Questions
What conclusion can be drawn from both the scenarios?
Directions: Read the following two scenarios and answer the question that follows:
Scenario-1
Ravi, apart from being an excellent footballer, is a friendly person and is loved by all. As his team prepares for the upcoming state level tournament, Ravi’s family suffers a major financial crisis. He decides to opt out of the tournament as he cannot afford the new sports gear. His team members pool in the money to buy the equipment for him to make him stay. In the finals of the state level tournament, it is Ravi who manages to score the winning goal.
Scenario-2
Vijay studies in 8th standard and goes to school in a private bus every day. He is accompanied by 10th standard students who bully him often while they commute through the bus. His friends get to know about his problem and decide to accompany him in his bus. Seeing him with his friends, the seniors refrain from bullying him again.
- Together we can overcome any obstacle.
- One should be self dependent.
- Team work brings the best in you.
- Success comes to those who work in harmony.
What conclusion can be drawn from the first scenario?
Directions: Read the following two scenarios and answer the question that follows:
Scenario-1
Ravi, apart from being an excellent footballer, is a friendly person and is loved by all. As his team prepares for the upcoming state level tournament, Ravi’s family suffers a major financial crisis. He decides to opt out of the tournament as he cannot afford the new sports gear. His team members pool in the money to buy the equipment for him to make him stay. In the finals of the state level tournament, it is Ravi who manages to score the winning goal.
Scenario-2
Vijay studies in 8th standard and goes to school in a private bus every day. He is accompanied by 10th standard students who bully him often while they commute through the bus. His friends get to know about his problem and decide to accompany him in his bus. Seeing him with his friends, the seniors refrain from bullying him again.
- Ravi was not reluctant to ask for help from his team mates.
- Ravi's team mates were inconsiderate towards him.
- Ravi's team mates did not want him to play in the team.
- Ravi's team mates may not have managed to win without his help.
Which of the following words best describe the interpersonal relationships as described in both the scenarios?
Directions: Read the following two scenarios and answer the question that follows:
Scenario-1
Ravi, apart from being an excellent footballer, is a friendly person and is loved by all. As his team prepares for the upcoming state level tournament, Ravi’s family suffers a major financial crisis. He decides to opt out of the tournament as he cannot afford the new sports gear. His team members pool in the money to buy the equipment for him to make him stay. In the finals of the state level tournament, it is Ravi who manages to score the winning goal.
Scenario-2
Vijay studies in 8th standard and goes to school in a private bus every day. He is accompanied by 10th standard students who bully him often while they commute through the bus. His friends get to know about his problem and decide to accompany him in his bus. Seeing him with his friends, the seniors refrain from bullying him again.
- Trust
- Understanding
- Respect
- Cooperation
Consider the relationships within this statement:
Umbrella is to rain as dam is to flood.
Which of the words below completes the following statement?
Each is to all as part is to _________
- whole
- separate
- role
- many
Which of the following statements expresses the ideal relationship between the two categories; 'good actors' and 'people who seek money'?
- Many good actors are people who seek money.
- Not all good actors are people who seek money.
- Some people who seek money are good actors.
- People who seek money are not good actors.
If Devesh decides to volunteer to work for an NGO taking care of elderly people, what is most likely to be the immediate effect of his decision?
- He gets blessings from the old and helpless people.
- He faces the criticism of his friends for not partying with them in the free time.
- His parents feel proud of him when they learn about his decision.
- He feels happy that he utilised his leisure time for a good and noble cause.
Flowers are considered to be the best gift which suits any or every occasion. When choosing flowers, people consider the occasion as well as their relationship with the person to whom they are presenting the flowers.
Commonly recognised flower associations include:
Daffodil - truth, forgiveness, honesty
Lily - unions, partnerships, long lasting relationships
Rose - love, intelligence, passion
Sunflower - good luck, wealth, ambition
Tulip - opportunity, advancement, new beginnings
Use the above information to answer the following question:
For the inauguration of a new shop, the flowers chosen would most likely be
- lily and tulip
- daffodil and sunflower
- tulip and sunflower
- rose and lily
Directions: Read the given statements and answer the question that follows:
A. Truth is stranger than fiction.
B. All truths are not to be told.
C. A liar ought to have a good memory.
D. Truth needs no colour.
Which saying shows that truth is far more interesting and surprising than invented stories?
- A
- B
- C
- D
Directions: Read the given statements and answer the question that follows:
A. Truth is stranger than fiction.
B. All truths are not to be told.
C. A liar ought to have a good memory.
D. Truth needs no colour.
Which of the two statements express similar sentiments?
- A and B
- C and D
- B and C
- B and D
The second scenario clearly states that
Directions: Read the following two scenarios and answer the question that follows:
Scenario-1
Ravi, apart from being an excellent footballer, is a friendly person and is loved by all. As his team prepares for the upcoming state level tournament, Ravi’s family suffers a major financial crisis. He decides to opt out of the tournament as he cannot afford the new sports gear. His team members pool in the money to buy the equipment for him to make him stay. In the finals of the state level tournament, it is Ravi who manages to score the winning goal.
Scenario-2
Vijay studies in 8th standard and goes to school in a private bus every day. He is accompanied by 10th standard students who bully him often while they commute through the bus. His friends get to know about his problem and decide to accompany him in his bus. Seeing him with his friends, the seniors refrain from bullying him again.
- Vijay's friends were not ready to help him
- Vijay's friends did not hesitate to support him
- Vijay was too scared to mention the problem being faced by him
- Vijay was heavily dependent on his friends
The phrase 'loved by all' describes which attribute of Ravi?
Directions: Read the following two scenarios and answer the question that follows:
Scenario-1
Ravi, apart from being an excellent footballer, is a friendly person and is loved by all. As his team prepares for the upcoming state level tournament, Ravi’s family suffers a major financial crisis. He decides to opt out of the tournament as he cannot afford the new sports gear. His team members pool in the money to buy the equipment for him to make him stay. In the finals of the state level tournament, it is Ravi who manages to score the winning goal.
Scenario-2
Vijay studies in 8th standard and goes to school in a private bus every day. He is accompanied by 10th standard students who bully him often while they commute through the bus. His friends get to know about his problem and decide to accompany him in his bus. Seeing him with his friends, the seniors refrain from bullying him again.
- His sportsmanship
- His being a good human being
- His popularity as a friendly person
- His being an all rounder
Vijay got bullied by others because
Directions: Read the following two scenarios and answer the question that follows:
Scenario-1
Ravi, apart from being an excellent footballer, is a friendly person and is loved by all. As his team prepares for the upcoming state level tournament, Ravi’s family suffers a major financial crisis. He decides to opt out of the tournament as he cannot afford the new sports gear. His team members pool in the money to buy the equipment for him to make him stay. In the finals of the state level tournament, it is Ravi who manages to score the winning goal.
Scenario-2
Vijay studies in 8th standard and goes to school in a private bus every day. He is accompanied by 10th standard students who bully him often while they commute through the bus. His friends get to know about his problem and decide to accompany him in his bus. Seeing him with his friends, the seniors refrain from bullying him again.
- he was youngest of the students
- he was scared and terrified
- he was travelling alone
- initially he had no support
Computers act as new 'baby-sitters' because
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
Some teachers believe that good old traditional methods of teaching are quite reliable and there is no urgent need to revamp the whole system. However, modern educators are pretty sure that learning should be fun. And the more fun a student has, the more successful the results of the teaching process will be. And nowadays computer and digital technologies are the ultimate extensions of fun.
Parents in general view a computer as a new baby-sitter and a rather upgraded one when compared with the previous version – a TV-set. They seem to think that buying a computer for their child is enough to make him or her upload and engage into some educative programs, surf informative sites and resources. And they are bitterly disappointed when their children spend most of the time indulging in some stupid shooters tearing their enemies to bloody pieces or chat with the same rattle-brained peers in some neighbouring district discussing football or MTV. It was quite clear from the very beginning that a child or even a teenager needs some sort of guidance to enter the Internet world, somebody who would teach them to behave at different forums and online discussions.
But sooner or later all of them come to some sort of a conclusion that computer skills are indispensable for children not to lag behind the time and be competitive at the current education and workforce market.
- children get to learn lot of new things from them
- children spend lot of time on computers which keeps them engaged
- parents are using computers to replace the addiction of TV
- parents consider that computers are better than anything else in handling their kids
Some sort of guidance is required in the beginning before venturing into the world of internet because
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
Some teachers believe that good old traditional methods of teaching are quite reliable and there is no urgent need to revamp the whole system. However, modern educators are pretty sure that learning should be fun. And the more fun a student has, the more successful the results of the teaching process will be. And nowadays computer and digital technologies are the ultimate extensions of fun.
Parents in general view a computer as a new baby-sitter and a rather upgraded one when compared with the previous version – a TV-set. They seem to think that buying a computer for their child is enough to make him or her upload and engage into some educative programs, surf informative sites and resources. And they are bitterly disappointed when their children spend most of the time indulging in some stupid shooters tearing their enemies to bloody pieces or chat with the same rattle-brained peers in some neighbouring district discussing football or MTV. It was quite clear from the very beginning that a child or even a teenager needs some sort of guidance to enter the Internet world, somebody who would teach them to behave at different forums and online discussions.
But sooner or later all of them come to some sort of a conclusion that computer skills are indispensable for children not to lag behind the time and be competitive at the current education and workforce market.
- internet is a complex world not easy to interpret
- internet can have negative impact on young brains
- internet is a vast field and requires prior knowledge
- it is difficult to know internet uses in the beginning
The last lines of the passage highlight
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
Some teachers believe that good old traditional methods of teaching are quite reliable and there is no urgent need to revamp the whole system. However, modern educators are pretty sure that learning should be fun. And the more fun a student has, the more successful the results of the teaching process will be. And nowadays computer and digital technologies are the ultimate extensions of fun.
Parents in general view a computer as a new baby-sitter and a rather upgraded one when compared with the previous version – a TV-set. They seem to think that buying a computer for their child is enough to make him or her upload and engage into some educative programs, surf informative sites and resources. And they are bitterly disappointed when their children spend most of the time indulging in some stupid shooters tearing their enemies to bloody pieces or chat with the same rattle-brained peers in some neighbouring district discussing football or MTV. It was quite clear from the very beginning that a child or even a teenager needs some sort of guidance to enter the Internet world, somebody who would teach them to behave at different forums and online discussions.
But sooner or later all of them come to some sort of a conclusion that computer skills are indispensable for children not to lag behind the time and be competitive at the current education and workforce market.
- the negative impact of internet on young minds
- the role of internet in transforming education
- the importance of internet in today's competitive world
- the increased dependence of children on internet
The reason for parental disappointment is that
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
Some teachers believe that good old traditional methods of teaching are quite reliable and there is no urgent need to revamp the whole system. However, modern educators are pretty sure that learning should be fun. And the more fun a student has, the more successful the results of the teaching process will be. And nowadays computer and digital technologies are the ultimate extensions of fun.
Parents in general view a computer as a new baby-sitter and a rather upgraded one when compared with the previous version – a TV-set. They seem to think that buying a computer for their child is enough to make him or her upload and engage into some educative programs, surf informative sites and resources. And they are bitterly disappointed when their children spend most of the time indulging in some stupid shooters tearing their enemies to bloody pieces or chat with the same rattle-brained peers in some neighbouring district discussing football or MTV. It was quite clear from the very beginning that a child or even a teenager needs some sort of guidance to enter the Internet world, somebody who would teach them to behave at different forums and online discussions.
But sooner or later all of them come to some sort of a conclusion that computer skills are indispensable for children not to lag behind the time and be competitive at the current education and workforce market.
- children still spend more time on TV than on computers
- children are becoming dependent on internet and not making any efforts
- internet is being used more for playing games than as an educative tool
- children are getting addicted to internet just as they were addicted to TV earlier
The main idea conveyed in the passage is
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
Some teachers believe that good old traditional methods of teaching are quite reliable and there is no urgent need to revamp the whole system. However, modern educators are pretty sure that learning should be fun. And the more fun a student has, the more successful the results of the teaching process will be. And nowadays computer and digital technologies are the ultimate extensions of fun.
Parents in general view a computer as a new baby-sitter and a rather upgraded one when compared with the previous version – a TV-set. They seem to think that buying a computer for their child is enough to make him or her upload and engage into some educative programs, surf informative sites and resources. And they are bitterly disappointed when their children spend most of the time indulging in some stupid shooters tearing their enemies to bloody pieces or chat with the same rattle-brained peers in some neighbouring district discussing football or MTV. It was quite clear from the very beginning that a child or even a teenager needs some sort of guidance to enter the Internet world, somebody who would teach them to behave at different forums and online discussions.
But sooner or later all of them come to some sort of a conclusion that computer skills are indispensable for children not to lag behind the time and be competitive at the current education and workforce market.
- that computers are here to stay
- that internet is more of an evil than a blessing
- Internet guidance - need of the hour
- importance of computers in the field of education
One of the good old methods of teaching could be
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
Some teachers believe that good old traditional methods of teaching are quite reliable and there is no urgent need to revamp the whole system. However, modern educators are pretty sure that learning should be fun. And the more fun a student has, the more successful the results of the teaching process will be. And nowadays computer and digital technologies are the ultimate extensions of fun.
Parents in general view a computer as a new baby-sitter and a rather upgraded one when compared with the previous version – a TV-set. They seem to think that buying a computer for their child is enough to make him or her upload and engage into some educative programs, surf informative sites and resources. And they are bitterly disappointed when their children spend most of the time indulging in some stupid shooters tearing their enemies to bloody pieces or chat with the same rattle-brained peers in some neighbouring district discussing football or MTV. It was quite clear from the very beginning that a child or even a teenager needs some sort of guidance to enter the Internet world, somebody who would teach them to behave at different forums and online discussions.
But sooner or later all of them come to some sort of a conclusion that computer skills are indispensable for children not to lag behind the time and be competitive at the current education and workforce market.
- taking class to watch a science movie
- asking students to make a presentation on the lecture
- giving notes to the students on blackboard for revision
- using 3D models to demonstrate the lectures