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UPPER PRIMARY SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATION (UPS) Std. 7th, APRIL - 2026
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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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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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(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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SECTION - I

ENGLISH

Instructions for the Question No. 01 and 02
Children's Day Celebrated in K.V.M. Highschool Nasik; 15 November
Our school celebrated Children's Day with great enthusiam on
November 14. The day began with a special assembly. Where teachers
shared stories about Jawaharlal Nehru.
Games and fun activities were arranged allowing children to enjoy
their day to the fullest. The celebration emphasized the significance
of children's rights and the need for a nurturing environment for their
growth. Overall it was a joyful day.

01. Read the given report properly and choose the correct alternative.
The day began with ___________________
(1) Mass drill (2) Various games
(3) Special assembly (4) Fun activities

02. What did the celebration emphasize ?
(1) Children's behaviour
(2) Children's rights
(3) Children's discipline
(4) Children's sport skills

03. Choose the correct option.
Yesterday I went to 'bazar' with my family.
what does the underlined word mean ?
(1) A Market (2) Bus Stand
(3) Historical Place (4) Metro Station

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Good nature is a great virtue. A student who has a good nature is liked by all
because he/she knows how to behave well and shows respect to others. Such kind
of a boy or girl makes sure that they don't disturb others or create problems. That's
how they don't bring trouble. They are good company to friends. They are obedient

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students to teachers. In the neighbourhood, they are looked upon as good boys and

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girls. And to the parents, they are their blessed children. Wherever they go, they
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carry their pleasing nature, liked by one and all.
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Brother Others Only Parents Only Teachers
(1) (2) (3) (4)

05. A good natured boy/girl makes sure that ______________.
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(1) degree a (2) habit
(3) a great virtue (4) weakness
07. Choose the correct option for the following sentence of active voice.
Are the boys cutting the grass in the lawn?
(1) Is the boys cut the grass in the lawn?
(2) Do the boys cut the grass in the lawn?
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08. Read the following notice and choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
Shankar Parvati Society
1/11/2024
Notice to all Residents,
Water supply will be suspended on 1st November 2024 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
for cleaning the water tank.
Please_______________________________________
Thank you for your cooperation.
Mr. Pathak
Secretary, Shankar Parvati Society.
(1) Keep society gates open
(2) Store suf cient water for daily needs
(3) Don't store water
(4) Don't use water judiciously

09. Identify the appropriate meaning of the underlined part.
I don't want my Small, Speedy Ship running foolish risks in all this darkness.
(1) boat (2) Yatch
(3) Frigate (4) Cruise

10. Complete the web by choosing the information about websites.
Personal Use Social Networking

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Entertainment Information and Education

(1) Disadvantages of websites (2) Losses of websites
(3) Uses of websites (4) Misuse of websites

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Vaibhav reached home B4 the party.
Find out correct alternative for the underlined word.
(1) Be four (2) Be 4
(3) Befor (4) Before

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Read the given news and choose the options.
12. What Predication was made for the whole of last week?
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13. Find out correct form of media for the repeated warnings.
(1) TV (2) Internet
(3) Facebook (4) Instagram
14. Choose the correct alternative for the following sentence.
Identify the gure of speech.
The clouds ate the moon and soon there was a complete darkness.
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15. Select one pre x that will form the antonyms of all the given words.
Wanted, Used, Certain, Fortunate
(1) mis (2) im (3) in (4) un
16. Choose the correct alternative by using below chart.
Children Om Yash Jay
Height 156 cm 141 cm 161 cm
(1) Jay is the tallest boy. (2) Om is the tallest boy.
(3) Om is taller than Jay. (4) Yash is taller than Om.
17. Complete the dialogue by choosing correct alternative.

Lucy : The Postman had delivered a gift
Is it yours ?
Tara : No, Grandma ordered it from shop.
It's for Grandpa.
Lucy : Oh! your Grandma planned it Secretly ?
Tara : _______________________

(1) that means it's a surprise for Tara.
(2) It's surprise for Lucy.
(3) It's surprise for little John.
(4) that means it's a surprise for Grandpa.
18. Choose the correct option which shows the quality of a brave person.
(1) Weak minded (2) Ready to face any danger
(3) Always angry (4) Scared of everything

19. Choose the correct alternative.
Jack of all and _________________
(1) master of everyone (2) master of arts
(3) master of none (4) master of education

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Identify the Contextual meaning of the underlined word.
The King with the hermit's help carried the wounded man into the hut and laid him
on the bed.
(1) Severely injured (2) Weak
(3) Strong (4) Healthy

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(3) table (4) hunger

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Mr. Kumar's article appeared in the newspaper.
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A Spider looks like an insect but it is not an insect
(1) Complex Sentence (2) Simple Sentence
(3) Compound Sentence (4) Exclamatory Sentence

25. Identify the subordinate clause in the following sentence.
Choose the correct option
Shruti completed her project quickly so that she could see the match.
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SECTION - II

MATHEMATICS
26. In the given gure of regular hexagon, what is the addition
of all its interior angles?
(1) 360° (2) 540°
(3) 640° (4) 720°
27. A rope of length 720 metres is cut at 8 places at equal distance. What is the length
of each piece in decimetre?
(1) 720 decimetre (2) 80 decimetre (3) 800 decimetre (4) 900 decimetre
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8 18 Km = ______________metre
(1) 812500 (2) 81250 (3) 812.5 (4) 8125
29. If the area of a square is 729 sq.cm. then what is its perimeter?
(1) 104 cm (2) 108 cm (3) 112 cm (4) 116 cm
30. The diameter of a circular garden is 700 metres. The garden is to be fenced with 5
rounds of wire. Find the total cost of fencing, if the rate of the wire is 60 ` per metre
(1) 660000 ` (2) 924000 ` (3) 880000 ` (4) 760000 `
31. One square is formed with a 88 cm. long wire. One circle is formed with a 88 cm.
long wire. What is the difference between the area of this square and this circle?
(1) 189 sq.cm. (2) 132 sq.cm. (3) 188 sq.cm. (4) 197 sq.cm.
32. A rectangular garden with length 60 metre and breadth 40 metre has a road with
breadth 3 12 metre on the outer side along the sides of the garden. What is the area
of that road?
(1) 849 sq.m. (2) 729 sq.m. (3) 649 sq.m. (4) 749 sq.m.
33. The surface area of a cube is 294 sq.cm. What is its volume?
(1) 343 c.c. (2) 243 c.c. (3) 512 c.c. (4) 443 c.c.
34. The soil from the pit with length 250 metres, breadth 150 metres and depth 2 metres
is spread evenly on the road with length 7.5 km. and 20 metres breadth. What will
be the thickness of the soil spread on the road?
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The scores 623, 616, 618, 620, 617, 619, 622, 621, x are given. The average of all
these scores is 620. What is the value of x ?
(1) 615 (2) 614 (3) 626 (4) 624

Instructions for the Question No. 36 and 37 : This joint bar graph shows the information
of fruit plants and owering plants planted in the garden by students of 8th, 9th and 10th
standard of a school. Observe the bar graph and answer the questions given below.
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37. What is the ratio of total owering plants with the total fruit plants planted by all
the students?
(1) 19 : 17 (2) 17 : 15
(3) 17 : 16 (4) 16 : 19

38. If 20% of x = 10% of 8000 then what is the value of x?
(1) 4000 (2) 2000
(3) 3000 (4) 5000
39. The cost of sugar is increased by 25% and the sale of sugar is decreased by 10%
The trade will show increase or decrease by how much percent?
(1) 15% increase (2) 15% decrease
(3) 12.5% increase (4) 12.5% decrease
40. Suresh took a loan of 10,000 at the rate of 12 p.c.p.a. and 12,000 at 9 p.c.p.a.
respectively from a bank. If he repaid all the loan with interest after 3 years then
nd the total amount he paid?
(1) 6840 ` (2) 28840 `
(3) 27800 ` (4) 27880 `
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What is the difference between the simple interest on ` 16,000 at the rate of 12 12
p.c.p.a. for 2 14 years and on ` 16,000 at the rate of 10 p.c.p.a. for 2 1 years?
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(1) 500 ` (2) 400 `
(3) 550 ` (4) 450 `
42. If the item is sold for ` 60, the loss incurred is four times the pro t gained by selling
the same item at ` 80 then what is the cost price of that item?
(1) 62 ` (2) 58 `
(3) 56 ` (4) 64 `
43. When a shopkeeper sold the mobile at ` 39711 whose marked price was
` 42700 then how much % discount did he give?
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44. Ramrao purchased a tractor at ` 650000 through a commission agent. If 1 12 % of
commission is paid to the agent then what is the total amount paid by Ramrao?
(1) 659750 ` (2) 658750 `
(3) 660750 ` (4) 661750 `
45. If x = 37 and y = 27 then xy = ?
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(1) (x − 2y) (x − 2y) (2) (x + y) (x − 4y)
(3) (x + 2y) (x − 2y) (4) (x − y) (x − 4y)
48. Find the expansion of (6x − 5y)2 from the following.
(1) 36x2 − 30xy + 25y2 (2) 36x2 + 30xy + 25y2
(3) 36x2 − 60xy + 25y2 (4) 36x2 − 120xy + 25y2
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(3) ^3a + 4b h ^3a - 4b h (4) a 9a + 14 b k a 9a - 14 b k

If 4x + 10 = 6 then x = ?
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52. If thrice a certain number is added to twice the same number then it comes to 85
then which is that number?
(1) 23 (2) 17
(3) 27 (4) 29
53. What is the addition of odd numbers from 1 to 100?
(1) 1600 (2) 1800
(3) 2401 (4) 2500
54. What is the difference between smallest natural number and greatest negative integer?
(1) 0 (2) 1
(3) 2 (4) 4
55. 73 = ?
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(1) 0.73 (2) 0.731
(3) 0.7373 (4) 0.73473
56. Observe the number line and select which of the following option denotes
co-ordinate of point P on the number line?
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−2 −1 1 2
−2 −1 0 1 2 3
3 3 3 3
(1) 8 (2) 7
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(3) - 10 (4) 9
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57. The divisibility test of which of the following option is applicable for all the numbers
784, 98, 196, 392
(1) 2 and 7 (2) 2, 3 and 7
(3) 2, 3, 6 (4) 3, 4 and 7
58. Find the square root of
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8 =
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in those two numbers?
(1) 39 (2) 49 (3) 51 (4) 41
60. Which is the greatest Rational number from the given numbers.
16 , 5 , 2 , 125
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62. Sunil and Anil invested ` 91,000 and ` 65000 respectively and started a business.
At the end of the year they made a pro t of ` 48300. How much is Sunil's share in
pro t?
(1) ` 29750 (2) ` 28175
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64. Prakash completes one work in 10 days. Prasad completes the same work in 15
days. How many days will be required to complete the same work if both of them
work together?
(1) 6 (2) 5 (3) 8 (4) 9
65. The sale of Vegetable seller for a week from Monday to Sunday is as follows:-
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66. If m∠P = 55° then what is the measure of the supplementary angle of complementary
angle of ∠P ?
(1) 35° (2) 145° (3) 135° (4) 125°
67. In the adjoining gure out of ∠a, ∠b, ∠c, ∠d which angle
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68. Which of the following is a False statement?
(1) The angle bisectors of a triangle are not concurrent.
(2) The perpendicular bisectors of a triangle are concurrent.
(3) The sum of the measures of three angles of a triangle is 180°.
(4) In a triangle the sum of the length of the two smaller sides is greater than the
length of the greatest side.
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What is the perimeter of the m PQR ?
(1) 29 cm.
(2) 41 cm.
(3) 68 cm. 20 cm.
(4) 70 cm.
Q 21 cm. R
70. Select the option which is not the Pythagorean triplet?
(1) 42, 56, 70 (2) 15, 36, 40
(3) 10, 24, 26 (4) 11, 60, 61
71. The length of the rectangle is 30 cm. and breadth is 20 cm. What is the area of the
square whose perimeter is same as the perimeter of the given rectangle?
(1) 625 sq.cm. (2) 600 sq.cm.
(3) 576 sq.cm. (4) 529 sq.cm.

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(3) 450 sq.cm. (4) 600 sq.cm.
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