Kerala NTSE 2016-17 Question Paper MAT

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
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STATE COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING
NATIONAL MEANS-CUM-MERIT SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATION – 2016
Class – VIII
Part – II
MENTAL ABILITY TEST (MAT)

Time : 90 Minutes Maximum Marks : 90
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES kq}ƒL¡À]W¥¨Oç j]¡SÇw°¥ :
Read the following instructions before you answer S\Lh|°¥¨V D¾qU IuOfL¢ fOa°OÐf]jV oOÒV fLRu
the questions. Answers are to be given in a RWLaO¾]q]¨OÐ j]¡SÇw°¥ yèÈU vLp]¨OW.
SEPARATE OMR ANSWER SHEET provided D¾qU j¤SWºfV KqO NkSf|W D¾q ¨asLy]¤ (OMR)
inside this booklet. Break the seal and start BeV. j]¡SÇw¾]jO SwxU oLNfRo y}¤ fOr¨OvLjOU,
answering the questions once asked to do so. D¾qU IuOfOvLjOU kLaOçP.
1. Please write your Roll Number very clearly 1. j]°tORa SrL¥ jÒ¡ (KqO Wç]p]¤ KqO A¨U
oLNfU) v|©oLp] j]°tORa NkSvwj kNf¾]¤
(only one digit in one block) as given in your
fÐ]q]¨OÐfO SkLRs IuOfOW.
Admission Card.
2. There are 90 questions in this test. 2. CT kq}ƒLkOñW¾]¤ 90 S\Lh|°tOºV.

3. Select the most suitable answer for each 3. K L S q L S \ L h | ¾ ] j O U D\]foLp D¾qU
question and completely darken the circle RfqR´aO¾V wq]pLp D¾qR¾ yP\]Õ]¨OÐ
corresponding to the correct alternative as vQ¾U oLNfU fLRu RWLaO¾]q]¨OÐ NkWLqU
shown below. kP¡¹oLpOU WrOÕ]¨OW.

Correct Method Wrong Method wq]pLp q}f] RfãLp q}f]
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4. All questions carry ONE MARK each. 4. IŠL S\Lh|°¥¨OU KqO oL¡¨V v}fU.
5. There is no negative marking. Every correct 5. j|Pj oL¡¨V CŠ. KLSqL wq] D¾q¾]jOU KqO
answer will be awarded one mark. oL¡¨V v}fU sn]¨OU.
6. j]°tORa SkqV S\Lh| kOñW¾]R£SpL D¾q
6. Do not write your name on any part of the ¨asLy]R£SpL KqO nLY¾OU IuOfOvL¢
question booklet or the answer sheet. kLa]Š.
7. Rough Work can be done in the space 7. rlV v¡¨]jOSvº] CT mO¨VRsã]R£ AvyLj
provided at the end of this booklet. nLYU DkSpLY]¨LvOÐfLeV.

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