PATTERN AND MARKING SCHEME

SECTION NAME SECTION DETAILS NUMBER OF

QUESTIONS

Enigma Speller Test your spelling skills 6

Connectogram Find antonyms, synonyms, masculine, 8

feminine and other alternative words

WordCraft Identify the right suffix, prefix and compound 10

words

Jumble Junction Form meaningful words from jumbled letters 3

PicLingo Answer image-based questions 3

Letter Delight Catch single letter spelling errors 10

Syllabic Melody Write correct words based on phonetics 4

Word Cascade Check your knowledge of idioms, proverbs, etc 8

SpellingSherlock Identify incorrect spellings 8

FlashFire Hear and write the spelling of words quickly 20

Grand Total 80

Each question carries 1 mark (Total duration: 60 min.)

1. Find out the meaning of the correctly spelt word from the given alternatives:
Abiete, Acquittal, Assailiant, Augmentt

a) A judgement or verdict that a person is not guilty of the crime they were accused
of
b) To reduce in intensity or amount; to lessen or diminish.
c) A person who physically attacks or assaults someone.
 d) To increase or make something larger in size, quantity, or degree

2. Find out the meaning of the correctly spelt word from the given alternatives:
Chivalrous, Desinfect, Exemplery, Intrinsik

a) Showing qualities associated with chivalry, such as honour, courtesy, and

bravery.
b) To clean or sterilise something by removing or killing harmful bacteria, viruses,
or other microorganisms
c) Serving as a desirable model or example; worthy of imitation
d) Belonging naturally; inherent or essential to something's nature or character

3. Find out the meaning of the correctly spelt word from the given alternatives:
Melancoly, Prudince, Aadmonish, Catalyst

a) To caution or warn someone about their behaviour or actions

b) Something or someone that speeds up or stimulates a process or event
c) A feeling of sadness, depression, or gloominess; a state of pensive or deep
sadness
d) The quality of being careful, cautious, and sensible in making judgments and
decisions

4. Which of the following is the correct spelling?

a) Abundant
b) Abudant
c) Abudnant
d) Abundnt

5. Choose the correct spelling:

a) Benefactor
b) Benefacter
c) Benifactor
d) Benifacter

6. Select the correctly spelled word:

a) Chrysanthamum
b) Chrysanthemum
c) Chrysantemum
d) Chrysenthemum

7. Find the antonym of the word marked in bold:

"The music was incredibly loud at the concert."
a) Soft
b) Noisy
 c) Boisterous
d) Deafening

8. Choose the antonym of the word marked in bold:

"She felt miserable after hearing the bad news."
a) Happy
b) Sad
c) Confused
d) sorrowful

9. Identify the antonym of the word marked in bold:

"He was known for his generosity and willingness to help others."
a) Greed
b) Selflessness
c) kindness
d) Sacrifice

10. Select the antonym of the word marked in bold:

"The storm caused chaos in the city, with widespread damage and confusion."
a) Order
b) Harmony
c) Organisation
d) Structure

11. Find the synonym of the word marked in bold:

"She provided an explanation for her absence from the meeting."
a) Description
b) Reason
c) Justification
d) Apology

12. Choose the synonym of the word marked in bold:

"His eloquent speech captivated the audience."
a) Fluent
b) Articulate
c) Persuasive
d) Rhetorical

13. Identify the synonym of the word marked in bold:

"The novel contains an abundance of vivid descriptions and rich imagery."
a) Scarcity
b) Overflow
c) Profusion
d) Shortage
14. Select the synonym of the word marked in bold:
"They had an ample supply of food for the journey."
a) Limited
b) Insufficient
c) Plentiful
d) Sparse

15. Choose the word from which a meaningful word can be formed using the suffix
"-able":
a) Abandon
b) Assailant
c) Accompany
d) Ascend

16. Select the word from which a meaningful word can be formed using the suffix
"-tion":
a) Admonish
b) Fragrant
c) Terracotta
d) Dedication

17. Find the word from which a meaningful word can be formed using the suffix "-ist":
a) Archaeolog
b) Despise
c) Artistic
d) Deploy

18. Choose the word from which a meaningful word can be formed using the prefix
"un-":
a) Happy
b) connect
c) appear
d) like

19. Select the word from which a meaningful word can be formed using the prefix
"dis-":
a) connect
b) happy
c) kind
d) decision

20. Identify the word from which a meaningful word can be formed using the prefix
"re-":
 a) dondent
b) honour
c) imagine
d) peate

21. From the given alternatives, choose the correct compound word:
a) Careful
b) Breakfast
c) Exciting
d) Quickly

22. Select the correct compound word:

a) Riwrite
b) Behiind
c) vedio
d) Understand

23. Choose the compound word from the following options:

a) Sunflower
b) Discovre
c) Sudden
d) comalong

24. Identify the correct compound word from the given options:
a) Walking
b) stand
c) Interest
d) Beautiful

25. Identify the word with jumbled letters in the given sentence:
"I cannot find my sgeyaelses anywhere in the house."
a) glasses
b) eyeglasses
c) egglasses
d) eagles

26. Choose the word with jumbled letters in the given sentence:
"She has a lentat for playing the piano."
a) Talent
b) Latent
c) Antler
d) Lantern

27. Find the word with jumbled letters in the given sentence:
 "He was able to solve the problem through his tavceire thinking."
a) Creative
b) Reactive
c) Initiative
d) Detective

28. Select the correct spelling for the given image:

a) Zuccini
b) Zucchinii
c) Zucchini
d) Zuchini

29. Select the correct spelling for the given image:

a) Ventraloquist
b) Ventriloquist
c) Ventrolaquist
d) Ventreloquist
30. Select the correct spelling for the given image:

a) Capuchino
b) Cappucino
c) Cappuchino
d) Cappuccino

31. What is the missing letter in the word "ab_ndon_ent"?

a) a, m
b) n, a
c) d, o
d) o, m

32. Which letter should be inserted in the word "ac_es_ibl_"?

a) c, s, e
b) o, s, e
c) q, s, a
d) r, e, e

33. Fill in the missing letter in the word "arc_a_olog_cal":

a) e, h, i
b) h, e, i
c) i, e, h
d) a, i, e

34. Which letter is extra in the word "abhhorrent"?

a) h
b) o
c) r
d) t

35. Identify the extra letter in the word "assaultt":

 a) a
b) s
c) l
d) t

36. Which letter is not needed in the word "depplorable"?

a) e
b) o
c) p
d) l

37. Which word is misspelt in the sentence:

"The archaeologicl artefacts were carefully examined."
a) archaeologicl
b) artefacts
c) carefully
d) examined

38. Identify the misspelt word in the sentence:

"The enigma is still left unsoved."
a) enigma
b) still
c) left
d) unsoved

39. Which word is spelled incorrectly in the sentence:

"The concert was attended by a large audiance."
a) concert
b) attended
c) large
d) audiance

40. Identify the misspelt word in the sentence:

"The chrisanthemum flowers bloomed beautifully in the garden."
a) chrisanthemum
b) flowers
c) beautifully
d) garden

41. What is the phonetic representation of the word "abandon"?

a) /ə'bændən/
b) /æbɑndən/
c) /ə'bændɒn/
d) /ə'bændoʊn/
42. Identify the correct phonetic representation of the word "assault"?
a) /ə'sɔːlt/
b) /ə'sælt/
c) /æsɔːlt/
d) /æsælt/

43. What is the phonetic representation of the word "benevolent"?

a) /bɪ'nevələnt/
b) /bə'nevələnt/
c) /bɛ'nevələnt/
d) /bɪ'nu:vələnt/

44. Identify the correct phonetic representation of the word "conclusive"?

a) /kən'kluːsɪv/
b) /kɑːn'kluːsɪv/
c) /kən'kluːzɪv/
d) /kɑːn'kluːzɪv/

45. What does the idiom "break the ice" mean?

a) Literally breaking a block of ice
b) Starting a conversation or relationship with someone
c) Engaging in winter sports and activities
d) Causing a disruption or disturbance

46. What is the meaning of the idiom "hit the nail on the head"?
a) Hitting a nail with precision
b) Missing the target completely
c) Achieving a small victory
d) Expressing or doing something exactly right or accurately

47. What is the meaning of the idiom "to spill the beans"?
a) To drop a can of beans
b) To accidentally make a mess with beans
c) To reveal a secret or confidential information
d) To cook beans until they are overcooked

48. What does the idiom "to go the extra mile" mean?
a) To walk an additional mile
b) To travel a long distance
c) To make an exceptional effort or go beyond what is expected
d) To take a shortcut and save time

49. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single ______."

 a) step
b) leap
c) jump
d) stride

50. "Actions speak ______ than words."

a) better
b) louder
c) faster
d) softer

51. "Don't count your chickens before they ______."

a) hatch
b) lay eggs
c) fly away
d) roost

52. "Where there's smoke, there's ______."

a) fire
b) danger
c) heat
d) sparks

53. How many misspelt words are there in the following set:
"assault, meticulous, aggrevate, archeological, egregious, exhibition"?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3

54. Identify the number of misspelt words in the set:

"depreciation, enhancive, alleviatte, annonymous, meticulous, charismatic"?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3

55. How many words are misspelt in the set:

"compliation, asthetic, abhorrent, anonymous, excavation, conscious"?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
56. Determine the number of misspelt words in the following set:
"exuberant, anonomous, archaeologcal, alimentary, frugality, conscientious”?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3

57. Find the number of correctly spelt words from the given set:
consistant, indigestable, rouse, gratify, swallou, muscle
a) 3
c) 4
b) 2
d) 5

58. Find the number of correctly spelt words from the given set:
Trapezoid, unprecedented, Ulterior, vivacious, raucous, renunciation
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 2

59. Find the number of correctly spelt words from the given set:
Paralelogram, Jocular, languid, infuriate, furore, magnanimous
a) 5
b) 2
c) 3
d) 1

60. Find the number of correctly spelt words from the given set:
Discriminatory, exallted, exasperated, euology, hurdel, impass
a) 2
b) 5
c) 4
d) 1

Rapid Fire Section (Audio Round) 5 min.

Please listen to the audio and write the correct spelling (you need a headphone to
attempt this round):

61. Spell the fourth word in the given sentence

62. Spell the fourth in the given sentence

63. Spell the second word in the given sentence

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ANSWER KEY -
1. (a), 2. (a), 3. (b), 4. (a), 5. (a), 6. (b), 7. (a), 8. (a), 9. (a), 10. (a), 11.(c),
12. (c), 13. (c), 14. (c), 15. (d), 16. (d), 17. (a), 18. (a), 19. (a), 20. (c),
21.(b), 22. (d), 23. (a), 24. (a), 25. (b), 26. (a), 27. (a), 28. (c), 29. (b),
30.(d), 31. (a), 32. (a), 33. (b), 34. (a), 35. (d), 36. (c), 37. (a), 38. (d),
39.(d), 40. (a), 41. (b), 42. (a), 43. (a), 44. (c), 45. (b), 46. (d), 47. (c),
48.(c), 49. (a), 50. (b), 51. (a), 52. (a), 53. (b), 54. (c), 55. (c), 56. (c),
57.(a), 58. (c), 59. (a), 60. (a).

61 scribbled. 62. Escalated. 63 Pinnacle. 64. Pompous. 65.Echoed.

66. Metamorphosis. 67 Extravagance. 68 laudable. 69 Inept. 70 Plenteous.
71 quarrelsome. 72 Scavenger. 73 Isosceles. 74 Stethoscope.
75 Avalanche. 76.Pamphlet. 77 Scoundrel. 78 Floundering.
79. Fraternity 80 counterfeit.