NTSE STAGE-II

PRACTICE PAPER-2
CLASS -X
LANGUAGE TEST (ENGLISH)
Time : 45 Min.

Max. Marks : 50

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. The booklet given in the examination hall is the Question Paper.

2. A student has to write his/her answers in the OMR sheet by darkening the appropriate bubble with the help of
HB Pencil as the correct answer(s) of the question attempted.

3. The question paper contains 50 questions. Each carries one mark.

4. Blank papers, clip boards, log tables, slide rule, calculators, mobile or any other electronic gadgets in any
form is not allowed.
5. Write your Name & Roll No. in the space provided in the bottom of this booklet.
6. There is no negative marking. Do not spend too much time on a particular question.
7. Before answering the paper, fill up the required details in the blank space provided in the answer sheet.
8. Use only Black or Blue ball point pen. Do not use INK / GEL PEN

9. In case of any dispute, the answer sheet available with the institute shall be final.

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LANGUAGE TEST
A.

Directions (Q.1 to 15) : In each of the following sentences, find out which part of the sentence
has an error.

1.

If you are sure that (A) / you are in the right, (B) / you would not (C) / mind an independent examination
of (D) / the case.

2.

The union insisted (A) / on an increase in their (B) / members (C) / starting pay, and threatened to call a
strike if the company refused to (D) / meet the demand.

3.

The master did not know (A)/ who of the servants (B)/ broke the glass (C)/ No error. (D)

4.

The ruling party stood (A)/ for implementation of the bill (B)/ and was ready to stake their political existence
(C)/ No error. (D)

5.

There are two scores of books (A)/ which are lying (B)/ unused in the library (C) / No error. (D)

6.

Children are prone (A)/ to making mischiefs (B)/ if they have nothing to do (C) / No error. (D)

7.

The number of amendments to our constitution (A)/ have been very large (B)/ during the last fifty years of
independence (C)/ No error. (D)

8.

Just to the North of India (A)/ is the Himalayas (B)/ that were once impregnable (C)/ No error. (D)

9.

She disappeared (A)/ and found dead (B)/ near a well outside the village (C)/ No error. (D)

10.

Now that she is living in her own flat. (A)/ she cleans the windows (B)/ twice a week in the summer and
once a week in the winter (C)/ No error. (D)

11.

With little imagination and enterprise, (A)/ the tournament could have been transformed (B)/ into a major
attraction (C)/ No error. (D)

12.

Because of his innocence (A)/ he can not distinguish (B)/ a cheat for an honest person (C)/ No error. (D)

13.

After opening the door we entered (A)/ into the room (B)/ next to the kitchen (C)/ No error. (D)

14.

He has not seldom (A)/ visited his parents (b)/ since he left this place (C)/ No error. (D)

15.

My notes are superior (A)/ than yours although I have prepared (B)/ them in a hurry (C)/ No error. (D)
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B.

Direction for (Q. 16 to 17) : Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the key word given in
Italics and Bold.

16.

The secret of good style is to avoid redundant words.

(A) retarded
(B) unwilling
(C) wrong

(D) repetitive

He had a penchant for fine phrases.

(A) bias
(B) liking ,

(D) desire

17.

(C) training

Direction for (Q. 18 to 19) : From the given alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the
given sentences.
18.

19.

A person who is very selective, disgusted easily, and is hard to please.

(A) Philanthrope
(B) Ambiguous
(C) Selector

(D) Fastidious

An Author who steals ideas from others.

(A) translator
(B) plagiarist

(D) copier

(C) editor

Directions (Q. 20) : In the following question, some alternatives are suggested for the idiom / phrase in bold
in the sentence. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom / phrase in bold.
20.

Peters parents strained every nerve to enable him to get settled in life
(A) tried all tricks
(B) snubbed him
(C) strived very hard
(D) spent a huge amount

Direction (Q 21 to 30): Complete the following paragraph :

PRACTICE SET 1
For generations man has(21)_____against the wilds to create a world where only he (22)_____whether
animals and plants survive or are (23)_____out. Earlier we accepted as self-evident that any (24)_____in
our environment brought about by science and technology must be improvements (25)_____the world of
our (26)_____However many people all over the world have begun to feel that (27)_____are going too far,
and that we should try to (28)_____some of the world's original life before we find it (29)_____too late. The
same sciences which had led us away from nature are now (30)_____the miracle of creation.
21.

(A) faced

(B) stood

(C) struggled

(D) challenged

22.

(A) decides

(B) thinks

(C) advises

(D) observes

23.

(A) taken

(B) wiped

(C) put

(D) thrown

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24.

(A) differences

(B) increments

(C) changes

(D) replacements

25.

(A) in

(B) at

(C) over

(D) for

26.

(A) aborigines

(B) ancients

(C) successors

(D) ancestors

27.

(A) ourselves

(B) we

(C) us

(D) some

28.

(A) demolish

(B) cherish

(C) save

(D) renovate

29.

(A) occurs

(B) sounds

(C) seems

(D) gets

30.

(A) unfolding

(B) discussing

(C) arguing

(D) narrating

D.

Direction : Complete the following sentences with the correct option :

31.

Despite his best efforts to conceal his anger:.............................

(A) we could detect that he was very happy.

(B) he failed to give us an impression of his agony.

(C) he succeeded in camouflaging his emotions. (D) people came to know that he was annoyed.
32.

Even though it is a very large house,.............................

(A) there is a lot of space available in it for children.(B) there is hardly any space available for children.
(C) there is no dearth of space for children.

33.

Practically, very little work could be completed in the last week as it was.............................
(A) loaded with work.

34.

(D) the servants take a long time to clean it.

(B) a very hectic week. (C) full of holidays.

(D) a very busy week.

It was an extremely pleasant surprise for the hutment-dweller when the Government officials told him
that.............................
(A) he had to vacate the hutment which he had been unauthorisedly occupying.
(B) an he had been gifted with a furnished apartment in a multi-storeyed building.
(C) they would not accede to his request.
(D) they had received the orders from the court to take possession of all his belongings.

35.

Although he is reputed for making very candid statements,.............................

(A) his today's speech was not fairly audible.
(B) his promises had always been realistic.
(C) his todays's statements were very ambiguous.
(D) people follow whatever he instructs them.

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E.

Directions (Q.36 to 43) : Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below it.
We know that our age is the age of specialization. Each one knows more about less and less. We
concentrate on some narrow field and forget about the larger context in which we could see the meaning
of our own specialization.
Modern specialization has led to the fragmentation of knowledge. We should not only be specialists but
also have a sense of the meaning of life and of social responsibility. We have to reckon with the spirit of
science, understand its limitations and develop an outlook which is consistent with its findings. It is no
use clinging to traditional forms which have lost their meaning. We cannot ignore the world of scientific
achievement and withdraw into the inner life of contemplation. We are involved in the mechanism of the
modern world and so should seek even religious truth not merely with out emotions but with our minds. It
will be interesting to know that we cannot ignore the scientific civilization. Nor can we drop religion. To
reconcile the two is the task set for our generation.
Answer the following questions.

36.

The writer says that

(A) we should not be specialists
(B) we should be specialists
(C) we should not be specialists but have a sense of the meaning of life
(D) we should be specialists and we should also have a sense of the meaning of life and of social
responsibility

37.

38.

39.

'Fragmentation' of knowledge means

(A) increase of knowledge

(B) assimilation of knowledge

(C) breaking-up of knowledge

(D) distribution of knowledge

We should seek religious truth with

(A) our emotions only

(B) our minds only

(C) our minds as well as our emotions

(D) neither our minds nor our emotions

The writer says that we should

(A) follow the religious path
(B) follow the scientific way
(C) reject both the scientific way and the religious path
(D) adopt both the scientific way and the religious path and try to remove the contradictions

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Directions (Q.40 to 43) : Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below it.
The world of today has achieved much, but for all its declared love for humanity it has based itself far more
on hatred and violence than on the virtues that make man human. War is the negation of truth and
humanity. Sometimes, war may be unavoidable but its progeny are terrible to contemplate. Not mere
killing, for man must die, but the deliberate and persistent propagation of hatred and falsehood, which
gradually become the normal habits of the people.
It is dangerous and harmful to be guided in our life's course by hatreds and aversions, for they are wasteful
of energy and limit and twist the mind, and prevent if from perceiving the truth.
40.

The achievements of the world are not impressive because

(A) there is nothing much to boast of
(B) they are mostly in the field of violence
(C) its love of humanity is a pretence
(D) the world hasn't made any achievement

41.

War is the negation of truth means

(A) wars do not exist
(C) wars kill human beings

42.

43.

(B) wars are evil

(D) wars spread and advertise falsehood

The world's declared love of humanity is

(A) false
(B) true

(C) non-existent

Man should be guided by

(A) scientific discoveries
(C) generous human feelings

(B) practical wisdom

(D) materialism

(D) not to be taken seriously

F.

Direction (Q.44) : Rearrange P, Q, R and S to form a correct sentence.

44.

O.He had started the book thinking

P. he had decided to
Q. that it would be an interesting work,
R. but by the time
S. he reached the middle,
T. throw it into the bin.
(A) PSQR
(B) QRSP

(C) RSPQ

(D) SPRQ

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G.

Directions (45-47) : In the following questions. sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an
appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alterrnative
out of the four as your answer.

45.

_________pollution control measures are expensive. many inndustries hesitate to adopt them.
(A) Although
(B) However
(C) Because
(D) Despite

46.

It is not__________ for a man to be confined to the pursuit of wealth.

(A) healthy
(B) easy
(C) possible

(D) common

47.

_________his being innocent of the crime. the judge sentenced him to one year imprisonnment.
(A) Inspite of
(B) In case of
(C) On account of
(D) In the event of

H.

Directions (48-49) : In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best
expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.

48.

Vociferous
(A) violent

(B) loud

(C) secret

(D) true

Fictional
(A) genuine

(B) authentic

(C) fanciful

(D) real

49.

I.

Directions (50) In the following questions. four tives are given for the idiom/phrase and bold ilalicised
in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase as your
answer.

50.

Once the case reached the court. the police washed their hands off it.
(A) waited for a response to
(B) claimed credit for
(C) disassociated themselves from
(D) seemed eager to con

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