PSA Practice Paper 01

Class-11 English Language Conventions

(Directions for questions 1-8) Read the following passage carefully and select the most
suitable option from each list, according to the corresponding number in the passage.
While pondering upon the ideal holiday destination for the Coming year; one thing that I
was deliberately looking for was Picturesque locations, and splendid outdoors.
Thadiyandamol, the highest peak in Coorg, rewards those who climb to its peak With a
mind-blowing view of rolling hills blanketed in green and Clouds swirling like a river
through the valleys. The steep Rugged hill makes it a perfect trekking spot for the
adventure-loving tourists worldwide. This particular destination offered me an ideal
holiday, thereby gratifying the daring spirit germinating within me for the past two
decades.

1. Which of the following is closet in meaning to pondering in line 1?

(a) Considering
(b) Visualizing
(c) Imagining
(d) Assuming
2. Which of the following is closet in meaning to deliberately in line 2?
(a) Purposely
(b) Diligently
(c) Readily
(d) Eagerly
3. Which of the following is the correct spelling of the word picturescque in line 3?
(a) Picturesque
(b) Picturesquee
(c) Picturesqeue
(d) Picturesqe
4. Which of the following is closet in meaning to mind blowing in line 4?
(a) Exhilarating
(b) Interesting
(c) Unique
(d) Beautiful
5. Which of the following could best replace the word swirling in line 5?
(a) Moving spirally
(b) Moving quickly
(c) Flowing smoothly
(d) Raining heavily

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6. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to rugged in line 6?

(a) Smooth
(b) Supple
(c) Soft
(d) Gentle
7. Which of the following is closet in meaning to gratifying in line 7?
(a) Satisfying
(b) Rewarding
(c) Complying
(d) Accepting
8. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to daring in line 8?
(a) Fearful
(b) Caring
(c) Impulsive
(d) Unwilling
(Directions for questions 09-12) Complete the following passages by selecting the
most suitable option from each set of options to fit the corresponding gap.
Does modernity have an impact on our natural brain ability? For instance, we no longer do
mental work, ____09____ we are dependent much on machines like computers. Our parents,
grandparents and great grandparents ____10_____ mental arithmetic as a matter of course. In
Indian villages, people while performing rituals use to recite mantras ____11____ by memory.
These two are the examples of brain ability in traditional societies, but the capacities to
process the information and concentrate ____12____ in the current generation.
9. Which option fits gap 09?
(a) Because
(b) Therefor
(c) So that
(d) Due to
10. Which option fits gap 10?
(a) Did
(b) Done
(c) Have done
(d) Be doing
11. Which option fits gap 11?
(a) Simply
(b) Simple
(c) Fast
(d) Loudly

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12. Which option fits gap 12?

(a) Is lost
(b) Was lost
(c) Lost
(d) Has lost
(Questions 13-16): Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option from
each of the list to fit the corresponding gap.
The earth is surrounded by a ____13____ blanket of air, called the atmosphere. The air
presses down on us and ____14____ us from all sides. Can you imagine, something like a ton
of air is pressing against you at this ____15____ moment and yet you are not aware. It is air
inside your body that balances the pressure ____16____ so you stay nice and firm.
13. Which of the following fits gap 13?
(a) Thick
(b) Heavy
(c) Dark
(d) Round
14. Which of the following fits gap 14?
(a) Against
(b) From
(c) On
(d) Over
15. Which of the following fits gap 15?
(a) Very
(b) Every
(c) Just
(d) instant
16. Which of the following fits gap 16?
(a) Outside
(b) Out
(c) Extra
(d) external
(Questions 17-20) Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option from
each of the list to fit the corresponding gap.
Freshwater on our planet, Earth is ____17____ under stress and any discovery in this
direction is very exciting. International agencies estimate that water use ____18____ at more
than twice the rate of population growth in the last century. A vast freshwater reserve
trapped ____19____ the ocean floor has been found that could sustain future demand of
water resources. It implies that more options can be considered to help ____20____ the
impact of water scarcity.

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17. Which of the following fits gap 17?

(a) Increasingly
(b) Suffering
(c) Growing
(d) Cultivating
18. Which of the following fits gap 18?
(a) Has been growing
(b) Keeps growing
(c) Had grown
(d) Is grown
19. Which of the following fits gap 19?
(a) Beneath
(b) Down
(c) With
(d) Between
20. Which of the following fits gap 20?
(a) Reduce
(b) Reduced
(c) Reducing
(d) In reduce
(Questions 21-24) Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option from
each of the list to fit the corresponding gap.
There were three hundred and forty two steps ____21____ the Emerald tower. Seema knew
because she had counted each one of them. The bottom of the tower was empty, a single
hall with uncovered bricks. It had clearly ____22____ hundreds of years ago. The emeralds
____23____ had been stolen or had fallen down and been lost. The stairs of the tower were
made of green stone and twisted ____24____, following the edges of the tower.
21. Which option fits gap 21?
(a) To the top of
(b) By the top of
(c) On the top of
(d) To the top from
22. Which option fits gap 22?
(a) Been abandoned
(b) Abandoned
(c) Abandon
(d) Was abandon

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23. Which option fits gap 23?

(a) Either
(b) Neither
(c) May be
(d) Might be
24. Which option fits gap 24?
(a) Round
(b) Around
(c) Up
(d) About
Drinking water directly ____1____ plastic bottles or glasses could be a possible reason of
people suffering from severe headache. A new research ____2____ that a synthetic material
used in packaging, triggers migraines. Another study indicates that women are three times
____3____ than men to have migraines. On other hand, men who suffer migraine headaches
have a higher risk of heart disease. Migraine sufferers might be able to reduce the
occurrence and severity of pain ____4____ their lifestyles.
1. Which option fits gap 1?
(a) From
(b) By
(c) In
(d) Away from
2. Which option fits gap 2?
(a) Has confirmed
(b) Is confirming
(c) Confirms
(d) Confirmed
3. Which option fits gap 3?
(a) More likely
(b) Likely
(c) Liking
(d) like
4. which option fits gap 4?
(a) By changing
(b) By changes in
(c) From changing
(d) From changed
ANSWERS

option-(a) i.e. first option is correct for all the questions above

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