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Qualitative Reasoning - 9

Qualitative Reasoning PSA CBSE - 9

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the given statements and answer the question that follows:
A. A watched pot never boils.
B. All things come to those who wait.
C. Second thoughts are best.
D. Curiosity killed the cat.

Which of the two statements express similar sentiments?

  1. B and D
  2. B and C
  3. A and C
  4. C and D
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

According to Wikipedia, 'magnanimous' means a noble and generous person.
Which of the following doesn't represent magnanimous person?

  1. A person helping the poor and needy
  2. A man donating clothes to an orphanage
  3. A scientist working on a nuclear project
  4. A person planting more trees
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Read the given statements and answer the question that follows:
A. A watched pot never boils.
B. All things come to those who wait.
C. Second thoughts are best.
D. Curiosity killed the cat.

Which saying encourages people to think well before acting?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Ravi has been experiencing pain and redness in his eyes for the past few days. Ideally, for a medical examination, he would most likely go to an _________

  1. ophthalmologist
  2. internist
  3. occult
  4. optician
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements expresses the ideal relationship between the two categories; 'sound sleep' and 'healthy people'?

  1. Healthy people may not always have sound sleep.
  2. Sound sleep requires healthy people.
  3. People who sleep sound are healthy.
  4. Sound sleep may not be a sign of health.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If Jatin decided to go for a movie with his friends by bunking classes, what is the most immediate effect of his decision?

  1. He loses interest in studies and his scores go down.
  2. He remains anxious for the rest of the day and doesn't even enjoy the movie.
  3. His teacher notices his absence from the class and reports it to his parents the next day.
  4. He is not able to understand the next lecture as he missed the previous one.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What inference can be drawn from both the scenarios?

Directions: Read the following two scenarios and answer the question that follows:

Scenario-1
Kartik lives in a distant town and takes half an hour to reach his school daily. One day on his way to school, he spots an old man lying unconscious on the road with no one around to help him. He tries to help the old man by running back to the town and calling the ambulance from the city hospital. He gets scolding from his teacher on reaching late to the school.

Scenario-2
Rashmi is a kind and considerate girl who has a special love for animals. While playing in the garden one day, she comes across a crippled dog, crying in pain. She decides to take it to the veterinary hospital for treatment. She spends all her pocket money on the treatment of the stray dog. Her mother gets annoyed at her for the same.

  1. Being kind to others always brings you praise.
  2. One should help others selflessly.
  3. We should always help those who can't help themselves.
  4. Keep doing good without expecting anything in return.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The most important benefit of Internet is that

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
In this present world of technological development, Internet is a boon for all the students who are given assignments to complete or do a secondary research. Internet provides such students with all the relevant information on their fingertips. But most of the students just surf the net and easily copy and paste information directly into their paper and claim it as their own. Is this not cheating? To use the ideas, content of others without giving due attribution is considered illegal.
Students are pressurised to do well in their assignments and projects. But when they make honest effort, it is not appreciated. On the other hand, those who have copied and pasted from internet would be appreciated and awarded more marks. Instead of testing their ability to write, one's ability to search best article and paste it in their assignments would be tested. Even in exams, students are encouraged to learn by rote and write the answers as they occur in text book or in notes given by teacher.
A child would grow up copying and pasting and in later stages face difficulties when given individual projects to be handled in this competitive world. He/she would be unable to come up with innovative ideas. Creativity of the student would be curbed.

  1. it helps in cheating which is legal
  2. it provides detailed information about any subject
  3. it is the best source of entertainment
  4. anyone can copy and paste the content by giving due credit
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is most likely to happen next in the first scenario?

Directions: Read the following two scenarios and answer the question that follows:

Scenario-1
Kartik lives in a distant town and takes half an hour to reach his school daily. One day on his way to school, he spots an old man lying unconscious on the road with no one around to help him. He tries to help the old man by running back to the town and calling the ambulance from the city hospital. He gets scolding from his teacher on reaching late to the school.

Scenario-2
Rashmi is a kind and considerate girl who has a special love for animals. While playing in the garden one day, she comes across a crippled dog, crying in pain. She decides to take it to the veterinary hospital for treatment. She spends all her pocket money on the treatment of the stray dog. Her mother gets annoyed at her for the same.

  1. Kartik keeps getting late to school on one pretext or the other.
  2. Kartik is sad and demoralised on getting scolded by the teacher.
  3. The old man gets well but never gets to know who helped him.
  4. The teacher gets to know the incident and praises Kartik for his good deed.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What can be assumed about Kartik from the first scenario?

Directions: Read the following two scenarios and answer the question that follows:

Scenario-1
Kartik lives in a distant town and takes half an hour to reach his school daily. One day on his way to school, he spots an old man lying unconscious on the road with no one around to help him. He tries to help the old man by running back to the town and calling the ambulance from the city hospital. He gets scolding from his teacher on reaching late to the school.

Scenario-2
Rashmi is a kind and considerate girl who has a special love for animals. While playing in the garden one day, she comes across a crippled dog, crying in pain. She decides to take it to the veterinary hospital for treatment. She spends all her pocket money on the treatment of the stray dog. Her mother gets annoyed at her for the same.

  1. He is always late for his school.
  2. He is a sincere and hard working student.
  3. He is kind and helpful to others.
  4. He often gets scolded by his teachers.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following strategies could help resolve the issues in both the scenarios?

Directions: Read the following two scenarios and answer the question that follows:

Scenario-1
Kartik lives in a distant town and takes half an hour to reach his school daily. One day on his way to school, he spots an old man lying unconscious on the road with no one around to help him. He tries to help the old man by running back to the town and calling the ambulance from the city hospital. He gets scolding from his teacher on reaching late to the school.

Scenario-2
Rashmi is a kind and considerate girl who has a special love for animals. While playing in the garden one day, she comes across a crippled dog, crying in pain. She decides to take it to the veterinary hospital for treatment. She spends all her pocket money on the treatment of the stray dog. Her mother gets annoyed at her for the same.

  1. Being more confident
  2. Expressing the true reason behind the act
  3. Following the rules obediently
  4. Minding one's own business
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The second scenario clearly indicates that

Directions: Read the following two scenarios and answer the question that follows:

Scenario-1
Kartik lives in a distant town and takes half an hour to reach his school daily. One day on his way to school, he spots an old man lying unconscious on the road with no one around to help him. He tries to help the old man by running back to the town and calling the ambulance from the city hospital. He gets scolding from his teacher on reaching late to the school.

Scenario-2
Rashmi is a kind and considerate girl who has a special love for animals. While playing in the garden one day, she comes across a crippled dog, crying in pain. She decides to take it to the veterinary hospital for treatment. She spends all her pocket money on the treatment of the stray dog. Her mother gets annoyed at her for the same.

  1. Rashmi's mother doesn't like her playing with street dogs.
  2. Rashmi gets pocket money from her parents every month.
  3. The veterinary hospital charged a hefty fee for treatment of the dog.
  4. Rashmi is not scared of stray dogs and loves them selflessly.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Both the scenarios teach us the true meaning of

Directions: Read the following two scenarios and answer the question that follows:

Scenario-1
Kartik lives in a distant town and takes half an hour to reach his school daily. One day on his way to school, he spots an old man lying unconscious on the road with no one around to help him. He tries to help the old man by running back to the town and calling the ambulance from the city hospital. He gets scolding from his teacher on reaching late to the school.

Scenario-2
Rashmi is a kind and considerate girl who has a special love for animals. While playing in the garden one day, she comes across a crippled dog, crying in pain. She decides to take it to the veterinary hospital for treatment. She spends all her pocket money on the treatment of the stray dog. Her mother gets annoyed at her for the same.

  1. charity
  2. discipline
  3. humanity
  4. honesty
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The passage blames our own culture for

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
In this present world of technological development, Internet is a boon for all the students who are given assignments to complete or do a secondary research. Internet provides such students with all the relevant information on their fingertips. But most of the students just surf the net and easily copy and paste information directly into their paper and claim it as their own. Is this not cheating? To use the ideas, content of others without giving due attribution is considered illegal.
Students are pressurised to do well in their assignments and projects. But when they make honest effort, it is not appreciated. On the other hand, those who have copied and pasted from internet would be appreciated and awarded more marks. Instead of testing their ability to write, one's ability to search best article and paste it in their assignments would be tested. Even in exams, students are encouraged to learn by rote and write the answers as they occur in text book or in notes given by teacher.
A child would grow up copying and pasting and in later stages face difficulties when given individual projects to be handled in this competitive world. He/she would be unable to come up with innovative ideas. Creativity of the student would be curbed.

  1. pressurising students to do well in projects
  2. promoting dishonesty in students and limiting their creativity
  3. making unethical use of the technological developments
  4. creating cut-throat competitive world for children
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Rote learning and answering the questions as given in text books will eventually lead to

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
In this present world of technological development, Internet is a boon for all the students who are given assignments to complete or do a secondary research. Internet provides such students with all the relevant information on their fingertips. But most of the students just surf the net and easily copy and paste information directly into their paper and claim it as their own. Is this not cheating? To use the ideas, content of others without giving due attribution is considered illegal.
Students are pressurised to do well in their assignments and projects. But when they make honest effort, it is not appreciated. On the other hand, those who have copied and pasted from internet would be appreciated and awarded more marks. Instead of testing their ability to write, one's ability to search best article and paste it in their assignments would be tested. Even in exams, students are encouraged to learn by rote and write the answers as they occur in text book or in notes given by teacher.
A child would grow up copying and pasting and in later stages face difficulties when given individual projects to be handled in this competitive world. He/she would be unable to come up with innovative ideas. Creativity of the student would be curbed.

  1. more marks in the exam
  2. improved learning and answering abilities in students
  3. reduced thinking and self reasoning capabilities in students
  4. cheating by the students from text books and notes
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In order to survive in the competitive world of today, students should learn the importance of

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
In this present world of technological development, Internet is a boon for all the students who are given assignments to complete or do a secondary research. Internet provides such students with all the relevant information on their fingertips. But most of the students just surf the net and easily copy and paste information directly into their paper and claim it as their own. Is this not cheating? To use the ideas, content of others without giving due attribution is considered illegal.
Students are pressurised to do well in their assignments and projects. But when they make honest effort, it is not appreciated. On the other hand, those who have copied and pasted from internet would be appreciated and awarded more marks. Instead of testing their ability to write, one's ability to search best article and paste it in their assignments would be tested. Even in exams, students are encouraged to learn by rote and write the answers as they occur in text book or in notes given by teacher.
A child would grow up copying and pasting and in later stages face difficulties when given individual projects to be handled in this competitive world. He/she would be unable to come up with innovative ideas. Creativity of the student would be curbed.

  1. internet and its uses
  2. creative mental ability and innovative thinking
  3. rote learning and copying ideas from others
  4. giving credit to others for ideas and content
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the assignment projects with copied and pasted content are awarded more marks,

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
In this present world of technological development, Internet is a boon for all the students who are given assignments to complete or do a secondary research. Internet provides such students with all the relevant information on their fingertips. But most of the students just surf the net and easily copy and paste information directly into their paper and claim it as their own. Is this not cheating? To use the ideas, content of others without giving due attribution is considered illegal.
Students are pressurised to do well in their assignments and projects. But when they make honest effort, it is not appreciated. On the other hand, those who have copied and pasted from internet would be appreciated and awarded more marks. Instead of testing their ability to write, one's ability to search best article and paste it in their assignments would be tested. Even in exams, students are encouraged to learn by rote and write the answers as they occur in text book or in notes given by teacher.
A child would grow up copying and pasting and in later stages face difficulties when given individual projects to be handled in this competitive world. He/she would be unable to come up with innovative ideas. Creativity of the student would be curbed.

  1. the quality of assignments will improve
  2. the students will be encouraged to do more research on internet
  3. the students will not be motivated to make honest self effort
  4. the burden on students will be less
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The passage shows that in the present world, educational system is

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
In this present world of technological development, Internet is a boon for all the students who are given assignments to complete or do a secondary research. Internet provides such students with all the relevant information on their fingertips. But most of the students just surf the net and easily copy and paste information directly into their paper and claim it as their own. Is this not cheating? To use the ideas, content of others without giving due attribution is considered illegal.
Students are pressurised to do well in their assignments and projects. But when they make honest effort, it is not appreciated. On the other hand, those who have copied and pasted from internet would be appreciated and awarded more marks. Instead of testing their ability to write, one's ability to search best article and paste it in their assignments would be tested. Even in exams, students are encouraged to learn by rote and write the answers as they occur in text book or in notes given by teacher.
A child would grow up copying and pasting and in later stages face difficulties when given individual projects to be handled in this competitive world. He/she would be unable to come up with innovative ideas. Creativity of the student would be curbed.

  1. making students more competitive
  2. encouraging students to become more creative and innovative
  3. doing more harm than good to the children
  4. promoting extensive use of internet in research projects
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