SSC-CHSL 2021 English
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 501
Comprehension
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The lawyer had presented the facts of the case well.
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The facts of the case had presented the lawyer well.B
The facts of the case had been presented well by the lawyer.C
The facts of the case were being presented by the lawyer well.D
The lawyer was presented well by the facts of the case.Question 502
Comprehension
Complete the collocation. Since I like him a lot, I _____ him out.
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talkedB
wentC
askedD
calledQuestion 503
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. It was in this spirit that my little ones crept about me the other evening to hear about their great-grandmother Field, who lived in a great house in Norfolk (a hundred times bigger than that in which they and papa lived), which had been the scene-so at least it was generally believed in that part of the country-of the tragic incidents which they had lately become familiar with from the ballad of the Children in the Wood. B. Here, Alice put out one of her dear mother’s looks, too tender to be called upbraiding. C. Children love to listen to stories about their elders when they were children ; to stretch their imagination to the conception of a traditionary great-uncle, or grandame, whom they never saw. D. Certain it is, that the whole story of the children and their cruel uncle was to be seen fairly carved out in the wood upon the chimney-piece of the great hall-the whole story down to the Robin Redbreasts-till a foolish rich person pulled it down to set up a marble one of modern invention in its stead, with no story upon it.
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CDBAB
CADBC
DBCAD
ADCBQuestion 504
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Maverick
A
CustodianB
VersatilityC
ConformistD
BrillianceQuestion 505
Comprehension
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words. Shylock was a cut-throat and was known as someone who was only interested in the amount of money that he could get from a situation.
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SelfishB
GreedyC
MeddlesomeD
MercenaryQuestion 506
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Crocodile tears
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Pretended show of sorrowB
Crying of a crocodileC
Cruel presentation of sorrowD
Sincere expression of sorrowQuestion 507
Comprehension
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words. Raman had always been attracted to the scientific study of sound and decided to take up a course in sound engineering to pursue his dream career.
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AcousticsB
AgronomyC
AlchemyD
AestheticsQuestion 508
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To hold good
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To remain validB
To perform bestC
To keep relationsD
To keep an eyeQuestion 509
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Allay
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RelieveB
ReleaseC
ArrangeD
AllureQuestion 510
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. It's all Greek to me
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I cannot understand anythingB
I am aware of the historical factsC
I know this subject wellD
I can understand the cause of somethingQuestion 511
Comprehension
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
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StingyB
CulminateC
PicthD
HastyQuestion 512
Comprehension
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
A
NocturnalB
IrrespectiveC
RepulciveD
ScoreboardQuestion 513
Comprehension
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words. My brother is a connoisseur of food and does not miss any chance to experiment with new dishes.
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GluttonB
StewardC
GourmetD
PorterQuestion 514
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Ambiguous
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AnnoyingB
StylishC
SensationalD
CertainQuestion 515
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Quaint
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QuiteB
QueerC
QuackD
QuietQuestion 516
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. As I review the events of my past life, I realise how________ are the influences that shape our destinies.
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subtleB
crudeC
plainD
artlessQuestion 517
Comprehension
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. He asked us, “When are you reaching?”
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He asked us whether we are reaching.B
He asked us when we will reach.C
He asked us when we were reaching.D
He asked us when will you reach?Question 518
Comprehension
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. We will not remind you again.
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You will not be reminded by us again.B
You will not remind us again.C
You will not have reminded us again.D
You will not be reminding us again.Question 519
Comprehension
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. When Sanathan asked Mr. Jignesh / for a fresh evaluation of his performance / in the last financial year, / little did him know that the results will come out worse than expected.
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When Sanathan asked Mr. JigneshB
for a fresh evaluation of his performanceC
in the last financial yearD
little did him know that the results will come out worse than expectedQuestion 520
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate synonym of the word given in bold in the following sentence. The headless monster winked at her from eyes embedded in pudgy shoulders.
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narrowB
stubbornC
thick-bodiedD
brightQuestion 521
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
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downB
offC
byD
outQuestion 522
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
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inB
overC
atD
onQuestion 523
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
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even thoughB
howeverC
otherwiseD
besidesQuestion 524
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
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even soB
neitherC
eitherD
neverthelessQuestion 525
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
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oozingB
spewingC
razingD
vomiting