Practice Paper for Sainik School Entrance Aspirants
a)An Important Day in My Life
OR
b) My Aim in Life
2.Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions: (5X3=15)
Kalidas is known as the Shakespeare of India. His name has been immortalised in the history of Sanskrit literature. He was at the head of the celebrated nine gems which adorned the court of King Vikramaditya. The poems and dramas of Kalidas have elicited unreserved praise not only from Indian Scholars but also from European critics like Maxmuller, a German. The age in which Kalidas flourished and the place where he was born are matters of dispute. But true genius is independent of time and place although the century of Kalidas is far more remote, his fame in shining with undiminished grandeur even in our own days.
(a) Who is the Shakespeare of India?
(b) Who was Maxmuller?
(c) What is the language used by Kalidas for his literary works?
(d) Where was Kalidas born?
(e) What was the position of Kalidas in the court of King Vikramaditya?
3. Make a sentence of your own for each underlined word given in the following passage.
(Do not copy any sentence from the given paragraph). (5X2=10)
Once a smart looking young man visited the office of a business man to look for a job. The manager though pleased with his behaviour said, 'There is no vacancy for a clerk." The young man was very unhappy and turned to go. As he was passing out of the door way, he found waste papers scattered all around the entrance. He at once picked them up and dropped in the dust bin. The manager saw this and was greatly impressed. He thought that the applicant was good enough to be employed in the office. So he called him back and appointed him a clerk in his office. 4. Form meaningful sentences by rearranging the words/phrases in the proper order. (5X2=10)
(a) animal / man / a / is / social
(b) Shimla / winter / went / we / during / to / holidays.
(c) neighbour / is / photographer / a / our / good / very.
(d) sentences / meaningful / the / make / following / to / words / phrases / and / rearrange.
(e) will / next / my / be / parents / meet / coming / to / me / week.
5.Write a Leave application addressed to your Headmaster seeking two days leave to appear in Sainik Schools entrance examination.
6. Use each of the word in separate sentences of your own to show the difference in the meaning of the words of the pairs given below: (5X2=10)
(a) Sale, sail
(b) Throne, thorn
(c) whether, weather (d) earn, yearn
(e) cattle, kettle
7.Choose correct form of pronouns from the brackets and fill in the blanks. (5X2=10)
(a) We scored as many goals as (they, them, their)
(b) The horse fell down and broke leg. (it, its,his)
(c) The presents are for and me. (you, yours,yourself)
(d) Wait for Hari and (I, me, mine)
(e) Nobody but was present, (he, his, him)
8.Change each of the following as directed. (5X2=10)
(a) He had been sleeping till now since morning. (Change into Interrogative)
(b) The garden will be looking its best next month. (Change into Negative)
(c) He leads a most unhappy life. (Change into Exclamatory)
(d) How beautiful is night! (Change into Assertive)
(e) Who does not know the owl? (Change into Assertive
9.(a) Don't sit the grass. It is wet.
(b) There is a pair of shoes the bed.
(c) The dog swam the river.
(d) I am sorry what I have done.
(e) I felt nervous the exam.
( i n / a t / o n )
(above / around / under)
(by / beside / across)
(by / for / with)
(since / before / while)
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