Class 11 PSA Language Convention English Test

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, <ui>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. Which of the following is closet in meaning to ‘estimated’ 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. Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency worldwide, <ui>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. Which word is closet in meaning to ‘prevent’ 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. Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency worldwide, <ui>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. Which of the following could best replace the word ‘impairment’ 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. Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency worldwide, <ui>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. Which word is opposite in meaning to ‘vulnerable’ in line 4?

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, <ui>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. Which of the following could best replace the phrase ‘accounts’ in line 5?

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, <ui>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. Which word is closet in meaning to ‘consequences’ in line 6?

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, <ui>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. What does ‘cognitive function’ refer to 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. Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency worldwide, <ui>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. Which of the following could best replace ‘treatment’ 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. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) A Biographical Memoir by Joh Archibald Wheeler <ui>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. Which of the following is closet in meaning to ‘unsurpassed’ 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. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) A Biographical Memoir by Joh Archibald Wheeler <ui>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. Which of the following could best replace the underline words 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. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) A Biographical Memoir by Joh Archibald Wheeler <ui>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. Who is referred to as ‘him’ 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. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) A Biographical Memoir by Joh Archibald Wheeler <ui>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. Which of the following could best replace ‘patent’ in line 4?

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 <ui>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. What does the underline phrase in line 5?

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 <ui>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. Who does the word ‘their’ refer to in line 6?

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 <ui>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. What does the expression ‘pithiest way’ 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. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) A Biographical Memoir by Joh Archibald Wheeler <ui>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. What does the author mean by the words ‘telling point’ in line 8?

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. Which option fits gap 17?

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. Which option fits gap 18?

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. Which option fits gap 19?

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. Which option fits gap 20?

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. Which option fits gap 21?

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. Which option fits gap 22?

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. Which option fits gap 23?

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. Which option fits gap 24?