Sukkur Institute of Business Administration

MERIT QUALITY - EXCELLENCE

SAMPLE TEST PAPER

(Talent Hunt Program-2016)

The test contains (100) multiple questions. (50) questions of English & (50) questions
of Mathematics.
ENGLISH (Part- I)

Q:2

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions set below it:

Can we see that the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to
sea. If we watch closely, we see the ship begin to disappear. The bottom of the ship
disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, until we can only see
the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is
the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and slowly turn the orange away
from you. You will see the pin disappear, just as a ship does on the earth.
1. This story is mainly about A. the shape of the earth.
C. sailing ships in the old days.

B. traveling to the New World.

D. the shapes of fruits, such as oranges.

Correct answer is A

2. The ship in this story A. probably sank to the bottom of the ocean.
C. was actually a toy.

B. was going farther and farther away.

D. was a sailing ship.

Correct answer is D

3. A globe is shaped like A. a box.

C. an orange.

B. a pyramid.
D. an ice cream cone.

Correct answer is C

4. The pin on the orange is most like A. the ship on the earth.
C. a sailor on the ship.

B. a person watching the ship.

D. a needle for mending a rip.

Correct answer is A
VOCABULARY: SYNONYMS
1. Mr. Riaz is a teacher of great reputation.
(A) Respect

(B) repute

(C) fame

(D) character

Correct answer is B
VOCABULARY: ANTONYMS
1. There is abundant wheat stored in the barn.
(A) Plenty
Correct answer is C

(B) small

(C) scarce

(D) less

ERROR DETECTION
If you will help me, I shall be successful.
(A) if

(B) will

(C) shall

(D) be

Correct answer is B

SPELLING
A. tution

B. tuition

C. tuision

D. tiution

Correct answer is B

MATHS (Part- II)

a) Quick Maths:
1. If 8y=3x11, then x=
(A) (8/3) y+11
(B) (8/3) y11
(C) (8y+11)/3
(D) (8y11)/3
Correct answer is C

b) Word Problems:
1. At a certain School the ratio of the number of students talking English to the number
Urdu is 7:2. If 280 students are talking English, how many are talking Urdu?
(A) 80

(B) 90

(C) 100

(D) 110

(E) None

Correct Answer is (A)

2. If length of a rectangle is 5 times its width, and if its area is 180 m2. Its perimeter is..m.
(A) 36
(B) 48
Correct Answer is (C)

(C) 60

(D) 72

(E) None

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