Class 11 PSA Language Convention English Test 02 (2013)

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to the corresponding number in the passage. 1. On February 14th, couples around the world celebrate 2. Valentine’s Day. Traditionally, the day comemoraits 3. the death of Saint Valentine, who was ordered 4. to be put to death many centuries ago. 5. Legend has it that the Emperor at the time 6. banned young men from marrying so that they 7. would perform better as soldier in his army. 8. St Valentine defied this law and secretly continued 9. to marry couples. Today the day is a chance for 10. people to declare their love; most often by exchanging 11. gifts or caring words. Which of these options is closet in meaning to 'ordered' as used in line 3?

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to the corresponding number in the passage. 1. On February 14th, couples around the world celebrate 2. Valentine’s Day. Traditionally, the day comemoraits 3. the death of Saint Valentine, who was ordered 4. to be put to death many centuries ago. 5. Legend has it that the Emperor at the time 6. banned young men from marrying so that they 7. would perform better as soldier in his army. 8. St Valentine defied this law and secretly continued 9. to marry couples. Today the day is a chance for 10. people to declare their love; most often by exchanging 11. gifts or caring words. Which of these option is closet in meaning to 'celebrate' as used in line 1?

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to the corresponding number in the passage. 1. On February 14th, couples around the world celebrate 2. Valentine’s Day. Traditionally, the day comemoraits 3. the death of Saint Valentine, who was ordered 4. to be put to death many centuries ago. 5. Legend has it that the Emperor at the time 6. banned young men from marrying so that they 7. would perform better as soldier in his army. 8. St Valentine defied this law and secretly continued 9. to marry couples. Today the day is a chance for 10. people to declare their love; most often by exchanging 11. gifts or caring words. Which of these option is closet in meaning to 'traditionally' as used in line 2?

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to the corresponding number in the passage. 1. On February 14th, couples around the world celebrate 2. Valentine’s Day. Traditionally, the day comemoraits 3. the death of Saint Valentine, who was ordered 4. to be put to death many centuries ago. 5. Legend has it that the Emperor at the time 6. banned young men from marrying so that they 7. would perform better as soldier in his army. 8. St Valentine defied this law and secretly continued 9. to marry couples. Today the day is a chance for 10. people to declare their love; most often by exchanging 11. gifts or caring words. Which of these option is closet in meaning to 'defied' as used in line 8?

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to the corresponding number in the passage. 1. On February 14th, couples around the world celebrate 2. Valentine’s Day. Traditionally, the day comemoraits 3. the death of Saint Valentine, who was ordered 4. to be put to death many centuries ago. 5. Legend has it that the Emperor at the time 6. banned young men from marrying so that they 7. would perform better as soldier in his army. 8. St Valentine defied this law and secretly continued 9. to marry couples. Today the day is a chance for 10. people to declare their love; most often by exchanging 11. gifts or caring words. Which of these option is closet in meaning to 'perform better' as used in line 7?

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to the corresponding number in the passage. 1. On February 14th, couples around the world celebrate 2. Valentine’s Day. Traditionally, the day comemoraits 3. the death of Saint Valentine, who was ordered 4. to be put to death many centuries ago. 5. Legend has it that the Emperor at the time 6. banned young men from marrying so that they 7. would perform better as soldier in his army. 8. St Valentine defied this law and secretly continued 9. to marry couples. Today the day is a chance for 10. people to declare their love; most often by exchanging 11. gifts or caring words. Which of these option is closet in meaning to 'declare' as used in line 10?

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to the corresponding number in the passage. 1. On February 14th, couples around the world celebrate 2. Valentine’s Day. Traditionally, the day comemoraits 3. the death of Saint Valentine, who was ordered 4. to be put to death many centuries ago. 5. Legend has it that the Emperor at the time 6. banned young men from marrying so that they 7. would perform better as soldier in his army. 8. St Valentine defied this law and secretly continued 9. to marry couples. Today the day is a chance for 10. people to declare their love; most often by exchanging 11. gifts or caring words. Which of the following is the opposite in meaning to the word 'banned' as it is used in line 6 above?

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to the corresponding number in the passage. 1. On February 14th, couples around the world celebrate 2. Valentine’s Day. Traditionally, the day comemoraits 3. the death of Saint Valentine, who was ordered 4. to be put to death many centuries ago. 5. Legend has it that the Emperor at the time 6. banned young men from marrying so that they 7. would perform better as soldier in his army. 8. St Valentine defied this law and secretly continued 9. to marry couples. Today the day is a chance for 10. people to declare their love; most often by exchanging 11. gifts or caring words. Which word is the correct spelling of the word 'comemoraits'?

Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word/phrase from each list to fill the corresponding gap. My friend is someone ___9___ loves animals. She says, “I want to make up ___10___ the mistreatment of animals that we humans are involved in.” ___11___ her, “The reason environmental activists sail their small boats around the large whaling ships is ___12___ they want people to know about the wrongful killing of whales.” Which of these fits gap 12?

Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word/phrase from each list to fill the corresponding gap. My friend is someone ___9___ loves animals. She says, “I want to make up ___10___ the mistreatment of animals that we humans are involved in.” ___11___ her, “The reason environmental activists sail their small boats around the large whaling ships is ___12___ they want people to know about the wrongful killing of whales.” Which of these fits gap 9?

Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word/phrase from each list to fill the corresponding gap. My friend is someone ___9___ loves animals. She says, “I want to make up ___10___ the mistreatment of animals that we humans are involved in.” ___11___ her, “The reason environmental activists sail their small boats around the large whaling ships is ___12___ they want people to know about the wrongful killing of whales.” Which of these fits gap 10?

Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word/phrase from each list to fill the corresponding gap. My friend is someone ___9___ loves animals. She says, “I want to make up ___10___ the mistreatment of animals that we humans are involved in.” ___11___ her, “The reason environmental activists sail their small boats around the large whaling ships is ___12___ they want people to know about the wrongful killing of whales.” Which of these fits gap 11?

Read the passage and select the correct form of the missing word/phrase to complete it. The landslide had caused significant disruption to traffic ___13___ the road through the mountains. Some of the drivers affected by this event had unsuccessfully attempted to move aside one of the huge rocks. ___14___ members of the emergency team arrived, ___15___ managed to get the road cleared quickly using heavy machinery. The chief engineer told the drivers, ‘Even if you ___16___ harder this large rock would have been impossible to move without special equipment.’ Which of these fits gap 16?

Read the passage and select the correct form of the missing word/phrase to complete it. The landslide had caused significant disruption to traffic ___13___ the road through the mountains. Some of the drivers affected by this event had unsuccessfully attempted to move aside one of the huge rocks. ___14___ members of the emergency team arrived, ___15___ managed to get the road cleared quickly using heavy machinery. The chief engineer told the drivers, ‘Even if you ___16___ harder this large rock would have been impossible to move without special equipment.’ Which of these fits gap 13?

Read the passage and select the correct form of the missing word/phrase to complete it. The landslide had caused significant disruption to traffic ___13___ the road through the mountains. Some of the drivers affected by this event had unsuccessfully attempted to move aside one of the huge rocks. ___14___ members of the emergency team arrived, ___15___ managed to get the road cleared quickly using heavy machinery. The chief engineer told the drivers, ‘Even if you ___16___ harder this large rock would have been impossible to move without special equipment.’ Which of these fits gap 14?

Read the passage and select the correct form of the missing word/phrase to complete it. The landslide had caused significant disruption to traffic ___13___ the road through the mountains. Some of the drivers affected by this event had unsuccessfully attempted to move aside one of the huge rocks. ___14___ members of the emergency team arrived, ___15___ managed to get the road cleared quickly using heavy machinery. The chief engineer told the drivers, ‘Even if you ___16___ harder this large rock would have been impossible to move without special equipment.’ Which of these fits gap 15?

Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word/phrase from each list to fill the corresponding gap. For years researchers have ___17___ about why zebras have stripes. Reasons for the unusual pattern of black and white stripes have included confusing predators, camouflaging in grasslands, and allowing zebras to ___18___ each other in their herds. But no one has tested these hypotheses. It now seems that a new study has found the answer. Zebra stripes disrupt light patterns that tsetse flies and houseflies use to find food and water. These insects are ___19___ pests that feed on the blood of animals, ___20___ lead to the transmission of serious illnesses. Which of these fits gap 20?

Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word/phrase from each list to fill the corresponding gap. For years researchers have ___17___ about why zebras have stripes. Reasons for the unusual pattern of black and white stripes have included confusing predators, camouflaging in grasslands, and allowing zebras to ___18___ each other in their herds. But no one has tested these hypotheses. It now seems that a new study has found the answer. Zebra stripes disrupt light patterns that tsetse flies and houseflies use to find food and water. These insects are ___19___ pests that feed on the blood of animals, ___20___ lead to the transmission of serious illnesses. Which of these fits gap 17?

Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word/phrase from each list to fill the corresponding gap. For years researchers have ___17___ about why zebras have stripes. Reasons for the unusual pattern of black and white stripes have included confusing predators, camouflaging in grasslands, and allowing zebras to ___18___ each other in their herds. But no one has tested these hypotheses. It now seems that a new study has found the answer. Zebra stripes disrupt light patterns that tsetse flies and houseflies use to find food and water. These insects are ___19___ pests that feed on the blood of animals, ___20___ lead to the transmission of serious illnesses. Which of these fits gap 18?

Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word/phrase from each list to fill the corresponding gap. For years researchers have ___17___ about why zebras have stripes. Reasons for the unusual pattern of black and white stripes have included confusing predators, camouflaging in grasslands, and allowing zebras to ___18___ each other in their herds. But no one has tested these hypotheses. It now seems that a new study has found the answer. Zebra stripes disrupt light patterns that tsetse flies and houseflies use to find food and water. These insects are ___19___ pests that feed on the blood of animals, ___20___ lead to the transmission of serious illnesses. Which of these fits gap 19?

Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word from each list to fill the corresponding gap. At the break of dawn the chatter of birds was replaced ___21___ an eerie silence. The temperature dropped and the moon ___22___ the sun, creating an image of an invisible dragon devouring the Sun. A shadow was cast that was so large that it ___23___ the land into darkness. Without wearing a commotion of drummers drumming and archers shooting ___24___ arrows into the sky began. The dragon was frightened away and daylight was restored. Which of these fits gap 24?

Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word from each list to fill the corresponding gap. At the break of dawn the chatter of birds was replaced ___21___ an eerie silence. The temperature dropped and the moon ___22___ the sun, creating an image of an invisible dragon devouring the Sun. A shadow was cast that was so large that it ___23___ the land into darkness. Without wearing a commotion of drummers drumming and archers shooting ___24___ arrows into the sky began. The dragon was frightened away and daylight was restored. Which of these fits gap 21?

Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word from each list to fill the corresponding gap. At the break of dawn the chatter of birds was replaced ___21___ an eerie silence. The temperature dropped and the moon ___22___ the sun, creating an image of an invisible dragon devouring the Sun. A shadow was cast that was so large that it ___23___ the land into darkness. Without wearing a commotion of drummers drumming and archers shooting ___24___ arrows into the sky began. The dragon was frightened away and daylight was restored. Which of these fits gap 22?

Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word from each list to fill the corresponding gap. At the break of dawn the chatter of birds was replaced ___21___ an eerie silence. The temperature dropped and the moon ___22___ the sun, creating an image of an invisible dragon devouring the Sun. A shadow was cast that was so large that it ___23___ the land into darkness. Without wearing a commotion of drummers drumming and archers shooting ___24___ arrows into the sky began. The dragon was frightened away and daylight was restored. Which of these fits gap 23?