ASAT (ALLEN Scholarship Cum Admission Test) For PRE-NURTURE & CAREER FOUNDATION : CLASS-VI (For V to VI Moving Students) SAMPLE TEST PAPER Time : 2 Hrs. Maximum Marks : 300 Please read the instructions carefully. You are allotted 5 minutes specifically for this purpose. INSTRUCTIONS 1. The booklet is your Question Paper. Do not break the seal of this booklet before being instructed to do so by the invigilator. 2. Blank spaces and blank pages are provided in the question paper for your rough work. No additional sheets will be provided for rough work. 3. Blank papers, clipboards, log tables, slide rules, calculators, cameras, cellular phones, pagers and electronic gadgets are NOT allowed inside the examination hall. 4. The answer sheet, a machine-readable Optical Response Sheet (ORS), is provided separately. 5. On breaking the seal of the booklet check that it contains 15 pages and all the 75 questions. 6. A candidate has to write his / her answers in the ORS sheet by darkening the appropriate bubble with the help of Black ball point pen as the correct answer of the question attempted. 7. Question Paper Format : The question paper consists of 2 parts. Part-I : IQ (Mental Ability) & Part-II : Physics, Chemistry, Biology & Mathematics 8. Marking Scheme : Part-I : For each question of Part-I, you will be awarded 4 marks if you darken the bubble corresponding to the correct answer and zero mark if no bubbles are darkened. No negative marks will be awarded for incorrect answers in this part. Part-II : For each question of Part-II, you will be awarded 4 marks if you darken the bubble corresponding to the correct answer and zero mark if no bubbles are darkened. No negative marks will be awarded for incorrect answers in this part.
SAMPLE TEST PAPER Class - VI PART - I 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. Identify the missing term. 5, 7, 11, 13,?, 19, 23. (1) 17 (2) 16 (3) 15 (4) 14 2. Find the correct option. 90000 99000 99900 99990? (1) 11111 (2) 99991 (3) 99999 (4) 9999 3. 6 is related to 19 in the same way as 4 is related to. (1) 2 (2) 6 (3) 13 (4) 16 4. If sky is called star, star is called cloud, cloud is called earth, earth is called tree and tree is called book, then where do we live on? (1) book (2) sky (3) star (4) tree 5. If A means plus, B means minus, C means divided by and D means multipled by then 18 A 12 C 6 D 2 B 5 equals (1) 17 (2) 25 (3) 27 (4) 45 6. X is brother of Y. B is brother of A. A is mother of X. What is B of Y? (1) Aunt (2) Niece (3) Nephew (4) Uncle 7. B is the East of A which is in the North of C. If M is in the South of C, then in which direction of B, is M? (1) North (2) South (3) South-East (4) None of these 8. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best realtion between Women, Mothers and Engineers? (1) (2) (3) (4) 1/15
Class - VI SAMPLE TEST PAPER 9. Aman remembers that his elder brother was born between 13 th and 16 th April while his mother remembers that he was born after 14 th April but before 17 th April. If the statements of both are considered correct, then on which date of April he was born? (1) 14 (2) 15 (3) 16 (4) 14 or 15 10. In the following question arrange the given words in a meaningful sequence. 1. Police 2. Punishment 3. Crime 4. Judge 5. Judgement (1) 3, 1, 2, 4, 5 (2) 1, 2, 4, 3, 5 (3) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (4) 3, 1, 4, 5, 2 11. Figure A and B are related in a particular manner. Establish the same relationship between figures C and D by choosing a figure from the options which would replace question mark (?) in figure D? A B C D? (1) (2) (3) (4) 12. Group the following figures into three classes regarding common properties amongst them. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (1) 4, 7, 9; 2, 5, 8; 1, 3, 6 (2) 4, 7, 9; 2, 5, 6; 1, 3, 8 (3) 1, 2, 3; 4, 5, 6; 7, 8, 9 (4) 1, 2, 3; 4, 7, 9; 5, 6, 8 2/15
SAMPLE TEST PAPER Class - VI 13. In the following question, from amongst the figures marked (1), (2), (3) and (4), select the one which satisfies the same condition of placement of the dot(s) as in the given figure (X) (1) (2) (3) (4) 14. In the following question, a transparent sheet X with a design and a dotted line on it is given. This sheet X is to be folded along the dotted line. Choose the correct figure from the four alternatives, that is similar to the folded form of the sheet X. Transparent sheet (X) (1) (2) (3) (4) 15. The positions of a dice are shown below. Which digit will appear on the face opposite the face with number 4? 2 6 1 3 5 3 (1) 3 (2) 5 (3) 6 (4) 2 3/15
Class - VI SAMPLE TEST PAPER 16. How many unit cubes are there in the figure? (1) 52 (2) 53 (3) 54 (4) 56 17. The correct mirror-image of the fig (X), if the mirror is placed vertically left is... Fig (X) (1) (2) (3) (4) 18. How many circles are there in the below figure? (1) 13 (2) 16 (3) 15 (4) 10 Direction (Q. 19 & Q. 20) : In each of the following questions, choose the odd one out. 19. (1) (2) (3) (4) 20. (1) (2) (3) (4) 4/15
SAMPLE TEST PAPER Class - VI PART - II SECTION-A : PHYSICS This section contains 12 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out of which ONLY ONE is correct. 21. Which of the following is categorised into contact force? (1) Gravitational force (2) Muscular force (3) Magnetic force (4) Electrostatic force 22. The smallest time measured by a wrist watch accurately is (1) 1 milli second (2) 60 seconds (3) 1 second (4) 1 hour 23. The energy stored in a torch cell is (1) Light energy (2) Electrical energy (3) Chemical energy (4) Potential energy 24. The shape of the shadow depends upon (1) Size of the object (2) Brightness of source of light (3) Size of source of light (4) Shape of the object 25. To model the lunar eclipse, a student uses a globe to represent Earth, a marble to represent the Moon, and a flashlight to represent the Sun. In which of the models has the student positioned the marble to represent the lunar eclipse, as observed from Earth? Marble Globe Marble Flashlight Globe Model I Model II Flashlight Marble Globe Flashlight Globe Marble Flashlight Model III Model IV (1) Model I (2) Model II (3) Model III (4) Model IV 5/15
Class - VI SAMPLE TEST PAPER 26. Lightning rods are made of (1) copper (2) plastic (3) bakelite (4) sand paper 27. The is the innermost layer of Earth. (1) core (2) mantle (3) crust (4) lithosphere 28. The largest body in our solar system is (1) Earth (2) the Sun (3) Jupiter (4) the Moon 29. Imagine a cannon being fired on the surface of the moon. Then (1) Sound will be heard at the surface of the earth during all seasons (2) The sound will not be heard at the surface of the earth but will be heard only on moon (3) The sound will be heard at the surface of the earth during the rainy season (4) No sound will be heard on the earth or on the moon 30. The Sun and the star Alpha Centauri shine with about the same brightness, yet the Sun appears to us to be several hundred times brighter than Alpha Centauri. What is the most likely explanation for this? (1) Alpha Centauri is a larger star than the Sun. (2) The Sun generates energy through the process of fusion. (3) The Sun is much closer to Earth than Alpha Centauri. (4) Light from Alpha Centauri is blocked by the Moon. 31. Which of the following shows the correct mirror image of the letter P? (1) (2) (3) (4) 32. Suppose you are in a car and it is raining heavily with thunderstorms. Then what is the best way to protect yourself from a possible thunderstorm fall? (1) Remain in the car (2) Get out of the car and take cover under the car (3) Run to the nearby tree (4) Get out and stand under an electric pole 6/15
SAMPLE TEST PAPER Class - VI SECTION-B : CHEMISTRY This section contains 12 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out of which ONLY ONE is correct. 33. Three water samples with different volumes are heated. The information is recorded in the table below. If sample 1 and sample 2 boil at a temperature of 100 C, at what temperature would Sample 3 be expected to boil? Water Sample Volume (ml) Boiling Temperature ( C) Sample 1 50 100 Sample 2 100 100 Sample 3 150? (1) 50 C (2) 100 C (3) 200 C (4) 300 C 34. Frozen water is called (1) Fog (2) Ice (3) Steam (4) Vapour 35. Chemical formula of water is (1) HO (2) HO 2 (3) H 2 O (4) All of the above 36. Which is a natural fibre? (1) Silk (2) Nylon (3) Rayon (4) All of these 37. The given figures show particles of the same matter. In which picture is the matter hottest? (1) (2) (3) (4) 7/15
Class - VI SAMPLE TEST PAPER 38. Which of the following is irreversible process? (1) Boiling of eggs (2) Formation of curd from milk (3) Baking of cake (4) All of these 39. The given diagram shows the water cycle. If Q is the first step in the cycle, arrange the rest of the letters in the correct order of a water cycle. (1) Q, S, P, R (2) Q, P, R, S (3) Q, R, S, P (4) Q, S, R, P 40. Dew forms on leaves due to Dew (1) Evaporation (2) Condensation (3) Vaporization (4) All of the above 41. Which of the following has a fixed shape and a fixed volume? (1) Milk (2) Water (3) Air (4) A pen 42. Water covers (1) 70% of earth's surface (2) 25% of earth's surface (3) 50% of earth's surface (4) 90% of earth's surface 43. 78% of air by volume is (1) Nitrogen (2) Carbon dioxide (3) Oxygen (4) Ozone 44. Plants release large amount of water vapour into the atmosphere by the process of (1) Evaporation (2) Condensation (3) Precipitation (4) Transpiration 8/15
SAMPLE TEST PAPER Class - VI SECTION-C : BIOLOGY This section contains 12 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out of which ONLY ONE is correct. 45. Man is a (1) Reptile (2) Insect (3) Mammal (4) Bird 46. A bulb (1) Ginger (2) Turnip (3) Onion (4) Potato 47. Earthworm breathes through (1) Lungs (2) Gills (3) Moist skin (4) Nose 48. Sea beaches have which type of soil? (1) Sandy soil (2) Loamy soil (3) Clay soil (4) Red soil 49. In the large intestine the food is (1) Infectious food (2) Undigested food (3) Digested food (4) Liquid food 50. The structural unit of a living being is (1) atom (2) molecule (3) compound substance (4) cell 51. The process an insect undergoes when changing from larva to adult is known as (1) Photosynthesis (2) Respiration (3) Reproduction (4) Metamorphosis 52. Shedding of skin is called (1) Camouflage (2) Hibernation (3) Moulting (4) Reproduction 53. Veins are present in (1) Stems (2) Roots (3) Leaves (4) Seeds 54. Exchange of gases takes place through (1) Heart (2) Lungs (3) Brain (4) Kidneys 55. The animals whose body temperature remains constant during all seasons are called (1) Cold blooded animals (2) Warm blooded animals (3) Normal animals (4) Abnormal animals 56. Which of these has a backbone, skull and ribs? (1) (2) (3) (4) 9/15
Class - VI SAMPLE TEST PAPER SECTION-D : MATHEMATICS This section contains 19 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out of which ONLY ONE is correct. 57. Adam is 4.75 feet tall. He is 0.5 foot taller than Mark. How tall is Mark? (1) 4.70 feet (2) 4.25 feet (3) 5.25 feet (4) None of these 58. Mr. Cantu will put 1 flag on each table in the cafeteria for a school event. The cafeteria has 24 rows of tables. There are 4 tables in each row. Mr. Cantu already has 67 flags. How many more flags does he need to buy? (1) 96 (2) 43 (3) 29 (4) None of these 59. A truck is carrying 80 televisions in individual boxes. Each box weighs between 25 and 35 pounds. Which of the following is a reasonable estimate of the total weight of the boxes? (1) 2,400 pounds (2) 800 pounds (3) 4,800 pounds (4) None of these 60. Look at the table below. It shows the total number of spelling words Connie will study by the end of 1, 3, 5, and 7 weeks. Connie s Study Plan Week Total Number of Words 1 20 3 60 5 100 7 140 Based on this information, which statement is true? (1) The total number of words studied will be 20 times the number of weeks. (2) The total number of words studied will be 20 more than the number of weeks. (3) The total number of words studied will be 40 more than the number of weeks. (4) None of these 10/15
SAMPLE TEST PAPER Class - VI 61. Mrs. Evans is buying food for her dog. She wants enough food to feed the dog for 20 days. Her dog eats 4 ounces of food twice a day. 1 pound = 16 ounces How many pounds of food should she buy? (1) 5 pounds (2) 10 pounds (3) 4 pounds (4) None of these 62. Dalmatians are dogs that are mostly white in color, with an assortment of black dots on their coats. The coat of the dalmatian above is about 4 25 black. What percent is equal to 4 25? (1) 14% (2) 16% (3) 18% (4) 20% 63. The continental United States is divided into four time zones: Eastern Time, Central Time, Mountain Time and Pacific Time. A fifth grade class in Miami, Florida, wants to exchange information by computer with a fifth grade class in Los Angeles, California. When the Miami class logs on to the computer at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time, what time will it be in Los Angeles? (1) 10:30 a.m. (2) 11:30 a.m. (3) 2:30 p.m. (4) 5:30 p.m. 11/15
Class - VI SAMPLE TEST PAPER 64. Jose s mother had to wear glasses to read. Her glasses magnified the words 1.25 times. Which number below is equal to 1.25? (1) 1 1 4 (2) 2 1 5 (3) 1 12 2 (4) 125 65. Melanie measured the mass of the textbooks in her backpack. Which unit of measure best describes the mass of the textbooks? (1) 3 grams (2) 3 kilograms (3) 3 metric tons (4) 3 milligrams 66. Carolyn was born on September 4, 2003. Marcy was born exactly 1 year, 3 weeks, and 4 days later. SEPTEMBER 2004 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 On what day of September is Marcy s birthday? 1 week = 7 days (1) September 13 (2) September 22 (3) September 25 (4) September 29 67. Ms. Ruiz gave this list of numbers to her class. She asked the class to find all of the prime numbers in the list. 68, 4, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 25 Which of these shows all of the prime numbers in the list? (1) 2, 4, 12, 16, 22 (2) 2, 11, 13, 17, 23 (3) 4, 12, 16, 21, 22, 25 (4) 11, 13, 17, 21, 23, 25 12/15
SAMPLE TEST PAPER Class - VI 68. On a business trip, Mr. Wong had to drive from Adams to Madison and then to Smithville. On the way back, he drove directly from Smithville to Adams. Madison 100 miles 225 miles Adams 300 miles Smithville How many fewer miles did Mr. Wong drive returning to Adams from Smithville than going from Adams through Madison to Smithville? (1) 25 miles (2) 75 miles (3) 125 miles (4) 200 miles 69. In 1869, the transcontinental railroad was completed, linking the east and west coasts of the United States. The picture below shows a straight section of this railroad. A RAILROAD TRACKS F B C G D Which line segment is perpendicular to line segment AF? (1) line segment CG (2) line segment FB (3) line segment FG (4) line segment GD 13/15
Class - VI SAMPLE TEST PAPER 70. The pictograph below shows the number of Best Film awards that have been given to 5 different movie studios. BEST FILM AWARDS Studio A Studio B Studio C Studio D Studio E KEY = 2 awards How many more Best Film awards have been given to Studio E than to Studio D? (1) 3 awards (2) 6 awards (3) 7 awards (4) 13 awards 71. Samantha baked a dessert for her class using the recipe shown below. Samantha used the least amount of which ingredient? (1) 3 4 cup chopped apples (2) 1 2 cup oats (3) 2 3 cup cranberry sauce (4) 1 4 cup brown sugar 72. Dante had 1 1 2 bags of candy rolls. One full bag had 32 rolls of candy and each roll had 10 pieces in it. Which expression could be used to find the total number of pieces of candy Dante had? (1) 1 1 2 + 32 10 (2) 1 1 2 32 10 (3) 1 1 2 32 + 10 (4) 1 1 2 (32 + 10) 14/15
SAMPLE TEST PAPER Class - VI 73. In art class, Rita drew the design below. For her second design, she rotated the design 180 degrees and then flipped it over the dashed line. Which of the figures below represents Rita s second design? (1) (2) (3) (4) 74. Coach Neal is planning a track meet for 84 students. Each race has 3 teams, with 4 runners on each team. How many races should Coach Neal plan so that each student runs in exactly one race? (1)7 (2) 12 (3) 21 (4) 28 75. Toshi wants to find out which after-school sport is most popular among all the students at his elementary school. Which of these groups would be best to survey in order to get this information? (1) All students at the school (2) All teachers at the school (3) All fifth grade students at the school (4) All parents of the students at the school 15/15
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