SSC CHSL 25th May Shift 3 - English
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A storm in a tea cup
- A.
Tasty tea
- B.
The tea in which spices are added
- C.
A lot of anger and worry about trivial things
- D.
To enjoy tea during a storm
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ReportSelect the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
I was look forward to helping you complete the project.
- A.
look forward helping
- B.
look forward to helping
- C.
look forwarding to helps
- D.
look forwarding to helping
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
- A.
Leverage
- B.
Oscilate
- C.
Bonfire
- D.
Ensue
Select the denotation of the highlighted word.
The tie complements the shirt he is wearing.
- A.
disarrays
- B.
Relegates
- C.
Matches
- D.
Drains
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
He said, “It’s been raining since last night.”
- A.
He said that it had rained since last night.
- B.
He said that it had been raining since the night before.
- C.
He’s said that it had been raining since yesterday.
- D.
He said that it’s raining since last night.
Select the denotation of the highlighted word.
His finicky attitude was the main cause of the conflict.
- A.
Fussy
- B.
Indolent
- C.
Hasty
- D.
Nervous
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
She bought the fine cloth in the store.
- A.
more fine
- B.
finest
- C.
most fine
- D.
finer
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Primitive
- A.
Technical
- B.
Racial
- C.
Sophisticated
- D.
Agricultural
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
One day, I was handed a few volumes of new literature unlike anything I had ever read before and so ________ as to make me utterly forget my hopeless state.
- A.
repelling
- B.
captivating
- C.
boring
- D.
unrealistic
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Tell upon
- A.
To strike hard
- B.
to advise someone
- C.
To affect adversely
- D.
To write down
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the highlighted word.
They bestow upon him whatever he wishes
- A.
intensify
- B.
gift
- C.
deny
- D.
classify
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The study of population and its dynamics
- A.
Democracy
- B.
Demography
- C.
Dysgraphia
- D.
Dermatology
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The roof _______ the weight of the snow.
- A.
collapsed under
- B.
collapsed to
- C.
collapsed with
- D.
collapsed for
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
- A.
Ministry
- B.
Attention
- C.
Attitude
- D.
Mimikry
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
‘Don Quixote’ was written by Miguel Cervantes.
- A.
Miguel Cervantes was writing ‘Don Quixote’.
- B.
Miguel Cervantes wrote ‘Don Quixote’.
- C.
Miguel Cervantes had written ‘Don Quixote’.
- D.
Miguel Cervantes has written ‘Don Quixote’.
In the following questions a statement has been given with highlighted text. Select the options that can replace the text with correct idiom or phrase.
The trainee performed the task with extreme ease.
- A.
At the eleventh hour
- B.
Call it a day
- C.
Swan song
- D.
A piece of cake
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He has been / excused by the teacher / by the time a formal complaint / for bullying was made.
- A.
excused by the teacher
- B.
for bullying was made
- C.
by the time a formal complaint
- D.
He has been
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an INCORRECTLY spelt word.
The mother’s tired and overrought mind could not process / the information of the demise of her only son / and she sat like a
statue even when her / tormentors passed several obnoxious comments.
- A.
her tormentors passed several obnoxious comments
- B.
The mother’s tired and overrought mind could not process
- C.
the information of the demise of her only son
- D.
and she sat like a statue even when her
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need tosubstitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Manoj was living in the city since 1993.
- A.
has been living
- B.
No substitution required
- C.
is living
- D.
will be living
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. His mother, whose name no one knows, is found on the street, and dies just after Oliver’s birth.
B. After the other boys bully Oliver into asking for more gruel at the end of a meal, Mr. Bumble offers five pounds to anyone who will take the boy away from the workhouse.
C. Oliver Twist is born in a workhouse in 1830s England.
D. Oliver spends the first nine years of his life in a badly run home for young orphans and then is transferred to a workhouse for adults.
- A.
CBDA
- B.
CDAB
- C.
BDCA
- D.
CADB
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
In terms of education, children must receive proper care, (1)______ and schooling. By (2)______ child marriage, the best possible future of children can be (3)______. When there is an economic crisis, many programmes must be held so that they can (4)______ how to fight for themselves (5)______ and efficiently
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
- A.
guidance
- B.
dress
- C.
food
- D.
help
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
- A.
violating
- B.
allowing
- C.
ignoring
- D.
outlawing
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
- A.
envisioned
- B.
navigated
- C.
awaited
- D.
scheduled
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
- A.
Learn
- B.
Plan
- C.
Educate
- D.
teach
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
- A.
Eloquently
- B.
effectively
- C.
abruptly
- D.
Affectively