Class 09 PSA Language Convention English Test

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to corresponding number in the passage. 1. Columbus found himself in a perilous 2. sitaation. He observed signs of dissatisfaction 3. amongst his crew. He pretended as if he 4. was ignorant of this but he felt agitated 5. all the same In line 3, the word pretend could be best replaced with

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to corresponding number in the passage. 1. Columbus found himself in a perilous 2. sitaation. He observed signs of dissatisfaction 3. amongst his crew. He pretended as if he 4. was ignorant of this but he felt agitated 5. all the same In line 2, the word dissatisfaction could be best replaced with

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to corresponding number in the passage. 1. Columbus found himself in a perilous 2. sitaation. He observed signs of dissatisfaction 3. amongst his crew. He pretended as if he 4. was ignorant of this but he felt agitated 5. all the same In line 1, the word perilous could be best replaced with

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to corresponding number in the passage. 1. Columbus found himself in a perilous 2. sitaation. He observed signs of dissatisfaction 3. amongst his crew. He pretended as if he 4. was ignorant of this but he felt agitated 5. all the same In line 4, the word ignorant’ could be best replaced with

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to corresponding number in the passage. 1. Columbus found himself in a perilous 2. sitaation. He observed signs of dissatisfaction 3. amongst his crew. He pretended as if he 4. was ignorant of this but he felt agitated 5. all the same Which of the following is the correct spelling of the word “sitaation”

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to corresponding number in the passage. 1. Columbus found himself in a perilous 2. sitaation. He observed signs of dissatisfaction 3. amongst his crew. He pretended as if he 4. was ignorant of this but he felt agitated 5. all the same Which of the following is the same in meaning to the words “ all the same” as they are used in line 5 above?

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to the corresponding number in the passage. 1. There is something rather magical about seeing and touching snow. 2. I had been brought up in Africa and I had never seen snow. 3. Of course I had seen pictures of snow but 4. I had never seen the real thing. Then one day, 5. I had the chance to go to England. My grandparents 6. were getting on in years and my parents 7. wanted to be closer to them. Finally we left 8. for England. It was a long flight. We landed, 9. went through customs and out of the airport. 10. To my amazement everything was white : 11. “Snow” I cried. For the first time I 12. picked up a handful of real snow and 13. watched as it melted in my hands. The word closest in meaning to phrase ‘getting on’ in line 6 is _________

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to the corresponding number in the passage. 1. There is something rather magical about seeing and touching snow. 2. I had been brought up in Africa and I had never seen snow. 3. Of course I had seen pictures of snow but 4. I had never seen the real thing. Then one day, 5. I had the chance to go to England. My grandparents 6. were getting on in years and my parents 7. wanted to be closer to them. Finally we left 8. for England. It was a long flight. We landed, 9. went through customs and out of the airport. 10. To my amazement everything was white : 11. “Snow” I cried. For the first time I 12. picked up a handful of real snow and 13. watched as it melted in my hands. The word ‘handful’ in line 12 could be best replaced with _______________

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to the corresponding number in the passage. 1. There is something rather magical about seeing and touching snow. 2. I had been brought up in Africa and I had never seen snow. 3. Of course I had seen pictures of snow but 4. I had never seen the real thing. Then one day, 5. I had the chance to go to England. My grandparents 6. were getting on in years and my parents 7. wanted to be closer to them. Finally we left 8. for England. It was a long flight. We landed, 9. went through customs and out of the airport. 10. To my amazement everything was white : 11. “Snow” I cried. For the first time I 12. picked up a handful of real snow and 13. watched as it melted in my hands. The word closest in meaning to the word ‘amazement’ in line 10 is _________

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to the corresponding number in the passage. 1. There is something rather magical about seeing and touching snow. 2. I had been brought up in Africa and I had never seen snow. 3. Of course I had seen pictures of snow but 4. I had never seen the real thing. Then one day, 5. I had the chance to go to England. My grandparents 6. were getting on in years and my parents 7. wanted to be closer to them. Finally we left 8. for England. It was a long flight. We landed, 9. went through customs and out of the airport. 10. To my amazement everything was white : 11. “Snow” I cried. For the first time I 12. picked up a handful of real snow and 13. watched as it melted in my hands. The word ‘magical’ in line 1 could be best replaced with ______________

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to the corresponding number in the passage. 1. There is something rather magical about seeing and touching snow. 2. I had been brought up in Africa and I had never seen snow. 3. Of course I had seen pictures of snow but 4. I had never seen the real thing. Then one day, 5. I had the chance to go to England. My grandparents 6. were getting on in years and my parents 7. wanted to be closer to them. Finally we left 8. for England. It was a long flight. We landed, 9. went through customs and out of the airport. 10. To my amazement everything was white : 11. “Snow” I cried. For the first time I 12. picked up a handful of real snow and 13. watched as it melted in my hands. The word opposite in meaning to the word ‘real’ in line 4 is _____________

Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to the corresponding number in the passage. 1. There is something rather magical about seeing and touching snow. 2. I had been brought up in Africa and I had never seen snow. 3. Of course I had seen pictures of snow but 4. I had never seen the real thing. Then one day, 5. I had the chance to go to England. My grandparents 6. were getting on in years and my parents 7. wanted to be closer to them. Finally we left 8. for England. It was a long flight. We landed, 9. went through customs and out of the airport. 10. To my amazement everything was white : 11. “Snow” I cried. For the first time I 12. picked up a handful of real snow and 13. watched as it melted in my hands. The phrase ‘brought up’ in line 2 could be best replaced with ____________

Choose the correct alternative which explains the idiom/ phrase written in bold italics. I ate a portion of everything on my plate when I ate a small piece of meat, a small piece of bread, and a small piece of chocolate pie.

Choose the correct alternative which explains the idiom/ phrase written in bold italics. Though Sita‘s test was partially done, she received a low grade because it was not complete.

Choose the correct alternative which explains the idiom/ phrase written in bold italics. The soft, pliable wood was easy to bend.

Choose the correct alternative which explains the idiom/ phrase written in bold italics. Sonia has a gregarious personality as she loves to party and make friends.

Choose the correct alternative which explains the idiom/ phrase written in bold italics. Some think that rules are unimportant, but they are vital when playing a game

Choose the correct alternative which explains the idiom/ phrase written in bold italics. Cows are domestic animals.

Choose the correct alternative to fill the gap. He was ____________ sad yesterday.

Choose the correct alternative to fill the gap. My brother is ___________ than I am.

Choose the correct alternative to fill the gap. My stomach is full. I won't have __________ else.

Choose the correct alternative to fill the gap. The earth _______ around the sun.

Choose the correct alternative to fill the gap. He usually _______ breakfast before he goes to school

Choose the correct alternative to fill the gap. Why _______ your homework yet?