1. science
2. mathematics
3. geometry

MACRO VISION ACADEMY, BURHANPUR
Entrance Test - 2013 -14
ADM/ 2013 / VIII /003
Time: 2:00hr.
M.M.: 100
Section – 1 English
Q.1
1.
2.
Q.2
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
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Comprehension – I
1. Thomas Alva Edison, the generator of electricity, was born in Milan, Ohio (America) on Feb. 11,
1847. Though he had become the greatest inventor of the world, he had received little or no
formal education. His mother, a teacher, herself started educating him. The result was
astonishing. He began to learn many subjects with unusual eagerness.
2. When 12, he began to look for a job. He became a member of the public library of Detroit. He
began reading books on various subjects. The most interesting subject for him was Chemistry. He
made up his mind to be a chemist. He also got interested in telegraphy.
3. When 22, he went to New York where he reached Gold Reporting Telegraph Company in search
of a job. Work there had been disrupted because the telegraph equipment had broken down.
Edison volunteered to set it right and did so in a few minutes only. His salary was fixed at $ 300
per month. Soon he was recognized not only as the greatest inventor of telegraphy but also as a
great scientist in electrical science. Later he left his job and set up a laboratory and workshop at
New Jersey in New York. Then he shifted to Menlo Park to pursue his scientific pursuits
regarding electric bulb. There he announced that he was celebrating New Year’s eve with a
festival of lights. About 3000 people assembled and what did they witness ? Dazzling lights’
turned the dark night into a luminous day just at the touch of a switch.
On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer/complete the following sentences. Write
the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank number.
(i) At the age of 12, Edison satisfied his strong desire to study by _________.
(ii) He reached Gold Reporting Telegraph Company _________.
(iii) Edison got a job for $ 300 per month because __________.
(iv) The new year eve was special for everyone because __________.
Find words in the passage which mean the same as following from the paragraph indicated.
(a) Wonder striking
(para 1 )
Do as directed :
Write past and past participle of the following :
1
Tear
__________
___________
Write comparative and superlative of the following:
1
Merry
__________
__________
Change the following into indirect speech:
1
He said to me, “What are you writing”?
Change the voice.
2
1
(i) I know you
(ii) The news alarmed us .
(e) Fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition.
(i) He lives ______ Manlasas ______ Rajasthan.
(ii) The letter was written ____ me ______ a ball pen.
(f) Choose the word which best fits the simile.
(i) a cunning as a (Jackal, fox , thief)
(ii) as merry as a (prince, cricket, swallow)
Q.3 Re-arrange the words in meaningful sentences :
(a)
Said/that /it/rightly/is /education/a/ medication /is
(b)
put/so/your/and/heart/soul/studies/into
Q.4 Write a paragraph on “Keep smiling”. (80-100 words).
Q.5
2
2
2
4
[Hints : Modern world full of hectic activities − Doctors recommend smiling − costs
nothing but yields more. - Smile in tense situations ]
You are Pallavi, Head Girl of Sacred Heart School, Delhi. Your school time-table is
such as doesn’t let the students have a sigh of relief. It is so burdensome that many
times lectures of the teachers becomes monotonous. Write a letter to the Principal of
your school requesting her to bring certain change in time-table.
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Section
Section –2 Mathematics
Q.1
Multiple choice questions.
1×
×10 = 10
1.
2.
If a tranversal intersects a pair of parallel lines :
(a) corresponding angles are equal
(b) alternate interior angles are equal.
(c) None of the above
(d) Both (a) and (b).
Which of the following has fixed length.
(a) a line
3.
(c) 180°
(d) 45°
(b) 30°
(c) 100°
(d) 180°
(b) base
(c) hypotenuse
(d) None of these
The sum of exterior angle and its interior adjacent angle is :
(a) 90°
7.
(b) 0°
In a right angle triangle, the longest side is :
(a) perpendicular
6.
(d) none
If ∠A = 30° , ∠B = 70°, then the exterior angle formed by producing BC is equal to :
(a)70°
5.
(c) a ray
An angle equal to its supplementary angle is :
(a) 90°
4.
(b) line segment
(b) 180°
(c) 360°
(d) 270°
Exterior angle of a triangle is 130° and its interior opposite angles are equal. The measure of each of
the equal angle is :
(a) 60°
8.
(c) 50°
(d) 130°
(c) 10000
(d) None of these
How many cm2 are there in 1 m2?
(a) 1000
9.
(b) 65°
(b) 100
A line segment joining the vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of its opposite side is …….
2
(a) altitude
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Q.2
(b) transversal
(c) median
(d) centroid
A parallelogram has …………
(a) No line of symmetry
(b) One line of symmetry
(c) Two lines of symmetry
(d) None of these
Solve the following:
2×
×3 = 6
1
3 −4 −5
,
,
,
−5 −10 5 20
(i)
Arrange the following in ascending order.
(ii)
Bananas are available in the market at the rate of 24 per dozen. Find the cost of 10 bananas.
(2 ) × 7
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(iii) Simplify : (a)
Q.3
(i)
3
(b)
83 × 7
3 5 × 10 5 × 25
57 × 6 5
Workout the following:
2
3×3 = 9
2
2
2
2
2
From the sum of x +3 y − 6 xy , 2 x − y +8 xy +y + 8 and x − 4 xy substract the sum of
−3 x 2 + 4 y 2 + 3 and 4 y 2 − 5 .
(ii)
Find x, y, z in the given fig.
A
60° 30°
70°
y
x
B
z
D
C
(iii) A local cricket team played 40 matches in one season. It won 25% of them. How many matches did
they win? Also, find the number of matches lost by the team..
Section –3 Science
Q.1
Choose the correct option.
1×10 = 10
1. Woollen fibre is :
(a) Cellulose
(b) Keratin
(c) Sericin
(d) Polyster
(c) Screen
(d) Atmosphere
2. Heat radiation cannot pass through :
(a) Water
(b) Air
3. Acid present in soured curd is ;
(a) lactic acid
(b) acetic acid
(c) formic acid
(d) hydrochloric acid
4. When iron rod rusts, it is a
(a) technical change (b) magnetic change (c) physical change
(d) chemical change
5. Time to time changes in the atmosphere is : (a) weather
(b) climate
(c) season
(d) environment
(c) sunrise
(d) full moon day
6. Which of these is unit of time :
(a) a second
(b) sunset
7. Eye of hurricane is the region of :
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(a) Very high pressure
(b) depression & calm area
(c) full of vapour
(d) whirling wind
8. A curved mirror cannot be :
(a) a concave mirror (b) a convex mirror
(c) a plane mirror
(d) none of these
9. Which one of the following is clean an potable water?
(a) Sea water
(b) Rain water
(c) river water
(d) ground water
10. Algal bloom results in :
(a) deficiency of oxygen in water
(b) increase in oxygen level in water
(c) increase in carbondioxide level in water (d) decrease in carbon dioxide level in water
Q.2
Give reason:
3×2
=6
1. Why do we make use of a fuse in a circuit?
2. Why are veins provided with valves and not the arteries?
Q. 3. Answer the following questions:
1×5= 5
1. What is diffusion?
2. What is the product of fertilization called?
3. What is thrust?
4. Name the three primary colours of light.
5. Which acid is used in the batteries being used in cars and buses?
Q.4 Label the diagram and write the physical process involved in this diagram :
A ________________
B ________________
C ________________
D ________________
Name the diagram
Section –4 V-MAT (GK and Reasoning)
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4
Q.1
Fill in the blanks :
3
1.
Total number of bones in human body.
2.
Gas that protects us from harmful ultra violet radiations is ____________________
3.
Son of only son of grand father is :
Q.2
1.
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Which is the busiest human organ?
(b) Legs
(c) Hands
(d) None of these
First Indian women to get Bharat Ratna.
(a) Indira Gandhi
3.
____________________
Choose the correct answer:
(a) Heart
2.
____________________
(b) Sonia Gandhi
(c) Sangeeta Gandhi (d) Sarojini Naidu
Anoop starts walking towards south. After walking 15 m he turns towards North. After walking 20m,
he turns towards East and walks 10 m. He then turns towards South and walks 5 m. How for is he
from his original in which direction?
(a) 15 m , North
4.
(c) 10m, West
(d) 10 m, East
A watch reads 4 :30. If the minute hand points East, in what direction will the hour hand point?
(a) South – East
5.
(b) 10 m, South
(b) North – East
(c) North
(d) North- West
The age of Arvind’s father is 4 times of his age. If 5 years ago, fathers age was 7 times of the age of his
son, what is the age of Arvind’s fathe at present?
(a) 35 years
6.
(b) 40 years
(c)70 years
(d) 84 years
A worker may clain 15 for each km which he travels by taxi and 5 for each km, which he drives his
own car. If in one week he claimed 500 for traveling 80 km, how many km did he travel by taxi?
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 30
(d) 40
Direction for Q. No. 7,8,9 : Read the following information carefully and then answer
the questions ;
Six persons are sitting in a circle facing each other. A is facing B. B is to the right of E and left of C. C
is to the left of D. F is to the right of A. Now D exchanges his seat with F, and E with B.
7.
Who will be sitting to the left of D ?
(a) B
8.
(c) E
(d) A
(c) A
(d) B
(c) B
(d) A
Who will be sitting to the right of C?
(a) E
9.
(b) D
(b) F
Who will be sitting opposite to C?
(a) C
(b) D
Direction for Q. No. 10 & 11: A series is given with number missing. Choose the correct
alternate will complete the series.
10.
8, 13, 18, 11, 16, 21, 16, 21, 26, ???
(a) 28, 33, 38
11.
(b) 23, 28, 33
(c) 22, 27, 32
1, 8, 14, 26, 38, 54, ?
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(d) 21, 26, 31
(a) 78
12.
(c) 70
(d) 75
If A is the brother of the son of B’s son, how is A related to B?
(a) Son
13.
(b) 80
(b) Brother
(c) Cousin
(d) Grand son
Introducing a girl, Amit said, “ this girls is the wife of the grandson of my mother. “ How is Amit
related to that girl?
(a) Father
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(b) Grand father
(c) Father-in-law
(d) Husband
At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 15 minute past 5?
(a) 72½ °
(b) 67½ °
(c) 58½ °
(d) 64°
Direction (Q. 15 and Q. 16) : depicts an area where people speak four different language. The
triangular depicts English speaking area, the square depicts Hindi speaking area, the circle stands
for Urdu speaking area and the rectangle for area where people speak Marathi. Each part is
numbered. Your task is to study the figure and answer the questions that follow
15.
16.
Which number depicts the area where, the three languages, English, Marathi and Urdu are spoken
but Hindi is not spoken?
(a)4
(b) 11
(c) 9
(d) 8
(e) None
Number 2 depicts:
(a) English and Hindi speaking area.
(b) Only English speaking area.
(c) Hindi and Marathi speaking area.
(d) English and Marathi speaking area
Directions : There are two sets of figures namely the Problem figures containing five
figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and the Answer figures (a) (b) (c) (d) (e). You have to select one
figure from the Answer figures which will continue the same series as given in the
Problem figures.
17.
18.
Directions for (19 & 20) : In the following questions, a part of the figure is missing.
Find out the right figure to fit in the missing figure.
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19.
20.
21.
22.
How any triangles are in the following figure?
(a) 27
(b) 23
(c) 21
What is the number of straight lines in the following figure ?
(a) 11
(b) 14
(c) 16
(d) 17
(e) None of these
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(d) 25
(e) NOT