PSA Practice Paper 02

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.
Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency worldwide,
1. With at least one billion people estimated to be iron deficient. The more severe form of
iron deficiency is anemia, which is highly
2. Prevalent in developing countries. This is the period during which
3. Lack of iron can cause impairment in mental development. The
4. Group most vulnerable to end at the risk of developing iron-deficiency anemia are
infants and young children, pregnant women, and women of childbearing age. Iron has
diverse biological
5. Functions, and it is this diversity that accounts for the wide-ranging
6. Consequences of its deficiency. The consequences of iron deficiency are serious, and
range from simple fatigue to impaired
7. Cognitive function, behavioral abnormalities, and poor learning
8. Achievement in children. Thus, prevention and treatment of iron-deficiency anemia are
especially important for infants and young children due to the fact that some of the
consequences may be irreversible.
1. Which of the following is closet in meaning to estimated in line 1?
(a) Projected
(b) Guessed
(c) Calculated
(d) Measured
2. Which word is closet in meaning to prevent in line 2?
(a) Widespread
(b) Specific
(c) Powerful
(d) Well known
3. Which of the following could best replace the word impairment in line 3?
(a) Damage
(b) Destruction
(c) Breakage
(d) Reduction
4. Which word is opposite in meaning to vulnerable in line 4?
(a) Resistant
(b) Sensitive
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(c) Diseased
(d) Prone
Which of the following could best replace the phrase accounts in line 5?
(a) Is responsible
(b) Justifies
(c) Balances
(d) Is resultant
Which word is closet in meaning to consequences in line 6?
(a) Results
(b) Justification
(c) Cause
(d) Significance
What does cognitive function refer to in line 7?
(a) Acquisition of knowledge
(b) Recognizing people
(c) Recognizing places
(d) Academic results
Which of the following could best replace treatment in line 8?
(a) Cure
(b) Support
(c) Suppression
(d) Wellness

(Directions for questions 09-16) Read the following passage carefully and select the
most suitable option from each list, according to the corresponding number in the
passage.
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) A Biographical Memoir by Joh Archibald Wheeler
1. Whoever asks how Einstein won his unsurpassed
2. Power of expression,
3. Let him turn back to the days in
4. The patent office and the boss who, More severe than
5. My father taught me to express myself correctly. The writings of Galileo are studied
in secondary schools in
6. Italy today, not for their Physics, but for their clarity and power of expression. Let the
secondary school student of our day take up the writings of Einstein if he would see
how
7. To make in the pithiest way
8. A telling point.

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

(a) Matchless
(b) Fearless
(c) Beautiful
(d) Satisfactory
10. Which of the following could best replace the underline words in line 2?
(a) Power of communication
(b) Facial expression
(c) Strength
(d) Ability to exercise power
11. Who is referred to as him in line 3?
(a) Someone who wants to know about Einstein
(b) Someone who wants to take power from Einstein
(c) Someone who will return to the olden times
(d) Someone who worked at the patent office
12. Which of the following could best replace patent in line 4?
(a) Typical
(b) Old
(c) Medical
(d) Legal
13. What does the underline phrase in line 5?
(a) Communicate meaningfully
(b) Say only good things about others
(c) Communicate politely
(d) Say only correct things
14. Who does the word their refer to in line 6?
(a) Galileos writing
(b) Einsteins writing
(c) Students laws
(d) Galileos laws
15. What does the expression pithiest way in line 7?
(a) Brief and to the point
(b) Beautiful and simple
(c) Detailed and boring
(d) Long but interesting
16. What does the author mean by the words telling point in line 8?
(a) A very important point
(b) A point that tells everything
(c) A point that might hurt
(d) A very difficult point

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(Questions 17-20): Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option from
each of the list to fit the corresponding gap.
Manisha has ____17____ two decades of experience as a researcher in physics, an
instructional designer, a writer and an editor. She has published a ____18____ research
papers and books, and been a part of many workshops, seminars and conferences. Her
____19____ interest area, besides Physics research, is the use of information and
communication technologies in school education. Her engagement with the education of
school children began ____20____ to interact with one of her students suffering from visual
impairment. She devotes few days a month supporting systematic research in the field of
special education.
17. Which option fits gap 17?
(a) Almost
(b) Mostly
(c) Atmost
(d) Maximum
18. Which option fits gap 18?
(a) Number of
(b) Pocket of
(c) Bunch of
(d) Pile of
19. Which option fits gap 19?
(a) Particular
(b) Common
(c) Generic
(d) Visible
20. Which option fits gap 20?
(a) Almost
(b) As simply
(c) As an attempt
(d) With difficult
(Questions 21-24): Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option from
each of the list to fit the corresponding gap.
There is no such thing as a free lunch is a famous saying that signifies that it is impossible
to get ____21____ for nothing. Studies confirm that these days youth has become ____22____ to
tempting, mouth-watering junk food. No doubt that a quick bite at a nominal price is an
attractive proposition, however it invites serious health ____23____. Most of the junk food fall
into the category of fast food or snack food which has become quite popular ____24____ the
younger generation. Junk food is invading our homes and eating every bit from our body.
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21. Which option fits gap 21?

(a) Something
(b) Two things
(c) Every things
(d) One things
22. Which option fits gap 22?
(a) Addictive
(b) Prompted
(c) Attractive
(d) Convinced
23. Which option fits gap 23?
(a) Hazards
(b) Threats
(c) Menace
(d) Dangers
24. Which option fits gap 24?
(a) Amongst
(b) Within
(c) For
(d) In

ANSWERS

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

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