The NTSE stands for National Talent Search Examination and it was started in the year 1963.The main motive of NTSE exams are to find out the talented candidates and develop their talent.

The areas covered under these schemes are like Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law.

NTSE Exam Pattern:

Test Questions Marks Time
Mental Ability Test (MAT) 50 50 45 minutes
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
Language Test 50 50 45 minutes
Science, Mathematics & Social Science 100 100 90 minutes


National Talent Search Examination Sample Papers Class VIII:

Directions: In the following questions (1 – 10) there are five groups of letters in each. Four of these groups
are alike in same way while one is different. Find the one that is different and will be your answer as well.
Q1.
(a) asibu (b) oarse
(c) oinak (d) zamol
(e) yaixe
Ans. (d) as each contains 2 consonants and 3 vowel but d does not.
Q2.
(a) MNM (b) HJR
(c) VWD (d) BCX
(e) KLO
Ans. (b) as in others first two letters are serially pronounced but (b) is not in order.
Q3.
(a) ira (b) aam
(c) kas (d) utr
(e) btd
Ans. (e) as all other four gives a sense of words by arranging the letters as air, man ask and True but (e)
does not as such.
Q4.
(a) yxz (b) cbd
(c) nmr (d) wvx
(e) pqo
Ans. (e) as in other four we find the middle letter in the initial letter in order like xyz, bcd, etc
Q5.
(a) AiiR (b) MooX
(c) VxxZ (d) DecY
(e) DffH
Ans. (d) as other four there are some letters repeated twice in the middle which is a deviation in (d).
Q6.
(a) cot (b) pot
(c) but (d) hut
(e) mat
Ans. (e) pronounciation changed.
Q7.
(a) AabD (b) eEcf
(c) pPrs (d) nNxz
(e) dDrs
Ans. (a) as the first letter is capital.
Q8.
(a) ability (b) capability
(c) probability (d) surety
(e) flexibility
Ans. (d) as in others ‘li’ is absent to give a right sense but (d) has already a sense.
Q9.
(a) doe (b) man
(c) xaz (d) poq
(e) oep
Ans. (c) as in all others two consecutive alphabets occur at the ends as de,mn, pq, and op.

Q10.
(a) ACE (b) PKR
(c) NPR (d) GIK
(e) PRT
Ans. (b) as in all others in each alphabet there is a difference of one space.

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