SZABIST
Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Sample Paper
Total Marks: 100 Time: 90 Min.
The Entrance
Test will comprise of online multiple choice questions (MCQs). You will select
one answer from the choices given. Different questions will be asked from each
of the following areas:
SECTION I-ENGLISH
a)
SYNONYMS
Each question below consists of a
word printed in capital letters, followed by a choice of words
or phrase. Choose the word or phrase that is nearest in meaning (synonym) to the word in capital letters. You will be given 5 such items.
OBSCURE
a. outspoken
b. conclusion
c. hidden
d. kindered
e. none of the above
The correct answer is (c)
b)
ANTONYMS
Each question below consists of word
printed in capital letters, followed by a choice of words or phrase. Choose the
word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning (antonym) to the word in
capital letters. You will be given 5 such items.
AFFILIATE
a. honor
b. cut away
c. associate oneself
d. feign
e. none of the above
The correct answer is (b).
c)
SUBSTITUTE
WORDS
Each problem in this part consists of a sentence in which
one word or phrase has been underlined. From the choices given, you should
choose the one word or phrase, which could be substituted for the underlined
word or phrase without changing the meaning of the sentence. You will be given
10 such items.
The frown on the man’s face showed that he was
displeased.
a. look of fear
b. look of anger
c. look of delight
d. look of surprise
e. none of the above
The correct answer is (b)
d)
INCOMPLETE
SENTENCES
In this part each problem consists of an incomplete
sentence. From the choices given, you should find the one choice which best
completes the sentence. You will be given 5 such items.
Example:
Because the
United States has little tin, -------------- produced in the rest of the world.
a. tin is used
b. it uses tin
c. uses of tin
d. uses tin
e. none of the above
The correct answer is (b).
e)
CONFUSED
WORDS
In this part, you will be given sentences with frequently
confused words (words that sound similar). You will be required to identify the
correct word for each sentence. You will be given 5 such items.
Example:
To be
successful one must ______________________
a certain amount of stress.
a. accept
b. except
The correct answer is (a)
f)
COMPREHENSION
In this part you will be given a series of written
(sentences, short paragraphs etc.). This is followed by questions about the
meaning of the material. You are to choose the one best answer to each question
from the choices given. You will be given 5 such items
Example:
Read the
following simple passage.
Marianne Moore was born in St. Louis
in 1887 and graduated form Bryn Mawr
College in 1909. She taught
stenography for a few years and then worked as a
librarian in New York. She was a
member of the editorial staff of the famous literary
magazine the Dial from 1925 to 1929.
Although a book of her poems titled
Observations was published in America
in 1924, Miss Moore has only recently the
full acclaim she deserves.
When did
Miss Moore graduate from college?
a. 1887
b. 1909
c. 1925
d. 1924
e. none of the above
The correct answer is (b).
SECTION II-GENERAL
MATHS
WORD PROBLEMS
In this section, you are required to solve word problems,
and then decide which is the best of the choices given. You will be given 5
such items.
Q. The average
weight of 3 boys is 53 pounds. Not one of these boys weighs less than 51
pounds. What is the maximum possible weight in pounds, of any one boy?
a. 53
b. 55
c. 57
d. 60
e. none of the above
The correct
answer is (c)
NUMBER SERIES
This part consists of a series of
numbers. Work out the pattern and identify the next number in
the series. You will be given 5 such items.
Q. 2,8, 18, 32, 50, 72 -------
a. 74
b. 80
c. 88
d. 98
e. none of the above
The correct answer is (d)
ARITHMETIC
This part consists of quantitative (arithmetic) problems.
You have to choose the correct answer. You will be given 5 such items.
Q. 3 [ 4 – (8
+ 2) ] =
a. -12
b. -18
c. 6
d. 12
e. none of the above
The correct answer is (b)
ALGEBRAIC PROBLEMS
In this
part of the test you will be give algebraic problems with a choice of
solutions. You will be given 5 such items.
Q If n is an odd integer, which of the following must be odd?
a) n
+ 1
b) (n + 1)2
c) n2
d) n2 + 1
e) none of the above
The correct answer is (c)
SECTION III-IQ
In this section, you are required to
choose the correct answer. You will be given 30 such items
Question: Enter the missing figure: 4, 5, 8, 17, 44, ____.
a. 122
b. 234
c. 125
d. 542
e. None
of the above
Correct Answer: C
Question: Enter the missing character:
A, D, G, J, ____.
a. N
b. M
c. O
d. K
e. None
of the above
Correct Answer: B
Question: Pick the odd word out.
London, Paris, Dublin, Den Haag
a. London
b. Paris
c. Dublin
d. Den Haag
e. None
of the above
Correct Answer: D
SECTION IV SOCIAL SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE
This part
tests your knowledge of the Social Sciences and Economics. From the given
choices,
you have to choose the correct answer. You will be given 30 such items
Example:
What is the
definition of psychology as it exists today?
a) Study of Soul
b) Science of Behavior
c) Study of Individual Behavior
d) Science of Mental Processes
e) None of the above
The correct answer is (b)
Example:
Globalization involves:
a) A stretching of social, political,
and economic activities across political frontiers.
b) A growing magnitude of interconnectedness
in almost every sphere of social existence.
c) An accelerating pace of global
interactions and processes associated with a deepening
enmeshment of the local and the global.
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
The correct answer is (d)
Example:
In parliamentary form of government _________________ is the
chief executive
a) Prime minister
b) Chief Justice
c) President
d) Chief of Army Staff
e) None of the above
The correct answer is
(a)
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