Central Board Of Secondary Education

Problem Solving Assesment (PSA)

For 9th and 11th

w.e.f. 2012 - 2013

What is CBSE Problem Solving Assessment (PSA) Test ?

• This test will assess creative thinking, decision making, problem solving and communication skills .

• Also assess student’s ability to process, interpret and use of information rather than assessing student’s prior subject knowledge.

CBSE PSA WILL BE HELD ON

FEBRUARY 16th 2013

•Compulsory for all students of class 9th and 11th.

•The test will be of 90 marks.

•There will be 60 MCQ based

questions.

What will this test cover ?Three focus areas of CBSE PSA …

1.Quantitative Reasoning.2.Qualitative Reasoning.3.Language Conventions.

No specific syllabus

for Problem Solving Assessment Test (PSA)

The CBSE PSA Test design will help in improving the scores of

the core school subjects.

The Problem Solving Assessment Test will also help improving generic and higher

order thinking skills.

Qualitative reasoning will include reasoning seen in the Humanities, Arts and Social

Science subjects.

Quantitative Reasoning will include reasoning of mathematics

and science.

Language conventions will include different aspects of written

communication.(eg,Grammar, vocabulary,RC etc. )

PSA - FORMAT

No. of Items No. of Passages Total No. of Items Qualitative Stand Alone MCQ 6 6 Passage Based MCQ 6 2 12 SUB TOTAL 18 Quantitative Stand Alone MCQ 10 10 Passage Based MCQ 4 2 8 SUB TOTAL 18 Language Conventions Grammar & Usage MCQ 8 8 Vocabulary in Context MCQ 8 8 Passage Completion MCQ 8 8 SUB TOTAL 24

TOTAL 60

The synonym of the word:

FRAGILE is :

A. Strong B. grave

C. Weak D. showy

The Study of MANKIND

A. PSYCHOLOGY

B. BIOLOGY

C. ANTHROPOLOGY

D. ZOOLOGY

Synonym of “LACHRYMOSE” is

A. Mournful B. Unimpressive

C. Impious D. Moist

REASONING

Supply the missing number:

3 2 13

5 1 26

7 2 ?

A. 18

B. 17

C. 19

D. 12

82 ?

1420

11

5

Find the MISSING number ?

Gaurav walks 20 m towards north. Hethen turns left and walks 40 m. Heagain turns left and walks 20 m.Further, he moves 20 m after turningto the right. How far is he from hisoriginal position?

A. 20 m B. 30 B . 60 m

C. 100 m D. 60 D. 80 m

In the above MATRIX, What is the VALUE of B – C ?

Find the NEXT term:

121, 232, 353, 474, 5115

A. 6226 B. 6126

C. 6135 D. 6136

17, 26, 37, 50, 65, __

A. 82 B. 85

C. 87 D. 84

COUNT NUMBER OF TRIANGLES

COUNT NUMBER OF SQUARES

Eight Students participated in a Knock-out T.T.competition

In the first round Adi played Bali and Bali won. Adi was then out of the competition.

Which of these statements is not correct?

1) Faroz and Dasa played in the final. 2) Hari won against Gari and lost to Faroz. 3) Dasa won against Chapel and lost to Faroz. 4) Bali, Chapel, Faroz and Hari won the first round.

264

64

49

81189

16

25

36?

144

64

36

25

FILL THE MISSING NO.

4 7 3 2

416 749 309 ?

FILL THE MISSING NO.

Sana likes to wear her watch upside down.

She wants to see a movie that starts in half an hour.

What time does the movie start ?

(a)13:45 (b)18:15

(c)19:45 (d)20:15

In the Diagram below, only the horizontal lines are parallel. There are no other pairs of parallel lines.

How many trapeziums are shown altogether?

The Units Digit In The Product is

A. 2 B. 4

C. 3 D. 5

In chess tournament each of six

players will play every other player

exactly once. How many matches will

be played during the tournament.

A.12 B. 15

C. 30 D. 36

In a Caravan in addition to 50 HENS,

there are 45 GOATS and 8 CAMELS with

some KEEPERS. If the Total No of FEET

be 224 more than the number of HEADS

in the Caravan, the number of KEEPERS

is

A. 5 B. 8

C. 10 D. 15

The Average Marks of 45 Students in a

Class is 40. The TOTAL MARKS

Obtained by the Class?

A. 1800 B. 1600

C. 1700 D. 1500

Mark the correct option for missing places to complete the series.

a_bb_abba_ _ baa_ b 1. a a a b b 2. a b b a a 3. a a b b a 4. a a a b a

1.Meghalaya 2.Madhya Pradesh 3. Goa 4. Rajasthan a) 3, 1, 2, 4 b) 3, 1, 4, 2 c) 1, 3, 2, 4 d) 3, 4, 2, 1

Arrange the following in the increasing order and choose the correct option to match your answer correctly.

1 River Godavari 2 River Ganga 3 River Narmada 4 River Tapi a) 2, 3, 4, 1 b) 2, 3, 1, 4 c) 4, 3, 2, 1 d) 4, 3, 1, 2

The substance most commonly used as a food preservative is :

a) Sodium Carbonate b) Tartaric Acid c) Acetic Acid d) Benzoic Acid

These days yellow lamps are frequently used as street light. Which one of following is used in the lamp:- a) Sodium b) Neon c) Hydrogen d) Nitrogen

The Term ‘GLOBAL WARMING’ MEANS

a) Quick melting of polar ice sheets. b) Depletion of Ozone layer. c) High temperature in Torrid Zone. d)General rise in temperature due to CO2

Newton : Force::_______ : Work (a) Metre (b) Joule (c) Kilogram (d) Second

The Gandhian principles have been enumerated in the:- a) Fundamental Rights b) Preamble of the Constitution c) Directive Principles d) Fundamental Duties

Aarush sat down to study at 8 am. The angle ofelevation of the sun was 15o.When he had finished studying the angle of elevation of the sun was 55o. How long did Aarush study?

1) 40 min

2) 1 hour 20 mins

3) 2 hours 23 mins

4) 2 hours 40 mins

40 grams of salt is dissolved in 20 litres of water. 10 litres of this solution is then removed and an additional 10 litres of water is added.

The final concentration of salt in the solution is

1) 0.5 g/L

2) 1 g/L

3) 1.33 g/L

4) 2 g/L

“LARGEST BIRD” in the world is

A. Humming Bird B. Swift

C. Ostrich D. Flamingo

Who is the largest STEELMAKER in the world

A. TATA STEEL B. NIPPON

C. POSCO D. ARCELOR MITTAL

“JEEVAN KE SATH BHI, JEEVAN KE

BAAD BHI” is PUNCH LINE of:-

A. UTI Mutual Fund

B. Max New York Life

C. Aviva Life Insurance

D. None of these

India’s First NEWSPAPER was:

A. Bengal Gazette

B. Hindu

C. Young India

D. Hindustan Times

“THE POWER OF DREAMS” Is The

PUNCH LINE Of Which Company?

A. HYUNDAI B. TATA

C.TOYOTA D. HONDA

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