Shoe and Language Conventions
PSA - CLASS - IX - FORMAT
Target No. Per Test Form
Test Context Domain/
Item Type
No. of
Items
No. of Passages
Total No. of Items
Qualitative
*
Stand Alone MCQ
6
*
Passage Based MCQ
6
6
2
SUB TOTAL
12
18
Quantitative
*
Stand Alone MCQ
10
*
Passage Based MCQ
4
SUB TOTAL
10
2
8
18
Language Conventions
*
Grammar & Usage MCQ
8
8
*
Vocabulary in Context MCQ
8
8
*
Passage Completion MCQ
8
8
SUB TOTAL
24
TOTAL
60
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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
2
The doctor_____ an operation.
(a) do
(b) performed
(c ) is performed
(d) done
3
I _______ we should accept the offer.
(a) think
(b) will think
(c ) should think
(d) would think
4
We rested _____ the shade of the tree.
(a) in
(b) under
(c ) ourselves in
(d) ourselves under
5
She should be ashamed _____ her actions.
(a) by
(b) at
(c ) of
(d) in
6
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
8
Neither he nor his servants _________.
(a) leave
(b) have left
(c ) has left
(d) is left
9
_______ what he says.
(a) listen to
(b) listen
(c ) hear
(d) hear to
10
When I was in trouble,there was ______ to help me.
(a) anyone
(b) no one
(c ) someone
(d) all
11
I _____ lunch one hour ago.
(a) have had
(b) had had
(c ) had
(d) have
12
He thought that my car______ for sale.
(a) is
(b) was
(c ) has been
(d) going
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13
He tried to prevent me _______ doing my duty.
(a) against
(b) at
(c ) with
(d) from
14
I would apologise if I _______ you.
(a) am
(b) was
(c ) were
(d) are
15
He has ____ ulcer on
Target No. Per Test Form
Test Context Domain/
Item Type
No. of
Items
No. of Passages
Total No. of Items
Qualitative
*
Stand Alone MCQ
6
*
Passage Based MCQ
6
6
2
SUB TOTAL
12
18
Quantitative
*
Stand Alone MCQ
10
*
Passage Based MCQ
4
SUB TOTAL
10
2
8
18
Language Conventions
*
Grammar & Usage MCQ
8
8
*
Vocabulary in Context MCQ
8
8
*
Passage Completion MCQ
8
8
SUB TOTAL
24
TOTAL
60
iv
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
2
The doctor_____ an operation.
(a) do
(b) performed
(c ) is performed
(d) done
3
I _______ we should accept the offer.
(a) think
(b) will think
(c ) should think
(d) would think
4
We rested _____ the shade of the tree.
(a) in
(b) under
(c ) ourselves in
(d) ourselves under
5
She should be ashamed _____ her actions.
(a) by
(b) at
(c ) of
(d) in
6
He _____ friends has come back.
(a) and his
(b) or his
(c ) along with his
70
(d) along with them
7
Nowadays,she_____ her drawing board to school.
(a) carried
(b) carries
(c ) take
(d) taken
8
Neither he nor his servants _________.
(a) leave
(b) have left
(c ) has left
(d) is left
9
_______ what he says.
(a) listen to
(b) listen
(c ) hear
(d) hear to
10
When I was in trouble,there was ______ to help me.
(a) anyone
(b) no one
(c ) someone
(d) all
11
I _____ lunch one hour ago.
(a) have had
(b) had had
(c ) had
(d) have
12
He thought that my car______ for sale.
(a) is
(b) was
(c ) has been
(d) going
71
13
He tried to prevent me _______ doing my duty.
(a) against
(b) at
(c ) with
(d) from
14
I would apologise if I _______ you.
(a) am
(b) was
(c ) were
(d) are
15
He has ____ ulcer on