CBSE PSA 11th Class Language Conventions Practice Test Paper 2015

DIRECTIONS: Select the correct word or phrase to complete a grammatical sentence. In case of more than one blank, the different words given in the options shall fill in the corresponding order.

1.     An increase in population, without an increase in economic level, ……….… result in a lower standard of living.

 (a)    tends to

(b)    tending to

(c)   will tend

(d)    tends

2.     Encounters between people from different countries can result in misunderstandings …………. different conceptions about space.

 (a)    because they

(b)    is because they

(c)   is because their

(d)    of their

3.     He is    ………… tennis.

 (a)    fond to play

(b)    fond of playing

(c)   fond in playing

(d)    fond at playing

DIRECTIONS: In the given sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined.

Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative.

4.     The local library has recommended that the books put up for the used book sale should be in good condition and should have no writing in them or be underlined.

 (a)    and should have no writing in them or be underlined

(b)    and should not have writing in them or not be underlined

(c)   and contain no writing or underlining

(d)    without containing writing or underlining

DIRECTIONS : In each of the following questions, a part of the sentence is italicised. Below are given alternatives to the italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. If no improvement is needed, mark your answer as ‘No improvement’ or ‘No correction required’.

5.     You have no idea what would happen if word of this leaked out.

 (a)    word of this leaks out

(b)    word of this leaks out

(c)   a word of this will leak out

(d)    No improvement

6.     When Vinod came home from the party, he found his wife had slept.

 (a)    sleeping

(b)    was sleeping

 (c)   has been sleeping

(d)    No correction required

DIRECTIONS: In each of the following sentences four words or phrases have been underlined. Only one underlined part in each sentence is not acceptable in Standard English, Pick up the part 1, 2, 3 or 4.

7.     Your information(a) may be correct but this

 (b)     type of behavior from a father

 (c)    is hard to be believed(d).

 8.     The monument has been erected(a) to the memory

 (b)     of John who

 (c)    was accidentally shot by this brother as a mark of affection(d).

 DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks with correct choice.

 9.     She was a devoted wife and looked __________ her husband very well.

 (a)    after

(b)    at

(c)   for

(d)    upon

10.     She had a terrible night caused by a(n) _________ during her sleep.

 (a)    incubus

(b)    debility

(c)   obsession

(d)    delusion

11.     That charming girl was the ________ of all eyes.

 (a)    target

(b)    cynosure

(c)   doggerel

(d)    ambition

DIRECTIONS : In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the italicised bold part of the sentence.

12.     The newly found drug on the epidemic was not at all deleterious.

 (a)    effective

(b)    intoxicating

(c)   noxious

(d)    successful

13.     He enjoys vicarious authority.

 (a)    tenuous

(b)    limited

(c)   delegated

(d)    wide

DIRECTIONS: In each of the following questions, a word is given for which a usage is provided. Out of the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

14.     CULPABILITY: The culpability of one, who unknowingly sins, has different connotations in these Eastern regions.

 (a)    Accountability

(b)    Laudatory

(c)   Praiseworthiness

(d)    Usefulness

15.     ATROPHY: The brain like an unused limb, will atrophy f not exercised enough.

 (a)    thrive

(b)    deteriorate

(c)   succeed

(d)    degenerate

16.     Choose the option which contains a pair of words related to each other in the same way as the pair given in capital letters.

DOUBT: FAITH

(a)    atheist: religious

(b)    sceptic : pious

(c)   iconoclast: idol

(d)    apostate : state

DIRECTIONS : In the following questions a disarranged sentence is given in which words or phrases are lettered A, B, C, D.... You are to arrange these to form a meaningful sentence.

17.     A. If caught in the act, they were punished, not for the crime, but for allowing themselves to be caught another lash of the whip

 The bellicose Spartans sacrificed all the finer things in life for military expertise.

C. Those fortunate enough to survive babyhood were taken away from their mothers at the age of seven to undergo rigorous military training.

This consisted mainly of beatings and deprivations of all kinds like going around barefoot in winter, and worse starvation so that they would be forced to steal food to survive.

Male children were examined at birth by the city council and those deemed to weak to become soldiers were left to die or exposure.

(a) BECDA

(b) ECADB

(c) BCDAE

(d) ECDAB

18.     A. Something magical is happening to our planet.

 B. Some are calling it a paradigm shift.

C. It’s getting smaller.

Others call it business transformation.

(a) ABDC

(b)    ACDB

(c)  ABCD

(d)   ACBD

DIRECTIONS : Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.

19.     1. This is a company that prides itself on its carefully matured extensive distribution blocks and mentor network.

 The company also plans a foray into the service sector by setting up a chain of launderettes across the country.

B. Yet today, pre-cooked chapatis and ready-made mixes are a big market.

C. And that’s not all.

Today the idea may appear a trifle ambitious but remember that it was not so long ago that the same things were said about the market for ready-to-eat foods and branded cereals.

6. Disposable incomes are rising in the metres and big cities and time is at a premium.

(a) CADB

(b) ADBC

(c) ABDC

(d) CABD

20.     1. But the vessel kept going away. A.He looked anxiously around.

 B. There was nothing to see but the water and empty sky.

C. He could now barely see her funnel and masts when heaved up on a high wave.

He did not know for what.

6. A breaking wave slapped him in the face, choking him.

(a) ADBC

 (b)    ACDB

(c)   CADB

(d)    ABCD

DIRECTIONS: In each of the following questions a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the four answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent.

21.     Relations between the factory and the dealer are distant and usually strained as the factory tries to force cars on the dealers to smooth out production. Relations between the dealer and the customer are equally strained because dealers continuously adjust prices - make deals - to adjust demand with supply while maximizing profits. This becomes a system marked by a lack of long-term commitment on either side, which maximize feelings of mistrust. In order to maximize their bargaining positions, everyone holds back information-the dealer about the product and the consumer about his true desires ……………..

 (a)    As a result, ‘deal making’ becomes rampant, without concern for customer satisfaction.

(b)    As a result, inefficiencies creep into the supply chain.

(c)   As a result, everyone treats the other as an adversary, rather than as an ally

(d)    As a result, fundamental innovations are becoming scarce in the automobile industry.

22.     The tax system of India encourages borrowing by granting its taxpayers tax relief for interest paid on loans. The system also discourages saving by taxing any interest earned on savings. Nevertheless, it is clear that India’s tax system does not consistently favor borrowing over saving, for if it did, there would be no …………..

(a)    tax relief in India for those portions of a taxpayer’s income, if any, that are set aside to increase that taxpayer’s total savings

(b)    tax relief in India for the processing fees that taxpayers pay to lending institutions when obtaining certain kinds of loans.

(c)    tax relief in India for interest that taxpayers are charged on the unpaid balance in credit card accounts

(d)    taxes due in India on the cash value of gifts received by taxpayers from banks trying to encourage people to open savings accounts.

DIRECTIONS : The following questions consist of a single sentence with one blank only. You are given five or six words as answer choices you have to pick up correct pair in option, which will make the sentence meaningfully complete.

23.     Railways has made it ………………. for all passengers travelling in AC classes to carry an identity proof during journey to stop misuse of tickets.

(I) Mandatory                       (II) Optional

(III) Compulsory                    (IV) Advisable

(V) Urgent                              (VI) Implied

(a)   III & IV

(b)    I & III

(c)  II & III

(d)    IV & VI

24.     The Passengers are advised to not to try to ………… enter/ exit/obstruct the doors of

metro trains.
(I) Forcefully		(II) Intentionally
(III) Vehemently		(IV) Trespass
(V) Unintentionally		(VI) Thrust fully
(a) I & VI
(b)	II & V
(c) I & IV
(d) VI & III