Model Questions for PT Quest
Competition 2012
Age 10-11
1. Is ‘Grin’ a synonym for
a. Stare
b. Laugh
c. Smile
d. Cry
2. What word is NOT a Pronoun
a. It
b. We
c. Mario
d. He
3. Select the ‘Active’ Voice phase
a. The Dog was hit by the car
b. The question was answered by Julie
c. The car was being cleaned by it’s owner.
d. Julie answered the question.
4. Which is a past-tense verb
a. Plays
b. Playing
c. Played
d. Play
5. Which word is a noun and a verb
a. Spill
b. Ran
c. Purple
d. Sky
6. Which word is NOT an adverb
a. Seldom
b. Always
c. Swift
d. Random
7. Which word CANNOT be a verb
a. Switch
b. Match
c. Rich
d. Water
8. Is ‘push’ a synonym for
a. Tug
b. Pull
c. Shove
d. Hug
9. Which word doesn’t belong
a. Chipmunk
b. Gopher
c. Raven
d. Mouse
10.
Choose the sentence that is correct
a. I met you yesterday
b. I meted you yesterday
c. I meet you yesterday
d. I did met you yesterday.
11. Read each sentence below and underline the word that should
be capitalized and also add punctuation mark to each sentence
a. montgomery is the capital of Alabama
b. capital of india is new delhi
c. kankariya lake is in Ahmadabad.
d. where are the indian army headquarters
e. tajmahal is in agra, india
f. is lal killa in Canada
g. i have been to kolcutta
h. have you visited shreenathji temple
i. what a beauty is taj mahal
12. Tell whether each sentence is a fact or opinion. Write fact next
to each statement that gives information that you can prove. Write
opinion next to statement that tell how someone feels about
something
a. Jennie saw a zebra at the zoo __________
b. A polar bear is the most fun animal to watch. __________
c. Blue whales are the largest animals in the world. ________
d. A cheetah can run faster tha a lion. ______
e. Koalas usually sleep during the day. ________
13. Ram was framing a small herb garden for his mother. He wants
garden to be 30 inches long and 45 inches wide. Which piece of
wood will Ram need to purchase to frame the garden?
a. 15 feet piece of wood
b. 12 feet piece of wood
c. 9 feet piece of wood
d. 6 feet piece of wood
14. Choose the correct helping verb to complete each sentence
and write it on the line
a. James ________ (do, had, should) fix his bicycle.
b. Tilak __________ (must, did, do) bake cookies tomorrow.
c. Devon _______ (do, will, has) graduate on coming Friday.
d. Neal ________ (do, will, are) read his poem to the class.
15.
Which of the following is larger than 30.5?
a. 301/2
b. 30
c. 30.25
d. 303/4
16.
a. W
b. R
When a word starts with ‘wr’, which letter is usually silent?
c. S
d. None
17.
Which of these can be a noun, Verb and an Adjective
a. Top
b. Tap
c. Tip
d. Tipped
18.
Does an encyclopedia tell a
a. Fact
b. Story
c. Poem
d. Song
19.
What is plural of mouse
a. Mouse
b. Mice
c. Mouses
d. Moose
20.
Where does a Prefix go
a. Beginning of a word
b. End of a word
c. Middle of a word
d. End of sentence
21.
Circle the correct way to divide each word into syllables.
a. Abse*nt ab*sent
a*bsent
b. Spint*er spi*nter
spin*ter
c. Fre*quent
freq*uent
d. Gos*sip goss*ip
fr*equent
go*ssip
22. Are the following items conductors or insulators? Give your
answer against each in the blank provided:
a. Rubber band ________________
b. Rupee coin __________________
c. Toothpick ______________
d. Paper clip ______________
e. Brass paper fastener ___________
f. Glass microscope slide ___________
23. _______ are similar to solids because their atoms are close
together, but what makes a ______ different is that those atoms
can move around. (Fill in the blank).
24. _________ do not have definite shape or volume (Fill in the
blank).
25. The three basic properties of matter are
______________________________,
____________________________, and
_____________________________.
26. All matter is made up of tiny particles called
_____________________________.
27. Mass is the amount of _____________________________ an
object has.
28. _______ have a definite shape and volume.
29. Add or subtract the following
151
+
178
=
3857
2567
=
8897
+
7756
=
457
x
289
=
376
Divide
113
=
by
30. Write the opposite meaning against each word below.
Innovative answers would carry more marks
a. Dark
____________________________________
b. Blue
____________________________________
c. Land ____________________________________
d. Physics __________________________________
e. Humans _________________________________
31. Fill in the blanks with your innovative answers. (More innovative
the answers are more marks you get. Maximum marks 5
a. Running a business is like ____________________________
b. Changing a tyre on a car is like _________________________
c. Selling to our customers is like _________________________
d. Attending the school is like ____________________________
32. Name as many kinds of stories as you can. (More innovative
the answers are, more marks you get. Maximum marks 5
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
33. Name states (More innovative the answers are more marks you
get. Maximum marks 5)
_______________________________________________________
34. Name a thing that you can catch, but cannot keep. (More
innovative the answers are more marks you get. Maximum marks
5
a. _______________________
Write down against each statement if it is a fact or an opinion
35. My mom is the best mom on earth. _____________
36. My dad is taller than your dad. _________________
37. My telephone number is difficult to memorize. ____________
38. The deepest part of the ocean is 35,813 feet deep. _________
39. Dogs make better pets than turtles. _____________________
40. Smoking is bad for your health. _______________________
41. Eighty-five percent of all cases of lung cancer in the U.S. are
caused by smoking. ___________________________
42. If you flatten and stretch out a Slinky toy it will be 87 feet long.
43. Slinky toys are fun. _________________________
44. One out of every hundred American citizens is color blind.
________
45. Two out of ten American citizens are boring. ______________
Give most innovative answer to the following: (More innovative the
answers are, more marks you get. Maximum marks 5
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48.
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51.
Cause of People Not Bothering to Vote
Effect of Computer on Day-to-Day Life
Effect of Bottled Water on the Environment
Cause and Effect of Computer Revolution
Cause of Rising Gap Between Wealthy and Poor
Reasons Behind Prejudice Against New Immigrants