
of27.5 degrees celsius and a minimum of 8.1 degrees
celsius. Relative humidity was 46 percent.
Forecast: Mainly clear skies
Minimum temperature would be around 9 degrees
celsius.

Sunrise:7.03 a.m.
Sunset: 6.02 p.m.
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 Q.22. Select two correct prefixes for the word-cast:
1) past 3) tele 4) broad
2) bread
Q.23. Fill in the blanks with
The report informs us
appropriate option
about---- season.
1) winter 2) summner 4) autumn
3) rainy
Q.24. Complete the following sentence by choosing correct alternative:
The timings of sunrise and sunset indicate
1) days are long, nights are of shorter duration
2) days are short, nights are of longer duration
3) days and nights are of equal duration
4) none of the above
Q.25. Find out the non-English word from the given sentence:
Paramvir Chakra is India's highest military decoration.
1) India 2) Military 3) Paramvir Chakra 4) Decoration

Section I - Maths (50 Question, 100 Marks)

Q.26. The radius of a circle with centre 'O' is 13 cm. The distance of a chord from the centre is
5 cm. Find the length of the chord.
1) 24 cm 2) 12 cm 3) 13 cm 4) 26 cm
Q.27. The difference between the sum of prime numbers from 21 to 30 and the sum of composite
numbers from 21 to 30 is divisible by which of the fbllowing numbers?
(A)3 (B) 7 (C)151 (4) 17
1) Divisible by (A) and (B) 2) Divisible by only (B)
3) Divisible by only (C) 4) Divisible by only (D)
Q,28. The measures of exterior angles of a triangle are 140° and 130° respectively. Which type
of triangle is it ?
1) Acute angled triangle 2) Obtuse angled triangle
3) Right angled triangle 4) Equilateral triangle
Q.29. 45 girls of Std. VI, 30 girls of Std. VIl and60 girls of Std. VII have to stand on the ground
in different rows for the drill. The girls have to stamd in such a way that the number
girls in each row should be same. Find the maximum number of giris that can stand i
each rowN.
1) 12 2) 15 3) 18 4) 20
Q.30. How many solid coins of 6 cm diameter and 02 cm. thickness can be made by melting a
solid metal cuboid of length 33 cm, breadth 18 cm and height 8 cm.?

1) 540 2) 640 3) 740 4) 840

Q.31. Shobhatai purchased a scooter for Rs. 55,000. If its value decreases by 8% per year, how
much amount will she get if she sells it after 2 years?
1) Rs. 46,552 2) Rs. 64,152 3) Rs. 61,452 4) Rs. 43,525

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 class is given
table of the heights of 20 children in a ren below. Find
belns.
Q.32. The frequency the
mean of their height.
Height (in cm) Frequency
7
151 4
153
6
155
157
3
2) 153.5 cm 3) 153 cm 4) 154.5 cm
1)154 cm The soil so duo i
pit 8 m long, 5 m broad and 1.5 m deep is dug in the ground.
Q.33. A
broad. Find the thickness venly
spread o v e r a rectangular plot
25 m long and 16 m
two correct alternatives)
of the soil spread over the rectangular plot. (Select 4) 1.50 m
2) 15 cm 3) 0.015 cm
1) 0.15 m
to make it a
Q.34. Which term should be added to the algebraic expression 64x 55 erfect
perf.

square. (Select two correct alternatives)

1) y 3)+ 4)-
Q.35. Find the value of:

0.36x0.27 x0.001
0.06x0.03x0.1
2) 5.04 3) 54 4) 540
1) 5.4
rhombus is 24 If the side of the rhombus is 13 cm
length of the diagonal of a
cm.
Q.36. The
find the length of the other diagonal.
2) 10 cm 3) 13 cm 4) 12 cm
1) 5 cm
for 3 years at simple interest. If she received
Q.37. Anuradha deposited Rs. 15,000 in a bank interest.
Rs. 24,000 at the end of the period, find the rate of simple
1) 20 p.c.p.a. 2) 15 p.c.p.a. 3) 22 p.c.p.a. 4) 25 p.c.p.a.

Q.38. Which of the following statements is true?

A) Square is a rectangle
B) Rectangle is a parallelogram
C) Square is a parallelogram
D) Rhombus is a square
(Select two correct alternatives)
1) (A) and (B) are truue 2) (B) and (C) are true
3) (A), (B), (C), (D) are true 4) (C) and (D) are true
cm. Find the
Q.39. The curved surface area is 204.1 sq.cm. Radius of its base is 5
of a cone
perpendicular height of the cone. (p =3.14)
1) 5 cm 2) 12 cm 3) 13 cm 4) 40.8 cm
Q40. Which polynomial should be added in 3 -2x+3 toget the polynomial 3x*+4=?
1) 3x+5x+1 2) 3x-5x+1 3) 3x +5x +1 4) -3x-5x* +1
e
Q41. Chandrapal purchased a plot for Rs. 9 lakhs. How much amount he will receive, if
sells the plot at a profit of 15%?
1) Rs. 10,25,000 2) Rs. 10,20,000 3) Rs. 10,35,000 4) Rs. 10,45,000

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o.42. Find the value of:
10.5 10.5-15x10.5+7.5x
7.5
10.5-7.5
1) 17
2)3 3) 6 4) 22
Q.43. The
tiles
floor of a hall, 20 m in length and 17 m in breadth is to be tiled. How many
meter?
will be required for tiling the hall if each square tile to be used has a side nai
1) 1360 2) 68 3) 680 4) 1630
Q.44. What will be the length of each piece of rope, if a rope 720 m in length is cut 7 times ar
equal distance?
1) 800 decim 2) 700 decim 3) 900 decim 4) 1020 decim
45. Which of the following are the factors of the expression (2x +3) +64?
1) 2(2x+7(2x* +2x +13) 2) (2x+7 4x*+4x +13)
3) (2x+7X4x* -4x +13) 4) (2x +3)(4x +4x +13)
Q.46. A shopkeeper gives 8% discount on the printed price. If he sells a mobile hand set for
Rs. 18400, find the
printed price of the hand set.
1) Rs. 20,000 2) Rs. 23,000 3) Rs. 2,300 4) Rs. 10,000
47. What is the cost of fencing a cicular garden of radius 35 m with four rounds of wire, if
the wire costs Rs. 44 per meter?
1) Rs. 38,720 2) Rs. 38,730 3) Rs. 38,740 4) Rs. 38,750
2.48. The square of side 12 cm is cut on the diagonal and two triangles are formed. Out of the
triangles so formed, find the perimeter of one triangle.
1) 102+2) cm 2) 12/2 cmn 3) 122+2) cm 4) 24/2 cm
.49. Find 7.5% of 1730 (Select two correct alternatives)
1) 129.75 2) 12975 x103 3) 12975 103 4) 12.975
.50. The side of an equilateral triangle is 12 cm. Find its area.
1) 483 sq.cm. 2) 36 3 sq.cm. 3) 24/3 sq.cm. 4) 36 sq.cm.
.51. Which of the following expressions is not a polynomial ?

(A) x+7 (B) sx* -10x-5

X
()--5% (D) vax'-x-
1) (A) 2)() 3) (C) 4) (D)
52: The sides of a right angled triangle forming the right angle are 5 cm and 12 cm. Find the
radius of the circumcircle of the triangle.
3) 13 cm 4) 6 cm
1)6.5 cm 2 ) 3.5 cm
wheel completes 250 rotations,
53. The diameter of the wheel of a tractor is 2.1 cm. If the
find the total distance covered by the wheel?
3) 1.55 kmn 4) 1.65 km
1) 1.75 km 2) 1.60 km
notes of Rs. 5 and Rs. 20 respectively. Total amount
54. Sheetal has same number of coins and of 20 rupee notes Sheetal has.
she has is Rs. 600. Find the number
2) 24 3) 60 4) 72
1) 48
55. Find the sum of additive inverse
of (5m + 7n) and additive inverse of (-2m- 3n)
3) 7m-4n 4)-7m+ 4n
1)3m +4n 2)-3m-4n

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O.56. Which of the following options is correct ?

1) 2)
4)
o57, The measures of two angles having common vertex are 35° and 55°.
correct statement from the following Then find tho
1) The angles are complementary to each other
2 The two angles are adjacent angles
3) The angles are vertically opposite to each other
4} The angles are supplementary
Instructions for Q.Nos. 58 and 59 In a city a survey was conducted
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children were given Polio Dose'. For this to find how ma

purpose children
collected is represented in the staying different 'war
were considered. The data in
graph. Observe the bar-graph carefully and answer the following sub-divided
following questions.

Scale : on Y-axis 1 10
cm =

children
Polio dose is given
Polio dose is not given

ASOE

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o.58.
Q.56 How
1) 200
many children did not get Polio dose ? 4) 180
2) 80 3) 70
.59. Whatwillbe the ratio of the children who have taken 'Polio Dose' and staying in "ward
A to that of the children from ward 'D'?
1) 6:5 2)5:2 3)2:5 4)5:6
Q.60. By how much is the average of the natural numbers from 1 to 50 more than the averag
of the natural numbers from 1 to 25 ?
1) 25.5 2) 12.5 3) 13 4) 22.5

Q.61. Simplify
((a)2
( f + Selecttwo alternatives)
correct
2
1)( 2)1 3)( ) 4)3/%
and
.62. The co-ordinate of point M on
ánumber line is 3
The distance between points M
Nis 3 units. Find the co-ordinate of point N.(Selecttwo correct alternatives)

1) 2) 3) 4)-
.63. In a school, the number of girls in VIil B class is less by 20 than threetimes the number
of boys in that class. If the total number of students is 68, find the number of girls in that
class.
1)42 2) 44 3) 48 4) 46
.64. Read the following statements and select the correct option:
(A) 182 is divisible by2
(B) 182 is divisible by 7
(C) 182 is divisible by 14
1) Only (A) is correct 2) Only (B) is correct
3) (B) is wrong 4) (A), (B), (C) are correct statements
65. Simpify:
1.96+225+2.89 ?
o.002116
1) 103 2) 1013 3) 102 4) 10

66. In the following figure line AB| |line CD. Transversal PR intersects line AB in point P
and line CD in point R: Angle bisectors of one pair of interior angles intersect at point T.
Find the measurement of PTR.

A B
1)30 2) 450

3) 60 4) 90
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was increased by 25o and as a 1

o.67. The rate of sugar

or loss in terms of percentage?
by 15o. What
will be the overall effect on profit
1) 5.25% loss 2) 6.25% profit 3) 7.25% profit 4) 4.25% loss

Q.68. Simplity (*)°*«{a"«{(a2*Y

3) 1 4) 0
1) a 2) a
O.69. The price of an article was increased by
20%. After days the price wac we
some

20%. Whether the reduced price of the article is more or less than
original uced by
n the original ndby
price? By
how many rupees?
1) less by Rs. 10 2)more by Rs. 4 3) less by Rs. 4 4) no change
in the
of the side of the price
Q.70. The diagonal of a square is 7 cm. Find the length square.

1) 32 cm 2) 3.5/2 cm 3) 5/2 cm 4) 7 2 cm
water. A solid cuboid having lenpth 1a
Q.71. A cylindrical drum of radius 14 cm contains 14 cm
breadth 11 cm and height 12 cm is dropped in the water. Find the increase in the
the water
level of the drum.
1) 3 cm 2) 2.5 cm 3) 2 cm 4) 3.5 cm
Q.72. The ratio of the supplementary angle and complementary angle of an angle is 13:4 Find
Find
the measure of that angle.
1) 40° 2) 50 3) 65 4) 85
If the measure of a central angle is 135°, find the measure of the corresponding major
Q.73.
arc.
1) 270° 2) 125 3) 135 4) 225
Q.74. A car takes 6 hours to travel from one place to other. The car travels at an average speed
of 50 km/hr. If the same car has to cover the same distance in four hours, then what
should be the speed of the car?

1) 25 km/hr 2) 40 km/hr 3) 33 km/hr 4) 75 km/hr

Q75. A shopkeeper purchased 50 dozen notebooks at the rate of Rs. 200 per dozen. All th
notebooks were sold at the rate of Rs. 225 per dozen. Find the percentage of profitintu
transaction.
1) 10.5% 2) 11.5% 3) 12.5% 4) 14.5%