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School Level Examination
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SLE 2023
Subject Code: 4 0 1

Total Questions: 30 Time: 1 hour

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This question paper contains a total of 30 questions divided into two sections - A and B.

Section A (Subject Specific)

1. In the given question, match each of the prepositions with its opposite and choose the
correct option.

Preposition Opposite word

(p) above (i) after
(q) inside (ii) down
(r) before (iii) outside
(s) up (iv) below
(A) (p)→(iv), (q)→(iii), (r)→(i), (s)→(ii)
(B) (p)→(ii), (q)→(i), (r)→(iv), (s)→(iii)
(C) (p)→(iv), (q)→(iii), (r)→(ii), (s)→(i)
(D) (p)→(iii), (q)→(iv), (r)→(i), (s)→(ii)

2. In which of the following sentences is the preposition not used correctly?

(A) The cat and dog were fighting from them.
(B) Rashi always keeps the books in the bag.
(C) There is no time left for tomorrow.
(D) The nation is proud of martyrs like Bhagat Singh.
Choose the pair of words that do NOT rhyme in the following questions:
3. (A) Fist-Wrist (B) Man-Pan
(C) Map-Nap (D) Dad-Cat

4. (A) Can-Fan (B) Zip-Mat

(C) Star-Scar (D) Spat-Splat

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Choose the suitable conjunction and complete the given sentence.
5. She hasn’t practised well for the game, ________ she may be a bit anxious.
(A) so (B) unless
(C) but (D) since

6. Choose the option where the word ‘dance’ (or its other forms) is used as an adjective.
(A) She opened a dance school.
(B) They danced whole night at the New Year party.
(C) Dancing is her hobby.
(D) Don’t worry; I will rehearse dancing on my own.

7. Choose the option where the word ‘your’ is used INCORRECTLY.

(A) Have you lost your’s weight after joining gym?
(B) Did they ask for your opinion before taking the decision?
(C) Your book got torn in the scuffle.
(D) Your time is precious, don’t waste it!
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate article in each of the following questions:
8. Priya is ________ university student.
(A) a (B) an
(C) the (D) No article

9. ________ apple a day keeps the doctor away.

(A) The (B) A
(C) An (D) No article

10. C
 hoose the appropriate interrogative word to complete the sentence in the following
question:
________ does your mother like the most?
(A) Who (B) Whom
(C) Whose (D) Which

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Name the noun given in bold like masculine, feminine, singular, plural, countable or uncountable
in each of the following questions:
11. We should always have hope.
(A) Countable (B) Uncountable
(C) Masculine (D) Plural

12. Books are our best friends.

(A) Countable (B) Uncountable
(C) Singular (D) Masculine
Pick out the pronoun from the given sentence in the following questions:
13. The students met her in the school.
(A) Met (B) Her
(C) In (D) The

14. We all should keep our surroundings clean.

(A) Surroundings (B) Should
(C) Clean (D) We
Rearrange the words to form a meaningful sentence in each of the following questions:
15. O
 f / damaged / massive / because / old / was / the / earthquake /
house / the
(A) The old house was damaged because of the massive earthquake.
(B) The old house was damaged of because the massive earthquake.
(C) The house old damaged was of because the massive earthquake.
(D) The damaged old house was because of the massive earthquake.

16. 22nd / day / Earth / celebrated / is / April / on

(A) Earth celebrated on is 22nd April Day.
(B) Day Earth is celebrated April on 22nd.
(C) Earth Day is celebrated on 22nd April.
(D) Earth Day is 22nd April celebrated on.

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Choose the correct option in the following questions:
17. If Myra is doing something at the moment, which verb form will be used to complete
the sentence?
Myra ________ a book.
(A) was reading (B) is reading
(C) reads (D) would read

18. If Bhawna will be going somewhere later in the day, which verb form will be used to
complete the given sentence?
Bhawna ________ to the library.
(A) is going (B) goes
(C) will go (D) would go

19. Choose the correct word(s) to complete each of the following sentences:
There were a lot of good movies in the ________.
(A) 70’s (B) 70s
(C) Seventy’s (D) All of these

20. C
 hoose the option that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word in the following
questions:
Ignore
(A) Neglect (B) Attend to
(C) Scorn (D) Oversight

21. Which of the following is NOT a proper noun?

(A) Indonesia (B) Ocean
(C) Malaysia (D) Asia

22. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

There is a beautiful house ________ the road.
(A) on (B) across
(C) between (D) from

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Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
Birds have always delighted people all over the world because of their beauty
and their power of flight. Historically, they used to be considered as omens.
The ancient Romans believed that the flights and calls of birds could foretell
the future.
Gone are days when house sparrows were the most common birds amongst
bird species in India. The chirpy sounds made by these small birds are rarely
heard today; and their absence, even though tiny, is increasingly becoming noticeable, In fact,
they live wherever humans live and in such close quarters to us too. The house sparrow is not
among the most commonly found bird species in urban cities, but also the most loved. It is a
small brown-coloured bird, not bigger than a tennis ball, with black streaks on its back. In my
younger days, I remember seeing hordes of them flutering around market. House sparrows
nowadays are an endangered species, they are facing a crisis of survival in what was once their
natural range. The reasons are: rapidly changing cities are no longer a suitable habitat for the
house sparrow, as the new and modern design of buildings does not give any space for the
sparrow to nest; pollution caused by microwave towers and pesticides; the house sparrow loses
its natural grounds as the green spaces in our cities give way to more concrete constructions.
23. Why have birds always delighted people?
(A) Because they can eat insects (B) Because of their beauty
(C) Because they can chirp (D) Because they live on tress

24. Why are sparrows considered as endangered species?

(A) As they are facing crises of survival.
(B) As they love danger.
(C) As they are migrating elsewhere.
(D) As they are not a common sight these days.

25. Which of the following is NOT true?

(A) Modern buildings don’t give any space for the sparrow to nest.
(B) Pollution is caused by microwave towers and pesticides.
(C) House sparrows nowadays are endangered species.
(D) Hunting of sparrows has increased.

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Section B (Competency Enhancement)

26. Identify the type of sentence for the following:

Krishna will play football tomorrow.
(A) Past tense (B) Future tense
(C) Present tense (D) None of these

27. Choose the pronoun which can best replace the underlined noun.
Jack and Jill went up the hill. Jack and Jill fetched a pail of water for mother.
(A) You (B) We
(C) It (D) They
Fill in the blank with correct option.
28. A snake ________ on the ground.
(A) sleeps (B) slide
(C) slithers (D) jump

29. Choose the option with the CORRECT pair of antonym.

(A) quiet, silent (B) sleepy, drowsy
(C) huge, gigantic (D) oppose, support

30. Choose the correct antonym of the given word.

Terrible
(A) Useless (B) Awful
(C) Ugly (D) Brilliant

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