EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

BHILAI STEEL PLANT

Sample Paper

Test for Recognizing Talent for Class VIII

TRT - VIII
This is a sample paper only, actual number of questions in different subjects
will be different. Distribution of questions subject wise in actual paper will be
as follows :

i. Number of Questions : Total 110 Questions of equal marks.

ii. Subject wise Distribution :
iii. Question(s) Type
iv. Negative Marking
v. Duration of Exam
vi. Medium
a. 25 questions on Mathematics
b. 35 questions on Science
c. 20 questions on Social Science
d. 20 questions on Mental Ability (MAT)
e. 10 questions on English
: Only Multiple Choice questions (MCQs)
: There will be ¼th –ve making i.e. +4 for each
correct answer and -1 for each wrong answer.
: 2½ Hrs
: English

All questions in the question paper will be multiple-choice type questions (MCQs),
i.e., each question with 4 alternatives. You have to select the correct answer and
mark the same on the separate answer sheet provided.

Remember there is one-fourth negative marking in TRT-VIII-2015.

For every correct answer you get +4 marks. For every wrong answer you get – 1,
i.e., one mark will be deducted.

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ENGLISH

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions 1 to 4 that follow. Tick the most
appropriate answer.
Getting a good night’s sleep can help you cope with stress more effectively. But not
getting enough sleep can cause more stress. Insomniacs have higher concentrations of
stress hormones than others.
Experts believe that sleep, especially sound sleep, enables our nervous system to
function well. Without it, we lose our ability to concentrate, remember or analyse. Some
experts speculate that during sleep, cell manufacture more proteins, which are essential
for cell growth and repair of damage from things like stress and ultraviolet rays.
Scientists believe that activity in the area of the brain that controls emotions and social
interactions lessens during sleep and that deep sleep may help people to be emotionally
and socially adept when awake.
Sleep may also help our brain to store an newly learned activity in its memory bank. In a
study in Canada, students deprived of sleep after learning a complex logic game showed
a 30 percent learning deficit when tested a week later compared with students not
deprived of sleep. The effects of sleep deprivation on other bodily functions are just as
alarming. In studies from five medical centres across the country, researchers
established that individuals with insomnia were also more likely to have poor healh,
including chest pain, arthritis and depression, and to have difficulty accomplishing daily
tasks. Another breakthrough study revealed that even temporary loss of sleep can affect
the body’s ability to break down carbohydrates, interfere with the function of various
hormones and worsen the severity of ailments such as diabetes and high blood
pressure.
So whatever works to help you sleep well, whether its regular exercise in the day,
weekly massages, yoga meditation or a lavender-scented bath, make time for it today.
Q1. In what way does good sleep help us ?
(A) To be happy (B) Cope with stress more effectively.
(C) To work efficiently (D) None of these.

Q2. Lack of sleep ____________.

(A) Causes no stress (B) helps us to do more work
(C) Causes more stress. (D) all of these.

Q3. Deep sleep helps the nervous system____________.

(A) to become dysfunctional (B) to function well
(C) to remember, concentrate and analyse (D) both (B) and (C).

Q4. The ill effects of insomnia are _________________

(A) depression (B) poor health
(C) chest pain. (D) all of these.
Q5. The antonym of ‘adept’ is
(A) proficient (B) expert
(C) stupid (D) none of the above
For Questions 6-9, follow instructions given in the brackets :
Q6. The tragedy of Jallianwala Bagh_____________ on 13th April,1919.
(Fill in correct tense form)
(A) had happened (B) happened
(C) happens (D) was happened

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 Q7. Our team gave the Baldwins a tough time. (Change into passive)
(A) The Baldwins were given a tough time by our team.
(B) A tough time was given to the Baldwins by our team.
(C) The Baldwins have been given a tough time by our team.
(D) The Baldwins had been given a tough time by our team.
Q8. The boys said. “Hurrah! The cup is ours.” (Change into indirect speech)
(A) The boys said Hurrah the cup was theirs.
(A) The boys exclaimed with joy that the cup was theirs..
(B) The boys said that the cup was theirs.
(C) The boys said that the cup is theirs.
Q9. There will always be a conflict between ____________ old and _________
young.
(Select the correct option).
(A)the , the (B) an, the (C) a, a (D) an, an
Q10. Which of the following words is gender neutral?
(A) husband (B) wife
(C) spouse (D) none of the above

MENTAL ABILITY TEST

Q11. Four of the following six fruits are alike in a certain way and so form a group. The
fruits are pineapple, Guava, Grapes, Papaya, Pear and Banana the two that do
not belong to the group are :
(A) Pineapple & Papaya (B) Grapes and pear
(C) Banana and Grapes (D) Pear and Banana.

Q12. The following are two statements :

1. All books are pencils, 2. Some pens are books, 3. All pencils are jars

Conclusions : I. All books are jars. II. Some pens are pencils

Which of the following is correct :-

(A) Conclusions I & II both (B) only conclusion I is correct.
(C) only conclusion II is correct. (D) Both are incorrect.

Q13. If blue means pink, pink means green, green means yellow, yellow means red and
red means white then what is the colour of turmeric ?

(A) Green (B) Yellow (C) Red (D) Pink.

Q14. In a row of children facing north manish is fourth to the left of suresh who is tenth
from the left end. Nisha is second to the right of suresh and eighth from the right
end of the row. Total how many children are there in the row ?

(A) 19 (B) 20 (C) 21 (D) 18.

Q15. Complete the following sequence

A B C D

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SCIENCE

Q16. Which Greek letter is used to denote wavelength

(A) alpha (B) beta (C) omega (D) lambda

Q17. Sliding friction is _______ the static friction________

(A) Equal to (B) Slightly smaller than
(C) Slightly larger than (D) none of these.

Q18. The sound of which of the following frequency is audible to a man –

(A) 1 Hz (B) 1000 Hz (C) 200 KHz (D) 5 Hz.

Q19. A person 1M in front of a plane mirror is how far away from his image ?
(A) 1 M (B) 3 M (C) 1.5 M (D) 2 M

Q20. Some plastics which when heated can be bent easily and moulded into desired
shapes but regain these all original properties after cooling are called :
(A) Thermo setting (B) Thermo plastic
(C) Thermo state (D) Thermo seed.

Q21. A polymer occur in nature (in cotton) and is made up of a large number of
_______ units.
(A) Starch (B) Polyethene (C) Cellulose (D) Polyester.

Q22. Which metal is the most reactive among following :

(A) Copper (B) Zinc (C) Iron (D) Silver.

Q23. Disposal of plastic is a major problem because plastic is :

(A) Non biodegradable (B) Takes several years to decompose
(C) Causes environmental pollution (D) All the above.

Q24. Erythrocytes are commonly referred to as ____________

(A) red blood cells (B) white blood cells
(C) plasma (D) platelets.

Q25. Autotrophs and heterotrophs differ in --

(A) How they obtain their carbon
(B) Whether they are prokaryotic or enkaryotic
(C) How they reproduce, sexually or asexually.
(D) Whether they use chemicals or light as a source of energy.

Q26. Complete the following paragraph selecting the correct sequence of words from
options given below :

In a thick forest, _________ obstructs sunlight reach the forest floor,

where________ decompose dead plants and animals
into___________.

(A) Canopy, microorganisms, humus.

(B) Tall trees, earthworms, humus
(C) crown, bacteria, manure.
(D) canopy, earthworms, manure.

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MATHEMATICS
b c ca a b
 xb    xc
 xa 
Q27. The value of  c  x a
 x b  is
x   x
x 
1 bc
(A) 1 (B) (C) x a (D) x b
2
Q28. A coin is tossed 1000 times. Head occurs 625 times then the probability of getting tail
5 7 1 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 8 8 8
Q29. In any triangle the centroid divides the medium in the ratio :
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 3 : 1 (D) 3 : 2

Q30. The mean of first five prime number is :

(A) 5.6 (B) 6.3 (C) 6.7 (D) 7.4

Q31. Money lent out at 20% compound interest per annum in 2 years is increased by :
(A) 44% of the principle (B) 40% of the principle
(C) 20 % of the principle (D) 30% of the principle.

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Q32. Slag produced in Bhilai Steel Plant is

(A) bio-degradable (B) non-bio-degradable
(C) highly deficient in iron (D) none of the above

Q33. FIFA World Cup 2014 begins in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014 and concludes with the
finals in Rio de Janeiro on 13th July 2014. The tournament is being hosted by
(A) Germany (B) Brazil (C) Argentina (D) Both (B) and (C)

Q34. In India who are the heads of the state and the government respectively?
(A) Prime Minister and President
(B) President and Prime Minister
(C) President and Vice President
(D) Speaker and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Q35. All the meridians to the east of Greenwich have sunrise

(A) after that meridian
(B) before that meridian
(C) on that meridian
(D) none of the above

Q.36. The word Mesopotamia means ‘the land between two _________.
(A) rivers (B) oceans (C) mountains (D) islands

Correct Answers:
1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (C) 6. (A) 7. (A) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (C)
11. (C) 12. (A) 13. (B ) 14. (A) 15. (B) 16. (D) 17. (B) 18. (B) 19. (D) 20. (B)
21. (C) 22. (B) 23. (D) 24. (A) 25. (D) 26. (A) 27. (A) 28. (D) 29. (B) 30. (A)
31. (A) 32. (B) 33. (B) 34. (B) 35. (B) 36. (A)

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