KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHANPROBLEM SOLVING ASSESSMENT

CLASS:VITime Allowed: Two Hours Maximum Marks:60

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2. The Test Booklet contains 60 questions divided into three sections A, B and C. A candidate is required to attempt all the three sections. There are 24 questions in section A, 18 questions each in sections B and C.

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SECTION A (LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS)

English( Class -VI )Note:- This section of the question paper contains 24 questions in English Language. A student is required to attempt all the 24 questions.

(Questions 1 – 2)Fill in the blank in each sentence with appropriate conjunctions from the given options:Q1. __________ you want to succeed, you must work hard.(a) until (b) unless(c)if (d) because

Q2. __________ there is a will, there is a way.(a)Still (b)where(c)until (d)unless

(Questions 3-7) Complete the passage by selecting the correct option from the lists for each corresponding gap.Most people in rural India are engaged in agricultural and _______________activities __________________ as dairy products, fishing and forestry. Many people in Urban ________________ are engaged in production of manufactured _________________ from primary products. Others ________________ transport, communication or banking facilities and such like services.

Q3)(a)related (b)relative (c)regulated (d)regular

Q4) (a)such like (b)such (c) only (d)many Q5) (a)planes (b)plains (c)places (d)areasQ6) (a)googly (b)goodies (c)goods (d)badsQ7)(a)shoulder (b)provide (c)supply (d)support.

(Questions 8- 11)Read the passage carefully and choose the option you consider the most appropriate for the question:

Water is the basis of life. Every animal and every plant contains a substantial proportion of free or combined water in its body, and no kind of physiology activity is possible in which this fluid does not play an essential part. Water is, of course, necessary for animal life, while moisture in the soil is equally imperative for the life and growth of plants and trees, though the quality necessary varies

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enormously with the species. The conversation and utilization of water is thus fundamental to human life. Q8) Water is the basis of life, because

(a) it is seen everywhere on the earth.

(b)it is obtained from the sea and rain.

(c)it helps living things to exist.

(d)it is necessary for the birth and growth of all living things.

Q9)No physiological activity is possible without water, because

(a)water is fluid

(b)water plays a very important role in it.

(c)water flows easily.

(d)water does not play any role at all.

Q10) the theme of the passage is

(a)the use of water in day-to-day life.

(b)the use of water in agriculture.

(c)the use of waste water

(d)the importance of water for life itself.

Q11)the synonym of fundamental is(a)primary (b)rightful (c)gainful (d)final

In each sentence, noun(s) is/are given in bold. Identify the type of noun(s) putting a ( ) on the correct option. Q12) Krutika and Ruchika are identical twins.(a)proper (b)common(c)collective(d)abstract

Q13)Mukesh Ambani has a fleet of cars.(a)proper (b)common(c)collective(d)abstract

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Fill in the blanks in each sentence with the most appropriate pronoun from among the given options.Q14) Will you help ____________ with my homework?(a)his (b)me(c)she (d)her

Q15)____________ was nice gift.(a)mine (b)my(c) our (d)her

Fil in the blacks with an adjective.Q16) The dentist advised him to get ______________ treatment immediately.(a)dentures (b)dental(c)dentistry (d)dentist

Q17)Michael is a ________________ student(a)hard-work (b) hard-working(c)hard-worker (d)hardly-working

Fill in the blanks with the correct verb choosing from the options given.Q18) Anecdotes ____________ thought-provoking short stories based on the experiences of life.(a)is (b)was(c)are (d)were

Q19)Ravi ___________ won the first prize for his working model on ‘Energy Conservation’.(a)has (b)have (c)do (d)was

Q20) a stitch in time ___________- nine.(a)saves (b)saving(c)saved (d)savior

Q21) Pt. Nehru _____________ a number of letters to his daughter Indira when he was in prison.(a)write (b)writes(c)wrote (d)written

Q22). synonym of great is (a)greedy (b)dwarf (c)huge (d)monster

Q23)the antonym of Able is (a)active (b)always(c)disable (d)unable

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Q24) the opposite of Idle is (a) standing (b)hurried (c)busy (d)idol

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow-

Siddartha or Gautama ,who founded Buddhism, was born about ,2500years ago. He belonged to a ‘gana’called Sakya gana. He left his home in search of knowledge. He left his home in search of knowledge. He meditated and got enlightened in Bodh Gaya in Bihar. He preached of sufferings and unhappiness in life. He taught in the language of the ordinary people , Prakrit . Other thinkers also wanted to know about life after death and about sacrifices. Their ideas were recorded in the Upanishads , part of the later vedic texts. Gargi was a woman thinker. Satyakama Jabala was a slave thinker.The rules of Buddhist ‘Sangha’were written down in a book called the Vinaya Pitaka. Monks of Buddhism and Jainism started living in monasteries known as ‘. viharas’ .The earliest ‘viharas’ were made of wood and then brick. Q25. Who was the founder of Buddhism? a. Mahavira b. Vihara c. Gautham Buddha d. Satyakama Jabala

Q26. Name the book in which the rules of the sangha were written. a. Vedas b. Uphanishads c. Vinayaka Pitaka d. Viharas

Q27. To which gana did Gautam Buddha belong? a. Sakya gana b. Lichchavis c. Jaina d. Sangha

Q28. What was the language of the common man in which the Buddha taught? a. Hindi b. Sanskrit c. Prakrit d. Brahmi

Q29. Viharas were: a. Hotels b. Kingdoms c. Place of stay of the Buddhist monks d. Gardens

Q30. What did Buddha and other thinkers want to find out? a. Knowledge b. Life after death c. Happiness d. Meditation

Q31. The earliest Viharas were made of: a. Wood b. Stone c. Cement d. Bamboo

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a. Orissa b. Bihar c. Karnataka d.Gujarat

PASSAGE 1

MICROBES

Microbes play a very important role in manufacture of cheese , tanning of leather and decomposition of bodies of dead animals and decaying plants . They help in production of vinegar and alcohol by fermentation . They cause diseases like influenza , tuberculosis , cholera amoebic dysentery and malaria .

Q33. The above passage throws light upon

a) the uses of microbes b) the harms caused by microbes

c) both the uses and the harms of microbes d) neither the uses not the harms

Q34. Microbes are seen in / on

a) air b) water c) land d0 all the three

TIME

60 Seconds = 1 minute

60 minutes = 1 hour

24 hours = 1 day

365 days = 1 year

10 years = 1 decade

10 decades = 100 years = 1 century

10 centuries = 1000 years = 1 millennium

Q35. The formula for calculating no of minutes for a day =

a) 60x60x24 b) 24x24 c) 60x24 d) 60x60

Q36. No of weeks per an year =

a) 40 b) 48 c) 52 d) 51

THE LEVER

There are three classes of levers

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Alever of the first class has the fulcrum between the effort and the resistance .

Ex : a crowbar , a see-saw

A lever of second class has the resistance between the fulcrum and the effort .

Ex : a wheel barrow , abottle opener

A lever of the third class has the effort between the fulcrum and the resistance .

Ex: pair of tongs , a fishing rod

Q37. An other example for lever of the first class is

a) a pair of scissors b) a nut cracker c) a spade d) none of these

Q38. An other example for lever of the second class is

a) a pair of scissors b) a nut cracker c) a spade d) none of these

Q39. An other example for lever of the third class is

a) a pair of scissors b) a nut cracker c) a spade d) none of these

SEPARATION OF SUBSTANCES

Water dissolves different amount of soluble substances . You are in the kitchen . The cooking has begun .

Q40 . Grain and husk can be separated by

a) decantation b) filtration c) sedimentation d) none of the above

BODY MOVEMENTS

The different types of joints in our body are ball and socket joint , hinge joint , pivotal joint and fixed joint

Q41 . The joint that allows movement in all directions is

a) ball and socket joint b) hinge joint c) pivotal joint d) fixed joint

LIGHT

We see an object only when it scatters the light incident on it . Light travels only along straight lines .

Q42 . An object can be seen only when

a) light reflected by it reaches our eyes

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b) all the light is absorbed by it

c) it is completely transparent

d) it reflects the light incident on it

QUANTITATIVE REASONING ( 43-60)

Q43)A ladder has multiples of 9 written on it. But the painter forgot to write the number on one step. Can you help him to find that number?

(a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 63 (d) 81

Q44. Anu had to walk 8 points towards right starting from zero on number line but she went 8 points towards left by mistake. Find her position.

[ (a)8 (b)-8 (c)10 (d)-10

Q45. On Monday, school children got pooris in mid-day meal. Rohit ate 2 ½ pooris, Rahul ate 3 ½ pooris ,Pooja ate ½ poori. How many pooris did they eat in all?

[ (a) 6 (b) 6 ½ (c)10 (d) 9

Q46. Rajat , Nimith, and Vineeth had appeared for the medical examination for the Indian Army. After examining they see that their heights were 1.7 m, 1.71 m, 172 cm respectively. Who among the three is the tallest

[ (a) Rajat (b) Nimith (c) Vineeth (d)All are of the same height]

Q47. Look at the Bar graph given below showing the different fruits liked by the children of class 6 and choose the correct answer for the following questions :

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(i) Name the fruit liked by maximum number of students :

(a) Apple (b) grapes ( c) blue berry (d) banana

(ii) The whole students in the class formed two groups A and B. The children liking apple,orange and Grapes form Group A. The children liking banana,kiwifruit and blue berry form Group B. Which is the larger group.

(a) Group A (b) Group B ( c) Both Groups have same number of students (d) Can’t say

Q48. How many triangles are there in figure?

[ (a) 7 (b) 15 (c)10 (d) 17

Q49. The cost of an ice-cream in a particular shop is Rs. 12.50. Arjun has Rs.50 with him How many Ice-creams can he buy with the amount he has ?

(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4

Q50. Rajat has two telephones. One rings after every two hours and the other rings after every three hours.The telephones ring together . After how much time will they ring together again ?

(a) 6 hours (b) 9hours (c) 7hours (d) 13 hours

Q51. A square shaped wall of side 6m was to be painted in white. Find the total area to be painted.

[ (a)24 sq m (b)36 sq m (c)12 sq m (d)6 sq m ]

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Q52 Anitha had to make a right angle. She made one angle of 350. Can you tell the complementary angle?

[ (a) 650 (b) 550 (c) 400 (d) 750 ]

Q53. In an office the working hours are 9a.m. to 5 p.m. and in between an hour is spent on lunch. Find the ratio of office hours to the time spent for lunch.

[ (a) 9 :1 (b) 1:9 (c) 8:1 (d)1:8 ]

Q54. Lalitha purchased 13 pencils from the shop. She distributed equally to her younger brothers Anil and Sunil and she kept one pencil more than them. Tell how many pencils she has now?

[ (a)4 (b) 5 (c)6 (d) 7

Q 55. ) Find the odd one

[ (a) b (b) e (c)d (d)

Q56. Find the value of A and B

[ (a)A = 9, B =2 (b) A = 3 , B = 8 (c)A = 6 , B = 4 (d) A = 8 , B = 4]

Q57. Two successive numbers which are prime are:

(a) 3 and 5 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 5 and 7 (d) 17 and 19

Q58. Which one of the following expressions exactly represents the given statement?

2 more than five times p

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i) 2+p ii) 2 + 5p iii) 2-p+5 iv) 2+5+p

Q59. 54 ×( 56 ÷ 56) =

i)5 ii)1 iii)45 iv) 54

Q60. Study the given data carefully and answer the questions that follows: (Qs.1 & 2 )

Sanjay and his brother went to buy an bicycles available, out of which they shortlisted five. The five chosen by them are given below with their price tags

Rs.2095 Rs.3295 Rs.3592 Rs.2395 Rs.2935

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

(i) Sanjay’s elder brother Vijay wants to arrange them in increasing order of their

Prices before he selects one out of these . What will be the correct increasing order

from left to right?

(a) ADEBA (b) ABCED (c) CBEDA (d) CABDE

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