DIAGNOSTIC TEST - Std. IX

DIAGNOSTIC TEST

Name of the student:

Standard and Section: IX -

School:  

Unit: I &II

Maximum Marks: 25                                                                                      Marks obtained:        /25

Instructions:

v  Answer all the questions.

v  Each question carries one mark.

I. Fill in the blanks with the suitable word choosing from the pair given in brackets:

1)   The driver applied the hand_____________ (brake, broke) to stop the car.

2)   The hungry lion went in search of its _____________(pray, prey).

3)   The _____________ (whether, weather) is pleasant today.

4)   Sundar ate the _____________ (whole, hole) cake yesterday.

5)   My uncle _____________ (herd, heard) a strange sound last night.

II. Read the given passage and fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition given in the brackets:

(in, above, often, on, since)

            Sharad lives ________ an apartment with his wife and children. His apartment is ________ the second floor. He has two friends, Surya and Vikram. They are close friends ________ 2000. Surya and Vikram stays ________ Sharad’s apartment. They meet __________.

III. Pick out the suitable prefix from the brackets and form new words:

(dis- , tri- , un- , im- , fore-)

1)	________	+	regard	=	_____________
2)	________	+	conscious	=	_____________
3)	________	+	possible	=	_____________
4)	________	+	tell	=	_____________
5)	________	+	cycle	=	_____________

IV. Spot the errors and rewrite the sentences:

1)   I met a European. 

2)   Mathematics are my favourite subject.

3)   Ramu wanted an one rupee coin.

4)   One of the boy looks unhappy.

5)   They are going to Himalayas.

V. Identify the sentence pattern in the following sentences:

1)   I painted the car.

2)   Birds fly.

3)   She looks beautiful.

4)   I wrote him a letter.

5)   The stars twinkle in the sky.