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Q. 1-6. Read the story and answer the following questions given below., Once there lived a Potter in a village.His mother, wife, and his only son were also living with, him in a small hut. The wife of the potter used to quarrel with her mother-in-law. The potter was, unhappy but helpless about his wife's attitude. The quarrels were getting more and more frequent, day by day., One day the potter built a small one-room hut near his home and shifted his mother to the, hut. His wife made a small earthen pot to supply food for the old lady. Everyday the old lady had, to wait at the door of the kitchen for food. Her daughter-in-law used to drop the leftover food into, the pot., The potter's son watched these activities of his mother. He liked his grand'ma very much., One day he began to make a pot. His mother asked him. "Why are you making this pot?", "Only for you mother", that small boy answered innocently. "When you grow old like my, grand'ma, this pot will be useful for you. l'd keep it safely for that day.", The words "only for you mother" kept ringing in the ears of the daughter-in-law. This made, her think about her behaviour towards her mother-in-law. She realised her ill treatment and, apologized to the old lady. She took the old lady back to home and treated her with love thereafter., Answer the following questions :, Q.1. Potter's mother, wife, and his only son were also living with him in a __, A. huge hut, C. mud house, B. small hut, D. rain Hut, Q. 2. The wife of the potter used to quarrel with her __, A. mother in law, C. sister in law, B. brother in law, D. father in law, Q. 3. The Potter's wife made a small __ pot., A. China clay, B. POP, C. metal, D. earthen, Q. 4. The story teaches us to, A. disrespect our elders, C. neglect our elders, B. love and respect our elders, D. misbehave with our elders, Q. 5. The boy was making the pot for __, A. father, B. grandm'a, C. mother, D. himself, Q. 6. The place to cook food is, A. Kitchen, B. gallery, C. veranda, D. drawing room

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Q. 7-12. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow., Modern etiquette is an art. It has to be cultivated by persistent practice. The first requirement, of good etiquette is a pleasing personality which includes a good dress in turn with times. After, these basic requirements are in place, the person desiring to learn the art of etiquette must develop, the power of speech to be a good communicator. He must have a smooth accent in the language in, which he converses. Modern etiquette includes having a clear idea of the day-to-day topics and, happenings in the society or in the community in which one lives. These ideas enable a person to, be interesting and entertaining at various functions, dinners, and entertaining at evening parties or, in the clubs. To be sociable is a great asset in society. A sociable man, being popular can crack, good jokes when there is an occasion for them, can raise interesting issues for discussion and win, friends and admirers., Q .7. Modern etiquette is an __, A. Hobby, B. habit, C. art, D.behaviour, Q. 8. Power of speech develops __, A. alertness, C. intelligence, B. good expression, D. good communication, Q. 9. Modern etiquette includes having a clear idea of the __ topics., A. present, B. day-to-day, C. future, Q. 10. Being famous means to be __, A. anonymous, B. hidden, C. popular, Q. 11. The synonym for progress in the passage is __, A. halt, B. contract, C. develop, Q. 12. To be sociable is a great __ in society., A. asset, B. disadvantage, C. burden, Q. 13-18. Study this advertisement and answer the questions given below., , D. past, D. strange, D. request, D. blame

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Q. 13. The given advertisement is seeking the attention of __, A. parents, C. young boys and girls, B. old age people, D. peasants, Q. 14. The given advertisement says NO to __, A. food, C. junk / fast-food, B. rice and dal, D. curry and chapati, Q. 15. Home made food comes with a double bonus, A. expensive and colourful, C. stale and smelly, B. tasteless and indigestive, D. mom's love and nutritional value, Q. 16. Junk food is fit for __, A. your pockets, C. your belly, B. junkyard, D. health, Q. 17. Unwelcome guests stand for __, A. diseases, B. Neighbors, C. friends, D. relatives, Q. 18. This advertisement is issued in __ interest., A. personal, B. public, C. private, D. own, Q. 19-24. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions., There are many different kinds of musical instruments. They are divided into three main classes, according to the way they are played. For example, some instruments are played by blowing air, into them. These are called wind instruments. ln some of these the air is made to vibrate inside a, wooden tube and these are said to be of the woodwind family. The examples of this family are the flute, the clarinet, and the bassoon. Other instruments are made of brass: the trumpet and the, horn are the examples. There are also various other wind instruments such as the mouth-organ and, the bagpipes. Some instruments are played by banging or striking them. One obvious example, is the drum of which there are various kinds. Instruments like this are called percussion, instruments., The last big group of instruments are the one which have strings. There are two main kinds, of string instruments: those in which the music is made by plucking the string and those where the, player draws a bow across the strings. Examples of the former are the harp and the guitar and that, of the latter are the violin and the cello., Q. 19. The musical instruments are divided into __ main classes., A. one, B. two, C. three, D. four, Q. 20. The wind instruments are played by blowing __ into them., A. water, B. soil, C. dust, D. air, Q. 21. The flute, the clarinet, and the bassoon are the instruments of __ family., A. woodwind, C. striking stick, B. metal wind, D. stringed

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Q. 22. The trumpet and horn are the instruments made of __ ., A. tin, B. brass, C. iron, D. copper, Q. 23. The instruments played by banging or striking are called __ instruments., A. blowing, B. dumb, C. vibrating, D. percussion, Q. 24. The harp, the guitar, the violin and, the cello are the instruments which have __ ., A. strings, B. sticks, C. rings, D. wings, Q. 25-30. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow., Students who are very fond of reading books are often labelled by their companions as, bookworms. This criticism generally comes from students who consider themselves better in, sports. Students who shine in athletics or in games consider that it is better to spend time and, energy in a sports arena than in a classroom or at a reading desk. All the same they do envy their, fellows who shine academically. Academic honour has a glamour which is unique. It is not to be, denied that playing games is a useful activity because it creates team spirit and also makes the, sportsmen healthy and vigorous. That is why games and sports are given so much importance in, the curriculum of schools and colleges. But studies should not be neglected and should be given, due importance along with other activities connected with education. Let each type of activity have, its own place in our daily routine. Then only we will have students both academically sound and, physically fit. We want our educational system to generate this Synergy among our youth., Q. 25. Students who are very fond of reading books are labelled as __ ., A. studious, B. bookworms, C. intelligent, D. sincere, Q. 26. Students who shine in athletics or in games spend time and energy in a __, A. classroom, C. sports arena, B. reading room, D. laboratory, Q. 27. Academic honour has a glamour which is __ ., A. unique, C. general, B. common, D. unworthy, Q. 28. Playing games makes the sportsmen __ ., A. weak and lazy, C. dull and vigorous, B. fat and drowsy, D. healthy and vigorous, Q. 29. The similar word for syllabus in the passage is __ ., A. curriculum, C. lesson, B. topic, D. paragraph, Q. 30. The motive of our education system is to make our students __ ., A. academically sound, C. scholar, B. physically fit, D. Academically sound and physically, fit

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Choose the correct options:, Q. 31. Mohan was very tired so he __ to bed early., A. went, B. go, Q. 32. When I reached the station the train __ ., A. has left, B. left, Q. 33. We have __ the match., A. win, B. won, , C. going, C. had left, , C. wins, , Q. 34. Sonu and Monu __ good friends., A. is, B. am, C. are, Q. 35. __ you run fast you can win the race., A. if, B. unless, C. until, Q. 36. Sir, please __ I come in?, A. can, B. must, C. should, Q. 37. __ is a good exercise., A. swim, B. swimming, C. swam, Q. 38. I threw away the __ chair., A. broken, B. break, C. breaks, Q. 39. It__ for two days., A. is raining, C. had rained, B. was raining, D. has been raining, Q. 40. As soon as the teacher entered the class the students __ up., A. stands, B. standing, C. stood, Q. 41. I love __ music., A. to listen, C. to listens, B. for listening, D. for listen, Q. 42. I __ like to have a cup of tea., A. should, B. would, Q. 43. You __ to obey your parents., A. must, B. should, Q. 44. The traffic doesn’t start __ the signal is green., A. until, B. during, Q. 45. The frog jumped __ the well., A. in, B. into, Q. 46. The passengers sit __ the driver., A. in front of, B. above, Q. 47. Distribute the sweets __ the children., A. for, B. among, Q. 48. I found __ one rupee coin., A. a, B. an, , D. gone, D. will have left, , D. winning, , D. was, D. since, D. may, D. swims, D. breaking, , D. to stand, , C. could, , D. must, , C. would, , D. ought, , C. before, , D. while, , C. at, , D. on, , C. below, , D. behind, , C. between, , D. at, , C. the, , D. no article

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Q. 49. Mr. Ramesh is __ honest man., A. a, B. an, Q. 50. Shri Ramnath Kovind is __ President of India., A. a, B. an, , C. the, , D. no article, , C. the, , D. no article, , Q. 51. Sonali has only __ friends in school., A. any, B. few, C. much, Q. 52. Do you have __ book on history?, A. much, B. many, C. few, Q. 53. Anil goes, to school __ day., A. every, B. each, C. any, Q. 54. We __ pay our taxes., A. might, B. can, C. must, Q. 55. Mount Everest is the __ peak., A. higher, B. high, C. highest, Q. 56. The tea is __ hot to drink., A. too, B. to, C. so, Q. 57. Please switch __ the light., A. of, B. in, C. upon, Q. 58. He is poor __ honest., A. and, B. or, C. but, Q. 59. Rohit will not play __ he is tired., A. but, B. because, C. while, Q. 60. No sooner did the rat see the cat __ it ran away., A. then, B. when, C. than, Q. 61. Which of the following words means both: to tolerate, and an animal?, A. dear, B. deer, C. bear, Q. 62. Some of our army personal work in bad __ conditions., A. weather, B. whether, C. wither, Q. 63. _____many times, every winter in Manali., A. It snows, B. It snowed, C. It is snowing, D. It is snow, Q. 64. I __ tennis every Sunday morning., A. play, B. am playing, C. playing, Q. 65. She can't attend the phone because she __ a bath., A. is having, B. having, C. have, Q. 66. Babies __ when they are hungry., A. cry, B. cries, C. cried, Q. 67. I __ for my pen. Have you seen it?, A. will look, B. looking, C. look, , D. little, D. any, D. some, D. may, D. as high as, D. two, D. off, D. so, D. when, D. there, D. bare, D. wether, , D. do play, D. has, D. are crying, D. am looking

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Q. 68. You can't borrow my pencil. I __ it myself., A. was using, B. using, C. use, Q. 69. You can keep my laptop if you like. l __ it anymore., A. don't use, C. didn't use, B. doesn't use, D. am not using, Q. 70. How many students in your class __ from nearby village?, A. comes, B.come, C. do come, , D. am using, , D. coming, , XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, , NAS 3rd Practice Test Answer Key, Sub. – ENGLISH, , Ques., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, , Ans., B, A, D, B, C, A, C, D, B, C, C, A, C, C, D, , Ques., 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, , Ans., B, A, B, C, D, A, B, D, A, B, C, A, D, A, D, , Ques., 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, , Ans., A, C, B, C, A, D, B, A, D, C, A, B, D, A, B, , Ques., 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, , Ans., D, B, A, B, C, B, D, A, C, C, A, D, C, B, C, , Ques., 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, , Ans., C, A, A, A, A, A, D, D, D, B