Karnataka: State Level Question Paper (LANG) - 2016-17 | NTSE for Class 10 PDF Download

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NTSE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING
STATE LEVEL NTSE EXAMINATION - NOVEMBER 2016
PAPER ....11-'A' : LANGUAGE COMPREHENSIVE TEST
CLASS-10
REGISTER NO. :
TIME: 45 MINUTES
Instructions to Candidates
MAX. MARKS: 50
1. The Question Booklet containing 50 questions and the OMR answer sheet is given to you.
2. All questions are compulsory, each question carries one mark.
3. During the examination,
• Read the questions carefully.
• Completely darken/shade the relevant oval against Question No. in the OMR answer sheet,
using blue/black ball point pen. Do not try to alter the entry and not do any stray marks on
OMR Sheet.
• Ex: In a question paper if SI. NO.3 is correct answer for Question No. 20, then darken OMR'
answer sheet using blue/black ball point pen as follows.
20. CD (g) • @ • (This is an example only)
4. If more than one oval is darkened for a given question, such ansWer is ~reated as wrong and no
marks will be given. . .
5. Sheet for rough work are appended in the Question Booklet.
6. Candidate should return the OMR answer sheet only to the room supervisor before leaving the
examination hall.
• 7. The calculator, mobiles and any other electronic equipments are not allowed inside the
examination hall.
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fELCT-10
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NTSE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING
STATE LEVEL NTSE EXAMINATION - NOVEMBER 2016
PAPER ....11-'A' : LANGUAGE COMPREHENSIVE TEST
CLASS-10
REGISTER NO. :
TIME: 45 MINUTES
Instructions to Candidates
MAX. MARKS: 50
1. The Question Booklet containing 50 questions and the OMR answer sheet is given to you.
2. All questions are compulsory, each question carries one mark.
3. During the examination,
• Read the questions carefully.
• Completely darken/shade the relevant oval against Question No. in the OMR answer sheet,
using blue/black ball point pen. Do not try to alter the entry and not do any stray marks on
OMR Sheet.
• Ex: In a question paper if SI. NO.3 is correct answer for Question No. 20, then darken OMR'
answer sheet using blue/black ball point pen as follows.
20. CD (g) • @ • (This is an example only)
4. If more than one oval is darkened for a given question, such ansWer is ~reated as wrong and no
marks will be given. . .
5. Sheet for rough work are appended in the Question Booklet.
6. Candidate should return the OMR answer sheet only to the room supervisor before leaving the
examination hall.
• 7. The calculator, mobiles and any other electronic equipments are not allowed inside the
examination hall.
LANGUAGE COMPREHENSIVE TEST
Questions.(1 - 5):
ReadthefOllowingpassage andanswer the questions given below:
Ihad hardly settled to work onthe next issue of the morninger when the boss stormed intothe
room raging. Having joined histabloid only acouple of months ago, Ihad come to think of him
as an urbane, upright and meticulous man. The outburst, caused by a minor slip in the report
filed by me yesterday, unnerved me completely. "Was this the man who patted me on the
shoulder only the other day for COveringthe Prime Minister's visit to the state ?" _ Iasked
myselfin vain. Iwrote out my resignation and walked out of the office inastupor. (105 words)
1. The boss stormed into the room, raging because _
1) the author was working on the next issue of the morninger
2) hecame to know that the author had come late
"3) the author had made some mistake
4) the author had nQtcarried out his orders
2. Theauthor left the office inastupor because _
1) he had not done any mistake
2) of the sudden display of temper by the boss
.. .
~3) hefelt he had faited utterly inthe task
4) the boss's behavior towards him hadoften.been harsh
3. The author thought that, the boss of the establishment was _
J,
~ 1) a man of perfection
~
t 2) aquarrelsome man
~
l 3) a man of scrupulous nature
4) an unpleasant personality
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fELCT-10
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NTSE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING
STATE LEVEL NTSE EXAMINATION - NOVEMBER 2016
PAPER ....11-'A' : LANGUAGE COMPREHENSIVE TEST
CLASS-10
REGISTER NO. :
TIME: 45 MINUTES
Instructions to Candidates
MAX. MARKS: 50
1. The Question Booklet containing 50 questions and the OMR answer sheet is given to you.
2. All questions are compulsory, each question carries one mark.
3. During the examination,
• Read the questions carefully.
• Completely darken/shade the relevant oval against Question No. in the OMR answer sheet,
using blue/black ball point pen. Do not try to alter the entry and not do any stray marks on
OMR Sheet.
• Ex: In a question paper if SI. NO.3 is correct answer for Question No. 20, then darken OMR'
answer sheet using blue/black ball point pen as follows.
20. CD (g) • @ • (This is an example only)
4. If more than one oval is darkened for a given question, such ansWer is ~reated as wrong and no
marks will be given. . .
5. Sheet for rough work are appended in the Question Booklet.
6. Candidate should return the OMR answer sheet only to the room supervisor before leaving the
examination hall.
• 7. The calculator, mobiles and any other electronic equipments are not allowed inside the
examination hall.
LANGUAGE COMPREHENSIVE TEST
Questions.(1 - 5):
ReadthefOllowingpassage andanswer the questions given below:
Ihad hardly settled to work onthe next issue of the morninger when the boss stormed intothe
room raging. Having joined histabloid only acouple of months ago, Ihad come to think of him
as an urbane, upright and meticulous man. The outburst, caused by a minor slip in the report
filed by me yesterday, unnerved me completely. "Was this the man who patted me on the
shoulder only the other day for COveringthe Prime Minister's visit to the state ?" _ Iasked
myselfin vain. Iwrote out my resignation and walked out of the office inastupor. (105 words)
1. The boss stormed into the room, raging because _
1) the author was working on the next issue of the morninger
2) hecame to know that the author had come late
"3) the author had made some mistake
4) the author had nQtcarried out his orders
2. Theauthor left the office inastupor because _
1) he had not done any mistake
2) of the sudden display of temper by the boss
.. .
~3) hefelt he had faited utterly inthe task
4) the boss's behavior towards him hadoften.been harsh
3. The author thought that, the boss of the establishment was _
J,
~ 1) a man of perfection
~
t 2) aquarrelsome man
~
l 3) a man of scrupulous nature
4) an unpleasant personality
i
!
L
4; Fromreading ofthepassageo,necanconclude that th~author worked in _
o 1) an office collecting and disseminating information about the visits of ministers and
VIPs
2) a publicity and public relations office run by a ruling political party
3) apublic relation office run by a ruling political party
4) a private company bringing out a weekly news magazine
5. Theauthor was appreciated bythebossbecause _
1) hewalked out of the office ina stupor
2) hewrote his resignation and walked out
3) the Prime Minister had visited the State
c4) he had covered the news of Prime Minister's visit to the State
Questions(6- 10):
Readthefollowing passageandanswerthequestion~ given below:
My wife,daughter and Iwere travelling in a rented car through Nottingham, England, on our
way toacousin's home inthe northern suburbs, Ibecame thoroughly confused bythe maze of
circular and one-way streets. Finally, we spotted apoliceman and pulled up to ask directions.
We were surprised when he removed his tall helmet, opened the back door and slid inbeside
our daughter. "It'll be much easier to show you", he explained.
Offwewent through aseries ofleftand rightturns, traffic lights and even a short jaunt upaone-
way lane the wrong way. Twenty' minutes later we arrived at a ma'inintersection. "Now you'll
be all right",'announced our guide.
"Just turn h.ere~stay on the road for eight or nine kilometers and you're there." With that, he
opened thedoor~got out, replaced'his helmet and strod~ briskly off. (153 words)
6. Th.ewriter was confused by _
• 1) a network of circular roads
2) wrong direction by traffic cops
3) confusing road signals
4) road map that he had with him
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NTSE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING
STATE LEVEL NTSE EXAMINATION - NOVEMBER 2016
PAPER ....11-'A' : LANGUAGE COMPREHENSIVE TEST
CLASS-10
REGISTER NO. :
TIME: 45 MINUTES
Instructions to Candidates
MAX. MARKS: 50
1. The Question Booklet containing 50 questions and the OMR answer sheet is given to you.
2. All questions are compulsory, each question carries one mark.
3. During the examination,
• Read the questions carefully.
• Completely darken/shade the relevant oval against Question No. in the OMR answer sheet,
using blue/black ball point pen. Do not try to alter the entry and not do any stray marks on
OMR Sheet.
• Ex: In a question paper if SI. NO.3 is correct answer for Question No. 20, then darken OMR'
answer sheet using blue/black ball point pen as follows.
20. CD (g) • @ • (This is an example only)
4. If more than one oval is darkened for a given question, such ansWer is ~reated as wrong and no
marks will be given. . .
5. Sheet for rough work are appended in the Question Booklet.
6. Candidate should return the OMR answer sheet only to the room supervisor before leaving the
examination hall.
• 7. The calculator, mobiles and any other electronic equipments are not allowed inside the
examination hall.
LANGUAGE COMPREHENSIVE TEST
Questions.(1 - 5):
ReadthefOllowingpassage andanswer the questions given below:
Ihad hardly settled to work onthe next issue of the morninger when the boss stormed intothe
room raging. Having joined histabloid only acouple of months ago, Ihad come to think of him
as an urbane, upright and meticulous man. The outburst, caused by a minor slip in the report
filed by me yesterday, unnerved me completely. "Was this the man who patted me on the
shoulder only the other day for COveringthe Prime Minister's visit to the state ?" _ Iasked
myselfin vain. Iwrote out my resignation and walked out of the office inastupor. (105 words)
1. The boss stormed into the room, raging because _
1) the author was working on the next issue of the morninger
2) hecame to know that the author had come late
"3) the author had made some mistake
4) the author had nQtcarried out his orders
2. Theauthor left the office inastupor because _
1) he had not done any mistake
2) of the sudden display of temper by the boss
.. .
~3) hefelt he had faited utterly inthe task
4) the boss's behavior towards him hadoften.been harsh
3. The author thought that, the boss of the establishment was _
J,
~ 1) a man of perfection
~
t 2) aquarrelsome man
~
l 3) a man of scrupulous nature
4) an unpleasant personality
i
!
L
4; Fromreading ofthepassageo,necanconclude that th~author worked in _
o 1) an office collecting and disseminating information about the visits of ministers and
VIPs
2) a publicity and public relations office run by a ruling political party
3) apublic relation office run by a ruling political party
4) a private company bringing out a weekly news magazine
5. Theauthor was appreciated bythebossbecause _
1) hewalked out of the office ina stupor
2) hewrote his resignation and walked out
3) the Prime Minister had visited the State
c4) he had covered the news of Prime Minister's visit to the State
Questions(6- 10):
Readthefollowing passageandanswerthequestion~ given below:
My wife,daughter and Iwere travelling in a rented car through Nottingham, England, on our
way toacousin's home inthe northern suburbs, Ibecame thoroughly confused bythe maze of
circular and one-way streets. Finally, we spotted apoliceman and pulled up to ask directions.
We were surprised when he removed his tall helmet, opened the back door and slid inbeside
our daughter. "It'll be much easier to show you", he explained.
Offwewent through aseries ofleftand rightturns, traffic lights and even a short jaunt upaone-
way lane the wrong way. Twenty' minutes later we arrived at a ma'inintersection. "Now you'll
be all right",'announced our guide.
"Just turn h.ere~stay on the road for eight or nine kilometers and you're there." With that, he
opened thedoor~got out, replaced'his helmet and strod~ briskly off. (153 words)
6. Th.ewriter was confused by _
• 1) a network of circular roads
2) wrong direction by traffic cops
3) confusing road signals
4) road map that he had with him
7. The word 'suburbs' means
----
1) a remote village
2) the city centre
f! 3) residential area outside a town
4) an industrial town
8. The response of the policeman can be said to be
---,-----
1) rude
2) greedy
3) imposing
i 4) helpful
9. The 'tone' ofnarrationinthe paragraph is _
1) euphoric
2) ironic
3) satiric.
4) ridiculous
. . .' . ~
10. The expression "our guide" inthe paragr~phmeans _
-1) policeman
2) cousin
3) passerby
4) professional gpide
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NTSE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING
STATE LEVEL NTSE EXAMINATION - NOVEMBER 2016
PAPER ....11-'A' : LANGUAGE COMPREHENSIVE TEST
CLASS-10
REGISTER NO. :
TIME: 45 MINUTES
Instructions to Candidates
MAX. MARKS: 50
1. The Question Booklet containing 50 questions and the OMR answer sheet is given to you.
2. All questions are compulsory, each question carries one mark.
3. During the examination,
• Read the questions carefully.
• Completely darken/shade the relevant oval against Question No. in the OMR answer sheet,
using blue/black ball point pen. Do not try to alter the entry and not do any stray marks on
OMR Sheet.
• Ex: In a question paper if SI. NO.3 is correct answer for Question No. 20, then darken OMR'
answer sheet using blue/black ball point pen as follows.
20. CD (g) • @ • (This is an example only)
4. If more than one oval is darkened for a given question, such ansWer is ~reated as wrong and no
marks will be given. . .
5. Sheet for rough work are appended in the Question Booklet.
6. Candidate should return the OMR answer sheet only to the room supervisor before leaving the
examination hall.
• 7. The calculator, mobiles and any other electronic equipments are not allowed inside the
examination hall.
LANGUAGE COMPREHENSIVE TEST
Questions.(1 - 5):
ReadthefOllowingpassage andanswer the questions given below:
Ihad hardly settled to work onthe next issue of the morninger when the boss stormed intothe
room raging. Having joined histabloid only acouple of months ago, Ihad come to think of him
as an urbane, upright and meticulous man. The outburst, caused by a minor slip in the report
filed by me yesterday, unnerved me completely. "Was this the man who patted me on the
shoulder only the other day for COveringthe Prime Minister's visit to the state ?" _ Iasked
myselfin vain. Iwrote out my resignation and walked out of the office inastupor. (105 words)
1. The boss stormed into the room, raging because _
1) the author was working on the next issue of the morninger
2) hecame to know that the author had come late
"3) the author had made some mistake
4) the author had nQtcarried out his orders
2. Theauthor left the office inastupor because _
1) he had not done any mistake
2) of the sudden display of temper by the boss
.. .
~3) hefelt he had faited utterly inthe task
4) the boss's behavior towards him hadoften.been harsh
3. The author thought that, the boss of the establishment was _
J,
~ 1) a man of perfection
~
t 2) aquarrelsome man
~
l 3) a man of scrupulous nature
4) an unpleasant personality
i
!
L
4; Fromreading ofthepassageo,necanconclude that th~author worked in _
o 1) an office collecting and disseminating information about the visits of ministers and
VIPs
2) a publicity and public relations office run by a ruling political party
3) apublic relation office run by a ruling political party
4) a private company bringing out a weekly news magazine
5. Theauthor was appreciated bythebossbecause _
1) hewalked out of the office ina stupor
2) hewrote his resignation and walked out
3) the Prime Minister had visited the State
c4) he had covered the news of Prime Minister's visit to the State
Questions(6- 10):
Readthefollowing passageandanswerthequestion~ given below:
My wife,daughter and Iwere travelling in a rented car through Nottingham, England, on our
way toacousin's home inthe northern suburbs, Ibecame thoroughly confused bythe maze of
circular and one-way streets. Finally, we spotted apoliceman and pulled up to ask directions.
We were surprised when he removed his tall helmet, opened the back door and slid inbeside
our daughter. "It'll be much easier to show you", he explained.
Offwewent through aseries ofleftand rightturns, traffic lights and even a short jaunt upaone-
way lane the wrong way. Twenty' minutes later we arrived at a ma'inintersection. "Now you'll
be all right",'announced our guide.
"Just turn h.ere~stay on the road for eight or nine kilometers and you're there." With that, he
opened thedoor~got out, replaced'his helmet and strod~ briskly off. (153 words)
6. Th.ewriter was confused by _
• 1) a network of circular roads
2) wrong direction by traffic cops
3) confusing road signals
4) road map that he had with him
7. The word 'suburbs' means
----
1) a remote village
2) the city centre
f! 3) residential area outside a town
4) an industrial town
8. The response of the policeman can be said to be
---,-----
1) rude
2) greedy
3) imposing
i 4) helpful
9. The 'tone' ofnarrationinthe paragraph is _
1) euphoric
2) ironic
3) satiric.
4) ridiculous
. . .' . ~
10. The expression "our guide" inthe paragr~phmeans _
-1) policeman
2) cousin
3) passerby
4) professional gpide
Questions (11 - 15) :
Read the following poem and answer the questions given below: .
Breakfast
Of all the meals that glad my day
My morning one's the best;
Purveyed me on a silver tray,
Immaculately dressed.
Irouse me when the dawn is bright
I leap intothe sea,
Returning with a rare delight
To honey, toast and tea.
My appetite was razor edged
When Iwas in my prime;
To eggs and bacon Iwaspledged ...
.Alas! the March of Time
For now a genial old gent
With journal on my knee,
Isip and take with vast content
My honey, toast and tea~
So set me up for my delight
The harvest of the bee;
Srown, crispy toast with butter bright,
Ceylon - two cups or three
Letothers lunch or dinner praise,
But I regale with glee,
As I regard with grateful gaze
Just honey, toast and tea.
11. For the poet the best meal is
1) dinner
3). supper
2) breakfast
4) lunch