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BIRLA BALIKA VI DYAPEETH

ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

CLASS tX SUBJECT: ENGLISH

rME :$8min MAX MARKS:25

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l. Read the following passage carefully: 8 rnarks

Forthose with stamina, bicycles are the best option to explore Panchmarhi, besides other modesof
transport.

One and a haif kiionrete!'av/ay frorn the bus station lies Jaiasl-ranllar-, a scenic cave r.,lrich is the soui-cc of
Jambudweep stream. The boulders here c!'eate an impression of the matted locks of Shiva, from vrhich the
spot derives its name. Explore the Pandava caves, beiieved to have been the abode of the pandavas dur-ing
their exile.

The lofty ravines of Handi Khoh are almost three hundred feet high, and a scenic preserve for birds and
bees. Natives believes that the destroyed serpent lies buried in this khud.

Shiva is clearly the presiding deity here. The Mahadev Cave, with its ancient idol of Shiva and the Shivalings
has been a popular pilgrim center forcenturies, and attracts lakhs of rrisitors dui.ing Shivratri. To the east is
Mahadev,.an excellent rock shelter almost l-50 feet in length that features paintings dating as far back as
the fourth century BC. Four kms away lies ttre Chauragharh, one of the Satputura's prominent summits
marked by the emblems of Shiva.

Those seeking adventure can take a ten minute lvalk to reach the top of Rajat pai-bat, the ,Big Fali,, just one
among the hundreds of water fall in Panchmarhi. You might even stumble across one thar hasn,t been
recorded till date. The Duchess Falls are extremely scenic, thundering down the hill in three distinct
cascades. Watch out for the steep descent. The two-and-a-half-kms rugged path looks dissuading, but is an
exper.ierrce worth cherishing.

Complete the following sentences: 6 marks

i Bicycles are b:st for thosr v'rha

latashanker, a scenic cave, is the source of

3. The ravines of'Handi Khoh' are

The Mahadeva Cave, a popular pilgrim centre, isvisited by

5. The Duchess Falls thunder down the hilt in

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word from the passage that means the same :
2 marks

1. Designs or symbols used as identifying marks

2. The tops of mountains

ll' choose the correct option from the ones given below and complete the paragraph
: 4 marks
The average cow (i )
{weigh, weighed,is weighing, weighs ) one thousand
four hundred pounds. Cows drink twenty five (ii)
or, to, and, byi fifty gallons of
'wate:"
iiii) (all, -the, each, one)day . A female cow (iv)
has
produced , will produce, is producing, produces)
over two thousand glasses of milk in her lifetir.ne.

(v)- (how, that, which,whatla cow eats (vi)

(is
affecting, effects, affects, is affecting)the mitk that it produces. (vii)
(if, unless, as,
thereforela cow has a balanced diet, she can produce (viii)
(as many as , as more

as, as much as, so many as) one hundred glass of

milk a day.

Ill.Read the conversation and comprete the paragraph

that foilows: 4 marks
Wife : Our servant has run away.

Husband: ls anything missing?

Wife : Yes, mr7 gold watch.

Husband: Where did you keep it ?

!\life : On the dressing table , as usual.

l-lusband: I am going to the police to report.

The wife told her husband that (i)

The husband asked his wife {ii}

The wife replied in affirmative that (iii)

The husband then asked her where (iv)

and tord her that she was going to the poiice to report the
incident.
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lv. Rearrange the words and phrases to form meaningful sentences:

2 marks

1. ls / ocean I a veryl for/ foreign/ important I tradeltransport

2. Than/ is/ air/ transportl cheaper/it

V' You often notice people throwing domestic garbage, orange and banana peets on the
road, anywhere,
unmindfulof the pollution theycause and invite diseases. vr'rite an article on the above pr.oblern
ia not
more than 150 uuords.
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M.M.-25 Mathematics Time-3Omin

Note: 1. All questions are compulsory

Z.The question paper is divided in four secti'ons A,B,

CandD

Section 'A'(One mark each)

1. What is the value of 'x' for which 9 and fr ,t* equat -

(a) 5 (b) I (c) 7 (d) s

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(a) s (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) -2

3. The value of (zo-t1-t is

(a) o (b) 1 (c) a0 (d) 20
4. Discount percent is always calculated on
(a) C.P. (b) S.P. (c) M.P. (d) None of these
5. The volurne of a cylinder whose diameter is equal ts its
height is
(alrrr3h(b) + (.)+ ldl +rrz
Section 'B'(One mank each)
6. Find the area of a rhombus whose diagonals are of length
20cm and t8cm.
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r 8. verify Euf er's Formula
=
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v - E = 2, for cuboid.
9'72yo of 25 students are good in mathematics. Find how
many
are not good in mathematics.
10. Find the volume of a cube whose edge is 5cm.
Sectio n'C' (Two marks each)
11. The rneasures of two adiacent angtes of a parallelogram
are
in the ratio 3 : 2. Find the measure of each of the angtes of
the parallelogram.

l3.Three consecutive numbers are such that when they are

taken in increasing order and multiplied bv 2,3 and 4
respectively, they add up to 14. Find these nurnbers.,
14. Find the square roct of 256.
-15.An almirah is sold at Rs.5 ,225 after atlowing a discount of Syu.
Find its rnarked price.
16. A bag contains 4 red bails, 7 white balls, 3 green balls and 6
black balls. lf one ball is drawn at random, find the
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probability that it is
(a) Black Ball
(b) Not a Red Balt
Section 'D' (Three marks each)
L7. Find the number of 20 cmx15 cm bricks required to have a
45 m x20 m lane. Atso find the cost of the brlcks at the rate
of Rs. 900 per thousand.
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1. A is brother of B. B is sister of c. c is brother

of D: How is D related to A?
(a) Brother (b) Sister (c)
Brother or Sister (d) None of these
2. Raj walked 40 m towards North, took a left
turn and walked 20 m. He again took a left turn
and walked 40 m.
How far and in which direction is he from the
starting point?
(a) 20 m East (b) North (c)
20 m 20 m south (d)
20 m west
J. Four words are given below in which
one word shows the group of other words,
select the appropriate word to
your answer.
(a) cPU &) computer (c) Mouse (d) Monitor
4. How many triangles are there in the given figure?

(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) t0 (d)

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5. If train'is twater',,water, is.road,,,road, is.cloud,,.cloud, tsea'
is.sky-,, 'sky' is 'sea' and is ,path,, where
do areoplanes fly?
(a) Road (b) sea (c) cloud (d) Water
6 . If A = 2,1v1 = 26, Z :52 then BEif : ?

@) a4 G) 'tz (c) 64 (d)

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7 ' If 'FISH' is written as 'EHRG' in a certain code, how
would ,JLINGLE, be written in that code?
(a) ITMFKD G) TTNFKD (c) TTMFKD (d) KVOHMF
8' If in a code 'MASTER' is written as 'sAMRET', then how 'cARRoI be written in the same code?
(a) RACTOR (b) RCATRO (c) RCAToR (d) ARMTOR

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the two terms of the reft of (,: :,, and the same
rerationship
holds between the two terms to its rigllt.
Also in each question one term to the right ..:
of :,, is missing. Find out
this term from the given altematives.
9. BC:FG:: GH:?
(a) KH (b) KJ (c) KM (d)
10. 121 : 12 : : 25 :'?
(a) I (b)2@)6 (d)
11. Time: Waste : : Money: ?
(a) Spend 0) Earn (e) Lose (d) Squander
12. Candle: Wax : : paper: ?

(a) Pulp 0) Bamboo (c) Tree (d) Wood

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(a) Reflection (b) Dispersion (c) Emergence (d) Deviation

15. In a certain code, 415 means "milk is hot", 18 means "hot soup" and 895 means "soup is tpsty". What number

will indicate the word "tasty"?

(a) 9 (b) 8 (c) 5 (d) 4

16. Find the missing number on the basis of common characteristics in the figure below:

(a) 8 (b) (c) (d) t6

For question 17 - 19, arrange the given rvords in the sequence in u'hich they occur in the dictionary and then
choose the correct sequence.
17. 1. Eagle, 2. Earth, 3. Eager, 4. Early, 5. Each
(a) (b)
1,5,2,4,3 2,1,4,3,5 (c) 2,3,5,4,1 (d) 5,3,1,4,2
18. i. Wound, 2. Writer, 3. Whiter, 4. Worst, 5. Worked
(a) 1,4,3,5,2 {b) 2,1,3,4,5 (c) 3,5,4,1,2 (d) 5,3,2,1,4
19. l. Brook. 2. Bandit, 3. Boisterous, 4. Baffle, 5. Bright
(a) 2,3,4,1,5 (b) 2,4,3,5,1 (c) 4,2,3,1,5 (d) 4,2,3,5,1

For question 20 - 22, each of the following questions four rvords are given in which one word shows the group of
others words, select the appropriate word to your answer.
20. (a) House (b) Cottage (c) School (d) Palace

21. (a) Sun (b) Universe (c) Star (d) Planets

22. (a) Algebra (b) Geometry (c) Mathematics (d) Arithmetic

23. Recently, "Little India" roits happened in which country?
(a) India (b) usA (c) Singapore (d) South Africa

24. Which country will host "Under-17 FIFA World Cup" in 2017 ?

(a) Azerbaijan (b) India (c) Republic of Ireland (d) South Afrioa

25. Find the rnissing number in the series :1,4,27,

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(a) 70 (b) 64 (c) 2s6 (d) 512