SSC-CHSL 2021 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 301

Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The car was being washed by me.

I had been washing the car.

I was washing the car.

I did the washing car.

I washed the car.

Question 302

Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Whenever he is / on a holiday, / he travels by foot / to the temple nearby.

to the temple nearby

Whenever he is

he travels by foot

on a holiday

Question 303

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Lion’s share

Largest share

Animal’s share

Limited share

Forceful share

Question 304

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. If you had consulted me, I would have ______ you.

advising

advises

advised

advise

Question 305

Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. All the electric poles in the suburbs were destroyed by the cyclone last year.

The cyclone destroyed all the electric poles in the suburbs last year.

The cyclone was being destroyed with all the electric poles in the suburbs last year.

The cyclone was destroyed by the all the electric poles in the suburbs last year.

The cyclone destroyed all the suburbs by the electric poles last year

Question 306

Comprehension

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. The deeper you immerse it, the greater will be the difference in the water level. B. This difference in the levels in the U-tube is a measure of the pressure applied by your palm. C. If you immerse the funnel into a bucket of water, you will again see the difference in the water level in the U-tube. D. When you gently apply pressure on the rubber film with your palm, you will find that a difference in the water level is created in the manometer.

BACD

CBAD

DBCA

ABCD

Question 307

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate spelling that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. We love to play with our neighboar’s children

neighbours

naighbour’s

neighboars

neighbour’s

Question 308

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word in bold in the following sentence. Her candid remarks impressed the Board of members.

blunt

sincere

deceitful

unconventional

Question 309

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Decipher

Interpret

Calculate

Create

Interrogate

Question 310

Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The utensils have been cleaned.

Someone is cleaning the utensils.

Someone was cleaning the utensils.

Someone cleaned the utensils.

Someone has cleaned the utensils.

Question 311

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. A note of ______ during the leaders' meeting at the UN.

friction surfaced

discord surfaced

grievance surfaced

strife surfaced

Question 312

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Startle

Scare

Humiliate

Surprise

Shame

Question 313

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Get the axe

Burdened job

Lose the job

Relaxed job

Get the job

Question 314

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Wipe the floor with someone

To defeat someone

To criticise someone

To cheat someone

To help someone

Question 315

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure

Reiterate

Putrid

Putrefy

Quash

Question 316

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option fill in the blank. The death of her father had made her sullen and _______ .

jovial

smug

joyful

melancholic

Question 317

Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Supercede

Indefatigable

Autopsy

Anonymous

Question 318

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Vulgar

Senior

Decreased

Ignorant

Refined

Question 319

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Merry, convivial, hearty and good humoured

Jowl

Joyous

Jovial

Jubilee

Question 320

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Overture

Slander

Conclusion

Preamble

Plunk

Question 321

Comprehension

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

dried

decoded

eroded

wiped

Question 322

Comprehension

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

empty

heavy

less

scanty

Question 323

Comprehension

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

humongous

small

neat

tiny

Question 324

Comprehension

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

weight

height

length

width

Question 325

Comprehension

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

shelf’s

mountain

valley

valley’s

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The car was being washed by me.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Whenever he is / on a holiday, / he travels by foot / to the temple nearby.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Lion&rsquo;s share

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. If you had consulted me, I would have ______ you.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. All the electric poles in the suburbs were destroyed by the cyclone last year.

Select the most appropriate spelling that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. We love to play with our neighboar&rsquo;s children

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word in bold in the following sentence. Her candid remarks impressed the Board of members.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Decipher

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The utensils have been cleaned.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. A note of ______ during the leaders' meeting at the UN.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Startle

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Get the axe

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Wipe the floor with someone

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure

Select the most appropriate option fill in the blank. The death of her father had made her sullen and _______ .

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Vulgar

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Merry, convivial, hearty and good humoured

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Overture

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

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

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

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

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

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Lion’s share

Select the most appropriate spelling that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. We love to play with our neighboar’s children