SSC-CHSL 2021 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 626

Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Please bring me a glass of water.

Let a glass of water being brought to me, please.

Let a glass of water be brought to me, please.

Let a glass of water come to me.

Let a glass of water be given to me.

Question 627

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Startle

Tumble

Surprise

Impress

Delight

Question 628

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence. The delegates talked of the matter for an hour but without any result.

talked to

talked above

talked from

talked over

Question 629

Comprehension

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. Sahukaars provide loan in 2% interest rate for a month , which is higher than the bank charges.

at 2% interest in a month

at 2% interest rate per month

for 2% interest for a month

for 2% interest rate every month

Question 630

Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an INCORRECTLY spelt word Subsequent to the delegation’s visit to the villages, / a new working commitee and a task force / have been formed to carry out / all the developmental works as promised to the people.

Subsequent to the delegation’s visit to the villages

have been formed to carry out

a new working commitee and a task force

all the developmental works as promised to the people

Question 631

Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. As was customary, the young prince was brought to the podium in a diamond studded carriage for the coronation ceremony.

As was customary, the young prince brings himself to the podium in a diamond studded carriage for the coronation ceremony

As was customary, the young prince is bought to the podium in a diamond studded carriage for the coronation ceremony.

As was customary, the young prince brought in a diamond studded carriage to the podium for the coronation ceremony.

As was customary, the palace staff brought the young prince to the podium in a diamond studded carriage for the coronation ceremony.

Question 632

Comprehension

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. We should all stays united.

stayed

had staying

stay

are staying

Question 633

Comprehension

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. Reena got embarrassed and started crying.

frightened and started shouting

humiliated and started weeping

frustrated and started yelling

conscious and started admiring

Question 634

Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Expelled

Sartorial

Implicate

Sabotege

Question 635

Comprehension

Which word in the given sentence is the ANTONYM of – nibble? They sprinted across the floor and leaped up to the elevated platforms, poking their soft muzzles into the stanchions to gobble the grain.

gobble

muzzles

elevated

sprinted

Question 636

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. One who loves the company of others

Misanthrope

Gregarious

Philanthropist

Patent

Question 637

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Under the weather

Under debt

Left by a loved one

Very angry

Feeling ill

Question 638

Comprehension

Select the denotation of the highlighted word. The divisive politics of this nation has led to its downfall.

Spurring

Dethroning

Alienating

Encouraging

Question 639

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the highlighted word. The moral values in this nation were at their nadir during the autocrat’s rule.

horizon

median

base

peak

Question 640

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 sharp increase in our consumption of fossil fuels has led to their depletion at an alarming rate. B. Unchecked burning of fossil fuel is like an unchecked dripping tap which will eventually run dry. C. The toxic pollutants released from burning these fuels are also a cause for concern. D. This has led to the tapping of various non-conventional sources of energy that are cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels.

CDBA

CBAD

ACBD

DCBA

Question 641

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Pure

Lucid

flawless

Complex

Indecent

Question 642

Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error You and I / am going / to make / a great team.

You and I

to make

am going

a great team

Question 643

Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Characteristic

Appearance

Controversy

Definetly

Question 644

Comprehension

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. I was forbidden to take any drink.

prohibited from rebuffing

prohibited from receiving

prohibited from rejecting

prohibited from snubbing

Question 645

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. By leaps and bounds

Brisk walk

Very slowly

Superb catch in a cricket match

Very quickly

Question 646

Comprehension

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

off

over

Question 647

Comprehension

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

Question 648

Comprehension

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

Question 649

Comprehension

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

into

beside

for

off

Question 650

Comprehension

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

plentiful

dreamy

littered

hygienic

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Please bring me a glass of water.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Startle

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence. The delegates talked of the matter for an hour but without any result.

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. Sahukaars provide loan in 2% interest rate for a month , which is higher than the bank charges.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. As was customary, the young prince was brought to the podium in a diamond studded carriage for the coronation ceremony.

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. We should all stays united.

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. Reena got embarrassed and started crying.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Which word in the given sentence is the ANTONYM of &ndash; nibble? They sprinted across the floor and leaped up to the elevated platforms, poking their soft muzzles into the stanchions to gobble the grain.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. One who loves the company of others

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Under the weather

Select the denotation of the highlighted word. The divisive politics of this nation has led to its downfall.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the highlighted word. The moral values in this nation were at their nadir during the autocrat&rsquo;s rule.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Pure

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error You and I / am going / to make / a great team.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. I was forbidden to take any drink.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. By leaps and bounds

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.

Which word in the given sentence is the ANTONYM of – nibble? They sprinted across the floor and leaped up to the elevated platforms, poking their soft muzzles into the stanchions to gobble the grain.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the highlighted word. The moral values in this nation were at their nadir during the autocrat’s rule.