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Organisation Name : Narayana Educational Institutions
Examination : Aarambh – National Talent Scholarship Exam NTSE 2020
Document Type : Sample Papers
Year : 2020
Class : Class VIII
Website : https://www.narayanagroup.com/

Narayana Group Class VIII Aarambh Sample Paper

Download the question paper of Class VIII Aarambh – National Talent Scholarship Exam NTSE 2020 from the official website of Narayana Educational Institutions.

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IQ Mental Ability

This section contains 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
1. If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘–’ means ‘?’, ‘×’ means ‘–’ and ‘?’ means ‘+’, then what will be the value of 16 ? 64 – 8 × 4 + 2 = ?
(1) 18
(2) 14
(3) 24
(4) 16

2. Refer to the given diagram and answer the following question
Who are intelligent and lethargic but non-creative persons ?
(1) 4 (2) 5 (3) 6 (4) 7

3. Study the following character sequence
P 9 s Q T 6 S b 5 D N g z a 4 F # G U 2 M * Y
If the last ten characters are written in reverse order, what will be the 7th character to the right of 17th character from the right ?
(1) D
(2) a
(3) U
(4) Y

4. Ankit is taller than Mohit, Garima is taller than Megha but shorter than Latika. Mohit is shorter than Megha and Megha is taller than Ankit. Who is the shortest ?
(1) Ankit
(2) Mohit
(3) Megha
(4) Latika

5. In the given number series, how many 5’s are there which are preceded by a prime number but not followed by a prime number ?
3 5 9 4 2 6 3 8 5 4 3 2 5 3 6 4 8 3 4 5 3 9 2 3 7 5 3 4 7 5 6 4 6 5 3 5 8 7
(1) 1
(2) 3
(3) 2
(4) 4

6. If ‘FULFNHW is the code for ‘CRICKET’, then ‘EULGH’ is the code for which word ?
(1) PRIDE
(2) BRIDE
(3) BLADE
(4) BLIND

7. A mountaineer starts from Camp A and proceeds East to Camp B which is 4 km away. From Camp B he proceeds to Camp C, 5 km to the South. From there, he returns and proceeds 12 km to Camp ‘D’ via Camps B and A. How far is he away from Camp A ?
(1) 3 km
(2) 6 km
(3) 5 km
(4) 12 km

Direction (Q. 16 to Q. 18) : Study the following information and answer the questions that follow
There are 5 boys A, B, C, D and E in a group. A weighs twice as much as D, B weighs four and half times as much as C. C weighs half as much as D. D weighs half as much as E. E weighs less than ‘B’ but more than C

16. Who is lightest?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D

17. Who is heaviest ?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D

18. E is heavier than which of the following two boys ?
(l) A and C
(2) B and C
(3) D and A
(4) C and D

19. A and B are children of D. Who is the father of A ?
To answer this question which of the following statement(s) (1) & (2) is/are necessary ?
1. C is the brother of A and the son of E.
2. F is the mother of B.
(1) Only (1)
(2) Only (2)
(3) Either (1) or (2)
(4) Both (1) and (2)

20. 1, 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 16, ?
(1) 32
(2) 64
(3) 81
(4) 256

Physics

21. A pot full of water is put to boil on the stove. Which one of the graphs below shows the correct change in temperature over time?

22. Amit found that a glass P was stuck inside another glass Q. What could he do to separate the two glasses?
(1) Pour hot water into glass P and put glass Q in hot water
(2) Pour hot water into glass P and put glass Q in cold water
(3) Pour cold water into glass P and put glass Q in cold water
(4) Pour cold water into glass P and put glass Q in hot water

23. Mercury is used as a thermometer substances because
(1) It is very costly
(2) It expands less than glass
(3) It does not wet the wall of the glass tube
(4) None of the above

24. Air exerts pressure in
(1) Downwards direction only
(2) Upward direction only
(3) Sideways only
(4) All directions.

25. During the formation of rain, when water vapour changes back to liquid in the form of rain drops
(1) Heat is absorbed
(2) Heat is released
(3) Heat is first absorbed and then released
(4) There is no exchange of heat

26. A tornado is
(1) Uneven heating between two regions
(2) A violent, twisting funnel of wind
(3) Strong circulatory winds in the tropical region
(4) None of these

27. In circular motion the
(1) Direction of motion is fixed
(2) Direction of motion changes continuously
(3) Acceleration is zero
(4) Velocity is constant

28. When a drill bores a hole in a piece of wood, it describes
(i) Rotatory motion
(ii) Translatory motion
(iii) Curvillinear motion
(iv) Oscillatory motion
(1) (iii) & (iv)
(2) (i) & (ii)
(3) (i) & (iii)
(4) (i) & (iv)

29. Ahmad looked up at the night sky and observed the things he could see. From the things he could see, he made a list of the sources of light in night sky. What should he write down on his list ?
(i) Moon (ii) Stars (iii) Cloud
(1) (i) only
(2) (iii) only
(3) (i) & (ii)
(4) (ii) & (iii)

30. Which of the following statements is false?
(1) Shadows cannot be formed when an object allows some light to pass through it
(2) Shadows are always formed on the opposite side of the light sources
(3) A shadow has a similar shape to the object that forms the shadow
(4) An object can form as many shadows as there are light sources around it.

31. Four different nails (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv) were stroked with a magnet. Which of them will become magnets?
(i) Iron nail (ii) Steel nail
(iii) Copper nail (iv) Aluminium nail
(1) (i) & (ii)
(2) (iii) & (iv)
(3) (i), (ii) & (iii)
(4) (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv)

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Chemistry

36. Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1 : Acids are sour in taste while bases are bitter in taste.
Statement 2 : Baking soda does not taste sour

(1) Both statements 1 & 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.
(2) Both statements 1 & 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.
(3) Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false
(4) Both statements 1 and 2 are false

37. Acid rain can cause damage to buildings, soil and plants. What do you think the acids come from?
(1) Calcium oxide and carbon dioxide dissolve in rain water to produce acids..
(2) Carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide dissolve in rain water to produce acids.
(3) Sulphuric acid and carbon monoxide dissolve in rain water to produce acids.
(4) Chlorine and fluorine gases dissolve in rain water to produce acids.

38. Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1 : Water is neutral.
Statement 2 : Water turns red litmus blue

(1) Both statements 1 & 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.
(2) Both statements 1 & 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.
(3) Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
(4) Both Statements (1) & (2) are false.

39. Classification is useful because
(1) It makes things look neat and tidy.
(2) It makes studying the properties of things much easier.
(3) It help us in the kitchen.
(4) It help us in the school library.

40. Which property is common to all matter?
(1) Matter takes up space and has no mass.
(2) Matter can be seen and has some mass.
(3) Matter takes up space and has mass.
(4) Matter takes up space and may of may not have mass.

41. The charge and mass of the proton present in the nucleus of helium atom are respectively
(1) + 2, 4 u
(2) + 1, 1 u
(3) +2, 1 u
(4) +2, 2 u

42. Which of the following is not matter?
(1) water
(2) air
(3) sound
(4) fruit

43. Which of the following is the second most abundant metal in the earth’s crust?
(1) Copper
(2) Aluminium
(3) Iron
(4) Zinc

44. A mixture of oil and water is an example of __________ .
(1) Compound
(2) Two elements
(3) Mixture
(4) True solution

45. Isobars do not differ in the number of
(1) protons
(2) electrons
(3) neutrons
(4) nucleons

46. Bond which exist between two non metals is
(1) Ionic bond
(2) Covalent bond
(3) Metallic bond
(4) None of these

47. Which of these is not an animal fibre?
(1) Wool
(2) Silk
(3) Jute
(4) Angora

48. Complete the correlation
Silk worm : Cocoon, Wool : ______
(1) Hair of rabbit
(2) Cotton plant
(3) Skin of sheep
(4) Jute of hemp

49. Weak bases are
(1) Sparingly soluble in water
(2) Insoluble in water
(3) Both (1) & (2)
(4) None of these

50. The sharp pain caused by the sting of brown ants, nettles leaves and bees is due to
(1) Acetic acid
(2) Tartaric acid
(3) Ascorbic acid
(4) Formic acid

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