Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test (JNVST)
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Passages (5)
Question 1: The man tried to pull out
Answer: (2) the tin of bait
In the passage, it says 'Leaning over the side of the bridge, he tried to catch the tin and pull it out of the lake.' This means the man was trying to pull out the tin of bait, not the car keys or anything else.
Question 2: The man felt annoyed when
Answer: (3) the car keys fell in
The passage states, 'As he did so, his car keys fell out of his pocket and disappeared in the water. The man felt annoyed.' This shows that he became annoyed when his car keys fell into the lake.
Question 3: How did the man go to the lake?
Answer: (4) In a car
The passage mentions 'his car keys fell out of his pocket,' which implies that he drove to the lake in a car.
Question 4: How did the man come back home?
Answer: (3) On foot
The passage concludes with 'He walked back home,' indicating that he returned home on foot.
Question 5: Why did the rich man go on a lake?
Answer: (3) For fishing
The passage begins with 'A rich man went for fishing in a lake,' clearly stating that his purpose was to fish.
Question 1: The old man was terrified because
Answer: (4) the driver was driving dangerously
In the passage, it says 'The driver was driving very fast. He nearly hit a bus. The old man was terrified.' This shows that the old man was scared because the driver was driving dangerously.
Question 2: The old man was going
Answer: (3) to his son's house
The passage mentions, 'I don't want to be in a hospital instead of at my son's house.' This indicates that the old man was on his way to his son's house.
Question 3: Who is not mentioned in the passage?
Answer: (2) The bus driver
The passage talks about the old man, the taxi driver, and the old man's son. It mentions a bus but does not mention the bus driver.
Question 4: We come to know that
Answer: (4) the driver was not experienced
The driver says, 'This is the first time I am driving a taxi.' This tells us that the driver was not experienced in driving a taxi.
Question 5: Who came to Mumbai for the first time?
Answer: (4) An old man
The passage starts with 'An old man came to Mumbai for the first time.' This clearly states that the old man was visiting Mumbai for the first time.
Question 1: Edison was a
Answer: (4) made the chief scientist
The passage describes Edison as someone who did a lot of experiments and invented many things, including the electric bulb and the gramophone. Although the passage does not explicitly state he was 'made the chief scientist,' it implies he was a leading inventor and scientist. The other options do not fit the description given in the passage.
Question 2: Edison learnt a lot from
Answer: (4) his silly experiments
The passage states, 'Some of his experiments were silly. But he learnt a lot from them.' This directly indicates that Edison learned from his experiments, even if they seemed silly.
Question 3: For his service, Edison was
Answer: (1) awarded a medal
The passage mentions, 'He was awarded a medal for his service.' This clearly indicates that Edison received a medal for his contributions.
Question 4: Edison succeeded in making an electric bulb after
Answer: (2) 1200 experiments
The passage states, 'He succeeded in making an electric bulb after nearly one thousand and two hundred experiments.' This means he made the bulb after 1200 experiments.
Question 5: How many inventions made by Edison at the time of world war?
Answer: (3) 40 Inventions
The passage notes, 'Edison made forty war time inventions.' This directly answers the question about the number of inventions he made during the war.
Question 1: Lencho could see his crops from
Answer: (1) his house
The passage states that Lencho's house was situated on a low hill, and he could see his crops from there. This means he could see his crops from his house.
Question 2: Lencho needed
Answer: (3) some rain
The passage mentions that once Lencho's corn was ripe, he needed some rain. This indicates that rain was necessary for his crops at that time.
Question 3: Who was there to help him?
Answer: (4) No one
The passage clearly states that there was no one to help Lencho after his crops were destroyed by the storm.
Question 4: What did Lencho do?
Answer: (4) He wrote a letter to God
The passage explains that Lencho had firm faith in God and his only hope was help from God, so he wrote a letter to God.
Question 5: What happened when the raining heavily?
Answer: (1) Destroyed the crop
The passage describes that the rain turned into a storm, which destroyed Lencho's entire crop.
Question 1: How many persons are there in the story?
Answer: (3) Three
In the story, there are three persons mentioned: the mother, the little daughter, and the woman in the neighbor's house. The passage starts with the mother and daughter going to a toy shop and later mentions the woman who shouted when the vase was broken.
Question 2: What did the girl want?
Answer: (4) A blue ball
The passage states that the girl saw a beautiful blue ball in the toy shop and her mother bought it for her. This shows that the girl wanted the blue ball.
Question 3: What was broken into pieces?
Answer: (3) The flower vase
The passage describes how the ball bounced into the neighbor's window and hit a flower vase, which was very costly and broke into pieces. Therefore, the flower vase was broken.
Question 4: The girl was frightened because
Answer: (2) the woman shouted
The passage explains that after the ball broke the flower vase, the woman in the neighbor's house shouted, which frightened the little girl. This is why the girl was frightened.
Question 5: Where was the little girl live?
Answer: (2) In a city
The passage begins by stating that the mother and her little daughter lived in a city. This directly answers the question about where the little girl lived.