Directions (1-5): Read the following passage and answer

the questions that follows:

I know I’m not an ordinary ten-year-old kid. I mean sure, I
do ordinary things. I eat ice cream. I ride my bike. I play ball.
I have an Xbox. Stuff like that makes me ordinary. I guess.
And I feel ordinary. Inside But I know ordinary kids don’t
make other ordinary kids run away screaming in
playgrounds. I know ordinary kids don’t get stared at
wherever they go.
If I found a magic lamp and I could have one wish, I would
wish that I had a normal face that no one ever noticed at all.
I would wish that I could walk down the street without people
seeing me and then doing that look-away thing. Here’s what
I think: the only reason I’m not ordinary is that no one else
sees me that way. But I’m kind of used to how I look by now.
I know how to pretend.
I don’t see the faces people make. We’ve all gotten pretty
good at that sort of thing: me, Mom, Dad Via. Actually, I take
that back Via’s not so good at it. She can get really annoyed
when people do something rude. Like, for instance, one
time in the playground some older kids made some noises.
I don’t even know what the noises were exactly because I
didn’t hear them myself, but Via heard and she just started
yelling at the kids. That’s the way she is. I’m not that way.

Q1. What makes the 10-year-old narrator ordinary?

(A) He rides his bike
(B) He plays ball
(C) He makes children run away
(D) He gets stared at
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) (A) Only
(b) (B) Only
(c) (A) and (B)
(d) (C) and (D)

Q2. What is the antonym of ‘stared at’?

(a) exposed
(b) ignored
(c) given away
(d) pretend

Q3. Why do you think the narrator is unlike any other

ordinary kid?
(a) Because he has a protective sister
(b) Because he has an Xbox
(c) He feels ordinary inside
(d) Because he has a facial deformity

Q4. What does the narrator wish to ask the magic lamp?
(a) to have a normal life
(b) to make people walk away
(c) to have a normal face
(d) to yell at other kids

Q5. Who notices the faces noises people make at the

narrator?
(a) Mom
(b) Dad
(c) The narrator
(d) Via
Directions (6-10): Read the following passage and
answer the questions that follows:
She ate a few mouthfuls of food and drank a cup of milk.
But she lighted no fire, and when night came, no candle, but
crept with her baby to bed.
What woke her? The wonder was that she had slept-she
had not meant to. But she was young, very young. Perhaps
the shrinking of the galvanized roof-yet hardly, since that
was so usual. Something had set her heart beating wildly;
but she lay quite still, only she put her arm over her baby.
Then she had both round it, and she prayed, “Little baby,
little baby, don’t wake!”
The moon’s rays shone on the front of the house, and she
saw one of the open cracker, quite close to where she lay,
darken with a shadow. Then a protesting growl reached her;
and she could fancy she heard the man turn hastily. She
plainly heard the thud of something striking the dog’s ribs,
and the long flying strides of the animal as it howled and
ran. Still watching, she saw the shadow darken every crack
along the wall. She knew by the sounds that the man was
trying every standpoint that might help him to see in; but
how much he saw she could not tell. She thought of many
things she might do to deceive him into the idea that she
was not alone. But the sound of her voice would wake baby,
and she dreaded that as though it were the only danger that
threatened her. So she prayed “Little baby, don’t wake don’t
cry!”
Q6. The girl sees a shadow against which of the following
sources of light?
(a) fire
(b) candlelight
(c) a well lit roof
(d) moonlight

Q7. Match the characters in List – I with the corresponding

activity in List – II.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
(b) (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
(c) (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
(d) (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Q8. According to the passage, arrange the following

experiences of the girl in the correct sequence.
(A) heart beating wildly
(B) sensing a hasty movement
(C) seeing a shadow
(D) going to sleep
(E) hearing a thud
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) (C), (E), (B), (A), (D)
(b) (A), (C), (B), (E), (D)
(c) (D), (A), (C), (B), (E)
(d) (B), (C), (A), (D), (E)
Q9. As per your reading of the passage, what is the source,
of the woman’s discomfort?
(A) She is feeling cold
(B) She is afraid the body will wake up
(C) She is scared of the dog
(D) She is afraid of an attack
(E) She is unable to sleep
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) (B), (C) and (D) only
(b) (B) and (D) only
(c) (A) and (E) only
(d) (C), (D), (E) only

Q10. Choose the word closet in meaning to “galvanized”

(a) heated up
(b) well lit
(c) moulded with a hammer
(d) coated

My father lived at Blenheim then,

You little stream hard by;
They burnt his dwelling to the ground,
And he was forced to fly;
So with his wife and child he fled;
Nor had he where to rest his head.
‘With fire and sword the country round
Was wasted far and wide,
And many a childing mother then,
And new-born baby died;
But things like that, you know, must be
At every famous victory.
Q1. Who are ‘they’ in the third line?
(a) Mother and child
(b) Soldiers of enemy
(c) Soldiers of the narrator’s side
(d) The family members of father

Q2. The narrator’s father __________ to save his life.

(a) fought bravely
(b) had to run away
(c) sent away his family
(d) begged pardon

Q3. Point out the figure of speech used in the following line-
“And he was forced to fly”
(a) Alliteration
(b) Personification
(c) Oxymoron
(d) Simile

Q4. The phrase ‘childing mother’ in the poem means:

(a) pregnant woman
(b) mother holding the child
(c) new born baby
(d) a young mother

Q5. The poem conveys the following message: (Choose the

correct option)
(a) Necessity of war
(b) Victory at a price
(c) Victory brings fame
(d) Victory costs money

Q16. Given below are four jumbled segments. Select the

option that gives their correct order:
(A) the habit of drifting through
(B) or a definite plan for attaining it
(C) the first one is
(D) life without a definite purpose
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) (C), (A), (B), (D)
(b) (C), (B), (A), (D)
(c) (C), (A), (D), (B)
(d) (A), (C), (B), (D)

Q17. Select the most appropriate Modal to be filled in the

blank in the sentence given below:
I _________ visit my friend daily when she was in the
hospital.
(a) can
(b) used to
(c) should
(d) could

Q18. Select the appropriate Antonym of the word

HAGGARD
(A) Robust
(B) Emaciated
(C) Gaunt
(D) Lively
(E) Heinous
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) (A) and (C) only
(b) (A) and (D) only
(c) (B) and (E) only
(d) (C) and (D) only

Q19. Replace the underlines words in List – I with a single

Adverb from List - II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
(b) (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(c) (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
(d) (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

Q20. 1. All religions show us the path

P. know that
Q. and wise men
R. God is one
S. which leads to God
6. but the paths are different.
(a) SRQP (b) SQPR
(c) QPRS (d) QSPR
Q21. Choose the correct option which best expresses the
meaning of the given word?
“Obnoxious”
(a) Depressing
(b) Disgusting
(c) Arrogant
(d) Filthy

Q22. Choose the antonym for the following word:

“MERCURIAL”
(a) level - headed
(b) ephemerel
(c) laconic
(d) skinflint

Q23. 1. While
P. I was walking
Q. with my brother
R. I met a monk
S. in the field
6. who was from Nepal.
(a) PQSR (b) PSQR
(c) RSQP (d) RQSP

Q24. 1. Television,
P. has become
Q. the most powerful medium
R. one of the marvels
S. of modern science,
6. of mass communication today.
(a) RSPQ (b) SRQP
(c) RSQP (d) PQRS

Q25. Rearrange jumbled phrases into a sentence.

(A) There was a girl
(B) Once upon a time
(C) She lived in a big forest.
(D) Called Little Red Riding Hood
(E) Together with her mum
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) (A), (D), (E), (C), (B) only
(b) (B), (A), (E), (C), (D) only
(c) (B), (A), (D), (E), (C) only
(d) (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) only
Q26. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition:
Children are attracted ____________ anything that glitters.
(a) By
(b) Towards
(c) To
(d) With

Q27. 1. The Narmada Dam Project

P. many of whom
Q. the most deprived sections
R. will displace some people
S. happen to belong to some of
6. of Indian society.
(a) PQRS (b) RPSQ
(c) SRQP (d) PSRQ

Q28. 1. Man’s
P. in the modern
Q. insatiable thirst for knowledge
R. the wonderful achievements of
science
S. is at the root of
6. world.
(a) SQPR (b) RSPQ
(c) QSRP (d) PQRS

Q29. Fill in the blank with a suitable Preposition:

The table is made _______________ wood
(a) of
(b) by
(c) with
(d) in

Q30. 1. Today
P. by the hunters for their
Q. are trapped or killed
R. millions of wild animals
S. each year
6. skin.
(a) QPRS (b) PSQR
(c) SPRQ (d) RQSP
Q31. 1. These
P. about the heavenly
Q. experiments by the scientists
R. with amazing knowledge
S. will supply us
6. bodies.
(a) QSRP (b) RQPS
(c) PSQR (d) PSRQ

Q32. 1. Over 67 years

P. but the problems
Q. have remained
R. have passed
S. of the common man
6. as daunting as ever.
(a) QPRS (b) RPSQ
(c) SRQP (d) QSPR

Q33. A letter to the Editor is a ____________ letter.

(a) Informal
(b) Non formal
(c) Formal
(d) Personal

Q34. Arrange the following segments to create a

meaningful:
(A) of a great amphitheatre of hills
(B) of any kind in sight
(C) I was sitting on the south edge
(D) without a habitation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) (C), (A), (D), (B)
(b) (C), (D), (A), (B)
(c) (C), (A), (B), (D)
(d) (A), (C), (B), (D)

Q35. Select the appropriate Antonym of the word -

CESSATION
(a) intermission
(b) hinderance
(c) exaggeration
(d) perpetuation

Q36. Select the appropriate Modal to fill in the blank in the

sentence given below:
Since the remote is with my mother, I ___________ not
switch on the T.V.
(a) could
(b) would
(c) might
(d) can

Q37. 1. The President

P. from Tokyo
Q. where he
R. had been meeting
S. came back
6. other world leaders.
(a) PSQR (b) RPQS
(c) QSPR (d) SPQR

38. RESURGENCE(synonym)
(a) Relocation
(c) Renewal
(b) Repletion
(d) Reluctance

29. Impervious
(a) Audacious
(c) Impenetrable
(b) Haphazard
(d) Illogical

30. INGENUOUS
(a) Careless
(b) Candid
(c) Creative
(d) Crafty

42. Choose the correctly spelt word.

(1) Schezophrenia (2) Schiziphrena
(3) Schizophrenia (4) Schozophrenia

43. The meaning of the idiom “At one’s beck and call” is:
(1) Ready to obey
(2) To keep away
(3) In disorder
(4) A person who keeps his promise
Q44. Match the Following - Idioms and Their Meanings
1. Match the idioms with their meanings:

Idioms Meanings
1. Hit the sack A a) To go to bed
2. Break the ice B b) To make people feel relaxed
3. Under the weather C c) To be sick
4. Spill the beans D d) To reveal a secret

Choose the correct option:

a) 1-A, 2-C, 3-D, 4-B
b) 1-D, 2-A, 3-C, 4-B
c) 1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D
d) 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C

Q45. Arrange the various parts of the following sentence in

the correct order.
(A) and the coronation od many
(B) have occurred here
(C) westminister Abbey is a large Gothic church
(D) English and British Monarchs
From the given list choose the most appropriate re-
arrangement:
(a) (B), (A), (C), (D)
(b) (C), (A), (D), (B)
(c) (A), (B), (D), (C)
(d) (D), (C), (B), (A)
Q46. Match the Following – One Word Substitution
1. Match the phrases with the correct one-word
substitutions:

One Word
Phrases
Substitutions
1. A person who writes poems A a) Optimist
2. A person who never dies B b) Immortal
3. A person who composes
C c) Poet
poems
4. A person who looks at the
d) Pessimist
bright side D

Choose the correct option:

a) 1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A
b) 1-C, 2-B, 3-C, 4-A
c) 1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B
d) 1-C, 2-B, 3-C, 4-A

Q47. Select the appropriate meaning of the word:

DECIPHER
(A) Confuse
(B) Decode
(C) Negate
(D) Interpret
(E) Inadequate
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) (A) and (B) only
(b) (B) and (C) only
(c) (C) and (E) only
(d) (B) and (D) only

Q48. Match the Following – Figures of Speech

1. Match the expressions with the correct figures of
speech:

Figures of
Expressions
Speech
1. The wind whispered through the
A a) Simile
trees
2. Life is like a box of chocolates B b) Metaphor
3. Time is a thief C c) Personification
4. As brave as a lion D d) Simile

Choose the correct option:

a) 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A
b) 1-C, 2-A, 3-B, 4-D
c) 1-A, 2-C, 3-D, 4-B
d) 1-D, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A

Q49. Choose the correct synonym of the given word from

the options below:
“Accede”
(a) disagree
(b) consent
(c) excess
(d) extra

Q50. Match the Following – Phrasal Verbs

1. Match the phrasal verbs with their meanings:

Phrasal Verbs Meanings

1. Give up A a) Cancel
2. Look after B b) Take care of
3. Call off C c) Surrender or stop trying
4. Run into D d) Meet by chance

Choose the correct option:

a) 1-C, 2-B, 3-A, 4-D
b) 1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D
c) 1-A, 2-D, 3-B, 4-C
d) 1-D, 2-B, 3-A, 4-C

Solutions
S1. Ans. (c)
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. ignored
S3. Ans. (d)
S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. to have a normal face
S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. Via
S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. moonlight
S7. Ans. (a)
S8. Ans. (c)
S9. Ans. (b)
S10. Ans. (d)
S11. Ans. (a)
S12. Ans. (c)
S13. Ans. (b)
S14. Ans. (c)
S15. Ans. (c)
Sol. Because each state has a different cultural heritage
S16. Ans. (c)
S17. Ans. (b)
Sol. I used to visit my friend daily when she was in the
hospital.
S18. Ans. (b)
S19. Ans. (c)
S20. Ans. (a)
Sol. We must try to wipe out poverty from the country.
S21. Ans. (a)
S22. Ans. (b)
Sol. To reach a point of no return
S23. Ans. (c)
S24. Ans. (c)
Sol. whose habits are industrious
S25. Ans. (b)
S26. Ans. (c)
Sol. Children are attracted to anything that glitters.
S27. Ans. (a)
Sol. They appointed him chairman.
S28. Ans. (b)
S29. Ans. (a)
Sol. The table is made of wood.
S30. Ans. (c)
S31. Ans. (d)
Sol. A letter will be written by my father.
S32. Ans. (c)
Sol. Which results in new learning
S33. Ans. (c)
Sol. Formal
S34. Ans. (a)
S35. Ans. (d)
Sol. Perpetuation
S36. Ans. (d)
Sol. can
S37. Ans. (d)
S38. Ans. (b)
Sol. A committee was set up to look into the problem.
S39. Ans. (c)
Sol. Concerned with a particular purpose only.
S40. Ans. (d)
Sol. It being a rainy day
S41. Ans. (b)
Sol. The error is in part (b) of the sentence. The correct
phrase should be "when the train sped away" instead of
"nervous and tense than the train sped away."
S42. Ans. (c)
Sol. A cow is a noble animal.
S43. Ans. (d)
Sol. in bad faith, with deception
S44. Ans. (c)
Sol. yours
S45. Ans. (b)
S46. Ans. (c)
Sol. Here and there
S47. Ans. (d)
Sol. Decode and Interpret
S48. Ans. (d)
Sol. Anil said that Ali had deserved the prize.
S49. Ans. (b)
Sol. consent
S50. Ans. (d)
Sol. doesn’t it?