CAREER INFOWIS INSTITUTE SAINIK SCHOOL, MILITARY SCHOOL, RIMC, NAVODAYA SCHOOL SAMPLE PAPER 1 I. Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions. Many animals are able to communicate with each other very well-but none of them can talk as we do. That is no animals use words. Birds cry out and make sounds that other birds understand. Smells, movements and sounds are used for communication by animals, through which they express joy or anger or fear. Human speech is a very complicated process, which no animal can perform. One reason is that in a very special way we use a whole series of organs to produce the sounds we want to make when we utter words. The way our vocal cords are made to vibrate, the way the throat, month and nascal cavities are adjusted, the way the lips, teeth, lower jaw, tongue and palate are moved - just to make vowel and constant sounds, is something animals can't do. They cannot produce a whole series of words to make a sentence. And there is another, perhaps more important reason why animals can't talk. Words are only labels for objects, actions, feelings, expressions and ideas. For example, the word 'bird' is a lebel for a living, flying object. Other words describe its color, shape, flying and singing. Still other words would be used to tell what the speaker thinks or feels about the bird or its actions. For human beings, therefore, the use of words means the use of labels or symbols and then organizing them in a certain way to communicate something. This requires a degree of intelligence and logical thinking that no animals have. So, they can't talk the way people do. 1. Communication in animals is made through a. smells, movements and sounds b. smells, setting and flying c. smells, sitting and running d. smells, sitting and eating 2. The emotions which are expressed by birds are a. joy, love, hate b. joy, jealousy or zeal c. joy, fear or angler d. joy, cry or anger 3. Animals cannot talk like us as human speech is a a. complete process b. easy process c. complex process d. confused process 4. For using words properly human being require a. degree of graduation b. Intelligence and logical thinking c. logical thinking and vocal cords CAREER INFOWIS INSTITUTE SAINIK SCHOOL, MILITARY SCHOOL, RIMC, NAVODAYA SCHOOL d. logical thinking and imagination 5. Find from the passage the word that means 'not simple'. a. complicated b. series c. organizes d. communicated II. Identify the correct parts of speech of the underlines word: 6. The child likes the cat. a. noun b. verb c. pronoun d. adverb 7. The tri colored flag looks very beautiful. a. adjective b. conjunction c. preposition d. verb 8. The cat and the dog have now become friends. a. Preposition b. article c. conjunction d. pronoun 9. Those boys played happily in the park. a. noun b. pronoun c. verb d. adverb 10. Ussain bolt run very fast. a. verb b. adverb c. adjective d. conjunction III. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word: 11. How many students in your class ___ from Korea? a. comes b. came c. come d. coming 12. After the ship wreck, unfortunately, only two of the men on board___ swim to the island nearby. a. might b. could c. should d. had to 13. ___ cuts it as well as he does. So, I always have my haircut at Johnson's/ a. Anyone b. someone else c. No one else d. Everyone 14. I promise I___ you soon. a. am calling b. was called c. will call d. will called 15. It is ___ to hear the plight of the refugees. a. depressed b. depress CAREER INFOWIS INSTITUTE SAINIK SCHOOL, MILITARY SCHOOL, RIMC, NAVODAYA SCHOOL c. has depressed d. depressing IV. Rearrange the following in a sequence to form a meaningful sentence: 16. Feel/ that/ I/ terrible/ you/ into/ got/ an accident a. I terrible feel that you go into an accident b. I feel terrible that you got into an accident c. I feel terrible you got that into an accident d. You feel that terrible got I am accident into 17. Retailer/ ice-cream/ to tell/ has a story/ the a. The retailer ice-cream to tell has a story b. The ice-cream retailer to tell has a story c. The retailer has a story to tell ice-cream d. The ice-cream retailer has a story to tell 18. Ship/ violently/ the/ storm/ rocked/ the a. The storm rocked the ship violently b. The ship rocked the storm violently c. Violently the storm ship rocked d. Storm violently the ship rocked 19. Masterpiece/ artist/ painstakingly/ the/ his/ worked/ at a. At his masterpiece worked the painstakingly artist b. The painstakingly masterpiece worked the artist c. The artist painstakingly worked at his masterpiece d. worked at his the artist painstakingly masterpiece. 20. Gift/ free/ a/ Dad/ offered/ firm/ by/ the/ was a. Offered firm by the was a dad gift free b. Dad was offered a free gift by the firm c. The firm was offered by a free gift dad d. Offered a free gift by Dad was the firm V. Complete the following passage by choosing the correct option from those given in brackets: I was only 4 years old (21) my dad was working with elephants, lions and tigers. When I (22) 14. I was already taking care (23) and raising baboons and lion's cubs, leopard cats and other animals. At 17, I began working professionally (24) elephants. I did that for about 8 years and then (25) it up. I have been working in the construction business since then. 21. a. where b. when c. why d. how 22. a. am b. were c. is d. was CAREER INFOWIS INSTITUTE SAINIK SCHOOL, MILITARY SCHOOL, RIMC, NAVODAYA SCHOOL 23. a. of b. on c. with d. through 24. a. on b. with c. by d. at 25. a. give b. given c. giving d. gave VI. Choose the opposite word of the following: 26. Enormous a. Soft b. Average c. Tiny d. Weak 27. Pertinent a. irrational b. Irregular c. Insistent d. Irrelevant 28. Condemn a. Praise b. Active c. Lenient d. Rebuke 29. Frugal a. Extravagant b. Generous c. Faulty d. Evil 30. Hindrance a. Help b. Persuasion c. Limited d. Obstacle VII. Some idioms/proverbs are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of idiom/ proverb: 31. To drive home a. To find one's roots b. to return to a place c. Back to original position d. to emphasize 32. To end in smoke a. To make completely understand b. to ruin oneself c. to excite great applause d. to overcome someone 33. In the nick of time a. Just at the right moment CAREER INFOWIS INSTITUTE SAINIK SCHOOL, MILITARY SCHOOL, RIMC, NAVODAYA SCHOOL b. throughout the year c. Delayed arrival d. Difficult time 34. To hit the nail on the head a. To destroy one's reputation b. To do the right things c. To announce one's fixed views d. To teach someone a lesson 35. Sitting on the fence a. Taking rest b. Halting between two opinions c. To raise objection d. Ready to jump VIII. Choose the word/ phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given words: 36. Counterfeit a. Unmarked b. Fake c. Overlook d. Genuine 37. Futile a. Fruitless b. Mirthful c. Profitable d. Fabulous 38. Canny a. Handsome b. Sympathetic c. Clever d. Miserable 39. Timid a. Fast b. Lazy c. Shrewd d. Shy 40. Embezzle a. appropriate b. Remunerate c. Clear d. Balance IX. Choose the correct spelling: 41. a. Amatuer b. Amateur c. Ametuer d. Ameteur 42. a. Accesary b. Acessarry c. Acessary d. Accessary 43. a. Jubilie b. Jubile c. Jubilie d. Jubilee 44. a. Begining b. Begiining CAREER INFOWIS INSTITUTE SAINIK SCHOOL, MILITARY SCHOOL, RIMC, NAVODAYA SCHOOL c. Beginning d. Begininng 45. a. Anniversary b. Aniversary c. Annivarsary d. Annivirsary X. Give one word for the following: 46. a. Ophthalmologist b. Dermatologist c. Pediatrician d. Cardiologist 47. Study of civilizations through their material remains: a. Archaeology b. Anthropology c. History d. Ornithology 48. A person skilled in many languages: a. Grammarian b. Linguist c. Bilingual d. Scholar 49. One who cannot be corrected: a. Incorrigible b. Incurable c. Invulereble d. Rigid 50. A fictitious name assumed by an author: a. Nickname b. Pseudonym c. Nomenclature d. Title GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 51. Plants that grow in saline water are called a. Halophytes b. Hydrophytes c. Mesophytes d. Thallophytes 52. The Salal Project is on ___ river a. Chenab b. Jhelum c. Ravi d. Sutlej 53. Philology is the ___ a. Study of bones b. Study of Muscles c. Study of architecture d. Science of language 54. When is World Humanitarian Day celebrated/ a. 19 August b. 11 May c. 01 July d. 11 July 55. Who became the first Indian basketball player to play in National Basketball Association? a. Satnam Singh b. Balbir Chauhan c Balbir Singh d. Ramesh Rathode CAREER INFOWIS INSTITUTE SAINIK SCHOOL, MILITARY SCHOOL, RIMC, NAVODAYA SCHOOL 56. The International Date Line runs through which of the following two oceans? a. Pacific and Indian Oceans b. Indian Ocean and Atlantic c. Pacific and Arctic Oceans d. Atlantic and Pacific Oceans 57. Which among the following temples of India is known as Black Pagoda? a. Sun Temple, Konark b. Brihadeesware Temple, Tanjore c. Somnath Temple, Gujarat d. Meenakshi Temple, Madurai 58. Which movie won the 89th Oscar Award in 2017 for best movie category? a.