SSC CGL 11th April Shift 3 - English
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
How many candidates had been interviewed by him before lunch?
- A.
How many candidates has he interviewed before lunch?
- B.
How many candidates did he interview before lunch?
- C.
How many candidates had he interviewed before lunch?
- D.
How many candidates was he interviewing before lunch?
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ReportSelect the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Smooth
- A.
Flat
- B.
Uneven
- C.
Rough
- D.
Broken
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
The student apologised the teacher for the delay in submitting the assignment.
- A.
No substitution required
- B.
is apologising the teacher
- C.
apologised to the teacher
- D.
has apologised the teacher
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
She said, “The stars are shining brightly tonight.”
- A.
She said the stars are shining brightly tonight.
- B.
She said that the stars were shining brightly that night.
- C.
She said the stars were shining brightly tonight.
- D.
She asked if the stars were shining brightly that night.
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The recently hike / in the price of petroleum products / will hit / household budgets severely.
- A.
will hit
- B.
The recently hike
- C.
household budgets severely
- D.
in the price of petroleum products
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Their idea of a holiday ______ at a luxury resort.
- A.
is relax
- B.
is relaxed
- C.
is to relaxing
- D.
is relaxing
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. Our amusements have little zest if we engage in them in solitude.
B. Friendship increases happiness and diminishes misery.
C. It doubles our joys and divides our grief.
D. When we do well, it is delightful to have friends who are pleased with our success.
- A.
BCDA
- B.
ABDC
- C.
CBAD
- D.
DACB
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Your name / precedes before mine / in the / admission list.
- A.
Your name
- B.
in the
- C.
precedes before mine
- D.
admission list
Select the option that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
I am working on too many projects. I think I have bitten off more than I can chew.
- A.
Not able to finish work
- B.
To take on more than one can handle
- C.
To be happy to multitask
- D.
To find work dull
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Imminent
- A.
Unyielding
- B.
Ignorant
- C.
Impending
- D.
Distant
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A sound that cannot be heard
- A.
Inedible
- B.
Inaudible
- C.
Indelible
- D.
Audible
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Computer crime have been in the news since the nineteen eighties.
- A.
has been in the news from
- B.
has been on the news since
- C.
has been in the news since
- D.
No substitution required
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A glass container to keep fish
- A.
Aquarium
- B.
Atrium
- C.
Beaker
- D.
Vase
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Trumpets are being blown by the soldiers to announce the victory.
- A.
The soldiers were blowing the trumpets to announce the victory.
- B.
The soldiers blow the trumpets to announce the victory.
- C.
The soldiers are blowing the trumpets to announce the victory.
- D.
The soldiers blew the trumpets to announce the victory
Select the option that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
It is good to take into account all the important factors before making a decision.
- A.
leave
- B.
select
- C.
control
- D.
consider
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
No sooner did / the child start crying / then the mother / hugged him.
- A.
No sooner did
- B.
then the mother
- C.
hugged him
- D.
the child start crying
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Camaraderie
- A.
Dislike
- B.
Amity
- C.
Companionship
- D.
Friendship
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Criticise
- A.
Disappoint
- B.
Forgive
- C.
Prevent
- D.
Praise
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
It is not worth / having the trouble / to write to him / as he never replies.
- A.
as he never replies
- B.
to write to him
- C.
It is not worth
- D.
having the trouble
Select the correctly spelt word.
- A.
Weird
- B.
Cansel
- C.
Recieive
- D.
Prepair
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. How should one read a story to a child?
Usually, a personality or character of the story (1) ______ the child’s interest the most. (2) ______, use different voices (3) ______ each character or act out various (4) ______ from the story, to bring life to those characters. (5) ______ out parts from the story will make story sessions fun and memorable for the kids.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
- A.
caught
- B.
catch
- C.
catches
- D.
has caught
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
- A.
Either
- B.
So
- C.
Also
- D.
However
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
- A.
for
- B.
by
- C.
with
- D.
from
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
- A.
pages
- B.
sheets
- C.
parts
- D.
words
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
- A.
Saying
- B.
Acting
- C.
Telling
- D.
Asking