NELTAS ECAT GRADE 2

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Read the COMIC and answer questions 1 to 6.

1. Who is kidnapped by the two men?

A. the enemy. B. the wife of the enemy.
C. the child of the enemy. D. the neighbour of the enemy.

2. Why do they kidnap the wife?

A. to take revenge on the enemy B. to steal money.
C. to run away. D. to frighten the animals .

3. Who is their enemy?

A. Chacha Chaudharys wife. B. Chacha Chaudharys son.
C. Chacha Chaudhary. D. Chacha Chaudharys neighbor

4. Let us kidnap the wife of the enemy. The underlined word means:
A. to capture someone B. to free someone
C. to like someone D. to smell someone

5. Dhamaka is again upto his tricks.

The underlined word is a _____________
A. Common noun B. Proper noun C. Pronoun D. Countable noun

6. Which of the following words can you make from the word KIDNAP (using each letter only once)?
A. PAIN. B. NAPE C. DINE D. PANE

Read the PASSAGE and answer questions 7 to 12.

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Finally it was Sunday! Azan had been waiting all week to go to
the circus in the nearby ground with his mother and a few
friends.

Azan woke up early and was dressed and ready by 11:00 am. He
asked his mother when they could leave. She said there was
some more time since the show would only begin at 1:00 pm. He
could wait no longer.

He dragged his mother out of the house and they got to the
circus with a lot of time to spare. There he saw clowns, trapeze
artists practicing their acts and also some animals. He was thrilled.

The show began on time with bright colours and interesting acts! The children clapped with joy through the show.
They had to be dragged out of the circus once it ended.

7. What is the passage about?

A. A visit to the school. B. A visit to the zoo.
C. A visit to the doctor D. A visit to circus.

8. They got to the circus with a lot of time to spare. What do the underlined words mean?
A. they were late. B. they forgot about the circus
C. they were very early. D. they had no change.

9. Why did the children clap through the show?

A. because they were excited. B. because that was told to them
C. because it was very dark. D. because they were leaving.

10. What did they see in the circus?

A. only clowns and other children B. only animals and their masters
C. only clowns and some animals D. clowns, trapeze artists and some animals.

11. Why do you think the children had to be dragged out of the circus once it ended?
A. they were enjoying themselves B. they did not like the circus
C. they wanted to go home D. they were hungry

12. The show began on time with bright colours and interesting acts! Which of these is a describing word?
A. began B. Interesting C. colours D. time

Read the POEM and answer questions 13 to 18.

A tooth fell out and left a space
So big my tongue could touch my face
And every time I smile, I show
A space where something used to grow.
I miss my tooth as you can guess
But then, I have to brush one less.
- Anonymous

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13. What is the poem about?
A. teeth B. a fallen tooth C. a tongue D. a face

14. What happened after the tooth fell out?

A. the boy could touch his face with his tongue.
B. the boy could smile
C. the boy could touch his face.
D. the boy brushed his teeth.

15. How does the boy feel about his broken tooth?
A. the boy is hurt. B. the boy misses his tooth.
C. the boy is crying. D. the boy is happy.

16. I miss my tooth as you can guess. Rewrite the sentence in simple future tense.
A. I missed my tooth as you can guess B. I am missing my tooth as you can guess.
C. I will miss my tooth as you can guess. D. I will be missing my tooth as you can guess.

17. Who according to you has written the poem?

A. a sad old man B. a young child C. a tired boy D. a newborn baby

18. A suitable title for the poem would be-

A. A boy B. A broken tooth C. Fine teeth D. Brush your teeth

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Read the information in the POSTER and answer questions 19 to 25.

19. What is the poster about?

A. An amusement park B. A walk in the garden
C. A dance competition D. Road safety

20. How many ways of road safety are shown in the poster?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

21. Whom is the poster meant for?

A. parents B. children C. teachers D. police

22. Which of the following is the odd one out?

A. Hold B. walk C. wear D. belt

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23. Which of these should not be done on the road?
A. walking B. holding hands C. dancing D. driving

24. Which of these words can you make using the letters of the word SAFETY? (Use letters only once)
A. FEAST B. FEET C. TEST D. TASTY

For each question from 25 to 29, choose the suitable punctuation mark.

I opened the door (25) looked outside but could not see anyone (26) I called and asked who it was (27)
No one answered (28) I was about to shut the door when suddenly a head popped up and shouted
Happy Birthday (29)

25. A. (!) exclamation mark B. (,) comma C. (?) question mark D. (.) full stop

26. A. (.) full stop B. (!) exclamation mark C. (,) comma D. (?) question mark

27. A. (!) exclamation mark B. (,) comma C. (?) question mark D. (.) full stop

28. A. (!) exclamation mark B. (,) comma C. (.) full stop D. (?) question mark

29. A. (.) full stop B. (!) exclamation mark C. (,) comma D. (?) question mark

For questions 30 to 35, choose the correct option.

___(30)_____ went for a holiday to Mahabaleshwar. ____(31)________ father had hired a big car for the
trip. ____(32)_______ sat in the front with _____(33)_____ younger brother. ___(34)______ was
slightly crowded but everyone managed without complaint. Mother had made sandwiches and father
bought __(35)____ juice and ice cream to eat on the way. The holiday was a lot of fun!
30. A. My B. his C. we D. our
31. A. she B. my C. his D. their
32. A. them B. him C. her D. I
33. A. my B. us C. I D. it
34. A. his B. it C. her D. she
35. A. she B. him C. our D. us

For each question from 36 to 50, choose the correct alternative.

36. Which of the following words is not a noun?

A. rice B. water C. Heena D. fair

37. She fell down the stair and hit her head badly. Which of the following is a pair of adverbs?
A. down, fell B. fell, hit C. down, badly D. head, stair

38. The station was crowded at that hour.

Choose the opposite of the underlined word.
A. filled B. full C. empty D. dark

39. Which of the following words, when unscrambled, means a person who carries luggage on a station?
A. CDORTO B. TERPOR C. TROP D. LIPOCE

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40. Choose the correct sentence from the following:
A. Oh! I missed my bus. B. Oh I missed my bus?
C. Oh i missed my bus! D. Oh i! missed my bus.

41.Which of the following words when added to laugh makes another meaningful word?
A. end B. able C. full D. see

42. I will go ____________________

Complete the sentence with the correct predicate.
A. out friends. B. out with my friends.
C. outing with friends. D. and out with friends.

43. The red dress was torn.

Choose the subject in the above sentence.
A. The dress. B. The red dress C. torn D. dress was

44. She was tired. She was happy.

Choose the correct conjunction to join the two sentences.
A. and B. because C. but D. so

45. Choose the correct spelling of the word excite if you add ing.
A. exciteing B. excitting C. excitiing D. exciting

46. ___________ Indian won ___________ Olympics gold medal for rifle shooting. Fill in the sentence
with the correct pair of articles
A. A, the B. An, the C. An, a D. A, an

47. We were so tired that we had a glass of water and went to sleep. The underlined word is a/an
___________.
A. Adjective B. Collective Noun C. Uncountable Noun D. Countable noun

48. The teachers _______ very patient with the small children.
Choose the correct verb from below to complete the sentence.
A. are B. is C. has D. were

49. The cat is sleeping ____________ the table. Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.
A. in B. of C. under D. to

50. Choose the word that has the same sound as ow in the word snow.
A. town B. grow C. frown D. crown

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Answers

1. b. 2. a. 3. c. 4. a. 5. b. 6. a. 7. d. 8. c.
9. a. 10. d. 11. a. 12. b. 13. b. 14. a. 15. b. 16. c.
17. b. 18. b. 19. d. 20. c. 21. b. 22. d. 23. c. 24. a.
25. b. 26. a. 27. d. 28. d. 29. b. 30. c. 31. b. 32. d.
33. a. 34. b. 35. d. 36. d. 37. c. 38. c. 39. b. 40. a.
41. b. 42. b. 43. b. 44. c. 45. d. 46. b. 47. d. 48. d.
49. c. 50. b.

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