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Wednesday, 1 March 2023

SSC CHSL English 05/08/2021 Shift II

1 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’.

What are the options available of me for a change of career?

1. options available over me

2. options available from me

3. options available to me

4. No substitution required

2 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Instrument that measures the altitude of the land surface

1. Altimeter

2. Thermometer

3. Barometer

4. Chronometer

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 the box breaking the glass bottle will be shattered.

1. If the box break

2. If the box breaks

3. If the box broke

4. No substitution required

4 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. Due to this tilt as the Earth wobbles around the Sun, different points of the Earth receive more or less sunlight.

B. Furthermore, we also wouldn’t have solstices or equinoxes.

C. We know that seasons are caused by the Earth having a slight tilt on its axis.

D. If the Sun just shone directly on the Equator all year long, we would be left without seasons.

1. CBDA

2. ABCD

3. ACBD

4. CADB

5 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Naïve

1. Simple

2. Sophisticated

3. Immature

4. Unsuspicious

6 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.

The energy required / for perform various functions of the body / is obtained from food.

1. for perform various functions of the body

2. is obtained from food

3. The energy required

4. No error

7 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Aptitude

2. Attitude

3. Altitude

4. Attaractive

8 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

A micromanager frequently demands reports and updates leaving little room for subordinates to take ______ on their own.

1. decisions

2. results

3. verdicts

4. decrees

9 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. Games involved gladiators fighting wild animals or each other.

B. Inside, tiered seating encircled the arena, where animals were caged and stage sets prepared.

C. Inaugurated in AD 80, the 50,000-seat Colosseum is also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre.

D. Rome’s great gladiatorial arena is the most monumental of the city's ancient sights.

1. ADCB

2. BCAD

3. DABC

4. DCBA

10 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Compel

1. Induce

2. Influence

3. Dissuade

4. Persuade

11 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

The first van was sent as a ______ to mislead the thugs.

1. persuasion

2. decoy

3. determination

4. temptation

12 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Salient

1. Sturdy

2. Navigable

3. Marine

4. Noticeable

13 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Apathetic

1. Instantaneous

2. Irrelevant

3. Irregular

4. Indifferent

14 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Butter fingers

1. To be very efficient

2. To like rich food

3. To cook well

4. To be clumsy

15 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.

The monkeys swinged / on the branches and / jumped over the compound wall.

1. The monkeys swinged

2. No error

3. on the branches and

4. jumped over the compound wall

16 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.

Neil Armstrong said, “It’s a small step for man but a giant leap for mankind.”

1. Neil Armstrong said that a small step for man can be giant leap for mankind.

2. Neil Armstrong had said that a small step for man is a giant leap for mankind.

3. Neil Armstrong said that it was a small step for man but a giant leap for mankind.

4. Neil Armstrong says that was a small step for man but a giant leap for mankind.

17 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

Have you submitted the papers at the post office?

1. Have the papers been submit by you at the post office?

2. Had the papers submitted by you to the post office?

3. Has the papers been submitted by you at the post office?

4. Have the papers been submitted by you at the post office?

18 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A place or scene of activity, debate, or conflict

1. Stadium

2. Floor

3. Arena

4. Site

19 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Whisper

2. Secluded

3. Readible

4. Twinkle

20 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Large-hearted

1. Corrupt

2. Unhealthy

3. Overweight

4. Generous

Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In the generation of hydroelectric power, water is collected or (1) ______ at a higher elevation and led downward (2) ______ large pipes to a lower elevation; the difference in elevations is (3) ______ as the head. At the end of its passage down the pipes, the falling water (4) ______ turbines to rotate. The turbines in turn drive generators, (5) ______ convert the turbines’ mechanical energy into electricity.

21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.1.

1. hoarded

2. amassed

3. stored

4. deposited

22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.2.

1. beyond

2. above

3. through

4. over

23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.3.

1. known

2. being known

3. told

4. know

24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.4.

1. produces

2. begins

3. effects

4. causes

25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.5.

1. they

2. whose

3. which

4. who

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