Neha Rafi (7J)

New Indian Model School (Dubai)

PAN No. 526166581
January 2024
2408365 / 44832 / 7-J / 526166581

Student MyBook Contents

1. Personalised Student Feedback

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2. Circular Skill Profile

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3. English Performance
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4. Mathematics Performance
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5. Science Performance
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6. Practice Questions and Explanations

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 PERSONALISED STUDENT FEEDBACK

Dear Neha Rafi,

Congratulations on taking the ASSET test!
ASSET is a diagnostic test that tells you which skills you are strong at and which skills you should work on to
develop further. The analysis given here is for all the subjects for which you have taken the ASSET test.

Subject High Performing Skills Low Performing Skills

Understands idioms, proverbs and figures of

Infers using contextual clues and prior knowledge
English speech

Knows punctuation and sentence formation Analyses characters and situations

Number sense, related competency and

Factors and multiples
computation skills
Maths
Mensuration: area and perimeter; concepts,
Applications in daily life: word/visual problems
computation

Extraction, translation and application of Definition or description of scientific terms,

knowledge or information organisms or materials
Science
Classification/comparison of organisms/processes; Integrating different concepts or information for
giving examples decision making

Practice questions compiled especially for you!

This MyBook will guide you to improve those areas where your performance was low! In each subject, we have chosen
two skills which includes at least one skill in which you have not performed well, and provided practice questions for
the same. Answers to all these questions with explanations are provided at the end of this booklet.

Remember, this is YOUR practice book - no other student taking ASSET would get exactly the same set of questions!
So do them carefully. Also write to us and tell us if you found the questions helpful. Email us at customersupport@ei.
study to share your comments and suggestions.

As you know, ASSET is offered in English, Maths and Science in classes 3-10, and in Hindi in classes 4-8, and Social
Studies in classes 5-10, and Computational Thinking in classes 3-10. Practice questions are provided in all the
subjects in which you took ASSET.
Since you have taken ASSET Dynamic, the questions you were given are different from those given to other students of
your class. You may log into www.assetdynamic.com to see your paper, view your results online, or even download a
copy of this MyBook.

Best of luck!

Regards,

(Pranav Kothari)
Chief Executive Officer, Educational Initiatives

In case of queries, please write to us at customersupport@ei.study or contact our customer care executive at the toll free number
1800-102-8885 (9 am - 6 pm, Mon - Fri).
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 CIRCULAR SKILL PROFILE

Neha Rafi (7J)

E1 S4
Science
English
E2 S3 S1) Knowledge of Basic Science
E1) Vocabulary in Context Facts
E2) Grammar Usage S2) Conceptual Understanding and
E3) Literal Comprehension Comprehension
E4) Extended Reasoning S3) Reasoning and Analysis Skills
E3 S2 S4) Original Thinking

E4 S1

M1 M4

M2 M3
Maths

M1) Number sense, Computations and

Basic Arithmetic
M2) Intermediate Concepts, Geometry
and Algebra
M3) Word and Application Problems
M4) Problem Solving, Advanced
Problems

The Circular Skill Profile represents your performance on each core skill in each subject test of ASSET you have taken. The outer
circle represents 100%. The section between two axes represents a core skill in a subject, and the shaded region plots your
performance on the skill. The greater the height of the shaded section, the better the performance.

Understanding Skills

The main difference between the ASSET(Assessment of Scholastic Skills through

Educational Testing) tests and the regular school tests lies in the fact that ASSET tests are
SKILL-BASED. Skills or competencies refer to specific abilities that a student develops. A
skill-based test can be contrasted with a fact- or memory-based test. In the latter type of
tests, the student is asked to recall or reproduce facts more often than to apply the concepts
taught to them. However, most competitive exams, entrance tests as well as international
admission tests (like the GRE) tend to be skill-based. This is because it is being widely
appreciated that a student's understanding can be tested better with a skill-based test rather
than a fact-based one. Facts and their recall are important; however, they should not be
overemphasized and ASSET believes in this.

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 ENGLISH PERFORMANCE

Neha Rafi (7J)

YS
Your Score*: 33/60 YS - Your Score (%) Percentile#: 60
0% ASA 100% ASA - All School's Average (%)

200 800
Your Scaled Score**: 525/800 Your Score Range+:
500 - 550

SKILL-BASED SUMMARY AND STRENGTH / WEAKNESS ANALYSIS

No. Core Skill Sub Skill Answered Right Answered Wrong Graph S/W

1 Deduces word meanings from 11,40,55 38

contextual clues
Vocabulary in Context
2 Identifies synonyms, antonyms 29,35,39 45,53,58
and other words

3 Understands the usage of 2,6 1,3,4,5

grammar concepts
Grammar Usage
4 Knows punctuation and sentence 27,41,42,43,47,4- 46,52 S
formation 8,49,59,60

5 Identifies and recalls direct facts in 7,21 12,24,26,28,31

the passage

6 Understands organisation and

Literal Comprehension 9,18,19 20,25
context of the passage

7 Understands idioms, proverbs and 34,36,37,54,56,57 50 S

figures of speech

8 Registers moods, tones and 15,44,51 8

emotions

9 Analyses characters and situations 23 10,16,17,30 W

Extended Reasoning
10 Identifies the main idea and 22 13
purpose of the passage

11 Infers using contextual clues and 14,32,33

prior knowledge
You can see the questions that were given to you by logging in to your account on www.assetdynamic.com

The graphs represent the percentage of questions answered correctly. Skills where the performance is <25% are marked as W and >75% are marked as S.
Only skills having at least 5 questions are considered.

* This score is your raw score and is equal to the number of questions you answered correctly. Since you took ASSET Dynamic tests where every student
gets a dynamically generated, different paper, this score should not be used for comparison purposes.
**This score is a scaled score. Your score is converted to a scaled score through a process known as equating. This process accounts for minor variation in
difficulty among different tests given to students. The minimum a student can get is 200 and the maximum is 800.
# Percentile refers to the percentage of students that scored lower than you in the test. E.g. If your percentile score is 72, this means that 72% of all other
participating students have scored less than you have. Alternately, this means that you are in the top 28% of all participating students for this subject.
+ When you take tests more than once, your score may vary. This expected variation is considered your score range.

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 ENGLISH SCORE CARD

Neha Rafi (7J)

1-Result 2-All School Performance

Q Skill Tested 1 2 Error Indicated

1 Understands the usage of grammar concepts ✗ 35% Unable to apply grammar concepts
2 Understands the usage of grammar concepts ✓ 60% -
3 Understands the usage of grammar concepts ✗ 40% Unable to apply grammar concepts
4 Understands the usage of grammar concepts ✗ 43% Unable to apply grammar concepts
5 Understands the usage of grammar concepts ✗ 36% Unable to apply grammar concepts
6 Understands the usage of grammar concepts ✓ 52% -
7 Identifies and recalls direct facts in the passage ✓ 49% -
8 Registers moods, tones and emotions ✗ 61% Mood and emotions not identified
9 Understands organisation and context of the passage ✓ 62% -
10 Analyses characters and situations ✗ 38% Information analysed incorrectly
11 Deduces word meanings from contextual clues ✓ 70% -
12 Identifies and recalls direct facts in the passage ✗ 59% -
13 Identifies the main idea and purpose of the passage ✗ 67% Main idea of the passage misunderstood
14 Infers using contextual clues and prior knowledge ✗ 48% Inference based on facts incorrect
15 Registers moods, tones and emotions ✓ 67% -
16 Analyses characters and situations ✗ 63% Information analysed incorrectly
17 Analyses characters and situations ✗ 33% Information analysed incorrectly
18 Understands organisation and context of the passage ✓ 57% -
19 Understands organisation and context of the passage ✓ 54% -
20 Understands organisation and context of the passage ✗ 44% Organisation and context mixed up
21 Identifies and recalls direct facts in the passage ✓ 68% -
22 Identifies the main idea and purpose of the passage ✓ 54% -
23 Analyses characters and situations ✓ 51% -
24 Identifies and recalls direct facts in the passage ✗ -
25 Understands organisation and context of the passage ✗ -
26 Identifies and recalls direct facts in the passage ✗ -
27 Knows punctuation and sentence formation ✓ - -
28 Identifies and recalls direct facts in the passage ✗ -
29 Identifies synonyms, antonyms and other words ✓ - -
30 Analyses characters and situations ✗ 41% Information analysed incorrectly
31 Identifies and recalls direct facts in the passage ✗ 46% Information analysed incorrectly
32 Infers using contextual clues and prior knowledge ✗ 43% Cause and effect link not clear
33 Infers using contextual clues and prior knowledge ✗ 49% Link to prior knowledge missing
34 Understands idioms, proverbs and figures of speech ✓ 43% -
35 Identifies synonyms, antonyms and other words ✓ 60% -
36 Understands idioms, proverbs and figures of speech ✓ 56% -
37 Understands idioms, proverbs and figures of speech ✓ 64% -
38 Deduces word meanings from contextual clues ✗ 59% Unable to identify correct meaning of a word
39 Identifies synonyms, antonyms and other words ✓ 56% -
40 Deduces word meanings from contextual clues ✓ 64% -

You have done ASSET Dynamic. Hence the question level details will differ from those given to other students of your class.
In the school performance column, “-” indicates untested questions.

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 ENGLISH SCORE CARD

Neha Rafi (7J)

Q Skill Tested 1 2 Error Indicated

41 Knows punctuation and sentence formation ✓ 58% -
42 Knows punctuation and sentence formation ✓ 42% -
43 Knows punctuation and sentence formation ✓ 55% -
44 Registers moods, tones and emotions ✓ 45% -
45 Identifies synonyms, antonyms and other words ✗ 53% Word not known or understood
46 Knows punctuation and sentence formation ✗ -
47 Knows punctuation and sentence formation ✓ 66% -
48 Knows punctuation and sentence formation ✓ - -
49 Knows punctuation and sentence formation ✓ 49% -
50 Understands idioms, proverbs and figures of speech ✗ 56% Idioms not understood
51 Registers moods, tones and emotions ✓ 53% -
52 Knows punctuation and sentence formation ✗ 29% Main idea of the sentence not clear
53 Identifies synonyms, antonyms and other words ✗ 30% Synonyms identified incorrectly
54 Understands idioms, proverbs and figures of speech ✓ - -
55 Deduces word meanings from contextual clues ✓ 41% -
56 Understands idioms, proverbs and figures of speech ✓ 32% -
57 Understands idioms, proverbs and figures of speech ✓ 50% -
58 Identifies synonyms, antonyms and other words ✗ 48% Unable to identify multiple meanings of a word
59 Knows punctuation and sentence formation ✓ 36% -
60 Knows punctuation and sentence formation ✓ 27% -

You have done ASSET Dynamic. Hence the question level details will differ from those given to other students of your class.
In the school performance column, “-” indicates untested questions.

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 MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE

Neha Rafi (7J)

YS
Your Score*: 16/40 YS - Your Score (%) Percentile#: 61
0% ASA 100% ASA - All School's Average (%)

200 800
Your Scaled Score**: 515/800 Your Score Range+:
480 - 550

SKILL-BASED SUMMARY AND STRENGTH / WEAKNESS ANALYSIS

No. Core Skill Sub Skill Answered Right Answered Wrong Graph S/W
1 Factors and multiples 26 2,11,34

2 Number sense, Integers: concepts and 9 5,21

Computations and Basic applications
Arithmetic
Number sense, related
3 competency and computation 10,17,25 23,29
skills

4 Mensuration: area and perimeter; 24,38 3,14

concepts, computation

5 Algebra: concepts and 40 6,15

applications
Intermediate Concepts,
Geometry and Algebra
6 Fractions, decimals and ratios: 12,37 7,18
concepts and applications

7 Geometry: concepts and 20,28 8,19

applications

8 Measurement and data 32 13,31

interpretation
Word and Application
Problems
9 Applications in daily life: word/ 22 35,36,39
visual problems

10 Problem Solving, Problem solving: advanced or 1,27 4,16,30,33

Advanced Problems challenging problems
You can see the questions that were given to you by logging in to your account on www.assetdynamic.com

The graphs represent the percentage of questions answered correctly. Skills where the performance is <25% are marked as W and >75% are marked as S.
Only skills having at least 5 questions are considered.

* This score is your raw score and is equal to the number of questions you answered correctly. Since you took ASSET Dynamic tests where every student
gets a dynamically generated, different paper, this score should not be used for comparison purposes.
**This score is a scaled score. Your score is converted to a scaled score through a process known as equating. This process accounts for minor variation in
difficulty among different tests given to students. The minimum a student can get is 200 and the maximum is 800.
# Percentile refers to the percentage of students that scored lower than you in the test. E.g. If your percentile score is 72, this means that 72% of all other
participating students have scored less than you have. Alternately, this means that you are in the top 28% of all participating students for this subject.
+ When you take tests more than once, your score may vary. This expected variation is considered your score range.

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 MATHS SCORE CARD

Neha Rafi (7J)

1-Result 2-All School Performance

Q Skill Tested 1 2 Error Indicated

1 Problem solving: advanced or challenging problems ✓ - -
2 Factors and multiples ✗ -
3 Mensuration: area and perimeter; concepts, computation ✗ 23% Area concepts unclear
4 Problem solving: advanced or challenging problems ✗ 25% Problem not analysed correctly
5 Integers: concepts and applications ✗ 44% Incorrect understanding of integer operations
6 Algebra: concepts and applications ✗ 42% Did not frame algebraic expressions correctly
7 Fractions, decimals and ratios: concepts and applications ✗ 38% Ratio concepts unclear
8 Geometry: concepts and applications ✗ 47% error in estimating the angle
9 Integers: concepts and applications ✓ 76% -
10 Number sense, related competency and computation skills ✓ 67% -
11 Factors and multiples ✗ 33% Confused between factors and multiples
12 Fractions, decimals and ratios: concepts and applications ✓ 36% -
13 Measurement and data interpretation ✗ 31% Error in estimating fractions
14 Mensuration: area and perimeter; concepts, computation ✗ 29% Lack of understanding of mensuration concepts
15 Algebra: concepts and applications ✗ 59% Error in analysing number pattern
16 Problem solving: advanced or challenging problems ✗ -
17 Number sense, related competency and computation skills ✓ 33% -
18 Fractions, decimals and ratios: concepts and applications ✗ 19% Inadequate understanding of fractions
19 Geometry: concepts and applications ✗ -
20 Geometry: concepts and applications ✓ 72% -
21 Integers: concepts and applications ✗ 52% Integer concepts unclear
22 Applications in daily life: word/visual problems ✓ 59% -
23 Number sense, related competency and computation skills ✗ -
24 Mensuration: area and perimeter; concepts, computation ✓ 35% -
25 Number sense, related competency and computation skills ✓ 26% -
26 Factors and multiples ✓ 60% -
27 Problem solving: advanced or challenging problems ✓ 48% -
28 Geometry: concepts and applications ✓ 32% -
29 Number sense, related competency and computation skills ✗ -
30 Problem solving: advanced or challenging problems ✗ 28% Problem solving skills are weak
31 Measurement and data interpretation ✗ 42% Incorrect data interpretation
32 Measurement and data interpretation ✓ 45% -
33 Problem solving: advanced or challenging problems ✗ 36% Inadequate problem-solving skills
34 Factors and multiples ✗ 48% Divisibility rule unclear
35 Applications in daily life: word/visual problems ✗ 35% Problem not analysed correctly
36 Applications in daily life: word/visual problems ✗ 38% Error in analysing the question
37 Fractions, decimals and ratios: concepts and applications ✓ 33% -
38 Mensuration: area and perimeter; concepts, computation ✓ 31% -
39 Applications in daily life: word/visual problems ✗ 50% Question not analysed carefully
40 Algebra: concepts and applications ✓ 66% -

You have done ASSET Dynamic. Hence the question level details will differ from those given to other students of your class.
In the school performance column, “-” indicates untested questions.

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 SCIENCE PERFORMANCE

Neha Rafi (7J)

YS
Your Score*: 27/45 YS - Your Score (%) Percentile#: 80
0% ASA 100% ASA - All School's Average (%)

200 800
Your Scaled Score**: 581/800 Your Score Range+:
540 - 620

SKILL-BASED SUMMARY AND STRENGTH / WEAKNESS ANALYSIS

No. Core Skill Sub Skill Answered Right Answered Wrong Graph S/W

1 Recollection or recognition of 6,12,24,28,31 3,10,14

science facts and concepts
Knowledge of Basic
Science Facts Definition or description of
2 scientific terms, organisms or 27,33 8,26,42
materials

Classification/comparison of
3 organisms/processes; giving 1,32,44 40
Conceptual examples
Understanding and
Comprehension
4 Knowledge of use of scientific 2,36,45 20,29
instruments, tools and procedures

5 Analysis of information to identify 18,43 7,11

trends or properties

Representing, relating or
6 explaining scientific processes or 13,19,23 38
observed phenomena
Reasoning and Analysis
Skills
Extraction, translation and
7 application of knowledge or 25,30,37 15
information

8 Advanced or complex data 16,34 35,39

representation or interpretation

9 Integrating different concepts or 4,41 5,9

information for decision making
Original Thinking
10 Hypothesis formulation; design of 21,22 17
apparatus or experiment
You can see the questions that were given to you by logging in to your account on www.assetdynamic.com

The graphs represent the percentage of questions answered correctly. Skills where the performance is <25% are marked as W and >75% are marked as S.
Only skills having at least 5 questions are considered.

* This score is your raw score and is equal to the number of questions you answered correctly. Since you took ASSET Dynamic tests where every student
gets a dynamically generated, different paper, this score should not be used for comparison purposes.
**This score is a scaled score. Your score is converted to a scaled score through a process known as equating. This process accounts for minor variation in
difficulty among different tests given to students. The minimum a student can get is 200 and the maximum is 800.
# Percentile refers to the percentage of students that scored lower than you in the test. E.g. If your percentile score is 72, this means that 72% of all other
participating students have scored less than you have. Alternately, this means that you are in the top 28% of all participating students for this subject.
+ When you take tests more than once, your score may vary. This expected variation is considered your score range.

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 SCIENCE SCORE CARD

Neha Rafi (7J)

1-Result 2-All School Performance

Q Skill Tested 1 2 Error Indicated

1 Classification/comparison of organisms/processes; giving examples ✓ 52% -
2 Knowledge of use of scientific instruments, tools and procedures ✓ 35% -
3 Recollection or recognition of science facts and concepts ✗ -
4 Integrating different concepts or information for decision making ✓ 40% -
5 Integrating different concepts or information for decision making ✗ 54% Error in understanding the map
6 Recollection or recognition of science facts and concepts ✓ 56% -
7 Analysis of information to identify trends or properties ✗ 42% Error in data interpretation
8 Definition or description of scientific terms, organisms or materials ✗ 33% Error in data interpretation
9 Integrating different concepts or information for decision making ✗ 65% Inadequate understanding of basic concepts
10 Recollection or recognition of science facts and concepts ✗ -
11 Analysis of information to identify trends or properties ✗ 36% Inadequate data interpretation
12 Recollection or recognition of science facts and concepts ✓ 62% -
13 Representing, relating or explaining scientific processes or observed phenomena ✓ 38% -
14 Recollection or recognition of science facts and concepts ✗ 37% Relevant knowledge not recalled
15 Extraction, translation and application of knowledge or information ✗ -
16 Advanced or complex data representation or interpretation ✓ 52% -
17 Hypothesis formulation; design of apparatus or experiment ✗ 42% Inadequate knowledge of scientific procedures
18 Analysis of information to identify trends or properties ✓ 53% -
19 Representing, relating or explaining scientific processes or observed phenomena ✓ 39% -
20 Knowledge of use of scientific instruments, tools and procedures ✗ 45% Inadequate knowledge of scientific processes
21 Hypothesis formulation; design of apparatus or experiment ✓ 55% -
22 Hypothesis formulation; design of apparatus or experiment ✓ 57% -
23 Representing, relating or explaining scientific processes or observed phenomena ✓ 59% -
24 Recollection or recognition of science facts and concepts ✓ 42% -
25 Extraction, translation and application of knowledge or information ✓ 32% -
26 Definition or description of scientific terms, organisms or materials ✗ -
27 Definition or description of scientific terms, organisms or materials ✓ 59% -
28 Recollection or recognition of science facts and concepts ✓ 42% -
29 Knowledge of use of scientific instruments, tools and procedures ✗ -
30 Extraction, translation and application of knowledge or information ✓ 37% -
31 Recollection or recognition of science facts and concepts ✓ 70% -
32 Classification/comparison of organisms/processes; giving examples ✓ - -
33 Definition or description of scientific terms, organisms or materials ✓ 34% -
34 Advanced or complex data representation or interpretation ✓ 61% -
35 Advanced or complex data representation or interpretation ✗ 56% Error in data interpretation
36 Knowledge of use of scientific instruments, tools and procedures ✓ 62% -
37 Extraction, translation and application of knowledge or information ✓ 48% -
38 Representing, relating or explaining scientific processes or observed phenomena ✗ 67% Error relating observed phenomena
39 Advanced or complex data representation or interpretation ✗ 49% Inadequate understanding of the scale
40 Classification/comparison of organisms/processes; giving examples ✗ 37% Inadequate understanding of material properties
41 Integrating different concepts or information for decision making ✓ 63% -
42 Definition or description of scientific terms, organisms or materials ✗ -
43 Analysis of information to identify trends or properties ✓ 32% -
44 Classification/comparison of organisms/processes; giving examples ✓ 56% -
45 Knowledge of use of scientific instruments, tools and procedures ✓ 51% -

You have done ASSET Dynamic. Hence the question level details will differ from those given to other students of your class.
In the school performance column, “-” indicates untested questions.

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Welcome to this special practice section, tailored just for you to enhance your
skills.

You've received your ASSET results, reviewed your scores, and understood your strengths and
areas for improvement. Now, you might be wondering,"How can I get better in the areas I need to
work on?"

Look no further - these practice questions are designed precisely for that purpose. We've selected
questions and skills from each subject where you could benefit from additional practice. Each set
includes practice questions, answers, and explanations to guide you toward improvement. If you
ever need assistance, feel free to discuss these with your parents, teachers, or friends.

Here's how we've tailored the practice questions:

1. For English, if reading comprehension is a challenge, we've provided full passages to work on.
2. In Math, Science, and Social Studies, we've chosen questions based on areas where you've
shown room for growth.
3. Hindi practice focuses on non-reading comprehension skills.
4. Computational Thinking covers a variety of skills across the class.

Remember, while answers and explanations are available, try tackling the questions independently
first!
If you have any questions, feel free to write to us at info@ei.study. We're here to assist you.

Best of luck,
The ASSET Team
Please note: Some images might appear slightly unclear due to technical reasons. This is not an
error.

*In English, if any reading comprehension skill is weak, an entire passage is provided for practice. In Hindi, only non-
reading comprehension skills have been provided for practice.

Note: Due to technical limitations, image quality may not be uniform and some images may appear slightly unclear. This is
not an error.

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 Skill: Identifies facts and makes important connections in comprehending a passage.
By reading a passage carefully, we will be able to identify facts that are clearly stated, sequence them
correctly and deeply understand different events, characters and their feelings. We will also be able to use
clues in the form of knowledge, words and expressions that we already know to connect important ideas
and arrive at the correct answers.

Young Environmentalists Award

Volvo has announced the Volvo Adventure Young Environmentalists Award Contest, 2003.

The contest calls for a team of five students aged between 10 and 16 - accompanied by an adult
supervisor- to identify, plan and execute an environmental project that will make a difference to the
local environment.

The project would have to be posted on the contest website - www.volvoadventure.org - by December
31, 2003.

A panel comprising eminent environmentalists will judge the projects at the national level and one
project representing India will be selected to participate in the global finals in Sweden in May 2004.

Apart from prizes ranging from US$ 4,000 to US$ 10,000, the winning team will win recognition from
environmentalists and the industry.

For further information, please contact the following:

1 Sohanjeet Randhawa on 080-7965251-58

Email: sohanjeet.randhawa@volvo.com

2. Anjali Malhotra on 24904411

1. Which of these entries is likely to be eligible to win an award in this contest?

A. a research paper on a strategy to clean the River Ganga from mountain to sea.
B. a poster depicting how cars are an environmental hazard and should not be used.
C. a campaign for separation of organic and inorganic waste in the neighbourhood.
D. a speech on the significance and importance of World Environment Day.

2. The sentence, 'For further information, please contact the following' may be rewritten as
A. 'The following can be contacted for further information.'
B. 'The following may contact for further information.'
C. 'Should the following be contacted for further information?'
D. 'The following may be contacted for further information.'

3. Where will the final contest be held?

A. in India
B. on the website
C. in Sweden
D. in the U.S.A

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4. The above notice announces a contest in which all participants have to
A. devise an effective environmental project.
B. participate in an outdoor adventure trek.
C. design a poster on environmental protection.
D. represent India in an international event.

5. According to the notice, who will be the judges for the contest?
A. Sohanjeet Randhawa and Anjali Malhotra
B. a group of respected environmental experts
C. senior executives from the Volvo company
D. (this is not mentioned in the notice.)

Skill: Factors and multiples

This skill involves the understanding of the concepts of factors and multiples, being able to apply this
understanding to real life situations, understanding of prime and composite numbers, divisibility tests, their
applications and concepts of LCM and HCF.

6. The same digit has to go into both the empty boxes below to make a 5-digit number divisible by 3.

Which of these digits can go into the empty boxes?

A. 7
B. 6
C. 3
D. 2

7. 7 x 7 x 7 x.........x 7 = n
(30 times)
7 is multiplied 30 times to get a number n . Which of the following will be a factor of n ?
A. 10
B. 14
C. 49
D. 210

8. A number when divided by 6 leaves 0 as remainder. What remainder will it leave when divided by 2?
A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 0

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9. Tanmay had some chocolates with him. He gave 13 of them to Akash and 15 of them to Sharad. Tanmay
could do so without breaking any chocolate.
Which of these could be the number of chocolates Tanmay had in the beginning?
A. 8
B. 10
C. 18
D. 30

10. An 8-digit number 20101 17 is divisible by 9. What digit does stand for?
A. 0
B. 3
C. 6
D. 9

11. Which of these numbers is divisible by 11?

A. 10110
B. 20202
C. 200200
D. 1111111

12. Amrita is dividing a very large number by 4. What is the maximum remainder that she can get?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. We can't say, it depends on how large the number is.

13. Which of these can be the sum of three consecutive natural numbers?
A. 55
B. 56
C. 57
D. 58

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 Skill: Applications in daily life: word/visual problems
This skill contains problems that are based on the information from a visual or picture, and problems
involving the application of mathematics to real life situations. The main idea here is being able to identify
the operation(s) that should be performed to arrive at the answer.

14. Harsh deposited 20000 rupees in his bank account. A drop of water fell on the slip and smudged a part
of it. The slip looks like this now.

What is the number of 100 rupee notes he deposited?

A. 7
B. 70
C. 700
D. 7000

15. Nishchal is copying a file of size 10 MB. After a minute of starting the copying process, the screen
shows the following.

Roughly what size of the file has got copied?

A. 1 MB
B. 2 MB
C. 4 MB
D. 10 MB

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16. Mrs. Mishra bought a bottle of tonic like this for her baby daughter.

Every morning Mrs. Mishra gives 2.5 ml of tonic from this bottle to her daughter. How long would the
tonic in the bottle last?
A. about 1 week
B. about 1 month
C. about 3 months
D. about 10 months

17. 3 feet of film is required to screen 2 SECONDS of a movie.

What is the length of the film required to screen the trailer of Ghajini movie that is of 1 MINUTE (60
seconds)?
A. 1.5 feet
B. 3 feet
C. 40 feet
D. 90 feet

18. Mickey and Maggie are at one end of two identical mazes. They have to reach the gate at the other end
of the mazes (as shown in the figure below). Both of them follow a different path to reach the gate. If
both of them enter the maze at the same time and travel at the same speed, who will come out faster?

A. Mickey
B. Maggie
C. Both will come out at the same time.
D. Cannot be said from the data given.

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19. I bought an audio CD that has a compilation of songs of three movies.
· Total number of songs in the CD are thirteen.
· Movies 2 and 3 have equal number of songs.
· All the movies have more than three songs.
How many songs does Movie 1 have?
A. 2 songs
B. 4 songs
C. 5 songs
D. 7 songs

20. Anu was checking her emails. She casually told her friend sitting next to her, ''The ratio of unread
emails to read emails in my inbox is 4:1. The total number of emails in my inbox are 120.''
What is the number of unread emails in her inbox?
A. 24
B. 30
C. 90
D. 96

21. Five rotten mangoes, each weighing 1unit, were removed- from a box full of mangoes and replaced
with 3 fresh mangoes. The weight of each fresh mango was double the weight of a rotten mango. What
happened to the weight of the box as compared to the start, when it had the rotten mangoes?
A. It increased by 6 units
B. It increased by 3 units
C. It decreased by 2 unit
D. It increased by 1 unit

Skill: Definition or description of scientific terms, organisms or materials

Basic knowledge and understanding of scientific definitions is necessary for further learning in science. We
should be able to identify basic characteristics of organisms and materials according to their groups. This is
important to understand how these organisms or materials will behave in different situations.

22. Nitrogen condenses at -196 °C and freezes at -210 °C. At which of the following temperatures can you
store nitrogen in LIQUID form?
A. -225 °C
B. -190 °C
C. -200 °C
D. 0 °C

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23. The figure shown here represents which of the following processes?

A. Reproduction
B. Metamorphosis
C. Food chain
D. Adaptation

24. In the figure below, P, Q and R represent three different physical states of a substance.

A direct change from the state represented by R to that represented by P would be _________.
A. evaporation
B. condensation
C. melting
D. sublimation

25. When a jet plane passes through the sky, it leaves behind white coloured trails called 'contrails'. These
contrails are like clouds and they form when hot, humid air mixes with air at low temperature. Which of
the following processes are we observing here?
A. boiling
B. condensation
C. absorption
D. evaporation

26. - I am one of the major nutrients in food. - Compared to other major nutrients, I am required in small
amounts. - However, if I am not taken in adequate amounts, it can result in a disease. Who am I?
A. fat
B. protein
C. mineral
D. carbohydrate

27. A material is considered to be biodegradable if______________

A. it is not man-made.
B. it is not made of plastic.
C. it is extracted from the earth.
D. it can be broken down by microbes.

28. Which of these is true about chalk?

A. It has lustre.
B. It is opaque.
C. It floats on water.
D. It is soluble in water.

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29. When a carrot plant grows, the edible root and a leafy top are produced in the first year. Flowers and
seeds are produced in the second year. From this we can say that the carrot plant is:
A. an annual plant
B. a biennial plant
C. a triennial plant
D. a perennial plant

Skill: Integrating different concepts or information for decision making

Many things/events happen around us due to a variety of reasons. In order to explain them, we need to
understand and use different concepts or information related to them. So it becomes important to look at all
the concepts together and see how they may be affecting those events.

30. In a rainforest, there are trees of different sizes as shown in the figure below.

The trees in the UNDERGROWTH layer will probably face competition for which of the following
resources?
A. air
B. water
C. animals
D. sunlight

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31. One day, when the Sun is not exactly overhead, Diana suspends a bar magnet and when it comes to
rest it looks as shown below.

She knows that a suspended magnet at rest points in the North-South direction. So one of the
directions, the bar magnet is pointing to, is North. But she does not know which one it is.
Which of these should she find out to confirm which end of the magnet is pointing North?
1. the time of the day 2. the position of the Sun in the sky 3. the direction in which the magnet's
shadow falls
A. only 1
B. only 2
C. both 1 and 2
D. both 2 and 3

32. See the map below showing the position of two factories and a village. People in the village suspect
that one or both of the factories are polluting the river from which they use the water for their daily
needs. However the factories claim that the river is polluted upstream and they are not responsible for
the pollution. (Note the direction of the rivers flow.)

Which is the minimum number of points at which samples of water should be taken to identify whether
and which factory is polluting?
A. All five points 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
B. Four points 1, 2, 3 and 4
C. Four points 1, 2, 4 and 5
D. Three points 2, 4 and 5

33. When a cola bottle or can is opened a fizz' is observed. This fizz is the escaping of carbon dioxide
from the cola. What does this help us to understand about the behaviour of gases?
A. Gases dissolve better at high temperatures.
B. Gases dissolve worse at high pressures.
C. Gases dissolve better at high pressures.
D. Gases react chemically with cola water.

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34. See the gear arrangement shown here.

Gears P and Q can only rotate, they cannot shift or move. When gear P turns, gear Q will turn:
A. in the same direction, at a slower speed
B. in the same direction, at a faster speed.
C. in a different direction, at a slower speed.
D. in a different direction, at a faster speed.

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Skill: Identifies facts and makes important connections in comprehending a passage.
1. C: The "Young Environmentalist Award" invites teams of students to "plan, identify and execute" a project. The students
are not only expected to identify and decide on a local environmental issue, but also take up its cause and do something
to improve it. The word "execute" in the passage provides a clue for the correct answer. Option C refers to a planned
group or series of activities to try and achieve the separation of organic and inorganic waste in the neighbourhood. Option
D is not correct because a speech on World Environment Day is NOT a project. A speech, like a research paper or a
poster, will surely give people some useful information, but unlike a campaign, will definitely not change the local
environment.

2. D: " The following may be contacted for further information " is the correct passive voice form of the sentence in the
question as it matches the tone of politeness in the original sentence. A( The following can be contacted for further
information.) is wrong as "can be" only indicates a command or an ability. We use "can" to indicate physical ability or
possibility."May" is used when asking permission or requesting someone to carry out an action.

3. C : The final contest will be held in Sweden. The given notice mentions this in clear words when it speaks of the "g lobal
finals in Sweden in May 2004 ". Option - D is not correct as nowhere in the notice do we find that the final contest or "the
global finals" are in the U.S.A. In the notice, the value of the prizes is represented in terms of American Dollars: "US$
4,000 to US$ 10,000", but this has nothing to do with the place of the final contest.

4. A: The purpose of the notice is mentioned in the second paragraph of the passage. (The contest calls ......... supervisor-
to identify, plan and execute an environmental project that will make a difference to the local environment .)If such a
project is planned with the given objective, it would be an effective environmental project. C (design a poster on
environmental protection) is not correct because there is no way of knowing what aspect of environmental effectiveness is
expected, whether it would be on protection or development or something else.

5. B: The correct answer is in this line: " A panel comprising eminent environmentalists will judge the projects at the national
level " , which is in paragraph 4. Therefore option D (this is not mentioned in the notice), cannot be the correct answer.

Maths
Skill: Factors and multiples
6. A: For a number to be divisible by 3, the sum of its digits should be divisible by 3. If we take the missing digit as x, the
sum of the digits of the above number is 2x + 10. Substituting the given values for x in 2x + 10, we see that it is divisible
by 3 only when x = 7.

7. C: n = 7 × 7 × 7 ... × 7 (30 times). So n has got only 1 prime factor namely 7. Now if 14 or 10 or 210 or any other
number is a factor of n, any factor of these numbers will be a factor on n too. For example 21 is a factor of 210, any
factor of 21 will be a factor of 210 too. 2 is a factor of all 10, 14 and 210. If any of these were factors of n, 2 should be a
factor of n too. This is not possible as 7 is the only prime factor of n. The only prime factor of 49 is 7 and so it is a factor
of n.

8. D: As the number leaves a remainder 0 when divided by 6, 6 is a factor of the number. So any factor of 6 is also a factor
of the number. 2 is a factor of 6, and so a factor of the number. So the number leaves a remainder 0 when divided by 2.

9. D: We are told that Tanmay could divide the chocolates into 3 equal parts and 5 equal parts without breaking any
chocolate. This is possible only if the total number of chocolates is a multiple of 3 and 5. Of the given options only 30 is a
multiple of 3 and 5.

10. C: A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of all its digits is divisible by 9. The sum of the digits of the given 8 digit number
is 12 + . For the number to be divisible by 9, this should be divisible by 9. 18 is the next multiple of 9 from 12. So for 12
+ to be 18, we must have = 6.

11. C: If the difference between the sum of the digits at odd places (from the right) and the sum of the digits at even places
(from the right) of a number is either 0 or divisible by 11, the number is divisible by 11. In 1111111, we have 1 at the 1 st ,
3 rd , 5 th and 7 th places, so the sum of digits at the odd places is 4. We have 1 at the 2 nd , 4 th and 6 th places. So
the sum of the digits at even places is 3. The difference between these sums is 1, so the number is not divisible by 11. In
200200, the difference between the sum of digits at the odd and even places is 0, and so the number is divisible by 11.

12. A: Amrita has some toffees. She is dividing them to as many groups of 4 as possible. What will be the maximum number
of toffees that can remain after doing this? 3 right? For if she has more than that she can form another group of 4. Does
the maximum number of toffees remaining depend on the number of toffees Amrita started with? No! Similarly here the
maximum remainder that she can get is 3.

13. C: The sum of three consecutive natural numbers is a multiple of 3. Let us see why this is so. Let k be the middle one of
the three consecutive natural numbers. So the smallest one will be 1 less than k, that is k - 1 and the largest one would
be 1 more than k, that is, k + 1. So the sum of these 3 numbers is k - 1 + k + k + 1 = 3k, three times the middle number.
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14. B: From the slip, one can see that Harsh deposited Rs. 5000 in the form of five 1000 rupee notes and Rs. 4000 in the
form of eight 500 rupee notes. He has deposited Rs. 7000 in the form of 100 rupee notes. So, he must have deposited
70 (7000 ÷ 100) hundred rupee notes.

B: The horizontal bar in the figure shows progress of the copying process. It can be seen that roughly 1 of the file has
15. 4
been copied. 1 of 10 MB is 2.5 MB. So about 2 MB of the file has been copied.
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16. C: Mrs. Mishra gives 2.5 ml of tonic to her daughter every day. The bottle contains 250 ml of tonic. So the number of
days for which the tonic would last = (250 ÷ 2.5) days = 100 days. 100 days is little more than 3 months. Hence option C
is the answer.

17. D: 3 feet of film is required to screen 2 seconds of a movie. How much of the film will be required to screen 1 second of a
movie? 1.5 feet, right? In a minute (60 seconds) one can then screen (1.5 × 60) feet of the movie. Hence 90 feet of the
film will be required to screen the trailer of Ghajini.

18. C: The maze is made up of 25 identical squares. Suppose the length of each of the square is L. Then the distance
travelled by Mickey is 14L. The distance travelled by Maggie is 14L. Thus, both of them travel the same distance in the
maze. Since they travel at the same speed, they also take the same amount of time to travel in the maze. As both of
them enters the maze at the same time, they will come out of the maze at the same time.

19. C: If movies 2 and 3 have five songs each, then movie 1 should have 3 songs. (Total no. of songs in the CD is 13.) But
each movie has more than 3 songs. So movies 2 and 3 cannot have 5 or more than 5 songs each. They will have 4
songs each. Can you now see that movie 1 will have 5 songs?

20. D: The ratio of unread emails to read mails is 4:1. Totally there are 120 emails in the inbox. So the number of unread
mails in the inbox will be 4 of 120. Hence option D is the answer.
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21. D: The weight of a rotten mango is 1 unit. The weight of a fresh mango is double the weight of a rotten mango. So the
weight of a fresh mango is 2 units. 5 rotten mangoes were removed from the box and 3 fresh mangoes were added to
the box. So the weight of the box now = weight of the box earlier - (weight of the rotten mangoes) + (weight of the fresh
mangoes). Hence, the weight of the box now = (weight of the box earlier) - (5 × 1) + (3 × 2) units = (weight of the box
earlier) + 1 unit. Hence option D is the answer. Note that though the weight of the box increases by 6 units when 3 fresh
mangoes are added, there will be decrease in weight too because 5 rotten mangoes are removed. So the change cannot
be just an increase of 6 units.

Science
Skill: Definition or description of scientific terms, organisms or materials
22. C: Nitrogen condenses at -196 oC. This means that till -196 oC nitrogen is in the gaseous state. At -196 oC nitrogen
condenses into its liquid state and remains in that state till -210 oC, at which it freezes and changes to solid state. So at
any temperature between -196 oC and -210 oC nitrogen would be in its liquid state. Hence, C is the answer. At -190 o
C nitrogen would still be in its gaseous state.

23. B: As we can see, the figure shows a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. As this happens, its entire physical structure
changes. This process, in which an organism undergoes physical change after birth to attain its final adult form, is known
as metamorphosis. If it was reproduction, it would have been one butterfly from another butterfly, and not a butterfly from
a caterpillar.

24. D: P, Q and R represent 3 states of matter. As we can see, the particles are most closely packed in R and hence, it
represents a solid. Particles in P are loosely packed and hence, it represents a gas. So if the state is changing directly
from R to P, i.e. solid to gas, it would be sublimation. Evaporation is the conversion from liquid state to gaseous state.

25. B: Contrails are formed when hot, humid air mixes with air at low temperature. It is also given that contrails are like
clouds. Clouds are formed when vapour condenses. So contrails also, would be formed in a similar way when hot, humid
air (containing vapour) mixes with air at lower temperatures, and condenses. The hot and humid air is not absorbing
anything, its just mixing with air and condensing.

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26. C: Fats, proteins and carbohydrates are called major nutrients because they are required in large quantities. Minerals are
required, but the amounts required are very less and hence, they are not counted as major nutrients. However, their
deficiency can lead to certain diseases.

27. D: Biodegradable means something that can be degraded or broken down using a biological organism, mostly a
microorganism. The material could be natural or man-made.

28. B: Have you tried to drop a chalk in water and see what happens? Try it - you will see that it sinks in the water. Also, if
you try and break down the chalk into powder and mix it with water, you will find that it does not dissolve with the water. It
is not shiny and does not possess any lustre. Chalk does not allow light to pass through it and so it is called opaque.

29. B: A new carrot plant can grow only from the seeds. The seeds take 2 years to grow after which the new carrot plant can
grow. So the life cycle of a carrot plant, ie. from seeds to an adult plant, and again to the seeds, takes 2 years. Which
means that carrot is a biennial plant. Biennial means happening or taking place in two years. Whereas annual means
taking place once a year.

Skill: Integrating different concepts or information for decision making

30. D: The trees in the undergrowth layer are under all the other trees. They will not get enough sunlight as the higher trees
will create shade. Water will ultimately drip down to the soil and therefore the undergrowth layer will receive water. Air will
also be available to all the layers. Animals are not considered a resource for trees, unless they help in pollination. Also,
more number of animals will probably be available at the undergrowth level. Hence, options A, B and C are incorrect.

31. C: Try this - go out at around 4: 30 p.m. and check where the sun is. Since it is towards the evening, you know that the
sun will appear in the West, and hence, the other directions can be found. However, without knowing the time of the day,
we cannot identify the direction of the earth's poles. So, we need to know at least 1 and 2, or 1 and 3 to identify the poles
of the magnet. Hence, option D is the only correct answer.

32. B: Look at the direction of the flow and how different places are located along the river. In order to check whether
factories 1 and 2 are polluting the water, water samples from before and after the factories need to be compared. For this,
we need to take samples from points 1+2 and 3+4 respectively. We don't need to collect water from point 5 at all. Thus,
option B is the only correct answer.

33. C: Carbonated beverages contain carbon dioxide gas in dissolved form. This gas is dissolved in the solution at high
pressure. When the bottle is opened, the pressure is made equal to the surrounding air and the gas starts escaping from
the cola solution. If the gas reacted chemically with the cola water, then a new substance would have been formed, which
does not happen. The cola solution remains the same, except for the amount of carbon dioxide gas in it.

34. C: Why don't you try making a set of gears yourself? You will see that when one gear moves, the second gear that is in
contact with it will move in the opposite direction. Also, the bigger gear will move slower as compared to the smaller gear.
Observe how the gears move by the way their teeth push against each other.

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