CBSE PSA Sotvep Parer-2014 ns (1 to 24) This section of the question paper contains 24 ‘questions in the English Language. A student is fequitedtoattemptall the 24 quesions. Directions (Qs. 1-8): Read the following pass carefully and select the mo uit ot fom och lt wsoreing fhe corresponding mumber inthe passage, 1. Many teens are accused of being lazy by their parents, as 2. theyoftenslep late ito the morning and ind it hard to 3. function upon frst waking. These same tens areotten also. 44 reprimanded for saying up late on school nights 5. However scientific esearch has shown tha addessents & 5 9 NOTE: have a very different sleeping pattern to adults. The chemical Melatonin, which isin-ch inducing sleep, is released later in the day by teenage bodies than it s for adults. This means it can be quite hard for 10, teens to go to sleep early. It also may mean that teens now 1, havea scientific excuse o sleep in atc! 1. _ Inline 7, the word ‘in charge of could best be placed with, (a) responsible for (b) guilty of (c)_ created by (@)_ incapable of 2, Inline 3, the word ‘function’ could best be replaced with (a) operate (b) work (©) serve (@)_ behave 3. Which of the following words isthe opposite in meaning to the word ‘released’ as used in line 8? (@)__ constrained (b)- withheld (©) liberated (@) constricted 4. Which of the following words shows the correct spelling of the underlined, misspelled word in line 5? (a) adulescents (b) addlescents, (©) adolescents, (@)_adolessents 5. Inline 8, the word ‘inducing’ could best be replaced with (a) encouraging (b) forcing (©) persuading (@)_ transmitting 6. Inline 11, the word “excuse” could best be replaced with, (@) apology (b) alibi (6) reason (@)_ pardon 7. Inline 4, the words “reprimanded for’ could best be replaced with, (a) cautioned about () punished for (©) disciplined for (@) spoken to about 8. Inline 1, the words ‘accused of could best be replaced with (@) nagged about (0) blamed for (6) criticised as (4) described as Directions (Qs. SANE Conplere this passage by selecting the ‘nos sudtable word phrase from each list to fil the corresponding gap. p I peered at the river through a gap in the roots ofthe strangler fig ‘The thick branches ofthe tree 9 _ me without really protecting ime. noticed the gentlest of ripples inthe water and then something 10. began to emerge from its depths. An enormous head upon a slender neck rose about the surface. | looked into the beast’s cold, reptilian eyes, I could sense no mind or soul behind them. | had to refrain from letting out a frightened 11__! Thetime for retreating into the depths of the forest had arrived and Tknew that itwas 12 9, Which of these fits pap 12? (@) either sooner rather than later (b)_ ether now or never (0) neither now or never {@)_ neither sooner nor later Which of these fits gap 10? (@) magnificent yet terrifying (b) frightening yet scary (6) wonderful yet grand (@)_ amazing yetastonishing 11, Which ofthese fits gap 11? (a) “Phew! (b) “Aah? (©) “Aha!” {b) “Ouch! 12, Which ofthese fits gap 9? G) werehiding () hiding (6) hidden (@)_washiding eetions (Qs. 1 eine formaia ordiphrase to complete is. It_13__ that a person’s body is intuitively aware of when it has returned tots country of origin and _14___,as [stood on the land ‘of my birth, I could éertainly vouch for this being true. The sense ofealmthat___15__ my body surprised me given that the bad received 16 enough to suppress any feelings of being with the world. 13. Which of these fits gap 15? (@) would overcome (b) overcome (©) had overcome (@)_willovercome 14, Which ofthese fits gap 13? (a) has often been said (b) is being said (©) has often said (@)_ is often been said20162 15, Which ofthese fis gap 14? (@) on the other hand (c)_ imaddition Which ofthese fits gap 16? (@) should have been (b)_ willbe (©) shall be (d)_ might have been Dirtions (Os: 17-201: Completes passage by selecting the ‘most suitable wordlphrase from each li fe inorcen sap. . : b) @ afterall at that moment 16, Experienced climber Aron Ralston set outona_17_ hiking adventure, which proved to be a event. Despite it being ‘a common safety practice amongst climbers to inform others when, undertaking unaccompanied hiking trips, Aron had not 19 __ anyone of his plans. During his climbing adventure ‘Aron’s right arm beeame pinned against the eanyon wall by a 360, kg boulder, Aron was unable o five himself, and after six days of being __20__ he made the decision to break the bones in h forearm and then amputate his arm below the elbow. Once free he made his way down a cliff and walked 8 km to seek assistance. ‘Aron survived. 17. Which of these fits gap 192 (a) authorised (b) alerted (©) signalled (@) cautioned 18. Which ofthese fits gap 172 (@) supervised () solo (©) team (@) shared 19. Which of these fits gap 207 (@) suppressed (b) captive (6) _ tapped (@)_ entangled 20, Which ofthese fits gap 18? (a) beath-taking (b) failsafe (©) stimulating (@ lifechanging age by selecting the he corresponding ep. ALT.17am on June 30, 1908, an explosion erupted inthe forests of Siberia, Russia. The massive explosion __2] shockwaves on barometers as far away as England, 22 numberof tree eighty million to be precse-were fatiened and lay in a radial pattern. The trees that remained standing 23__ telegraph poles as they had been stripped oftheir Tims and bark. This explosion is 24 as the “Tunguska event”, and iis generally accepted that this was the result of @ cosii body, such as a meteorite, impacting with the Earth? 21. Which ofthese fits gap 22? (@) remarkable (b) fantastic (©) dramatic (@)_ powerful 22. Which ofthese fits gap 237 (@)_ represented (©) featured (©) resembled (surrounded 28. Which ofthese fits gap 21? (@)_ presented ©) listed (co) registered (©) expressed 24, Which ofthese fits gap 24° (2) accounted for (©) declared (©) indicated (@ refered to Crack CBSE-PSA 26. 2. 29, 30. Questions (25 t0 42) “Well, it ok like Ihave to do all the organising vet again, You people are lazy and hopeless.” Sachi: “Since I am the only one here, can’t help feeling upset that you are saying that about me. [halieve that I do my share of work, but if you disagree, I wil listen to your In this conversation, Sachi expresses himself (@) aggressively (b) passively (©) assertively (A) sarcastically ‘Aamir wants to buy ink cartridge forhis printer froma webwite bot isnot sure which site is most trustworthy Which ofthe following factors is least important in making decision about his matter? (2) The number of sales made by the website. (b) The site's money-back offer, (©) The wide range of brands being sold. (4) ‘The guaranteed time it takes for delivery. An idiom is a common saying which means something different from what it says. An idiom has a deeper meaning Which of the four options provides the actual meaning of the following idiom? ‘He Killed two birds with one stone (@) He couldn't save the food erops from pests and birds. (0) He hita target twice using stones (c) Hedi more than one thing at atime. (d)_He completed two tasks with one action. Human history extends a short way into the past. Compared o this, the period from the formation of the Earth sual the first humans is Tike _ Which of these best completes the passage above? (2) awind that blows events like dust (b) a sphere floating in space. (©) an unstoppable river in thood (4) the submerged bulk of an iceberg Whenever a writer includes words or comments which are based on a personal opinion rather than @ known fact, they are showing their bias towards an issue. Bias can be negative or positive bias? “Indira shines in this movie about a young git! trying to escape from her bullying classmates. The fear, heartbreak, and sadness, felt by children in such situations, are explained through the choice of music and the close-ups of facial expressions. G@) sadness ) wing (©) shines (@) escape A tautology occurs when unnecessary words are used. This generally occurs when someone tries toimprove a description or clarify what is meant. “Past history” is @ tautology because the word ‘past’ is not requited. History - by definition - is an account ofthe past. Which of the following sentences contains 2 tautology? (a) They were completely surrounded (b)_Henearly missed the ball, (©) She saw clearly for the first time, (a) The peg fitted loosely into the hole.CBSE PSA Solved Paper-2014 Following the end of World War 1, France, Britain, USA; Japan and Ray, met in Paris to develop alan forthe future ‘on peace and justice. Although these nations appeared to support this goal, most had different motives. The European leads (who blamed Germany for causing the war) wanted a financial payment ‘and Germag lands from the Germans in return for their wartime Tosses. In contrast, the American President, Woowrow Wilson promoted the need to establish global peace and justice and in doing so received worldwide praise and support ‘The European leaders got what they wanted through the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 and Woodrow Wilson's efforts fed tothe writing ofthe Covenant for the League of Nations in the same year. “The widespread support that Wilson received resulted in 42 ‘countries, including India, joining The League of Nations in the belief that a global organisation of nations could maintain peace and prevent a repetition ofthe horrors of the First World War. ‘Although it had many successes, once the Second World War broke out it became obvious that the League of Nations was nota powerful as was first thought and that changes were needed. Nevertheless is goals and ideals were sound and these provided the basis for the formation of the modern day United Nations which currently has 198 member state, 31. Which world best describes the European leader's goal? (@) compensation (b) amends (©) revenge (@)_ retribution 32, ‘The text suggest that Woodrow Wilson {a)_ felt hat Germany needed a second chance. () sought praise following the war. (©) felt differently from the European leaders. (@) thought that being friendly was impostant. 3. Based on the information above, what goals did the European leaders appear to support? @) independence and legality () honesty and equality (©) harmony and fairness (@)_ growth and responsibility 34, “Although ithad many successes 2” What docs itt refer to in the first sentence of last paragraph? {@)_ The Second World War (by India (©) United Nations (@)_League of Nations 35. The teat suggests that members of the League of Nations believed that (@) President Wilson could prevent another world war, (6) only European nations should join (©) peace between nations was important. (d)_ Germany should pay to become a member. 36. When was the League of Nations formed? (@) following President Wilson’s campaign for peace and justice forall countries, (©) when the countries met in Paris (6) when the Treaty of Versailles was signed (a) before the European leaders met to claim money and lan from Germany ‘Since 2006, commercial colonies of bees used to make honey and pollinate crops have been collapsing. The loss of bees is 2 ‘major threat to agriculture. The use of industrial scale methods in agriculture seems to be one of the main causes of the crisis. Meanwhile, wild bee species are also collapsing duc to the ‘destruction of their habitats, These bees also play a vital role in pollinating erops and plants generally. ‘According to scientists, bees pollinate more than 70% ofthe crop species that supply 99% of the world’s food. Given that the ‘world’s population is rapidly growing, more bees are needed to pollinate food crops. Scientists are calling for significant changes {to how humans manage the planet so that honeybees survive and the world's food sources are protected. ‘Scientists worldwide are joining forces to pressure jovernments to implement measures to restore bee populations ‘The strategies being proposed include incentives that encourage farmers and landowners to restore habitats that are friendly to pollinators, stringent control on chemical use and manufacture, and stricter quarantine measures between counties. ‘The collapse of honeybee colonies isa worldwide phenomena and this collapse is likely to continue. 37. Which onc ofthe following strategies are scientists involved (a) breeding programs to increase bee numbers (b) encouraging a global approach (©) expanding erop planting and harvesting {@)_ changing how humans manage the planet 138, According tothe text, what is the scientists” main concern? (@) safeguarding bee populations and food supplies. (human survival (©) gathering additional scientific evidence (@)_ lack of variety in large scale farming methods. 39, A key factor affecting wild bees is (a) inability to pollinate erops and plants. {(b) _beeraising practices (©) environmental degradation (4) industrial scale agricitural methods 40. “Stricter quarantine measures between counties” are being proposed to (a) combat contamination across countries. (b) persuade countries to work together. (©) assist crop sharing between countries. (@) prevent countries misuse of chemicals 41, Themain idea of fist paragrah isthat (8) theagricultural industry is under threat (b) bees are disappearing. (©) commercial interests are at risk (@)_ world food supplies are decreasing, 42. Which ofthese options would best complete the concluding sentence of this information text? (a) ifthe world’s population continues to grow ata rapid rate (b) because scientists are not being supported, (©) while companies focus.on long term profits (@)_unlessan international approach is taken on this issue,20188 Crack CBSE-PSA ns (43 to 60) Directions (Qs. 43-46): Read the following pasage and ansier the questions that follow: pane sae erally words that had tobe spoken toa guard in order tobe allows to pass have been use since ancient tines 9 keep people areas, and ideas secure In the modem world, the ps futer into computers protect our bank accounts and Wdeedics A password that i easy Tor someone clsc to guess is sid tobe iy websites help us keep our formation secure by advising us of our password's strength rating (weak, moderate, sttong Or very ston) 25 W ‘enter it, This rating is determined by by advising x passwrd's sect score depends on how many characters are se the typeof charac and he an automate sori ver are ranged, Sore ofthese aspx ar considered favourable and aliract points, while oer afro, penalities. Fach ofthese aspects needs tobe considered independently The final score is calculated by subtracting the penalties from aarpatnts game The following table shows atypical password scoring system [Aspects which need fo be considered Symbol Points | Penalties Number of characters (elude punctuation marks) c Cx [Number of uppercase leters u Uxz [amber of lowercase letters le Lex? Number of digits (numbers) D Dea Number of digits Between fist and last characters M. Maz Password has letters only € Password has digits only c [Number of times thatthe same characteris used 7 TH? [Number of consecutive uppercase letlers g. PLA, AGB) cu Gund [Number of consecutive lowercase letters (€8. way, ©) a aa [Namber of sequential letters (€g. abe, EFGH) s Sx2 [Number of sequential digits (€.8-2.3.4, 5) Sd Sax? Poinis/Penalties Final Score Score 29 or less 30-59) 60-79 80 oF more Strength weak moderate strong very strong, “The foltowing example shows how the password DOG123 would be scored. (Note, The aspeots that don’t apply to this password have been shaded) Aspects which need to be considered Points Penalties [Number of characters Coa 6x45 24 [Number of uppercase eter v [Nuniber of lowercase letters [Number of digits (numbers) Dxd=3e4= 12 [Number of digits between frst and last characters Mx2=2<2=4 Password has letters only Password has digits only [Number of times that the same characteris used [Number of consecutive upperease letters Gux2=3n2=6) Number of consecutive lowercase letters Number of sequential letter [Number of sequential digits Sdx2=3*2=6 Poinis/Penalties 6 2 Final Score 62-3 |CBSE PSA Solved Paper-2014 20145 ‘final score of M means that DOG123 has a “moderate” strength rating in this scoring sytem. 43, A password is made up of 10 sequential, uppercase letters. eg. ABCDEFGH ‘What is the highest security rating that this password can have (a) very strong, (b) weak (©) _ moderate (a) strong 44, Veta wants to use veera2 as a password. What is the security score for this password? @ 38 (b) 22 (©) 4 @ 4 48. Rohith wants to use a G-character password made up of identical characters, Which ofthe following passwords would give him the highest security score? @) 277777 (b) 585555 (©) mm (@)_RRRRRR 46, Supipi created a 6 character password made up of letters and numbers only. A week later, she recalls the fist 5 characters but has forgotten the 6th character as shown: Av13G2 ‘Supipi remembers thatthe last character isa repeat of one of the other characters and that the security score was 42. ‘The last character would have been @)_ either AorG ov ©) G (@) either tor 3 47. Fadis teacher scores each student’s final mark according to the given table For his assignments, Fadi received a mark of 80. His fina marks were 72. Anesment | Assigns [Tow Weightoge | __20% ca ‘What marks di he gt for his tess? (@) 88 (b) 56 (c) 64 - @ 70 48, A small area can be covered by 20 identical square tiles or 9 identical rectangular tiles. The length of the side of each square tile ‘a whole number, and this is 2.em shorter than side of each rectangular tle. the length ofthe shorter side ofthe rectangular tile? (a) Sem (b) Lom “This rain blew its whistle as it came out ofthe tunnel. Fathima, ‘who was standing 700 metres from the tunnel beside the straight railway line, heard it. The speed of the sound was 350 m/sec, Fighteen seconds after Fathima heard the whistle, ‘the train roached the point at which she was standing beside the track. What was the train’s average speed over that 700 metrerailway line? 54, (a) 44mis (b) 2s (9 35ms (@) 37s Ina 100 page book, pages? and 3 face each other. similarly, pages 4 and 5 and 6 and 7 face each other. This pattern is repeated (0 the end of the book, The sum of two facing pages could be @ 99 © 9% © 95 7 |. Ina ear park, there aro2 white cars for every 3 blue cars and for every 2 blue cars there are S silver ears. What is the least, ‘number of ears in the ear park? @ 50 @ 2 © 3 @ 31 Disha measures the length of a classroom with 20 of her paces. Anuj measures the length of the same classroom with 25 of his paves. (@) _Disha’s 10 paces are the same length as Anuj’s 15 paces. (b) Disha'space is 80% of Anuj's pace (©) Disha’s pace is 120% of Anus pace (@ _Disha’s pace is 125% of Anuj’s pace Lockers for storing small items are found in some schools. ‘The lockers in a school were numbered | to 100 ‘These were all opened for cleaning. Manoj came past and closed every 5" locker. Arvi then came past and closed every even numbered locker that was open, and opened every even ‘numbered locker that Manoj had closed. How many lockers were left open after Major and Arvi had both gone past? @ 0 (b) 10 ©) 40 @ 90 Part of India’s new tax scale is shown below. ‘Taxable Income pt 0 € 2,00,000 Ni FE 2,00,001 to € 5,00,000 | 0+ 10% of neome above Tax Rate iz 2.00.00 [e5,00,007 toe I= 30,000 + 20% oF moome 10,00,000 above & 5,00,000 Above © 10,00,000 [130,000 + 30% of income| above & 10,00,000 ‘Anshu pays ® 20,000 more tax than Batuk Tf Anshu earns & 5,00,000 in that financial year, how much does Batuk earn? (a) %4,00,000 (©) 22,0000 (b) 1.00.00 (@) 3.00.0020146 Crack CBSE-PSA '55. To.enter a harbour, the captain ofa ship needs the water to The Moon’s gravity for example is one-sixth that ofthe Earth's, beat least S metres deep. The tide chart i shown below. Ahammer dropped on the Moon will fall much more slowly there Whutterdshore Sealed ia than it would onthe Earth - it would increase in speed by only 1.6 ims every second that it fell. On Jupiter, where gravityis two and half times greater than on Earth, the hammer would fall more quiekly, inereasing its speed by 24.5 mis every sevond it fell. '57. The graph below indicates the mass of the planets in our solar system against their radius 350. Earth mass) wt Mars Ph (compared tam Tiasse Spm Bp micichdim Bam me OF Day Ifthe ship was to enter and leave the harbour on the same day, what would be the approximate maximum number of hours that it could remain in por? ‘g @ 2 © 2 0 2 a 6 8 Planet Rats © 6 (6-6 (compared to Earth radius) 56. Sana wants to buy 19 ballons for a party. Of these «most balloons need to be red. Which one of the following planets has gravity that is half Heed tobe blue or yellow that of Jupiter's gravity? at feast one needs to be pink. (@) Mercury (Bath (©) Saturn (@ Neptune ‘58. Mars has one-tenth of the Earth's mass and a radius that is ‘one-half ofthe Earth’s radius. Therefore, the value of Mars gravity divided by Earth gravity will be f@) 25 (b) 02 (© 04 (@) 50 '59,_ Identical hammers are dropped on the moon and on the Earth. At the end of each second that the hammers fall, the falling speed of each hammer is measured. The results forthe first S seconds are shown in the table. How many pink balloons can Sana buy? @ 1 @ 4 Everyone knows the expression what goes up, must come down but have you ever wondered exactly why things must come down’? ‘The facts that all objects on and near the Earth are pulled towards the Earth's centre by the Earth’s gravity. The force of gravity makes all falling objects travel faster and faster the longer they are ime after Speed (metres/seconds) falling. Thisis called gravitational aceleration. On Earth, the speed release (seconds) [On Farth [On Moon of a dropped object progressively inreases by about 9.8 uns for 0 0 ¢ every sevond that it falls. This is just like what happens t cat"s i oa 16 speed as it accelerates away from a stop sign. A dropped hammer 7 aa a ‘will have a speed of 9.8 mis after its first second of travel, a speed S aa ae of 19.6 ms after its first second of travel, a speed of 19.6 m/s after two seconds and so on, a a9 Bs, Other large masses such as the Moon, the Sun and other 5 49.2. z planets also have gravity, although it maybeastronger or weaker _In-a second experiment, the hammers are dropped on the than on Barth, The gravity that an object experiences on aplanet’s_Farthand the Moon from the same height a exactly the same surface directly proportional tothe planet's mass and inversely ene proportional tothe planet's radius squared. So, aplanetthat has The Earth hammer wastravelling at speed of 68.6 m/s when the same radius as the Earth (6400 km) buthastwice the mass will___thitthe ground Which of the following is nearest to the speed of the Moon, hhammer when the Earth hammer strikes the ground? @ ms (b) 4m (©) 6mis @ lms have gravity that is twice as strong as the Earth's. A planet that as the same mass as the Earth (6 102k) but twice the radius will have gravity that is four times weaker than Earth’s.CBSE PSA Solved Paper-2014 Bay (60. Arock is dropped on a planet that has thesame mass asthe (6) Theplanethasa radius 3 times larger than the Earth's Earth, Its speed increases by 1.09 m/s every second that it radius. fas (©) Theplanet has a radius times smaller than the Earth’s Which ofthe following statements is true? radius . (@)‘Theplanethasaradius9 times smallerthan the Earth’s (4) + has a radius 9 times larger than the Earth's5 10. © @ © @ o @ ® ©) @ @ In line 7, the phrase'in charge of may well he replaced with ‘responsible for’. Other options ‘guilty of means responsible for or chargeable witha reprehensible act, created by means 'made or cause to be or 10 ecome ‘and ‘incapable of means lacking capacity or ability which are just out of context In line 3 the word ‘work’ may well replace the word *function’. Other words ‘operate, serve and behave’ do not agree with the sentence. ‘The correct opposite word in meaning to the word ‘released! is ‘constricted’ (in terms of natural process) ‘hich means ‘drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically. Other options do not fitin here, "Adolescents is the correct spelling In line 8 the word ‘inducing’ ean be replaced with ‘encouraging’ while forcing means to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means; persuading means to cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm and transmitting means to send ftom one person or place to another. Here the word ‘excuse’ can best be replaced with ‘alii? which is synonyms to the word. Other options do not fit in here Here the word ‘reprimand’ means ‘rebuke or censure severely or angrily’ while ‘speak to" also means ‘to reprimand’ eg. Your father will speak to you later. Inline 1,'many teens are accused of..." may rightly be replaced with 'many toons are blamed for... Other ‘options ‘nagged about! means reminded or urged ‘constantly, criticized means find fault with; express criticism of, point out real or perceived flaws and ‘described as' means ‘to give an account or representation of in words! When you say either now or never, it means that you ‘must do something immediately because you will not ‘get another opportunity. Other options are simply out of context. When two pairs of wordsare connected with ‘yet’, they should usually be in contrast; despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); e.g. He was 4 stern yet fair master. Other options are just not relevant In gap 11 the interjection ‘phew! rightly fits as it is used to express reliel, fatigue, surprise, or disgust which is also the case here. Other options are out of context 16, V7. @ @ @ © 20. m, 22, 2. © @ « a © Crack CBSE-PSA Here ‘were hiding’ is the right form of the verb, Other ‘options do not fit in here. In these lines, there are two incidences of past, those are ‘overcome’ and ‘surprised’, hence, one part is in simple past and the other in past perfect. Other options donot fitin here ‘Has often been said’ rightly fits in the gap 13. Other forms of the verb do not just conform to the sentence In the gap 14, ‘at that moment’ correctly fi Other options are out oF eontest Here'shiould have been’ may well be inserted while ‘will be! shall be and might have been’ donot agree with the sentence. In the gap 19, "Aron had not signalled anyone’ is the right option. Other options simply do not ft in here, "Solo! means any activity that isperformed alone without assistance’ which Aron did, Other aptions'supervised! means under observation or under the direction of a superintendent or overseer, team means form a team, and shared means have in common; held or experienced In the gap 20, the word ‘trapped’ is the right option while suppressed means kept from public knowledge by various means; captive means a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war and entangled means deeply involved especially in something ‘complicated In the context of paragraph, the ‘life-changing’ may rightly be fit in here as it changed Aaron's life with the ‘amputation of one of his arms. Other options are not relevant "A remarkable number oftrees...! isthe correct partof phrase, Other options donot match with the sentence. Inthe gap 23, the option ‘represented’ rightly fis while other options featured, resembled and surrounded! are just irrelevant ‘On the barometer which isan instrument that measutes almospheric pressure, the shockwaves are registered. ‘Other options ‘presented, listed and expressed’ do not conform to the sentence. Here the option ‘referred to’ isthe right one to fil in the gap. Other options ‘accounted for, declared and indicated’ are simply out of context. Sachi expresses himself assertively. In this ‘conversation, he is expressing his feelings asse as he is quite confident that he is doing his share of ‘work honestly in here.CBSE PSA Solved Paper-2014 26. (b) The site's money-back ofteris least important. Aamir 2. 28, 29, 30. @ @ © @ 32. Rm. ern 38, 36. 37. 38, 29, 40. at 4. a. @, © @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘wants to buy good ink catridges for his computer and ‘Would not think about replacing it at that time. He killed two birds with one stone means to salve two problems at one time with single action, ‘The word ‘Shines’ is a positive bias as used by the writer for Indira. “Completely surrounded” is a tautology here, This is because word be surrounded” already indicates to “be all round” itself and there is no need to used the ‘word “completely” with it ‘The word which best describes the European leader's goal is compensation as they wanted financial payment and German lands form German in return oftheir wartime losses. ‘The text suggest that Woodrow Wilson sought a praise following the war. When German leaders wants compensation fiom Germany. The American president, Woodrow Wilson promoted the need to establish ‘global peace and justice and in doing so received world ‘wide praise and support “Iv refer to the League of Nations. As it had man successes but when the Second World War broke out, ‘itcomes out that League of nation was not as powerful as was first though ‘The members ofthe League of Nations believed that it could maintained peace and presenta repctition of the horrors ofthe First World War, League of Nations was formed when President Wilson stared a campaign for peace and justice forall countris. Scientists involved in changing how humans manage theplanet Scientists main concern in safeguarding, bee population and food supplies as bee pollinate more than 70% of the crop species that supply 90% of the world’s food. A key factor affteting wild bees is industrial seale agricultural methods as the chemicals which are used in farming are harmful for bees, “Stricter quarantine measure between countries” are being proposed to present country’s misuse of chemicals. ‘The main idea of the first paragraph is that bees are disappearing due to industrial scale methods in agriculture lead to destruction oftheir habitats, The collapse of honey bee colonies is a world wide phenomena and tis collapses likely to continue ifthe world’s population continues to grow at a rapid rate. Final score for any password is given by=Cv4 + Ux 2 Lex2+Dx4+Mx2-C-C-Tx2-Cux2-Clx2 S*2-Sdx2 4. © 45. ) 46. 4. @) 20149 Final score for password ABCDEFGH is given by = 1044 10 *2+0%2+0x4+0*2-10-0-0%2- 102-02 102-02 +20-10-20-20= 10 The highest security rating forthe given password is weak Final score for password veera2 is uiven by 34+ Ux 2+Lex24Dx44Mx2-C-C-Tx2 ~Cux2-C1x2- $2842 Ox 440524 5x 241 x44042 0%2-$x2-02-0«2 =24+ 1044-41 Password: 27222 Seure=C «4-Tx2=6%4-6*2=12 Password: 858555 Seore=C 4+ Dx4*Mx2-C-Tx2 6 446% 44452-6642 = 244244 8—6-12=38 Password: rer Seore=Cx4+Lex2-C-Tx2-C1x2 = 6% 446% 2-6-6 ~2-6%2 =24+12-6-12-12=6 Password: RERRRR core= Cx 4+ UX2=C-Tx2-Cuxd 6446" 2-6-6 2-602 =24+12-6- 6 Thus, the password 555555 has the highest score. Password: AVI3G? The security code for tis word is 42 Lt the last character be cither A or G. Then, Score=C ¥4+Vx2+Lex2+Dx4+Mx2-T2 Cun? ~ 644342 124 2K4 422 -202-262836 ‘Thus, the missing character cannot be either A or G. Let the last character would have been ¥, then Score=Cx44Vx2+Lex2+Dx4+Mx2-T*2 644 2%242%2+244+202 -2x2=40 Thus, the missing character cannot bev Let the last character would have been 1 or 3, then Score=Cx44+U*2+Lex2+D*4+Mx2-Tx2 OXA+2424LKD+S 4+ X2-2%2 2 Thus, the missing characteris either | or 3 Marks awarded in assessment from assignments 20 0-0-2%2 =20% oF 80= x80 =16 100 Final marks scored by Fadi Now, according to question 56 = 80% of the marks received in tests 72-16-56201440 48 @) 49. (©) 56220 xx 100 56100 80 ‘Let us assume thatthe side of a square tle Area ofa square = 9 cm? Arca of 20 square tiles = 9 20= 180m? Letlength thebreadih ofroctangularties willbe fandb According to question, ‘Area of 9 rectangular tiles = Area of 20 square tiles 9x f= 180 [+ f=Semas length ofrectangular tle will bbe 2 em bigger than side of square tile] 9x5xb= 180 0 3em 350:m/s the train and Fathima = 700m pies ‘Time taken for sound to reach her~ “Speed 100 _ asec. 350 ‘Time taken bythe train to reach Fathima=(+ 18)=20sac 700, 20 Average speed of the train = 55 =35m/s From the given data, we can observe that the even numbered pages lies on the left hand side while odd numbered pages tiles on the right hand side of the book Also, sum of two facing numbers will always be an odd numberi.e.2+3=5:4+5=9;6+7= 13 Let 2x denotes the even page number while (2x + 1) denotes the odd page number. ‘Sum of the two facing pages By given options, () ifay+1=99 4=98 x= 24.5; which is not possible, @ ifar+1=90 4r=89 x= 24.5; which is not possible @) ifarti=95 94 x= 23.5; which is not possible. it4y+1=95 ar=96 x= 24; which is possible, Hence itis the correct ‘option. tox axed @ SL. © sh @) 3. @ Crack CBSE-PSA 2 White cars = 3 Blue cars 2 Blue cars= 5 Silver cars 5 1 Bluccars= 5 Silvercars ‘or. 4 White cars = 15 Silver cars 4 White cars ~ 6 Blue cars Hence, 25 is the least number of ears inthe ear park Number of paces required by Disha to measure the Tength of classroom = 20 Number ofpaces required by Anuj to measure the length of classroom = 25 So, Disha’s pace is longer than Anuy’s pace Let An's pace is x % of Disha’s pace 2 x20 00 x= 125% ‘Therefore, Disha’s pace is 125% of Anuj’s pace. ‘Manoj locked all the oekers numbered 5, 10, 15, (ouhtpleof 5). Manojlocked 20 lockers in all, Now, number of lockers kept open = 100-20 = 80 ‘Anvi locked all the even numbered lockers ie, 2,4, 6.100 So, have we have: = 10-2*2+(n m1 n=50 So, there are 50 even numbered lockers inthe school ‘Out of 50, 10 is the even numbered lockers opened by the Anvi that were already closed by marks Now, numberof lockers let open =80—4+ 10= 50 ‘Anshu’s yearly income =% 5,00,000 Tax paid by her = 0+ 10% ofincome above €2, 00,000 ~ 10%3(5,00,000 -2,00.000) 100 d= 2, €= 100 n2 Also, Anshu pays 820,000 more than Baruk “Tax paid by Batuk ~&(30,000-20,000) ~%10,000 Lethe Batuk’s financial income be &x, ‘Batulk lies in the second slab of income slot. 10,000 10% of %x 20.0000) 10000100 _ 10 1,00,000=x-2,00.000 x=%3.00,000 From the and 6 pn than Sm, x-2,00,000 graph, we ean observe that between 10 art the water level above the seabed is moreCBSE PSA Solved Paper-2014 56. (a) 57. © 58. (©) “Time duration berween 10 amand 6 pm~=6pm— 10am Shr. ‘Total number of balloons in the party = 19 ‘Number of blue or yellow balloons in the party = 11 ‘Number ofred and pink balloons in theparty=19—11 = 8 As the number of red balloons in the party is the most, so there are 7 red balloons in the party. ~ Also, the corresponding number of blue or yellow balloons can be 5 or 6 or vice-versa (5 +6= 11) ‘Thus, the number of pink balloons in the party is 1 Gravityof mars _(M/10),_& Grav (Raye 2014.11 59 @® (Time after [__ Speed (Metres/Second) release_[OnFarth [On Moon, 0 00 00 i 98 L6 2 196 32 3 294 48 4 392 68 3 90) 80 6 388 96 7 66 [112 Hence, 11 mvs isthe nearest tothe speed ofthe Moon hammer when the earth hammer strikes the ground, 60. (@ Gravity ofa planet is directly proportional to its mass and inversely proportional to the square of its radius. Mass of the planet is same as that of the Barth but radius s different, 2 Bear planet) Spore (Ret) > R planed) = 3 4B each) “The radius ofplanctis 3 times larger than Earih'sradius. 9CBSE PSA SoLveD Parer-2013 ae = English Language Questions (11024) Note: This section ofthe question paper contains 24 questions in the English Language. student is required to atemp all the 24 questions. Coe 1 even ha i ee 2 Valentine's ay Tradtonal te dy comenoris Weta of sunt wena oo ened Ho bejure acai muy Selmar 4 Legeathar tat the Bere ete ine é : g ‘banned young men from marrying so that they would perform better as soldicrs in his army. St Valentine defied this law and secretly continued 9. tomarry couples. Today the day is a chance for 10. people to declare their love; most often by exchanging 11. gifts or caring words. 1. Which of these options is closest in meaning to ‘perform better’ as used in line 7? (1) achieve more @)_ develop better G)_ work together @)_obcy more often 2 Which of these options is closest in meaning to “declare” as used in Tine 10? (1) state Q) share G) expose (broadcast 3. Which of these options is closest in meaning to ‘defied! as used in line 8? () ignored @) resisted @) disobeyed () challenged 4. Which ofthese options is closestin meaning to ‘traditionally" as used in line 2? @) actually 2) most often @) previously (historically 5. Which of these options is closest in meaning to “celebrate” as used in line 1? (1) honour have fun on @) have aboliday on (4) praise the origins of 6. Which of these options is closest in meaning to ‘ordered? as used in fine 3? () told Q) directed G) required (4) arranged 7. Which word isthe correct spelling ofthe word ‘comemoraits"? (1) comemorates 2) commemorats G)_ commemorates (4) comemmorates 8. Which of the following is the opposite in meaning to the word "banned! as it is used in ine 6 above ? () allowed @) tolerated (@)_ persuaded Raat ce semen For years researchers have 9 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__10_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 pattems that tsetse flies and horseflies use to find food and water. These insects are __11__peststhat feed on the blood of animals, _12__lead tothe itansmission of serious illnesses. 9. Which of these fits gap 102 (1) meet ©) witness G) recognise @) acknowledge 10. Which of these fits gap 11.7 () shameful @) notorious G) considerate (scandalous LL, Which of these fits gap 12? (that can @) and they @) which can @) those which 12. Which of these fits gap 9? () realised ©) guessed G) considered )_ speculated ‘Atthe break of dawn the chatter of birds was replaced _13_an cect silence. The temperature dropped andthe moon 14 _ the sn, ereatng an image ofan invisible dragon devouring the Sun. ‘A shadow was cast that was so large that it _15__ the land into darkness. Without warning a commotion of drummers drumming fand archers shooting — 16 arrows into the sky began. The dragon was frightened away and daylight was restored 1B. Which ofthese fits gap 14 2 () overcast @) obscured 3) overtakes overexposed 14, Which of these fits gap 152 () divided ©) plunged 3) lowered collapsed 15. Which ofthese fits gap 16? ) my @) ou @) your G) theie 16. Which ofthese fits gap 13? () in ©) by G) after despite1 loves animals. She says, St want tomskeup _18__ the mistreatment of animals that we humans areinvolvediy. __19__ het, SThereason environmental activists sail their small boats around the Tage whaling ships is__20__ they want people to know about the wrongful killing of whales. 17. Which of these fits gap 187 My friend is someone _17. «@ by @ for @) through (@) because of 18. Which ofthese fits gap 192 (1) Instead of Q) Inview of () Apart from (4) According to 19. Which of these fits gap 20? (1) that @) since @) when (4) so that 20. Which of these fits gap 17? (1) that 2) who G) which (whom “The landslide had caused significant disruption to traffic _21_— the road through the mountains Some of the drivers affected by {his ovent had unsuceessflly attempted to move aside one of tbe hhuge rocks, 22 members of the emergency team arsved, N'23.__ managed o get the road cleared quickly wsing Bea jaachinery. The chief engineer told the drivers, ‘Even if you iiv.__ ardor this large rock would have been impossible fo move without special equipment.” 21. Which of these fits eap 22? () As Q) Once @) Before (Although 22. Which ofthese fits gap 23? (iy who @ they ©) these (4) which 2B. Which of these ts gap 24? () cantry @) could try @) had tned {@) have tied 24. Which of these fits gap 21? () onto @) along @) across @) on op of ke (Qualtays) ‘Questions (25 to 42) +5, \ioms are expressions that convey a deeper meaning thet goes beyond what is presented. "He let the eat out ofthe bas.” Which of these illustrates the idiom above? (1), He told people everything. Q) He accidentally revealed a secret (3) He letthe animal slip from his grasp. {(&) He released the animal from eaptivity. Crack CBSE-PSA 26. "Are you tired of not knowing where your teenagers? Now you can be sure they are safe all the time | Simply buy the ‘Teen Locator app for your iphone - i's easy to use and the cheapest way 10 protect your child!" Which words in the advertisement above are designed to appeal to parents who are frustrated with he actions oftheir teenage child? (I) its easy to use @)_"protect your child! {G) ‘be sure they ae safe’ (@)_ ‘tired of not knowing ‘27. Colours are believed to influence how we think, feel and tbehave, Studies have shown that people associate certain colours with emotions. When viewed, and being surrounded by a colour, often causes a reaction in people. Designers consider the impact that a colour may have on people's understandings and feelings ‘Commonly recognised colour associations include: Blue 5 tus, cold, sadness Green § balance, calm, freshness Purple leadership,svisdom, intuition Yellow s happiness, warmth, fun Red 5 heat, energy, appetite ‘Use the above information to answer the following questions: For an anti-bullying poste, the most likely colour choice ‘would be (1) blue and red @) green and red @)_ green and blue (4) yellow and blue 28, Allo the options below’ ould be grouped together. Which sine ofthert could be used asa ttle forthe entire group? (1) solar panels (@)_ wind turbines (3) power technologies _(4)_ geothermal heat pamps ‘9, Consider the relationship between the following words: ‘encyclopaedia : information Which of these word pairs expresses this same relationship? (1) foad: car @) question: answer {) intemet: computer (4) comedian : entertainment 430, Arrecent inerease in cases of Dengue fever has led authorities 1x =280->4=160 ‘The length of shorter piece =280~ 160= 120em Paavan meet Lahar on his Journey between 10.00 am and 10 30 am, Difference between the time 10.15 amon Saturday and 7.00 amon Sunday hour 45 minutes + 12 hours +7 hours =20 hours 45 minutes ‘Thus, the time 20 hours and 45 minutes after 8.45 pm. ‘on Saturday is 5.30 pm. on Sunday. Given that out of 30 trouts, 2 are found tail tagged ‘We know that 20 trots were til tagged. So, estimated number of trouts in the tank will be 30% 10=300, 75km=3.75 Laps Since, the speed of Tahir is half of Gagan, for every one lap covered by Gagan, Tahir completes 2 laps. +: Forevery lap covered by Gagan, Tahir crosses Gagan once. ‘Therefore, during the race Tahir will pass 3 times. ‘The Bag contains 2 kg of coins ie. 2000 g of coins. 1 coin weighs =4.85 g 2000 ‘Therefore, number of coins: 12,391 412 385 Hence, the value of bag of coins is ® 412, Let the number of applies given to children are KAHL NHI N43, R44, According to question Kextlext2>oxe34xe4 34352047 x4 Hence option (3) is correct choice. 33 54 8s 56 58 59 “ wo @ @ @ e Oy @ Crack CBSE-PSA Density of sea water is more than that of fresh water. Hence, when ship displaces less volume in sea as ‘compared to that in fresh water which results in rise in the level of ship in sea water Density of sir=0.0012 elem? = 0.0012 10° im? 01210 gi O12kg 2a! Hence mass of I lite of airis 1.2 When a large hole is made inthe hull ofthe ship, water enters in to the ship which results in inctease in mass of the ship but it occupies the same volume as it was ‘occupying earlier. Gradually their comes a time when weight ofthe ship becomes more than that of water it thas desplayed, at that instant ship sinks into the water From the Ist container we can say that, density of AA > density of B from the 2nd container we can say that density of C> density of A. From the 3rd container, we can say that density of D> density of B. Hence, density of C> density of A> density of B and density of D> density of B. This proves density of C > density of B Cross-sectional area of chrome wire A= m= (05x 10=0.785% 10% m? Number of coils, n=(5% 10°) x 10 Length of nichrome wire, /=2x RQ =2n (0.5% 10%)xS0= 157m, Hence, resistance of wite= 1.57 x (2 Q.nr!) =3.142532 1000 Zin Lm’) Since R jt Rp 2-20 Hence R, =Ry In option (4), the current splits to travel through them atthe same time, ‘Thus, the resisiors are parallel with each other. Resistance with the resistors marked with violet, green and gold, R=(70+5) x0.1=7.52 80,2R=2x7.5=150 Resistance with the resistors marked with brown, green and black = (1045) 1= 150 Hence, option (2) is the correct choice.‘Note: This section of the question paper contains 24 questions each in English Language. A candidate is required to attempt all the 24 questions. English Language Questions (1 to 24) 1 For Ananya, Mathematics was extremely hard to understand. In onder to Keep her results high enough to succeed and to satisfy 2 her parents, Ananya attempted a number of strategies. The 304 answer though was simple, She had to work constantly and 5 dilajentley at applying the different formulas to a range of 6 7 contexts. Often she wasenviousof her peers to whom ‘comprehension came easily. However, at the end of the year, it 8 seemed her relentless work was rewarded when her results put her amongst the leading scholars of her class, 1. Which ofthese would be the best word to use to replace the ‘word ‘extremely’ asi s used in the passage above? (vastly @ mostly @) especially (4) massively 2 Which of those is closest in meaning to ‘strategies’ as used in the passage above? (1) rules @ que ©) approaches @)_ instructions 3. Which of the following could replace ‘answer" as used in the passage above? reply @) solution @) pure explanation entered ino the compound, . o Which of the following could replace ‘though’ as used in the passage above? yet @) even so @)_ however @) allthe same Which of the following is the correct way to spell ‘dilajentley"? (1). dilajently 2) ditigenniy G) dilejentiy (4) ditegently Which of these is closest in meaning to ‘contexts’ as used in the passage above? (ways ©) settings @) mumbers (@) situations Which of the following is closest in meaning to ‘was envious ‘of as used inthe passage above? (1) was jealous of ——@)- was resentful of 8) was biter towards (4) was hostile towards Which of the following is the opposite in meaning to ‘rewarded’ as used in the passage above? (1) forfeited 2) punished penalised (4) disadvantaged was surrounded by gloomy stone towers, (10) and realised I was alone and that I had to fend for yourself. (11) Thad only the clothes on my back and desired to see my family. (a) 9. Which word can be left out of this line without changing its ‘meaning? (the imo @) entered (4) compound 10. Which word correctly completes the sentence? (that @) what @ whieh (4) whom 1. Which word should replace ‘yourseli"? or 2) me @) mine myself 12. Which word correctly replaces ‘desired’? (desire @) desires @ desiring (@) desirable