Can you name the winner of the New York Global Leaders Dialogue Humanitarian Award 2015 or just simply tell us what is Yutu? If you think these questions are tough then digest this — these questions were framed for Class 1 student.
While anyone has to take help of google to find answers, the Karnataka ICSE Schools Association (KISA) has given these sample questions to help six-years-old prepare for the talent search examination which they conduct every year. Though the test is optional, the level of difficulty has stunned everyone.
A lot of parents have shown their displeasure on the social media platform. Sahana Rao, whose daughter has enrolled in the exam, shared the current affairs section on Twitter. She tweeted “Students cannot even read the questions. Even I found it difficult to answer. I am appalled at the level of difficulty of the questions,” she said. She added that the other six sections, including computer application, environment science, English and mathematics, are relatively simpler.
Current affairs sec of the ICSE talent search exam for 1st std!Many people writing UPSC wouldn’t be able to answer. pic.twitter.com/ff8l3Xgo8P
— Sahana Rao (@spicy_words) August 30, 2016
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The talent search exam will be held in two phases on September 1 and September 9. About 60 per cent of the questions were expected from the bank. As many as 53,000 students from 250 schools across the state are expected to appear for the exam.
Speaking to The Hindu , PT Joseph, who is part of the committee that conducts these exams, said, “Last year, many students scored well in the test. Hence, we decided to raise the standard this year and included difficult questions. Many of the difficult questions in the current affairs section will not be in the exam paper. We set question papers as per the academic level of the students.”
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