SSC-CGL 2023 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 51

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence. The appearance of most of the animals in jungle is deceptive in nature.

honest

ugly

illusive

beautiful

Question 52

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate homophone to fill in the blank. He ________ his bike as fast as he could to reach home.

rote

rowed

rode

road

Question 53

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. One who eats the flesh of his own species

Vegan

Non-vegetarian

Mammal

Cannibal

Question 54

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Forsake

Abandon

Accelerate

Reveal

Clutch

Question 55

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the idiom in the given brackets. His PhD degree seems to be (Penelope’s web).

An endless task

A difficult task

An important task

A secret task

Question 56

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. The long-standing feud between the two villages was settled due to the intervention of the two chiefs.

Harmony

Humility

Honesty

Humble

Question 57

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate idiom to fill the blank in the given situation. I thought Sadhna would always stick by me, but when I got into trouble, she turned out to be a/an ___________.

white elephant

fair-weather friend

hard nut to crack

open secret

Question 58

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. An intense wish to learn something keeps the nerves active.

lazy

half-hearted

fixed

powerful

Question 59

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Autonomy

Dependence

Permanence

Economical

Independence

Question 60

Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Accommodate

Conscientious

Mischievious

Ostentatious

Question 61

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words. Humour that describes the weaknesses of the other person is itself a crime among peer groups.

Satire

Attire

A curse

A joke

Question 62

Comprehension

Select the sentence in which the ‘-ing’ form of verb expresses the continuity of an action/event.

I am fond of reading science fiction.

The optician advised me to use reading glasses.

Reading novels is my favourite pastime.

Please do not disturb me. I am preparing for exams.

Question 63

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Exceptional

Emotional

Trivial

Outstanding

Total

Question 64

Comprehension

Select the correctly spelt word to fill in the blank. Helium is used with oxygen for asthma treatment because it ____________ very easily.

difusez

difuses

diffuses

diffuzes

Question 65

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Sivamani is working as an electrician for the past 22 years.

had been worked

has been working

have been working

would work

Question 66

Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Dipesh will send Rakesh away to college for certain reasons.

Rakesh would have been sent away to college for certain reasons by Dipesh.

Rakesh will be sent away to college for certain reasons by Dipesh.

Rakesh will have to be sent away to college for certain reasons by Dipesh.

Rakesh would be sent away to college for certain reasons by Dipesh.

Question 67

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined segment. My father always tells amusing and true stories from his childhood at bedtime.

anecdotes

fables

sonnets

allegories

Question 68

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined word segment in the given sentence. Her thinning grey hair was hanging on her bony forehead.

urging ahead

straggling over

sinking from

falling about

Question 69

Comprehension

Select the option that spots the error in the use of preposition in the given sentence. Deepa and Seema are both good with running, but Deepa is also good at catching the ball and throwing it to the right corner in time.

in time

at catching the ball

to the right corner.

good with running

Question 70

Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. Why are you repeatedly called by her?

Why she calls you repeatedly?

Why had she called you repeatedly?

Why was she calling you repeatedly?

Why does she call you repeatedly?

Question 71

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Ans 1. cross

leaps

hurdle

spring

Question 72

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

skate

Ans 1. skate 2. skim

glide

wheel

Question 73

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

fancy

suspicion

Ans 1. fancy 2. suspicion 3. affect

impression

Question 74

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

motion

wave

sign

Question 75

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

adept

replace

adopt

swap

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