PSA - CLASS - IX - FORMAT

Target No. Per Test Form Test Context Domain/ Item Type Qualitative * * Stand Alone MCQ Passage Based MCQ 6 6 2 6 12 No. of Items No. of Passages Total No. of Items

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Quantitative * * Stand Alone MCQ Passage Based MCQ 10 4 2

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10 8

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Language Conventions * * * Grammar & Usage MCQ Vocabulary in Context MCQ Passage Completion MCQ 8 8 8

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8 8 8

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LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS
I - Grammar and Usage-MCQ
1 I______ on this line before I realised my mistake. (a) worked (b) was worked (c ) am working (d) had been working The doctor_____ an operation. (a) do (b) performed (c ) is performed (d) done I _______ we should accept the offer. (a) think (b) will think (c ) should think (d) would think We rested _____ the shade of the tree. (a) in (b) under (c ) ourselves in (d) ourselves under She should be ashamed _____ her actions. (a) by (b) at (c ) of (d) in He _____ friends has come back. (a) and his (b) or his (c ) along with his
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(d) along with them 7 Nowadays,she_____ her drawing board to school. (a) carried (b) carries (c ) take (d) taken Neither he nor his servants _________. (a) leave (b) have left (c ) has left (d) is left _______ what he says. (a) listen to (b) listen (c ) hear (d) hear to When I was in trouble,there was ______ to help me. (a) anyone (b) no one (c ) someone (d) all I _____ lunch one hour ago. (a) have had (b) had had (c ) had (d) have He thought that my car______ for sale. (a) is (b) was (c ) has been (d) going
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He tried to prevent me _______ doing my duty. (a) against (b) at (c ) with (d) from I would apologise if I _______ you. (a) am (b) was (c ) were (d) are He has ____ ulcer on his leg. (a) a (b) an (c ) every (d) big He promised_______ in this matter. (a) helping (b) to help (c ) help (d) helped The teacher made the student______the lesson. (a) repeat (b) repeated (c ) repeating (d) has repeated _______ we did not go to school. (a) Being a holiday (b) Since a holiday (c ) On holiday (d) It being a holiday
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He would _____ beg than steal. (a) not (b) no longer (c ) rather (d) nor I have not met him _____ he left school. (a) for (b) as (c ) since (d) when The ______ I purchased, had a tear. (a) cloth (b) clothes (c ) clothing (d) dresses The car was leaking_______ . (a) oil (b) much oil (c ) oils (d) some oils A lot of money _________ wasted on this project. (a) is (b) are (c ) were (d) may _______ is expensive these days. (a) Shoes (b) Shoe (c ) A pair of shoes (d) A pair of shoe
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There are _____ than sixty boys in the class. (a) no few (b) no lesser (c ) no fewer (d) no lesser His income______ than yours. (a) less (b) is less (c ) least (d) is little My brother,Ajay is ___________to me and Shalu. (a) elder (b) eldest (c ) old (d) oldest He was ____ sad yesterday. (a) too (b) very (c ) much (d) fairly My brother is ______ than I am. (a) more stronger (b) stronger (c ) strong (d) most strong My stomach is full.I won't have_______ else. (a) nothing (b) anything (c ) something (d) little
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The earth _____ around the sun. (a) moved (b) has moved (c ) is moved (d) moves He usually_________ breakfast before he goes to school. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c ) eats (d) is eating Why _____ your homework yet ? (a) didn't you do (b) hadn't you done (c ) haven't you done (d) haven't you been done Last night I _____ a pleasant dream. (a) could see (b) saw (c ) had seen (d) had been seen At this age he is tired _____ his life. (a) with (b) from (c ) of (d) upon He takes pride____ his wealth. (a) in (b) of (c ) with (d) by
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Due to heavy rains,she is trembling________ cold. (a) from (b) with (c ) in (d) by I request you not to interfere _____ my work. (a) in (b) with (c ) on (d) within By the time we reached the station the train __________. (a) already left (b) was left (c ) had already been left (d) had already left I was reading a book when the telephone bell______. (a) ringing (b) had rung (c ) rang (d) should ring

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Answer Key Language Conventions I (Grammar and Usage-MCQ)

1 (d) 2 (b) 3 (a) 4 (b) 5 (c ) 6 (c ) 7 (b) 8 (c ) 9 (a) 10 (b) 11 (c ) 12 (b) 13 (d) 14 (c ) 15 (b) 16 (c ) 17 (a) 18 (d) 19 (c ) 20 (c ) 21 (a) had been working performed think under of along with his carries has left listen to no one had was from were an help repeat It being a holiday rather since cloth 77

22 (a) 23 (a) 24 (c ) 25 (c ) 26 (b) 27 (a) 28 (b) 29 (b) 30 (b) 31 (d) 32 (c ) 33 (c ) 34 (b) 35 (c ) 36 (a) 37 (b) 38 (b) 39 (d) 40 (c)

oil is A pair of shoes no fewer is less elder very stronger anything moves eats haven't you done saw of in with with had already left rang

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