SKILL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM - 2007
Paper code: 2A
Instructions:
- Time limit: 35 minutes.
- Each question carries one mark.
- There is no negative marking.
- Do not mark your answer on the question paper. Do not write anything on the question paper.
- Mark your answer only on the response sheet provided to you.
- Fill in the details asked for in the response sheet properly.
- Rough work should be done on the back side of the response sheet.
1)
How many spelling errors do you see in this paragraph?
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2) Environmentalists around the world fight to preserve the world's natural beauty and resources for future generations to come.
What is the antonym of preserve?
a) Destroy b) Protect c) Conserve d) Consider
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- Read the following job advertisement:
Computer trained secretaries: Do you have experience working with computers? Would you like a full time position working in an exciting new company? If your answer is yes, give us a call at 457-896754.
Who is best for this position?
- Amrita Rani: Recently retired and is looking for a part time position. She would like to work with people and enjoys public relation work.
- Ankita Singh: Was trained as a secretary and has six years of experience. She is an excellent typist but does not know how to use a computer. She is looking for a full time position.
- Gitanjali Mahajan: Went to business school and studied computer and secretarial skills. She is looking for her first job and would like a full time position.
- Vishal Arora: Loves working with children and has an education licence from the city of Annesbury. He would like to work with young children.
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4)
 While passing by a store, Priya saw this sign placed on a door. Which description best suits the given sign?
- Stairs here
- Do not use the stairs
- Go this way
- Overbridge here
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5) When you were little, what time _______?
a) did you have to go to bed?
b) had you to go to bed?
c) did you must go to bed?
d) must you go to bed?
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6) In which sentence is the word ‘good’ used correctly?
a) She ran good to the car.
b) She danced good with the groom.
c) She planned good for the trip.
d) The chocolate cake tasted good.
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- Ever since Shobha won the lottery, he has been living a flamboyant lifestyle.
What does flamboyant mean?
a) Living a simple life
b) Giving out to charity
c) Travelling extensively
d) Being too showy or ornate
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- According to the proverb, 'There's no smoke without _______’.
a) matches
b) cigarettes
c) burning the dinner
d) fire
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- In the given sentence, choose the underlined word you think is wrong.
I am thinking about go to Europe on my vacation.
- thinking b)about c) go d)on
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- In which sentence should the word ‘no’ be used?
a) His parents had never given him ____ training.
b) There were ____ more words to learn.
c) ______ one had ever told me about her.
d) Now there isn’t _______ game in which he’s been beaten.
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- Choose the sentence in which capital letters are used correctly.
- Rick takes care of his pet dog, lucky.
- Lucky plays with my dog, Star
- My Grandmother thinks that they are quite a team.
- Lucky and star run in the yard together.
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12) The ______________ department was very busy rectifying the problem in the factory.
a) maintainance
b) maintenance
c) maintianance
d) maintenanace
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13) The different animals shown here were put under the same group according to which common characteristic?
   
a) Eyes b) Legs c) Mammals d) Nervous System
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14) The figure of a plant is shown below.
In which part of this plant does photosynthesis mainly occur?
a) The flowers b) The leaves c) The roots d) The stem
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15) If we mix all the colours in the world together, which colour would we most probably get?
a) Black b) White c) Red d) Yellow
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16) Ashok put a thermometer in a glass filled with hot water as shown in figure A.
He observed the reading after sometime, as shown in figure B. Why does the liquid inside the thermometer rise?
a) Air bubbles are released.
b) Air pressure above the water pulls it up.
c) Gravity pushes it up.
d) Heat from the water expands it.
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17) Four objects are thrown from a height of 4 feet. Which of these will reach the ground first?
a) A b) B c) C d) D
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18) Why does a red tomato appear red?
a) It absorbs all the colours except for red, so you only see red.
b) It absorbs only red and all the other colours of light are repelled from it.
c) It gives off red particles, which enter your eyes.
d) Red particles are attracted to it.
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19) Which material is a solid among the following?
a) Syrup b) Cooking oil c) Cotton wool d) Air
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20) Your heart is as big as your ______.
a) ear b) fist c) head d) nose
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21) Snow and sleet are two kinds of ______.
a) condensation
b) evaporation
c) precipitation
d) temperature
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22) When you squeeze a sponge under water, what are the bubbles that escape?
a) Air coming from spaces in the sponge.
b) Dirt from the sponge.
c) Pieces of the sponge.
d) Water that comes out of the sponge.
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23) If you sleep a lot, _______
a) you will catch cold easily.
b) you will catch flu easily.
c) you will decrease your risk of a cold or flu.
d) you will increase your risk of getting sick.
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24) Look at the routine of 4 persons:
• Mohit takes a balanced diet but does not exercise at all.
• Ronit takes a balanced diet and exercises regularly.
• Deepak takes a diet having nominal fats and carbohydrates.
• Dheeraj cannot restrain himself from having burgers and French fries everyday. Whose routine is the best amongst the four?
a) Deepak b) Dheeraj c) Mohit d) Ronit
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25) A cake is put in the oven at 7:20. If the cake takes three quarters of an hour to bake, at what time should it be taken out of the oven?
a) 8:10 b) 8:05 c) 8:15 d) 7:50
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26) The time is three hours earlier in California than in New York. If a live sports event that begins in New York at 8:00 p.m. is being shown on television and it ends when it’s 7:00 p.m. in California, how long did the event last?
a) 1 hr b) 2 hrs c) 2.5 hrs d) 4 hrs
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27) Each child in a family has at least 2 brothers and 3 sisters. What is the least number of children the family may have?
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 7
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28) Jenny folded the pattern below along the dotted lines to form a cube.
Which alphabet will come opposite to C?
a) B b) D c) A d) E
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29) Romela made a diagram to find out the next number in the series. What will be the next term in the sequence 1, 3, 9, 11, 33, ___?
a) 107 b) 155 c) 35 d) 99
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30) Tanya has read the first 78 pages of a book that is 130 pages long. Which number sentence should Tanya use to find the number of pages that she has to read to finish the book?
a) 
b) 
c) 
d) 
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31) Which of these is another way to write (2x 1/101) + (3 x 1/102) + (4 x 1/104)?
a) 2.34 b) .234 c) .2304 d) .20304
32) A telemarketer gets a base salary of Rs.100 a week plus Rs 8 per sale.
The equation representing her weekly earnings (y) based on (x) number of sales is:
a) y=(100+8)x
b) y=100x+8
c) y=100+8x
d) y=100(x+8)
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33) In a jungle there are only lions and deer. Three-fifths of the animals are lions. If 5 lions and 5 deer are added to the class, which statement is true of the class?
a) There are the same numbers of lions as there are deer.
b) There are more deer than lions.
c) There are more lions than deer.
d) None of these.
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34) If July is older than Kitty and Kitty is older than Minnie. Minnie is younger than July and Ruby is older than July. Who is the eldest?
a) July b) Kitty c) Ruby d) Minnie
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35) Here is the beginning of a pattern of tiles.
If this pattern continues, how many tiles will be there in Figure 6?
a) 12 b) 15 c) 18 d) 21
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36) How many A's will be there in diagram 4?
a) 20 b) 25 c) 30 d) 35
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