This video provides a detailed breakdown of the scholarship exam pattern and syllabus for 7th-grade students in the English medium.
Exam Structure and Paper Breakdown
•The scholarship exam consists of two papers, each lasting 1.5 hours.•Paper 1 includes First Language (English) with 25 questions worth 50 marks, and Mathematics with 50 questions worth 100 marks.•Paper 2 includes Third Language (Marathi) with 25 questions worth 50 marks, and Intelligence Test with 50 questions worth 100 marks.•The total marks for the exam are 300.Syllabus for Paper 1: English
•Vocabulary: Covers synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, word formation, phrases, and prefixes/suffixes (12% weightage).•Language Study: Includes parts of speech, clauses, types and kinds of sentences, and figures of speech (16% weightage).•Grammar: Focuses on active/passive voice, direct/indirect speech, degree transformation, conjunctions, and question types (16% weightage).•Creative Writing and Reading Skills: These sections carry significant weightage at 24% each, covering areas like advertisements, emails, dialogues, letters, comprehension of passages, poems, and news.Syllabus for Paper 1: Mathematics and Paper 2: Marathi & Intelligence Test
•Mathematics: Key topics include Number Work (8%), Operations on Numbers (14%), Geometry (22%), Mensuration (16%), Statistics (6%), Applied Mathematics (14%), and Algebra (16%).•Marathi (Third Language): Sections include Comprehension (24%), Word Wealth (36%), Functional Grammar (32%), and General Knowledge related to Marathi literature (8%).•Intelligence Test: Covers Comprehension (8%), Classification (10%), Correlation (10%), Order/Series (10%), Like Terms (6%), Sequence (4%), Water/Mirror Images (4% each), Logic & Conclusion (8%), Puzzles & Brain Teasers (14%), Code Language (6%), Pyramid/Structure (4%), and Analysis of Figures (8%).Key Takeaways
•The scholarship exam for 7th grade is now conducted for English medium students, with two papers covering subjects like English, Marathi, Mathematics, and Intelligence Test.•Mathematics and Reading Skills/Creative Writing in English, along with Marathi's Word Wealth and Functional Grammar, carry substantial weightage.•The Intelligence Test section is comprehensive, including logic, reasoning, puzzles, and pattern analysis, with Puzzles & Brain Teasers having the highest weightage within this section.Conclusion
This detailed syllabus aims to guide 7th-grade English medium students in their preparation for the scholarship examination.
