NTSE

Practice Paper -14

Scholastic Aptitude Test (Mental Ability Test)

Directions: Find the missing number in the given matrices.

1.

7 9 4

4 3 ?

6 8 9

84 18 126

a. 12
b. 9
c. 8
d. 7 (Ans.)
2.

8 17 67

12 15 69

16 22 ?

a. 89
b. 71
c. 98 (Ans.)
d. 99

(Question 3-4)
Directions: Match the numbers in column-I with the rules in column –II

Column-I Column-II

17

18

57

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 28

15

3. Which rule the number 28 follows?

a.
b. (Ans.)
c.
d.
4. Which number follows the rule
a. 57 (Ans.)
b. 18
c. 17
d. 15
5. In a certain code language ‘tink log se’ means ‘fruits are ripe’, so thao hay tink means
‘mangoes are not ripe’, ‘hay so cue tink mans ‘bananas are not ripe.
Which word in that code language means bananas in the following?
a. Log
b. Thao
c. Cue (Ans.)
d. Se

(Questions: 6-7)
Directions: Find the wrong number or group of letters in the given series.

6. 15, 34, 71, 134, 223, 350

a. 71
b. 134 (Ans.)
c. 223
d. 350
7. ACFK, DGKP, IMRW, PUAH, YELT
a. YELT
b. PUAH
c. IMRW (Ans.)
d. DGKP

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(Questions 8-10)
Directions: In the given questions there are four groups of numbers/pairs of
numbers/group of letters of which three are alike and one is different. Find the one
which is different.

8. a. 4 3 2 4 6 (Ans.)
b. 5 6 3 5 2
c. 6 8 4 6 2
d. 7 8 2 7 4
9. a. 686, 21
b. 1024, 24 (Ans.)
c. 2000, 30
d. 2662, 39
10. a. G A I N F U L
b. S E C T A R Y (Ans.)
c. F O U N D E R
d. Q U A D R I C

Questions 11-15
Directions: Complete the following number/letter/figural series by selection from the
given choice.

11. 2, 11, 38, ? , 362, 1091

a. 119 (Ans.)
b. 121
c. 133
d. 197
12. 2160, ? , 72, 18, 6, 3
a. 240
b. 300
c. 360 (Ans.)
d. 400
13. a…b b ……b a a ……. b b b ….a a
a. a a b b a
b. b b a a b

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 c. a b a a b (Ans.)
d. a a a b b
14.

a.

b.

c. (Ans.)

d.

15.

a.

b.

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 c. (Ans.)

d.

Questions (16-17)
Directions: Take the given statements as true and decide which of the conclusions
logically follow from the statements.

16. Statements:
(a)All horses are dogs
(b) All dogs are cats
Conclusions:
(I) All horses are cats
(II) All cats are horses.
a. Only conclusion I follows (Ans.)
b. Only conclusion II follows
c. Both conclusions I and II follow
d. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
17. Statements:
(a) Some apples are mangoes
(b) All mangoes are bananas
Conclusions:
(I) Some bananas are apples
(II) All mangoes are apples
(III) Some bananas are mangoes
(IV) All apples are bananas
a. Only conclusion II follows
b. Conclusions II and IV follow
c. Conclusions I and III follow (Ans.)
d. Conclusions I, II and III follow

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(Questions 18-19)
Directions: In the questions below the numbers in the figures are related. Identify their
relationship and find the missing numbers in the given figures.

18.

a. 10
b. 8
c. 6
d. 4 (Ans.)
19.

a. 06
b. 15
c. 17 (Ans.)
d. 19

Questions 20-24
Directions: Complete the given analogy by selecting the correct answer from the
alternatives.

20. 147 : 49 : : ? : ?
a. 186 : 66
b. 189 : 33
c. 198 : 66 (Ans.)
d. 201 : 33

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21. 195 :15 : ? : 25
a. 575 (Ans.)
b. 600
c. 625
d. 650
22. TPLNR : BXTVZ : : NJFHL : ?
a. VNRTP
b. VRNPT (Ans.)
c. URMPT
d. RVPTN
23.

a.

b.

c. (Ans.)

d.

24.

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 a.

b.

c.

d. (Ans.)

(Questions 25-27)
Directions: Identify the number of specified geometric shapes in the given diagram and
mark the correct answer.

25. How many triangles are given figure?

a. 21 (Ans.)
b. 22
c. 23
d. 24
26. How many rectangles are in the given figure?

a. 6
b. 8

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 c. 10
d. 11 (Ans.)
27. How many semicircles are in the given figure?

a. 20
b. 18 (Ans.)
c. 16
d. 14

Questions 28-29

28. If > stands for +

< stands for –
∨ stands for ×
∧ stands for ÷
# stand for =
Then which one of the following equations given below is correct ?
a.
b.
c. (Ans.)
d.
29. Which one of the following equations is not meaningful by substituting the set of given
mathematical signs ( ( , , , ) ÷ + = × sequentially in the given equations?
a.
b.
c. (Ans.)
d.

Questions 30-31
Directions: The following questions are based on the intersecting squares given below

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in which each square represents a group.

30. Which letter represents teachers who are singers and also dancers ?
1. d
2. c
3. b
4. a (Ans.)
31. Which letter represents dancers and singers who are not teachers?
a. e (Ans.)
b. d
c. c
d. b
32. Directions: There are five members in a family. The comparison of their ages is as
follows:
Anju’s age is twice the age of Rama, but is half the age of Harsha.
Balu’s age is half the age of Rama, but is twice the age of Mala.
33. Which one of the following pair represents the oldest and the youngest members in the
family?
a. Anju and Mala
b. Harsha and Balu
c. Balu and Rama
d. Harsha and Mala (Ans.)

(Questions 33-34)
Directions: Find the correct mirror images for the following problem figures choosing
from the alternatives.

33. Problem figures:

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 a.

b. (Ans.)

c.

d.

34. Problem figures

a.

b.

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 c. (Ans.)

d.

35. In a code language CHALK is written XSZOP , in the same code BOARD can be written as :
a. ZLYWI
b. WIZYL
c. YLZIW (Ans.)
d. YIZWL
36. In a code A=26 ………… Z =1 if G=25 and Milk =83 then, find the code of Water
a. 67
b. 68
c. 92
d. 93 (Ans.)

(Question 37-38)
Directions: Find the missing part of the given figure from the alternatives.

37.

a.

b.

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 c. (Ans.)

d.

38.

a.

b.

c.

d. (Ans.)

Directions: A sheet of paper in the given shape is folded as shown in the figures. Then
punched as show by dots in the figure. Find how the paper appears when it is unfolded.
Find the correct choice for the questions using the alternatives.

39.

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 a. (Ans.)

b.

c.

d.

Directions: There are 26 steps to go to first floor (excluding the bottom and the top floor
levels).
Ramesh starts climbing up from the 2nd step from bottom level, Suhas starts coming down
from the 4th step of the top level.

40. If both have started moving at the same time with the same speed, at which step they
meet counting from the first step of the top level of first floor?
a. 15
b. 14
c. 13
d. 12 (Ans.)

Directions: A dice is thrown thrice and is three positions are given below.

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Find the opposite pairs of the faces of the cube.

41.

a. (5,4 ) (3,1 ) (2,6)

b. (2, 5) (4,1 ) (3, 6)
c. (4, 6) (3, 5) (2, 1) (Ans.)
d. (2, 1 ) (3, 4) (6, 5)

Directions: When the given problem figure is folded as a cube, identify which of the
cube, identify which one of the cubes with faces shown below is possible?

42.

a.

b.

c.

d. (Ans.)

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43. Directions: Amar has some notes of Rs. 10 and Rs. 20. The total number of notes are 70
and the total amount of money with him is Rs. 1,050. Find the number of notes of Rs. 10
and Rs. 20 with him.
a. 30 and 40
b. 35 and 35 (Ans.)
c. 40 and 30
d. 45 and 25

(Question : 44-45)
Directions: Choose the figure from the alternatives which is suitable to put the dot (*)
as found in the problem figure.

44. Problem figure:

a.

b.

c.

d. (Ans.)

45. Problem figure

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 a.

b. (Ans.)

c.

d.

Directions: In the following questions a problem figure is given, the problem figure is
hidden in one of the figures given as alternatives. Find the figure in which the problem
figure is hidden.

46. Problem figure

a. (Ans.)

b.

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 c.

d.

(Questions 47-48)
Directions: Given below are two matrices containing two classes of letters. The rows
containing two classes of letters. The rows and the columns of matrix I are numbered
from 1 to 4 and that of Matrix II from 5 to 8. A letter from these matrices can be
represented first by it row number and next by it column number Ex. Scan be
represented by

1 2 3 4

1 S A E R

2 R E E S

3 E S R A

4 A R S E

Matrix 1

5 6 7 8

5 I C H O

6 C H O I

7 O I C H

8 H O I C

Matrix 2

47. Which set of numbers will represent the word REACH?

a. 14, 31, 23, 58, 78

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 b. 21, 22, 32, 78, 85
c. 33, 13, 41, 88, 57 (Ans.)
d. 42, 44, 34 , 66, 76
48. Which set of numbers will represent the word OSIER?
a. 58, 24, 77, 31, 14
b. 67, 11, 87, 34, 21
c. 75, 43, 76, 44, 32
d. 86, 32, 68, 22, 42 (Ans.)
49. Directions: Choose which one of the figures shown in the alternatives will be formed by
joining the given parts of the figure.

a.

b.

c.

d. (Ans.)

Directions: Question below is based on three statements I, II and III. Decide whether the
date in the statements is sufficient to find the answer to the given question.

50. The comparison of heights of 4 persons A, B, C and D are as follows:

Statements:

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(I) A is taller than B
(II) A is shorter than C
(III) C is taller than C
Question:
To find whether B is taller than D,
a. Data is statement I is sufficient
b. Data in statement II is sufficient
c. Data is statements I, II and III are sufficient
d. Data in all the statements I, II and III are not sufficient (Ans.)

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