SSC CHSL English 09/08/2021 Shift II

1 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

COMPLETE

1. plentiful

2. bulky

3. partial

4. vacant

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

The prisoner was very upset and angry and there was ______ in her voice.

1. bitterness

2. thickness

3. stillness

4. eagerness

3 In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains a grammatical error.

We've decided to spend our time play online games as we will not go out on a vacation this year.

1. not go out

2. play online games

3. to spend our time

4. we've decided

4 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. converse

2. convert

3. convean

4. convent

5 Select the option which methe same as the group of words given.

One who cannot be reformed or changed

1. invincible

2. infallible

3. incorrigible

4. indelible

6 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options, select the one that gives their correct order.

A. It becomes evident from their stories that their desire to succeed became their driving force, their purpose in life.

B. We read many stories of people who overcame serious disabilities.

C. This is what made a paralytic, Wilma Rudolf, win three gold medals on the track in the 1960 Olympics.

D. They wanted to prove to themselves that they could do it in spite of all odds - and they did it.

1. BADC

2. ACBD

3. ADBC

4. BCDA

7 Select the word which methe same as the group of words given.

A person who pretends to have morals and beliefs that he or she doesn’t believe in

1. communal

2. versatile

3. hypocrite

4. radical

8 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

We mow the lawn once every month.

1. The lawn was mowed once every month.

2. The lawn has been mowed once every month.

3. The lawn is mowed once every month.

4. The lawn will be mowed once every month.

9 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options, pick the one that gives their correct order.

A. They were covered with mud from head to foot.

B. Two men were fighting, crying out and cursing, at the bottom of the ditch.

C. “Stop that!” shouted the sergeant.

D. Three or four soldiers, holding torches, were standing around a ditch.

1. DCBA

2. BDAC

3. DBAC

4. BACD

10 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’.

Ashoka was one of the greater king of India.

1. the more great kings

2. the greater kings

3. No substitution

4. the greatest kings

11 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

NONDESCRIPT

1. distinguished

2. ordinary

3. vague

4. common

12 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

A blessing in disguise

1. something good that isn’t recognised at first

2. someone who comes disguised

3. a person who blesses others quietly

4. an event that is unknown

13 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The supervisor said to the staff, "Make sure that every room is disinfected properly."

1. The supervisor instructed the staff to make sure that every room had been disinfected properly.

2. The supervisor instructed the staff to make sure that every room was being disinfected properly.

3. The supervisor instructs the staff to make sure that every room is disinfected properly.

4. The supervisor instructed the staff to make sure that every room was disinfected properly.

14 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Needle in a haystack

1. Someone having vast opportunities

2. Someone in trouble

3. Something impossible to find

4. Something very trivial

15 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

COMPLICATED

1. painful

2. complex

3. simplified

4. plain

16 In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

Amphan, the more severe cyclone in the Bay of Bengal since the super cyclone of 1999, made landfall in the afternoon on Wednesday.

1. since the super cyclone

2. the more severe cyclone

3. in the afternoon

4. made landfall

17 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. collide

2. conscious

3. existence

4. grammer

18 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’.

Just like a spider that spins its own web and later destroys it, human beings can also

destroy the web of desires that engulfs it.

1. engulfs them

2. engulfing it

3. engulf it

4. No substitution

19 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

DELECTABLE

1. luscious

2. horrible

3. unpleasant

4. offensive

20 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

With a lot of difficulty, he could ______ only two tickets for the train from Mumbai to Ranchi.

1. procure

2. gain

3. incur

4. attain

Comprehension:

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Students in the sixth grade of a certain school in Navi Mumbai love (1)______ History lessons, thanks to a novel teaching aid. It (2) ______ not surprising given the fact that their study material (3) ______ comic books and they use their textbooks for (4) ______ to put things into perspective. Besides, students are (5) ______ to tap other sources of information as well.

21 Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 1.

1. her

2. their

3. them

4. our

22 Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 2.

1. were

2. was

3. are

4. is

23 Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 3.

1. is including

2. includes

3. include

4. has included

24 Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 4.

1. suggestion

2. reference

3. practice

4. indication

25 Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 5.

1. boosted

2. encouraged

3. heartened

4. cheered