SKILL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM - 2007

Paper code: 3A

Instructions:

  1. Time limit: 35 minutes.
  2. Each question carries one mark.
  3. There is no negative marking.
  4. Do not mark your answer on the question paper. Do not write anything on the question paper.
  5. Mark your answer only on the response sheet provided to you.
  6. Fill in the details asked for in the response sheet properly.
  7. Rough work should be done on the back side of the response sheet.

 

1) What term would you use to describe a person who manipulates public emotions to gain power or popularity?

a) Monarch        b) King         c) Jargon          d) Demagogue

2)
 While shopping with her mom, Anita noticed this sign placed on the floor. She promptly asked her mom what it signifies. What would have been her mom’s answer?

a) Caution, walk slow                          b) Do not fall
c) Caution, slippery floor                     d) Walk fast

 

3) Can you explain why some people complain ___ the traffic conditions?

a) about       b) in           c) on            d) towards

 

4) Read the following information about Anuj.

Anuj, 25 years old, is from Kashmir. He is interested in finding a pen pal who speaks different languages and can exchange ideas on using the computer for learning purposes. He likes playing tennis and football in his free time.

Who among the following is the best pen pal for him?

  1. Anil Datta, 22, is from Dispur. He loves travelling and wants to visit East Europe in the near future and would like a pen pal who likes playing football and who can tell him about the differences between life in East Europe and India.

 

  1. Vinay, 27, is from Lucknow. His favourite pastime is learning languages. He goes to evening German and French classes and uses his computer to improve his German and French by visiting Internet sites.
  1. Payal Khanna, 18, is from Meerut and would like a pen pal who is interested in discussing the current political situation in the world. She likes jazz and playing tennis in her free time.

 

  1. Ela Ghosh, 35 years old, is from Calcutta. She likes learning languages, but does not like using modern technology. She is interested in finding a pen pal who also enjoys learning languages in a traditional manner.

 

5) Which sentence has an adjective that tells ‘how many’?

a) Dhruv collects foreign postage stamps.
b) He has two hundred and thirteen stamps.
c) He collects Matchbox cars.
d) His friend has an interesting collection too.

  1. ___ sharks, whales and dolphins are warm blooded mammals.


a) Alike        b) Not likeness to          c) Dislike           d) Unlike

 

7) Find the two words, one from each group, which will complete the sentence in the best way.

Thief is to (take crime money)
as donor is to (give victim blood)

          a)                               b)                      c)                      d)                

crime & give

take & blood

money & victim

take & give

 

8) Photography changed dramatically ___ introduced instant pictures.

a) Polaroid        b) when was         c) it when Polaroid        d) when Polaroid

9) What is the meaning of the idiom used in this sentence?
 I think I took the wind out of Annie's sails when I told her she was a terrible cook.

a) Put Annie in danger
b) Encourage Annie to try more
c) Make Annie feel deflated
d) Tell Annie that she can never learn cooking

10) When the plane crashed near the Arctic Circle, the survivors were able to withstand the cold and harsh elements because they met native Eskimos who taught them much-needed survival skills. What is the antonym of withstand?

a) Endure         b) Survive           c) Perish             d) Possess

  1.  Alaska is _____ than Mississippi.

a) more cold      b) coldest      c) colder        d) more colder

  1.  Identify the adverb used in this sentence.

The cat looks everywhere to find the mouse.

a) Mouse         b) Find           c) Looks            d) Everywhere

13) Each shape represents a whole number. If

19 ,    and,     11, then, what is value of

*  = ?



a)  20       b)  36       c)  60       d)  80

14) The students of a college were divided into various houses represented by different colours as shown below. Which house has 30% of the total number of students?

      

a)  Blue       b)  Gray        c)  Green       d)  Yellow

15) The floor of the hotel was divided into 8 congruent squares as shown. The area of the floor is 72 square feet. It was bordered with red tape as shown with the darkened line. What is the length of the tape required?

      

a)  36 feet       b)  48 feet       c)  56 feet       d)  None of these

16) Which figure does not have even a single line of symmetry?       
a)         b)     c)   d)  

17) Rama’s maid does dusting, cleaning and washing in the house.
• She does dusting every 3 days.
• She does cleaning once in 4 days.
• She does washing once every 6 days.
The calendar below shows that the maid did all the three jobs on Monday, the 2nd.



On which day will she do all the work again on the same day?       

a)  Monday, the 30th.       
b)  Saturday, the 14th.
c)  Thursday, the 19th.      
d)  Thursday, the 5th.

18) The graph shows the heights of four girls. The names are missing from the graph. Dolly is the tallest. Anny is the shortest. Dia is taller than Shobha. How tall is Shobha?


a)  100 cm       b)  125 cm       c)  150 cm       d)  75 cm

19) The Principal of a school distributed flags of different colours among 30 students. The table on the left shows the record of the flag distribution made by a teacher. In the given bar graph, which flag colour corresponds to the bar that is labelled X?


a)  Blue       b)  Green       c)  Pink      d)  Red

20) A coded message was sent from America to India. It had 1000 vowels. Of these, how many vowels are ‘U’?

      
a)  200      b)  30       c)  300       d)  350

21) The length of the shortest trip from A to B along the edges of the cube shown is the length of 3 edges. How many different 3-edge trips are there from A to B?

      
a)  3       b)  5       c)  6       d)  9

22) Different rectangles can be traced using the lines in the given figure. How many different rectangles can be traced?

      

a)  12       b)  16       c)  18       d)  24

 

23) This map shows city blocks with a delivery truck at one corner. The driver of the delivery truck starts at corner X. He goes 3 blocks east and 2 blocks north to get to the school. On what corner is the school located?

      
a)  A       b)  B       c)  C       d)  D

24)
       

a)  (7,0)       b)  (5,6)          c)  (6,7)         d)  (7,6)

25) The progression from left to right in the given figure is from _______ to ______ wavelength.

 
      a)  long to short       b)  short to long        c)  Any of these    d)  None of these

26) A labourer is pulling a cart as shown in the diagram below.


The force (pull) that he uses on the handle of the cart has _________.       

a)  both magnitude and direction      b)  direction only       
 c)  magnitude only                           d)  neither magnitude nor direction

27) Most drivers view the ambulance in their rear view mirror. So emergency vehicles such as ambulances are often marked on the front hood as:

a) BULAECNAM       b) BULAMANCE       c) ECNALAMBU       d) ECNALUBMA

28) A skate-boarder travels from location 1 to location 4 as shown below.


At which location does the skateboarder have the most kinetic energy and the least potential energy?      

a)  1       b)  2       c)  3       d)  4

29) July, while combing her hair, observes that her hair gets attracted towards the comb. Her hair and the comb have ________.


 
a)  like charges       b)  neutral charges       c)  no charge       d)  unlike charges

30) A passenger is travelling in a car, wearing a seatbelt, when the brakes are suddenly applied. Which of the forces below represents the force that the seatbelt applies on the passenger when the car is slowing down?

      
a)  1       b)  2       c)  3       d)  4

31) Gagan was whirling a round ball in a circle. Maya was observing him from the top. Suddenly he left the string and the ball escaped at the point shown. 

 
Which of these diagrams represents the observation of Maya at the instant the string is released?       

a)         b)         c)        d)  

32) This picture shows a Cartesian diver made from a plastic bottle filled with water and an inverted test tube partially filled with water. What causes the diver to sink as the bottle is squeezed?

a)  The air in the water comes out of the solution.       
b)  The size of the diver increases.       
c)  The volume of air in the diver increases.       
d)  The water in the bottle becomes less dense.

33) A man has been diagnosed as having high blood pressure. His daily intake of food is as follows:
I.  3000-3500 mgs teaspoons of salt,
II. 2 teaspoons of oil,
III.150 g of fats,
IV.2500 g of carbohydrates. Which of the above mentioned food items should be reduced from his daily diet?       

a)  Only I         b)  I and III       c)  II, III and IV      d)   All of these.

34) During the process of evaporation, liquid water becomes ________

a)  atoms of hydrogen and oxygen.       
b)  molecules of water vapour.       
c)  separate atoms of water.
d)  tiny drops of water. 

35) How is the quality of various types of coal decided?       

a)  On the basis of the amount of carbon present
b)  On the basis of amount of oxygen present       
c)  On the basis of amount of hydrogen present       
d)  On the basis of amount of chlorine present

36) Too much sodium in your diet can cause _________.       

a)  retention of fluid
b)  increased blood pressure       
c)  increased blood volume, causing your heart to work harder      
d)  All of these