COMMON APTITUDE TEST

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Times : 2 Hrs. Class : III M.M. 50

For Examiner Use Only : A B C D Grand Total

Candidate Name...................................................................................................................................................... Class Roll No. (in figures)...................................................................................................................................... Class & Section.....................................................................Day & Date.............................................................. Signature of Invigilator...........................................

No. of Printed Pages : 10

This paper consists of four Sections :Section A Section B Section C Section D

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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Reading Grammar Vocabulary Editing

10 marks 20 Marks 10 Marks 10 Marks

General Instructions : Read all the questions carefully. It is compulsory to answer all the questions. Do not write correct answers in the blanks where the boxes are provided. There is only one correct answer to all the questions. In the writing section, write neatly and avoid overwriting or cutting. No extra sheet will be provided.
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SECTION - A (READING) (10 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. My grandmother has a vegetable garden. I visited her last Sunday and she proudly showed me the vegetables she grew in her garden. The brinjals looked ripe and purple and ready to be picked. Grandmother gave me a basket and asked me to pick some brinjals and tomatoes. She wanted to make some soup. I learnt that carrots grew in the ground, and so did potatoes and onions. The chilli plant was small but was full of green chillies. The pumpkins were large and grew from creepers that spread out on the ground while beans hung from climbers. I have now decided to have a vegetable garden of my own. Tick the correct option. 1. Brinjals are a) purple 2. Beans hang from a) trees 3. Pumpkins are a) tiny 4. b) small c) large b) creepers c) climbers b) red c) black

A vegetable that grows in the ground is the a) carrot b) Chilli c) tomato

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Grandmother wanted to make some a) curry b) soup c) stew

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Tick the correct option to complete the sentences. 6. Grandmother wanted some_________. a) chillies and brinjals b) tomatoes and brinjals c) carrots and brinjals 7. A plant that was small was _____. a) the tomato plant b) the chilli plant c) the creeper 8. Which of the following words means pick a) c) 9. throw have b) pluck d) cook

The opposite of proudly is a) c) boastfully gratefully b) humbly d) happily

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Decide means a) c) to work to make up ones mind b) to cancel d) to gather

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SECTION - B GRAMMAR (20 marks)

11. Circle the noun in the given sentence There are green trees everywhere. Tick the correct noun to complete the sentence 12. A bird lays its eggs in a ___________. a) c) 13. house nest b) tree d) shed

The ________ flew away. a) cat b) bird c) rabbit

Tick the correct pronoun and complete the sentences. 14. Vinod and Ali are friends. ___________ play together every evening a) 15. Them b) Their c) They d) We

Are _______ from Chennai? a) I b) you c) them d) he

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Replace the underlined word with the correct pronoun. Juno is my dog. Juno loves playing in the water. a) She b) It c) Them d) You

Tick the correct options to complete the sentences. 17. Rajiv ________ to bed at 9 oclock every day. a) 18. is going b) goes c) go

We _________ our friends last week. a) meeting b) meet c) met

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Tigers ___________ in jungles. a) lived b) live c) living

20.

I ___________ the cricket match last evening. a) watching b) watches c) watched

Look at the pictures and tick the correct answer.

21.

The apple looks ___________ a) 22. funny b) juicy c) ugly

We wear __________ clothes in winter. a) simple b) light c) warm

23.

Mr. Hari is carrying a ____________ box. a) pretty b) heavy c) thin

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Tick the correct preposition 24. 25. 26. They were sitting in/on the bus. There is a fly on/ at my nose. I found an old stamp lying in/under the bed.

Tick the sentence with the correct punctuation 27 a) b) c) 28. a) b) c) 29. I live in Mumbai. I live in mumbai. i live in Mumbai. Do you know tamil? do you know tamil. Do you know Tamil?

a) I need, to buy eggs milk fruits and bread. b) c) I need to buy eggs, milk, fruits, and bread. I need to buy eggs, milk, fruits and bread.

30.

Tick the correct statement a) b) c) All proper nouns begin with a capital letter. Some proper nouns begin with a capital letter. All nouns begin with a capital letter.

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SECTION - C (VOCABULARY) (10 MARKS)

Tick the correct option to complete the word. 31. R_CE_VE a) 32. e,i b) i, e c) a,i d) i,a

L_UG_TER a) a, h b) e,d c) i,f d) a, f

Rewrite the jumbled letters to form meaningful words 33. 34. bron ____________. lsaml _____________.

Tick the option which is the correct opposite of the underlined word in the given sentences 35. This stick is straight but that one is ____________. a) 36. bent b) nice c) crooked d ) small

I like sweet mangoes but this one is __________. a) bitter b) tasty c) big d) sour

Tick the opposite gender of the given words 37. Horse a) 38. cow b) mare c) fowl d) dog

Queen a) Duke b) Emperor c ) King d) Lord

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Tick the singular form of the given sentence The men drive the vans. a) b) d) e) The men drives the van. The man drives the van. The man drives the vans. The men drives the vans

SECTION - D EDITING (10 MARKS)

Look at the picture and tick its correct spelling 41. a) botle b) bottel c) botlle d) bottle

42.

a)

yacht

b) yatch

c) yacth

d) yat

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a)

pinapple

b) pineapple

c) pienapple

d) pineaple

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a)

shirt t

b) shirtt

c) skirt

d) shert

45.

a)

pengin

b) penguin

c) penguinn

d) panguin

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The following sentences are incorrect. Replace the underlined words and tick the correct option . 46. Prem jumped through the wall to go to the other side. a) 47. on b) over c) in

Tina is watches a circus show. a) watch b) watching c) watched

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Vijender is stronger than he look. a) looking b) looks c) looked

Tick the correct sentence 49. a) She dont know the way. b) c) d) 50 . a) b) c) d) She do not know the way. She doesnt know the way. She know the way. The men play hockey every evening. The men plays hockey every evening. The man play hockey every evening. The men is playing hockey every evening.

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