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NTSE PATTERN PART TEST -1 (NPT-1)

CLASS –IX AND X

MENTAL APTITUDE TEST (MAT)

DO NOT BREAK THE SEALS WITHOUT BEING INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY THE

Time : 120 Min. Date : 03-05-2020 Max. Marks : 105

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. The booklet given in the examination hall is the Question Paper.
2. A student has to write his/her answers in the OMR sheet by darkening the appropriate bubble with the help
of HB Pencil as the correct answer(s) of the question attempted.
3. The question paper contains 105 questions. Each carries one mark.
4. Blank papers, clip boards, log tables, slide rule, calculators, mobile or any other electronic gadgets in
any form is not allowed.
5. Write your Name & Roll No. in the space provided in the bottom of this booklet.
6. There is no negative marking. Do not spend too much time on a particular question.
7. Before answering the paper, fill up the required details in the blank space provided in the answer sheet.

INVIGILATOR
8. In case of any dispute, the answer sheet available with the institute shall be final.

NAME OF THE CANDIDATE : …………………………………………………………ROLL NO. : ………………………..…

I have read all the instructions I have verified the identity, name and roll number

and shall abide by them of the candidate.

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Signature of the Candidate Signature of the Invigilator

 MENTAL ABILITY TEST (MAT)
Straight Objective
This section contains 105 questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer, out of which
ONLY ONE is correct.

1. Which letter is exactly in the middle of the 20th letter from the right and 11th letter from
left?
(A) I (B) J (C) H (D) O

2. If the second half of the following alphabets is arranged in the reverse order, which letter
will be 9th letter to the right of the 9th letter counting from the left end?
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
(A) I (B) F (C) V (D) W

3. If the alphabets are written in the reverse order and every alternate letter starting with Y is
dropped, which letter will be exactly in the middle in the remaining letters of alphabets?
(A) M (B) O (C) M or O (D) N

4. Which one word can be formed from the letters of the word ‘REVERENCE’?
(A) NEAR (B) SEER (C) PEER (D) NEVER

Direction for Q. No 5 to 6 : Answer the questions given below on the basis of the letter –
number sequence given below:
EKM3P57RTVZ9DIFQX46GHI28W

5. Which of the following letter – number will be 7th to the left of the 16th letter – number from
the left end.
(A) W (B) T
(C) J (D) There is not such letter/ number in the above sequence

6. If the first tweleve letters/numbers in the given sequence are written in the reverse order,
which of the following will be to the left of 8th of the 13th letter/number from the right end?
(A) 3 (B) T (C) R (D) P

7. How many sets of two letters have as many letters between them as in the alphabetical
order in the word ‘ARISTOCRAT”?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

Directions for Q. No. 8 to 10 : In the word ‘ELECTROCARDIOGRAH’ the first half of the
letters are reversed, letter P is prefixed and letter’S’ is suffixed.

8. Which letter will be exactly in the middle?

(A) L (B) R (C) D (D) E

9. How many vowels will be to the left of the middle letter?

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 3
10. Which of two vowels will be adjoining each other.
(A) IE (B) IO (C) AE (D) AO

11. Which of the following words will come at second position if all the words are arranged
alphabetically?
(A) Arrangement (B) Arrest (C) Arrears (D) Arrival

12. If first half of the alphabets is written in the reverse order, which letter would be 3 rd to the
right of 10th letter from the left?
(A) F (B) H (C) B (D) A

13. If the following words are arranged in the alphabetical order, which word will appear at
the end?
(A) Olympic (B) Olympia (C) Oval (D) Ovulet

14. If it is possible to form a word with 1st, 4th, 7th and 11th letters of the word
‘SUPERFLUOUS’, write the first letter of that word. Otherwise, X is the answer.
(A) S (B) L (C) O (D) X

15. A meaningful word is made if we take 1st, 4th, 5th, 7th , 10th, 11th and 12th letters of the
word ‘FELICITATIONS’ Which of the following will be the 5th letter of that word from the
right end of the new word?
(A) T (B) C (C) N (D) I

16. If the following words are arranged in the alphabetical order, which word will appear at
second position.
(A) Principal (B) Principle (C) Principia (D) Principled

17. Arrange the following words in the alphabetical order and choose the word that comes
exactly at the third position.
(A) Prominent (B) Prohibition (C) Programme (D) Protracted

Direction (18 to 29) : Find the missing term

18. 7, 11, 18, 31, 56, ?
(A) 92 (B) 89 (C) 79 (D) 105
19. 2, 30, 6, 20, 12, 12, ?
(A) 26 (B) 22 (C) 20 (D) 24
20. 12, 21, 30, 39, ?
(A) 47 (B) 48 (C) 49 (D) 53
21. 5, 12, 31, 68, 129, ?
(A) 216 (B) 220 (C) 218 (D) 219
22. 0, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 8, 4, 10, ?, 5, 17
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 9 (D) 15
23. 1, 6, 13, 22, 33, ?.
(A) 44 (B) 45 (C) 46 (D) 47
24. 4, 13, 34, ?, 136
(A) 70 (B) 74 (C) 69 (D) 73
25. 25, 49, 89, 145, 217, ?
(A) 305 (B) 327 (C) 309 (D) 303
26. 55, 66, 187, 200, 369, 386, ?
(A) 675 (B) 575 (C) 475 (D) 875
27. 4, 6, 9, 13½ , ?
(A) 17½ (B) 19 (C) 22¾ (D) None of these
28. 6, 15, 35, 77, 143, ?
(A) 171 (B) 181 (C) 191 (D) 221
29. 0, 6, 24, 60, 120, ?
(A) 180 (B) 224 (C) 196 (D) 210
Direction (30 to 34) : Find the wrong term
30. 2, 3, 6, 16, 42, 123
(A) 6 (B)16 (C) 42 (D) 123
31. 4, 7, 11, 18, 30, 47
(A) 4 (B) 30 (C) 7 (D) 11
32. 444, 300, 200, 136, 87, 84, 80
(A) 300 (B) 200 (C) 136 (D) 87
33. 529, 361, 289, 171, 121, 49
(A) 361 (B) 49 (C) 171 (D) 529
34. 2, 3, 6, 16, 42, 123
(A) 6 (B)16 (C) 42 (D) 123
Direction (35 to 37) : Find the missing term
35. 4,23, 60, 121, ?
(A) 212 (B) 221 (C) 241 (D) 242
36. 3, 10, 29, 66 ?
(A) 123 (B) 126 (C) 127 (D) 125
37. 2,3,10,39, ?
(A) 215 (B) 172 (C) 168 (D) 181
Directions : (38 to 42) Find the missing term.
6 2 3
1 5 2 0 5 3

38. 131 248 ?

2 4 4 8 7 1
3 6 9
(A) 262 (B) 274 (C) 320 (D)
132
 1 3 4

39. 4 30 2 6 86 4 3 78 ?

3 5 2
(A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 13 (D) 11

40.
6 10 9
8 3 5 9 ? 5 10 2 5
4 4 4

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 5

12 18 30 16 32 40 36 18 27
41.

6 8 ?
(A) 18 (B) 12 (C) 9 (D) 6

2 4 3 9 1 5
42.

20 90 ?

(A) 75 (B) 26 (C) 25 (D) 20

43. If 2  3  4 = 2, 4  4  8 = 32, then what will be the value of 6  2  4?

(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 8 (D) 12

Directions : (44) In the following questions, which of the following interchanges of sign/signs
and numerals would make the following equation correct ?

44. 6×4–8=6÷3
(A) – and × (B) × and ÷ (C) – and ÷ (D) = and ×

45. If + is x,– is +, x is  and  is –, then what is the value of given equation

21 ÷ 8 + 2 – 12 × 3 = ?
(A) 14 (B) 9 (C) 13.5 (D) 11

Directions : (46 to 47) If $ denote +, @ denotes –, + denotes , # denotes ×, – denotes =,

x denotes > and = denotes <, choose the correct statement in each of the
following questions.

46. (A) 7 $ 7 @ 7 + 7 = 14 (B) 7 # 7 $ 7 + 7 = 7# 7 $ 1

(C) 7 @ 7 + 7 = 6 (D) 7 + 7 $ 7= 6

47. (A) 14 $ 18 + 9 = 16 + 4 $ 1 (B) 4 $ 3 # 8 @ 1 – 6 + 2 $ 24

(C) 3 @ 6 # 4 $ 25 = 8 + 4 $ 1 (D) 12 @ 9 # 3 @ 6 × 25 + 5 $ 6
Direction (48 to 54) Find the missing term.

48. 0.5, 1.5, 3, 5, 7.5, 10.5, ?

(A) 21 (B) 13.5 (C) 14 (D) 15

49. 990, 720, 504, ?, 210

(A) 316 (B) 330 (C) 336 (D)
356

50. 5, 8, 14, 26, 50, ?

(A) 60 (B) 98 (C) 68 (D) 78

51. 1 BR, 2 EO, 6 HL, 15 KI, ?

(A) 22 NF (B) 31 NF (C) 31 NE (D) 28 NF

52. A, C, F, H, ?, M
(A) J (B) K (C) I (D) L

53. HS, JQ, LO, NM, ?

(A) PK (B) RH (C) PL (D) TG

54. 4, 7, 3, 6, 2, 5, ?
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
Direction (55 to 57) Find the missing term.
2 3 6
55. 3 2 8 4 1 6 12 ? 8
6 8 4
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

1 1/2 3/2

56. 2 2/3 8/3

3 ? 15/4
1 2 3 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 4 5

1 2 3
57. 11 7 5
120 45 ?

(A) 19 (B) 17 (C) 16 (D) 15

58. If stands for addition, for subtraction, for multiplication, for division, for
equal to and for greater than, then which of the following expressions is true ?
(A) 10 5 4 2 5 2 (B) 4 2 10 5 9 3 5
(C) 3 5 7 8 30 3 (D) 5 3 8 2 10 4 2

( 6  6  6  6)  6
59. The value of is equal to :
44444
4 6
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) (D) 3
2 13 13
60. Which one of the four interchanges in signs and numbers would make the given
equation correct?
3+5–2=0
(A) + and –, 2 and 3 (B) + and –, 2 and 5 (C) + and –, 3 and 5 (D) None of these
61. The number opposite to 2 is :

2 4 2 2
1 3 5 3 3 5 5 6

(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

62. Which of the following dices is identical to the unfolded figure as shown here ?
A
C E
D
F B

A B A A
D E E C D F E B

(A) (B) (C) (D)

63. Three positions of the same dice are given below. Observe the figures carefully and tell
which number will come in place of ‘?’

(A) 1 (B) 6 (C) 3 (D) 5

Direction : (64) In the following question, select the correct option for the question asked.

(i) (ii)

64. Which number will come opposite to number 2?

(A) 5 (B) 1 (C) 6 (D) 3

65. If the total number of dots on opposite faces of a cubical block is always 7, find the
figure which is correct ?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Direction : (66) A dice is thrown 2 times and its two different position are given in the following
figure.

66.

What number is opposite to 3 ?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 6

Direction : (67) Choose from the alternatives, the boxes that will be formed when figure
(X) is folded:-

67. (X)

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Direction : (68) Find the missing number.

68. 8, 12, ?, 88, 356, 1784

(A) 32 (B) 27 (C) 28 (D) 24

Direction : (69) Find the missing term.

1 4 ?
69. 64 9 16
49 36 25

(A) 5 (B) 40 (C) 45 (D) 81

Directions (70) : Answer the question based on the letter number sequence given below :
EKM3P57RTVZ9DIFQX46GHI28W

70. Which of the following letters/numbers will be seventh to the left of the sixteenth
letter/number from the left end ?
(A) W (B) T (C) J (D) None of these.

Direction : (71 to 73) Find the missing term.

71. 8, 15, 28, 53, ?

(A) 106 (B) 98 (C) 100 (D) 102

72. 100, 91, 83, 76, 70, ?

(A) 65 (B) 60 (C) 62 (D) 63
73. CAT, FDW, IGZ, ?
(A) KJA (B) KTC (C) LHD (D) LJC

Direction (74) : Find the wrong term

74. 3, 10, 30, 66, 127, 218

(A) 3 (B) 66 (C) 30 (D) 218

Direction : (75) Which sequence of letters when placed at the blanks one after the other
will complete the given letter series ?

75. – qrp – rp – r – q –
(A) ppqqr (B) pqqqr (C) ppqrr (D) pqqpr

Directions : (76 to 81) Find the missing term.

76. 5, 6, 13, 26, 45, (?)

(A) 68 (B) 70 (C) 76 (D) 82

77. 190, 94, 46, 22, 10, 4, (?)

(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0

78. 128, 110, 90, 68, (?)

(A) 36 (B) 42 (C) 44 (D) 48

79. 1, 2, 4, 7, ?, 16
(A) 9 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 13

80. XBI, JNU, VZG, HLS, (?)

(A) TYE (B) TXE (C) PTA (D) UYE

81. AYCXB, EWGVF, IUKTJ, MSORN, (?)

(A) QOPPR (B) RPSQO (C) QQSPR (D) PQRPQ

82. The number opposite to 1 is -

1 4 2
4 5 2 6 1 3

(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 3

83. If the sum of the numbers on the opposite faces of a dice is '7', then which figure of dice
is not correctly presented.
2 5 1 3
(A) 1 4 (B) 2 4 (C) 3 5 (D) 2 6
84. The following figure is converted to a cube, it's correct shape would be -
P
R T
S
U Q

P Q P P
(A) S T (B) T R (C) S U (D) T Q

85. Two positions of a block are shown below -

• • •••••• •
•• •• •• •• •
•

When 5 is at the top, which number will be at the bottom ?

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6

Directions : (86 to 88) The figure (X) given below is the unfolded position of a cubical
dice. In each of the following questions this unfolded figure is followed by four
different figures of dice. You have to select the figure which is identical to the
figure (X).

86. (X)

(A) (B) (B) (D)

87. (X)

(A) (B) (C) (D)

5 5
3 6
88. 2 3

(i) (ii)
Which number is opposite to number 6 ?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 6
89. Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary and
choose the correct sequence.

1. Precede 2. Precision 3. Precise

4. Precept 5. Preach 6. Prelude

(A) 5, 3, 1, 4, 2, 6 (B) 5, 1, 4, 3, 2, 6 (C) 5, 1, 3, 4, 2, 6 (D) 5, 1, 4, 2, 3, 6

90. How many pairs of letters are there in the word, ‘EXPERIENCED’ which have as many
letters between them in the word as in alphabet ?
(A) One (B) Three (C) Two (D) More
than three

91. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘ADVERTISEMENT’, which have
as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabets ?

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) More than four

Directions : (92) Find the missing term.

92. FLP, INS, LPV, ?

(A) ORX (B) PRY (C) ORY (D) OSY

Directions : (93) Which sequence of letters when placed at the blanks one after the other will
complete the given letter series ?

93. –aabb–abba–b

(A) b a b (B) a b a (C) b b a (D) b a a

94. Which letter will be the sixth to the right of the nineteenth letter from the right end of the
following alphabets ?

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

(A) N (B) M (C) Y (D) F

Directions : (95) Find the wrong term.

95. DKY, FJW, HIT, JHS, LGQ

(A) FJW (B) LGQ (C) JHJ (D) HIT

Directions : (96) Arrange the following group such that when arranged in a specific
order, meaningful word is formed.

96. C E L S M U

1 2 3 4 5 6

(A) 4, 6, 3, 5, 2, 1 (B) 5, 6, 4, 1, 3, 2 (C) 4, 6, 5, 2, 3, 1 (D) 5, 2, 3, 1, 6, 4

Directions : (97 to 98) Find the missing numbers.

97. 137, 248, 359, 470, ?

(A) 582 (B) 581 (C) 571 (D)

481
98. 3, 15, 35, ?, 99, 143

(A) 63 (B) 77 (C) 69 (D) 81

Directions : (99) In each of the following questions, find which one word can not be made
from the letters of the given word.

99. KALEIDOSCOPE

(A) SCALE (B) PADLOCK (C) PACKET (D) DIESEL

Directions : (100) Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that
comes first

100. (A) Sport (B) Spouse (C) Squash (D) Sprout

Directions : (101) Find the missing numbers.

101. 9, 16, 30, 58, ?

(A) 104 (B) 114 (C) 116 (D) 118

Directions : (102) Find the wrong term.

102. 9, 11, 15, 23, 39, 70, 135

(A) 23 (B) 39 (C) 70 (D) 135

Directions : (103) Arrange the following group such that when arranged in a specific
order, meaningful word is formed.

103. T R I F U

1 2 3 4 5

(A) 3,1, 2, 4, 5 (B) 4, 2, 5, 3, 1 (C) 4, 3, 2, 1, 5 (D) 5, 3, 2, 1, 4

Directions : (104) Find the wrong term.

104. 3, 9, 36, 72, 216, 864, 1728, 3468

(A) 3468 (B) 1728 (C) 864 (D) 216

105. How many pairs of letter in the word DABBLE have as many letters between them as in
the Alphabet series ?

(A) Nil (B) One (C) Two (D) More than three