SAMPAD Grade 10 Entrance Exam study guide
SAMPAD Grade 10 Entrance Exam · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
SAMPAD is the selection test used by Bangladesh's government-run residential secondary schools, the cadet and non-cadet institutions that admit students into Class 9 (Grade 10) through a competitive written and oral process. Candidates are typically students finishing Class 8 who want a place in a SAMPAD-affiliated school rather than a regular local secondary school. The SAMPAD Grade 10 Entrance Exam study guide has 6 sections and about 1,661 words.
01Mathematics
The Mathematics section of the SAMPAD Grade 10 entrance exam rewards structured thinking over memorised formulas: expect multi-step arithmetic, algebra, plane geometry and elementary number theory, often dressed up as short puzzles. Algebraic identities: (a+b)² = a²+2ab+b², a³+b³ = (a+b)(a²−ab+b²), and the x + 1/x family - square it to get x² + 1/x², then build x³ + 1/x³ from the two.
290 words, about 1 min02Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
Science is set as one paper covering Physics, Chemistry and Biology, weighted towards applying a law or equation to a short situation rather than reciting definitions. Equations of motion: v = u + at, s = ut + ½at², v² = u² + 2as.
320 words, about 2 min03English Language and Comprehension
The English paper mixes grammar accuracy with reading speed: sentence correction, gap-filling, synonyms and antonyms, and a comprehension passage whose answers are all traceable to the text. Subject–verb agreement: the verb follows the head noun, not the noun nearest it - "The box of pens is heavy." Each, every, either and neither are singular.
310 words, about 2 min04General Knowledge and Current Affairs
General Knowledge and Current Affairs rewards organised, dated knowledge: Bangladesh first, then South Asia, then the wider world, plus recent science, sports and awards. Bangladesh: Independence in 1971, the Language Movement of 1952, the 1972 Constitution and its four fundamental principles, divisions and districts, the main rivers and the Sundarbans.
257 words, about 1 min05Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
Logical Reasoning tests pattern-spotting and clean deduction under time pressure: series, analogies, coding–decoding, syllogisms, seating arrangements, blood relations and direction sense. Series: check differences first, then ratios, then alternating (two interleaved) patterns, then squares or cubes ± a constant.
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