Passage / Solved paper- 2020 / new St. Mery English School

Passage - 1

Travelling is both recreational and educative. It has always been regarded as an important part of education. In Europe a young man is considered Fully educated only when he has travelled through many countries of Europe. In ancient India also, our sages understood the great value of travelling. They made it a pious duty to visit various pilgrim centres situated in different parts of India. This encouraged the feeling of oneness among Indians.

1. It is important to ________ if one wants to get real education.

a- study

b- work

c- travel

d- medicate

2. Which one of the following words is a synonyms of "recreational"?

a- educational

b- thrilling

c- tiring

d- sight-seeing

3. Visiting the ________ centres was considered holy in ancient India.

a- training

b- pilgrim

c- city

d- business

4. People have a feeling of oneness with others if they ________ a lot.

a- travel

b- talk

c- play

d- question

5. A sage i a person who is _________

a- learned

b- smart

c- free

d- wicked

1. Recreational:- मनोरंजनात्मक

2. Educative:- शिक्षाप्रद

3. Regarded:- माना

4. Considered:- सुविचारित

5. Ancient:- प्राचीन

6. Sages:- ऋषि मुनि

7. Understand:- समझना

8. Value:- महत्व

9. Pious:- धर्मनिष्ठ

10. Pilgrim:- तीर्थयात्रा

11. Situated:- स्थित

12. Encourage:- उत्साहित करना

13. Oneness:- अपनापन, एकता

14. Thrilling:- रोमांचक

15. Tiring:- थका हुआ

16. Sight-seeing:- दर्शनीय स्थलो की सैर

17. Holy:- पवित्र

Passage - 2

Fire is to blame for the loss of countless lives and billions of rupees each and every year. firefighters help protect people and their property from the injury and damage. They put their lives on the line every time they respond to a call.

While on duty, firefighters must be ready to respond in a matter of minutes to just about any disaster that may occur. At every fire scene, a superior fire officer takes command and directs the jobs of all the people at the scene. Some firemen connect the hose lines to hydrants. Other manually operate the pumps to send water to the hoses. Teams of firefighters also operate ladders used to reach distances high in the air.

1. Which is not true bout the firefighters?

a- They are brave

b- They often put their lives in danger

c- They never put their lives in danger

d- They are highly trained

2. A firefighter has to prepare to extinguish a fire in

a- minutes

b-hours

c- days

d- weeks

3. Firefighters put their lives on the line means

a- They stand in a line

b- They fight fire

c- They put their lives in danger

d- They connect the hose line to hydrant

4. To 'operate manually' means to

a- make a man work

b- work with their hands

c- use a machine

d- use one's body

5. The work 'occur' means the same as

a- come

b- happen

c- call

d- fire

1- Blame:- दोस लगाना

2- Countless:- अनगिनत

3- Injury:- चोट

4- Respond:- उत्तर देना

5- Minutes:- लिखित ब्योरा

6- Disaster:-दुर्घटना

7- Hose:- पाइप

8- Hydrant:- पानी का नल

9- Manually:- हस्तचालन से

Passage - 3

Hema lay on her bed staring at the stars stuck on the ceiling of her room. She was upset as none of the clothes seemed to fit her. She wore them again one by one but they were either too tight or too short. A cupboard full of clothes and she could not wear any of them. She then had a bright idea, her eyes lit up and she ran to her mother's room. " ma, I need new clothes," she said, " but only after i donate all my old clothes to charity. No more amassing of clothes". Her mother smiled and hugged her. She did have a kind daughter.

1. Hema lay on her bed because she

(a) was tired

(b) liked looking at the stars

(d) was a lazy girl

2. She could not wear any her of clothes because

(a) They were not fashionable

(b) They were toocolourful

(d)non of them fitted her

3.The synonym of the word, 'amassing' is

(a) collecting

(b) distributing

(d) gifting

4. Hema is

(a) greedy

(b)charitable

(d) miserly

5. The opposite of the word 'donate' is

(a) give

(b) receive

(d) spend

Staring:- एक टक देखना

Stuck:- चिपकाना

ceiling:-भीतरी छत

Lit up:- चमकना

Charity:- दान

Amassing:-जमा करना

Passage - 4

To be fit and healthy, You need to be physically active. Regular physical activity protects you from serious diseases such as obesity, heart disease, cancer, mental illness, diabetes and arthritis. Riding a bicycle regularly is one of the best ways to reduce your risk of healthy problems associated with a sedentary lifestyle. Cycling is a healthy, low-impact exercise that can be enjoyed by people of all ages, from young children to older adults. It is also fun, cheap and good for the environment. Riding to work or the shop is one of the most time-efficient ways to combine regular exercise with everyday routine. An estimated one billion people ride bicycles every day for transport, recreation and sports. cycling is a good way to reduce weight as it builds muscle and burns body fat. Research suggests that by cycling for half an hour everyday we can shed at least five kilos of weight in a year .

1. The main focus of the passage is to tell us the advantages of

(a) keeping fit

(b)cycling

(c)exercising

(d) reducing weight

2. When the writer says " cycling is good for the environment" , Which of the following is not correct.

(a) It does not emit any unhealthy gas

(b)It can be run without petrol or diesel

(c)It does not pollute air

(d) It can be ridden by all age groups

3. The word which means the opposite of the word ' sedentary ' is

(a) active

(b) lazy

(d) deskbound

4. A low impact exercise is one which is

(a) not tiring

(b) not costly

(d) not boring

5. Regular cycling helps us in all of the following except to

(a) reduce fat and strengthen muscles

(b) combine fun with work

(d) remain healthy

Physically:- शारीरिक

Serious:- गंभीर

Obesity:- मोटापा

Diabetes:- मधुमेह

Arthritis:- गठिया रोग

Associated:- सम्बंधित

Sedentary:-अधिक बैठा रहने बाला

Low impact:- कम असर

Cheap:- सस्ता

Estimated:- अंदाजा लगाना

Shed:-घटाना

Emit:-छोड़ना

Math test paper

1- What is the difference between the greatest 7-digit number and the smallest 4-digit number?

2- What will be the difference between the greatest 6-digit number and the greatest 5-digit number?

3- Which of the following is not equal to 25?

4- The value of x which makes the following statement true is (

5-The sum of HCF and LCM of 45, 60 and 75 is

6- 3/8÷(5/3-1/6)+5/8 is equal to

7- If 15 - 15÷15×6=x, then the value of x is

8- The value of of 0.9÷(0.3 × 0.3)is

9- If the number B is 10% less than another number C and C is 5% more than the 150, then B is equal to

10- 5% of 10% of 175 grams is equal to

11- Find the approximate result of the following expression (in whole number) 49.6 × 102 - 7.1 × 29.7 - 5.4 × 20.1

12- A park is 1500 m long and 750 m wide. A cyclist has to take four rounds of this park. How much time will he taken at the speed of 4.5 km/h?

13- One-fourth of birds of a flock are at a river bank and one-fifth of that flock are in their nest. Remaining 22 birds are wandering in search of food. What is the number of birds which are in their nest?

14- Amit bought a table for Rs 1200 and spent Rs 200 on its repair. He sold it for Rs 1680. His profit or loss percent is

15- A square and a rectangle have the same perimeter. If the side of square is 16 m and the length of the rectangle is 18 m, the breadth of rectangle is