iQuest Scholastic & Mental Aptitude Reward Test Class VIII Sample Paper

Name of the Organisation : iQuest
Name of the Exam : iQuest Scholastic & Mental Aptitude Reward Test
Document Type : Sample paper
Year : 2016
Class : 8 Foundation
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Scholastic & Mental Aptitude Reward Test Class VIII Sample Paper :

Time: 1 Hr
Max Marks : 200
Instructions To Candidate :
** Each subject in this paper consists of multiple choice questions with only one correct answer. +4 marks will be awarded for correct answer and –1 mark for wrong answer.

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** Please read the instructions given for each question carefully and fill the correct answer against the question numbers on the answer sheet in the respective subject.
** Use blue or black ball point pen to darken the appropriate circle & mark should completely fill the circle.

** The Question paper contains blank spaces for your rough work. No additional sheet will be provided for rough work.
** Blank papers, Clipboards, Log Tables, Slide rule, Calculators, Cellular phones, Pagers and Electronic gadgets in any form are not allowed.

** Write your Name, Student ID in the block at the top of the Answer Sheet. Also write your Name & Student ID in the space provided on this cover page of question paper.
** This test paper is just an indicative of the actual test. Total number and type of questions in actual test may vary.

Section -A :
Calculation :
1. 1362 + 1239 = (?)2
(A) 2601
(B) 51
(C) 53
(D) 2809

2. 16831 + 9348 – 1007 = ? × 58
(A) 414
(B) 424
(C) 434
(D) 444

3. 9984 ÷ ? = 384
(A) 636
(B) 646
(C) 656
(D) None of these

4. 16 × 36 ÷ 15 + 11 = ?
(A) 43
(B) 41.5
(C) 47
(D) None of these

5. 15368 + 8153 – 729 = ? × 56
(A) 407
(B) 313
(C) 679
(D) 546

6. 11256 + 5838 – 623 = ? × 91
(A) 174
(B) 163
(C) 181
(D) 196

7. 14.01 × 1.25 × 2.5 = ?
(A) 43.75
(B) 43.78125
(C) 28.78125
(D) 44.78125

8. 65947 + 3681 + 27 + 55123 + 114 = ?
(A) 124902
(B) 124778
(C) 124892
(D) 124865

Section – B :
Reasoning :
11. Last vacation, my cousin came over to stay at my home. We made the most of her stay at my place… and I even earned a few chocolates. Everyday, we would play a game of chess. Whoever lost the game owed a chocolate to the other. After the last game we played (that was the day she was to leave), we counted the number of games each of us had won and lost. Wow! I had won more than her. So, she handed me 5 chocolates… though she herself was the winner in 13 games.
How many days did my cousin spend at my place?
(A) 13
(B) 31
(C)18
(D)8

12. There is a number that is 8 times the sum of its digits. What is this number?
(A) 27
(B) 28
(C) 72
(D)82

13. A number of children are standing in a circle. They are evenly spaced and the 8th child is directly opposite the 17th child. How many children are there altogether?
(A) 13
(B) 18
(C)50
(D)25

14. Each child in a family has at least 4 brothers and 4 sisters. What is the smallest number of children the family might have?
(A) 13
(B) 10
(C)11
(D)12

15. If you arrange these scrambled letters (related to cricket game) to make simple English words – uadtism, vore, amte, crose-pick the FIRST letters from the above words, then which word will be formed after unscrambling those first letters?
(A) most
(B) dear
(C) sort
(D) toss

Section – C :
Comprehension :
Read The Passage carefully :
It is a long time since slavery has been a controversial issue. It was abolished in most countries a long time ago. However an international conference on racism has raised the topic once more.
The original purpose of the conference, which took place in Durban and which was attended by 166 countries,was to plan a global strategy to stamp out racial prejudice. However delegates from some of the African countries decided to raise the issue of slavery and this became a central theme.

21. The purpose of the conference in Durban was to discuss
(A) slave trade
(B) global warming
(C) economic recession
(D) racism

22. The phrase ‘slavery was a crime against humanity’ denotes
(A) exploitation of a human being by a human being
(B) prejudice
(C) persecution
(D) none of the above

23. The topic of discussion that took the pride of place in the conference was
(A) racism
(B) slavery
(C) globalisation
(D) stock markets

Read the given passage carefully :
Coffee and Cup
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large potof coffee and an assortment of cups, porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking some expensive, some exquisite–telling them to help themselves to hot coffee.

Read the questions given below write the option you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet.
24. Who did the group of alumni get together to visit ?
(A) their mothers (B) their fathers
(C) their old school teacher
(D) their old university professor

25. Their conversation soon turned to
(A) their lives
(B) their married life
(C) the stress in work and life
(D) their friends

Section – D :
Scholastic Aptitude :
26. Organisms which prepare food for themselves using simple naturally available raw materials are referred to as
(A) heterotrophs
(B) autotrophs
(C) parasites
(D) saprophytes

27. In the absence of which of the following will photosynthesis not occur in leaves?
(A) Guard cells
(B) Chlorophyll
(C) Vacuole
(D) Space between cells

28. Given below from (i) to (iv) are some food items.
(i) Boiled and mashed potato
(ii) Glucose solution
(iii) A slice of bread (iv) Mustard oil
Which of the above will give blue-black colour when tested with iodine?
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (i) and (iii)
(C) (ii) and (iii)
(D) (iii) and (iv)

29. Which of the following pair of teeth differ in structure but are similar in function?
(A) canines and incisors.
(B) molars and premolars.
(C) incisors and molars.
(D) premolars and canines.

30. The rearing of silkworms for obtaining silk is called
(A) cocoon
(B) silk
(C) seri culture
(D) silvi culture