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Total Marks First Language and Mathematics Pages : 16

Read the following instructions carefully before you answer the questions.
(1) This question paper contains two sections. In Section I there are 1 to 25 questions of First
Language and in Section II there are 26 to 75 questions of Mathematics. All 75 questions are
compulsory.
(2) All questions carry 2 marks each.

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(3) Time limit to solve the question paper is 90 minutes.
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For Example :- If the correct alternative for Q. No. 6 is 2, then record your answer as follows :

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Question No. 6 - 1 1 3 4
(5) Answer recorded in any other form will not be considered. Such answer will be credited with
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1 2 4
(6) Use blue or black ball pen to darken the circle. Circles darkened by pencil will not be credited.
(7) If more than one circles are darkened or overwriting is done, the answer will not be accepted.
(8) Answer once recorded can not be changed.
(9) The rough work is to be done in the space given under each page or on the last page of the
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Officer for any error, mistake or objection issues. These error / mistake / objection issues should
be registered online through respective school login only.
(13) The error / mistake / objection issues should be registered online within 10 - days from the
publication of Interim answer key on MSCE website.
(14) Suggestion and decision of expert committee will be applicable on printing or any other mistake
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SECTION - I

ENGLISH

01. Choose the correct option and fill in the blank.
Red Riding Hood went into the hide _____ to save her life.
(1) out (2) in (3) left (4) right

02. Fill in the blank with the correct option.
Rita and I went to the market. _________ bought vegetables.
(1) We (2) They (3) She (4) He

03. Pick out the odd man out from the given options.
(1) red (2) table
(3) beautiful (4) angry

Instructions for Questions No. 04 to 06 : Read the poem and answer the questions,
choosing the correct option :

The Little Kite
A Little Kite danced in the blue sky,
Swaying lightly as clouds passed by.
Higher and higher it wished to y,
Touching the sun, though it seemed so shy.
‘‘Dream big’’, whispered the gentle sky.

04. What colour is the sky in the poem?
(1) Red (2) Grey
(3) Golden (4) Blue

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05. What did the Kite wish to do?
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(1) Fly higher (2) Sleep
(3) Fall down (4) Hide

06. What whispered, 'Dream big'?
(1) The sun (2) The rain
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(1) She is honest girl. (2) She is a honest girl.
(3) She is an honest girl. (4) She is the honest girl.

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(1) EACHP (2) PCHEA
(3) PEACH (4) ACHEP

11. Choose the word that is alphabetically second in the given words.
(1) Penguin (2) Peacock
(3) Pelican (4) Parrot

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Instructions for Question No. 13 and 14 : Read the story and select the most appropriate
option.
One morning, a puppy was stuck in a drain outside the school gate.
Students gathered around but no one knew what to do. Rohan quickly brought
a long stick and gently pulled the puppy out. Everyone cheered and thanked
him for his quick thinking.

13. The best Title for the above story is
(1) The lost bag. (2) A trip to the beach.
(3) The angry Rohan. (4) Rohan saves a puppy.

14. Which sentence can follow the story?
(1) The puppy attacked the students.
(2) The puppy wagged its tail and followed Rohan.
(3) The puppy ran away angrily.
(4) Rohan threw the puppy again.

Instructions for Questions No. 15 to 17 : Read the passage carefully and answer the
questions given below, choosing the correct option.
At the centre of the town stands an old library built 90 years ago. Inside, the
smell of old books fills the air students, teachers and senior citizens visit the
library everyday to read newspapers, study or borrow books. The library has a
special section for children with colourful story books. It attracts the children
for story-telling session.
15. Pick the correct option to insert in the blank.
(1) 20 (2) 50
(3) 90 (4) 100
16. Name the group that visits the library for story-telling sessions.
(1) Teachers (2) Children
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22. Choose the correct option related to the word 'Hospital'.
(a) nurse (b) operation (c) hammer (d) injection
(1) a, b, c (2) a, b
(3) a, d (4) b, c

23. Fill in the blank with the correct alternative.
The boy hurt his __________ while playing.
(1) Soul (2) Sole
(3) Sail (4) Sale

24. Pick out the correct options for the underlined words.
The sky was without a cloud.
(1) cloudful (2) blanksky
(3) cloudless (4) cloudlike

25. Choose the wrong pair from the following.
(1) mango - mangoes (2) potato - potatoes
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MATHEMATICS

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(1) Saturday, Sunday, Monday (2) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
(3) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (4) Friday, Saturday, Sunday
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29. Salma needs two and half metera g of fabric to stitch a Kurti and her two sisters need
one and half meter of fabric each. The shopkeeper cut the required fabric for the three
of them from a fabric roll of 10 meters and gave them. How much of the fabric is
remaining in the roll?
(1) 5.5 meters (2) 4.5 meters (3) 7.5 meters (4) 7 meters

30. If the fractions 53 , 83 , 73 , 13 , 34 are arranged in descending order, then which of the
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31. Between 1 to 100, which digit out of 1 and 2 occurs more number of times and by
how much?
(1) digit 1 occurs 2 more times than 2
(2) digit 1 occurs 1 more time than 1.
(3) digit 1 and 2 occur equal number of times.
(4) digit 2 occurs 1 more time than 1.
32. Select from the options which numbers will replace  and  respectively in the given
example.
00 
1 6 2 
9 1 9
(1) 7, 8 (2) 6, 7 (3) 8, 7 (4) 7, 6
33. Write the number of vertices in the given figure.
(1) 8 (2) 10
(3) 12 (4) 14
34. Students are arranged for a music drill. The number of rows is greatest 1 digit odd
number. The number of students in each row is smallest 2 digit odd number. How
many students are standing for the drill?
(1) 99 (2) 171 (3) 180 (4) 33
35. How many symmetrical lines can be drawn in a circle?
(1) one and only 1 (2) 2
(3) infinite (4) not any
36. Joseph filled 12 boxes with 18 mangoes in each box. 5 mangoes remained with him.
How many mangoes did Joseph have?
(1) 212 (2) 221 (3) 216 (4) 211
37. Sumedh distributed pens equal to the number of friends, to every friend. Then, how
many pens did he distribute in all?
(1) 27 (2) 38 (3) 53 (4) 49



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was 10459. Safa wrote 01459, Tanvi wrote 95410, Arya wrote 95401. Who wrote the
correct number?
(1) Safa (2) Tanvi (3) Ameya (4) Arya
39. For a school picnic, 37 students paid Rs. 455 each. Rs. 12,000 were deposited at State
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(1) (2) 7 2 (3) 7 1 (4) 34
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the Science Centre. How many students, in all, visited the Science Centre in two
months?
(1) 24002 (2) 34012 (3) 34112 (4) 5200
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46. Shrikant earned Rs. 33600 by selling 16 sacks of marigold owers. If he has sold
1 kg of owers for Rs. 60, how many kilograms of owers did he sell?
(1) 35 (2) 45 (3) 560 (4) 550

Instructions For Questions No. 47 to 49 : The given pictograph represents the snacks eaten
by girl students in a college canteen on Sunday morning. Answer the questions using this
information.
Name of food items Number of girl students
Idli-chutney     
Kande pohe   
Upma  
Masala dosa   
Scale  = 7 girl students.
47. What is the total number of girl students eating kande pohe and masala dosa?
(1) 28 (2) 63 (3) 35 (4) 77

48. How much less or more is the number of girl students eating kande pohe and upma
than the girls eating idli chutney and masala dosa?
(1) less by 42 (2) more by 42 (3) less by 84 (4) more by 84

49. Which food item is consumed very less?
(1) Idli chutney (2) Kande pohe (3) Upma (4) Masala dosa

50. Identify the fractions with common denominator.
4 3 5 6 4 1 1
5, 4, 6, 5, 3, 2, 7
(1) 12 , 17 (2) 54 , 34 (3) 56 , 56 (4) 4 6
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51. The area of a rectangle and a square is same and is 64 sq.cm. If the length of a
rectangle is 16 cm, what will be its breadth?
(1) 16 cm. (2) 4 cm. (3) 8 cm. (4) 32 cm.

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(3) Sixty four thousand three hundred and eighty nine.
(4) Sixty four thousand eight hundred and nine.
56. For travel, Shabnam thought of two options as Airways and Railways. The Air ticket
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58. Shivam needs 15 minutes to water the backyard of the school. To water the same
backyard, Seema needs a quarter of an hour, Sonali needs 900 seconds and Rahul takes
half an hour. Then, who needs the longest time to water the backyard?
(1) Shivam (2) Rahul (3) Sonali (4) Seema
59. What is the number of diameter and radii respectively in
the given circle?
(1) 6, 2 (2) 6, 3
(3) 3, 6 (4) 2, 6

60. In the figure given below, in which of the clock, the hands are not forming an obtuse
angle?

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(1) a (2) c (3) d (4) b
61. Which 3 dimensional figure is formed when the paper is folded at the given lines.

(a) (b) (c) (d>)
(1) d (2) a (3) b (4) c
62. The arrival time of Chennama Express at the station was 8.00 p.m. on Monday. If the
train arrived 5 hours late, then at what time did the train arrive?
(1) Monday 1.00 a.m. (2) Monday 1.00 p.m.
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Rs. 500. The total amount is Rs. 3400/-. Then, how many notes does she have?
(1) 16 (2) 4 (3) 8 (4) 12
64. Saniya has 1 Ream of papers. She has to file 1 quire papers in each file. How many
files will she require to file all the papers?
(1) 40 (2) 24 (3) 20 (4) 480
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(4) Number of edges of cubes is half the number of edges of cuboid.
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68.
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(1) 3 # 14 (2) 3 + 14 (3) 1 +1 +1
4 4 4 (4) 3 times 14
69. Which of the following options does not indicate the fraction expressed in figure?

(1) One and half (2) 2 and half
(3) Two full and half (4) 2 12

70. Mother filled Amla sherbat in 4 bottles with 12 litre in each bottle. A quarter litre
sherbat is remaining. How many litres of sherbat did she make?
(1) 2 litres (2) One and a half litre
(3) 2 and a quarter litre (4) 3 litres
71. Which of the following options will appear in the picture pattern?

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prime number?
(1) 96 (2) 97
(3) 98 (4) 95
73. Manoj plucked 5 kg. grapes from a grape wine yard. He filled 3 boxes each with half
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