SSC CHSL 2021 11th August Shift 2 - English
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
- A.
Recurrent
- B.
Dilemma
- C.
Unpretensious
- D.
Excellence
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ReportSentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. This cooled off into darkness after a few million years.
B. The first time was when the universe began its existence as a glowing fireball.
C. In the modern scientific story, light was created not once but twice.
D. The second time was when the cold material condensed into dense nuggets and ignited to become the first stars.
- A.
DBAC
- B.
CBAD
- C.
ABCD
- D.
BADC
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
The new employee asked the manager, "When do I have to report for work?"
- A.
The new employee told the manager that when he had to report for work.
- B.
The new employee asked the manager when he had to report for work.
- C.
The manager told the new employee when to report for work.
- D.
The new manager asked the employee when he would report for work.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Appalling
- A.
Awesome
- B.
Tremendous
- C.
Fantastic
- D.
Shocking
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'.
We have finished our work for the day, so let we go home early today.
- A.
No substitution required
- B.
let us go
- C.
let ours go
- D.
let our go
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
When you speak, there are gestures and body language that ______ your words.
- A.
achieve
- B.
accomplish
- C.
accompany
- D.
construct
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
- A.
Provoke
- B.
Canfidents
- C.
Ambush
- D.
Disastrous
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the active or passive voice.
Fifteen children were rescued from an unregistered home by the police.
- A.
The police rescued fifteen children from an unregistered home.
- B.
Fifteen children rescued the police from an unregistered home.
- C.
The police were rescued fifteen children from an unregistered home.
- D.
The police have rescued fifteen children from an unregistered home.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To fish in troubled waters
- A.
To take advantage of a difficult situation
- B.
To try to find a big catch in the deep sea
- C.
To try to do something that is very difficult
- D.
To catch fish in stormy weather in the sea
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. This means that decisions should not be taken under any kind of pressure to benefit individuals or only a small section of society.
B. First, there should be transparency in making decisions; secrecy breeds corruption.
C. There are certain values that civil servants need to imbibe in themselves for better administration.
D. Then, all decisions must be taken only in public interest, to benefit the community at large.
- A.
CADB
- B.
CBDA
- C.
DABC
- D.
BADC
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Gloomy
- A.
Dull
- B.
Bright
- C.
Catchy
- D.
Dismal
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Trail
- A.
Rehearsal
- B.
Glory
- C.
Path
- D.
Win
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Although we had / very good batsmen, / we couldn’t be able to / score high.
- A.
score high
- B.
Although we had
- C.
we couldn’t be able to
- D.
very good batsmen
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A quick, sudden movement
- A.
Flick
- B.
Fleck
- C.
Dust
- D.
Speck
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Only five minutes / are allowed / for each speaker / during the function.
- A.
for each speaker
- B.
Only five minutes
- C.
are allowed
- D.
during the function
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Curt
- A.
Impolite
- B.
Polite
- C.
Dismal
- D.
Rude
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'.
You must return back the book you borrowed last month.
- A.
must be returned
- B.
must return
- C.
No substitution required
- D.
must be returned back
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A busy, main road for public use
- A.
Thoroughfare
- B.
Promenade
- C.
Avenue
- D.
Highway
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Schools will restart physical classes partially and states have ______ their own conditions and procedures to ensure the safety of students.
- A.
accepted
- B.
devised
- C.
insisted
- D.
adopted
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiomatic expression given.
At a stone’s throw
- A.
Beat someone with a stone
- B.
Throw a stone at someone
- C.
At a very short distance
- D.
Like throwing a stone
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Comprehension:
What are the future possibilities for space travel in the long term? (1) ______ will humans go after they have explored our solar system? It is said that ‘Star Trek’ could hold the (2) ______ to these questions. It is predicted that travel to other galaxies will only be (3) ______ in huge ‘starships’. These will wander through space for hundreds or even thousands of years. Each of them will carry a large human (4) ______. Some of those people will take over a suitable new planet and settle down there. This search for new planets to settle in will continue until life on planet Earth could be just a (5) ______ memory.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
- A.
Where
- B.
Why
- C.
How
- D.
When
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
- A.
query
- B.
answer
- C.
door
- D.
solution
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
- A.
imagined
- B.
possible
- C.
implemented
- D.
achieved
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
- A.
instinct
- B.
colony
- C.
proportion
- D.
population
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
- A.
distant
- B.
imaginary
- C.
nearest
- D.
factual