SSC CHSL 2021 10th August Shift 3 - English
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Break the ice
- A.
Make a beginning or start something
- B.
Cool the room for everyone
- C.
Arrange for a skating show
- D.
Make things available for a party
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ReportSelect the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Regard of whether the students were ready or not the teacher announced the dates of the test.
- A.
Regarding whether
- B.
Regardless of whatsoever
- C.
No substitution required
- D.
Regardless of whether
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Silt
- A.
Cut
- B.
Opening
- C.
Residue
- D.
Incision
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
- A.
Suceed
- B.
Inherit
- C.
Implant
- D.
Accede
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.
- A.
Calendar
- B.
Chronology
- C.
Chronic
- D.
Routine
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Vacillate
- A.
Augment
- B.
Waver
- C.
Strengthen
- D.
Fortify
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. The country gained admission to the United Nations in 1955.
B. In 2008, however, after a decade long period of violence and turbulent negotiation with a strong Maoist insurgency, the monarchy was dissolved, and Nepal was declared a democratic republic.
C. In 1991 the kingdom established a multiparty parliamentary system.
D. Nepal, long under the rule of hereditary prime ministers favouring a policy of isolation, remained closed to the outside world until a palace revolt in 1950 restored the crown’s authority in 1951.
- A.
BCDA
- B.
DACB
- C.
DBAC
- D.
CABD
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Vidya put on her mask, / sanitise her hands / and walked into the shop.
- A.
and walked into the shop
- B.
No error
- C.
Vidya put on her mask
- D.
sanitise her hands
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Rigid
- A.
Definite
- B.
Flexible
- C.
Adamant
- D.
Firm
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Ravi drove the car towards the highway for a trial run.
- A.
The car was driving towards the highway for a trial run by Ravi.
- B.
The car had driven towards the highway for a trial run by Ravi.
- C.
The car had been driven for a trial run by Ravi towards the highway.
- D.
The car was driven towards the highway for a trial run by Ravi.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. First, a new article comes into our offices.
B. Every article in the Encyclopedia goes through a rigorous editorial process to make sure it's clear, accurate, objective and fair.
C. The article is first reviewed by a fact checker, who uses a variety of sources to make sure the article is accurate and the facts are correct.
D. The author may be an editor at the Encyclopedia who knows that subject or a prominent scholar with specialised expertise in that field.
- A.
BADC
- B.
BCAD
- C.
CDAB
- D.
CADB
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
As the Principal was busy, she ______ a senior teacher to attend the conference on her behalf.
- A.
Reserved
- B.
Declared
- C.
Deputed
- D.
Committed
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
If a person tests positive for Covid-19, he have to isolate himself immediately so that he does not infect others.
- A.
he must have to isolate
- B.
he isolated himself
- C.
he has to isolate himself
- D.
No substitution required
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The customer asked the bank manager if they were working on the following Saturday.
- A.
The customer asked the bank manager, “Are they working on the previous Saturday?”
- B.
The customer said to the bank manager, “Are you working next Saturday?”
- C.
The customer asks the bank manager, “If you were working on the following Saturday?”
- D.
The customer said to the bank manager, “Were they working on the previous Saturday?”
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
- A.
Preshious
- B.
Plenary
- C.
Presentable
- D.
Peaceful
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Your advices were timely / and guided me / to take the right decisions.
- A.
to take the right decisions
- B.
No error
- C.
and guided me
- D.
Your advices were timely
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Inept
- A.
Partial
- B.
Lacking
- C.
Competent
- D.
Useless
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A lean patch
- A.
Cloth that is beginning to tear
- B.
A part of hair that is thin
- C.
Friendship that has ended
- D.
A period of poor performance
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions
- A.
Paradise
- B.
Heaven
- C.
Utopia
- D.
Aden
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Carbohydrates are so called because they _____ carbon, oxygen and hydrogen.
- A.
contain
- B.
cover
- C.
consist
- D.
codify
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Comprehension:
Seychelles, one of the world’s smallest countries, is (1)______ of two main island groups: the Mahé group of (2)______ than 40 central, mountainous granitic islands and a (3)______ group of more than 70 outer, flat, coralline islands. The islands of the Mahé group are rocky and (4)______ have a narrow coastal strip and a central range of hills. The (5)______ feature of those islands, with their lush tropical vegetation, is that of high hanging gardens overlooking silver-white beaches and clear lagoons.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.
- A.
Covered
- B.
Composed
- C.
Contained
- D.
Combined
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
- A.
Further
- B.
Beyond
- C.
Extra
- D.
More
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.
- A.
Succeeding
- B.
Next
- C.
Second
- D.
Subsequent
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.
- A.
Typically
- B.
Routinelly
- C.
Regularly
- D.
Habitually
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.
- A.
Collective
- B.
Wide
- C.
Predominant
- D.
Global