SSC-CHSL 2021 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 751

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Meagre

Civilised

miserable

Plentiful

sparse

Question 752

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Slender

Lively

Energetic

Defame

Frail

Question 753

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To draw a blank

To win by chance

To fake something

To be unsuccessful at eliciting a response

To get revenge

Question 754

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words Take and use the thoughts, inventions, etc. of another person as one’s own.

Compose

Produce

Plagiarise

Question 755

Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech. Kavi asked Gina if French was her mother tongue.

“Whether French is your mother tongue?” Kavi asked Gina.

“Your mother tongue is French,” Kavi enquired Gina.

“French is your mother tongue,” Kavi told Gina.

“Is French your mother tongue?” Kavi asked Gina.

Question 756

Comprehension

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. A major of modern times is that we have come to assume that all creation is to the material interests of us, the homo-sapiens inhabiting earth, which has cut the _ relationship we otherwise enjoyed with other constituents of creation

fallacy, subservient, symbiotic

frankness, superior, disadvantageous

accuracy, domineering, encumbering

felicity, disobedient, hindering

Question 757

Comprehension

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. We have already said that inconsistency is not a matter of education or lack of logical ____.

indefinite, stupor

institutional, shiver

inadequate, rigour

inadvertent, snigger

Question 758

Comprehension

Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank. Nadia had an apple and a________for breakfast.

pear

prier

pair

pare

Question 759

Comprehension

Identify the option that arranges the given parts in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. a) Though she was a woman of slim build b) Mrs. Hima Raman used to teach us geography at school c) she was remarkably strong and energetic d) She had beautiful eyes and a sharp nose

c, d, a, b

a, c, d, b

a, b, c, d

b, d, a, c

Question 760

Comprehension

Which word in the given sentence is the ANTONYM of – doubtful? The poverty of his childhood played a decisive role in his adult life.

decisive

played

adult

poverty

Question 761

Comprehension

Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank. I wonder if the committee members changed________plans.

they’re

their

dare

there

Question 762

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Chastise

Discipline

Order

Sever ties

Chase

Question 763

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. We are waiting to the arrival of our cousins from the West.

towards

since

for

Question 764

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The news of the robbery spread faster than ________.

fire

wind

water

air

Question 765

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Man of letters

Dancer

Scholar

Singer

Actor

Question 766

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Ignominy

Beneficial

Restorative

Pejorative

Glory

Question 767

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Jump the gun

Start something too soon or act hastily

Watch a person carefully

There is always a cost to do something

Intentionally raise a false alarm

Question 768

Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. They propose to build a dam for irrigation purposes

Build a dam for irrigation purposes.

For the irrigation purposes a dam has been built.

Irrigation dam is built.

It is proposed to build a dam for irrigation purposes.

Question 769

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Bestial

Brutish

Greedy

High-minded

Noble

Question 770

Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. The students stopped / their chatter / as soon as them noticed / the teacher enter the classroom.

their chatter

The students stopped

the teacher enter the classroom

as soon as them noticed

Question 771

Comprehension

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

stagnation

recovery

setback

improvement

Question 772

Comprehension

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

traffic

delivery

shipment

transportation

Question 773

Comprehension

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

donated

supported

promoted

invested

Question 774

Comprehension

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

credulous

fascinated

attentive

remarkable

Question 775

Comprehension

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

desire

requirements

wish

condition

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Meagre

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Slender

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To draw a blank

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words Take and use the thoughts, inventions, etc. of another person as one&rsquo;s own.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech. Kavi asked Gina if French was her mother tongue.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. We have already said that inconsistency is not a matter of __________ education or lack of logical ______________.

Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank. Nadia had an apple and a________for breakfast.

Identify the option that arranges the given parts in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. a) Though she was a woman of slim build b) Mrs. Hima Raman used to teach us geography at school c) she was remarkably strong and energetic d) She had beautiful eyes and a sharp nose

Which word in the given sentence is the ANTONYM of &ndash; doubtful? The poverty of his childhood played a decisive role in his adult life.

Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank. I wonder if the committee members changed________plans.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Chastise

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. We are waiting to the arrival of our cousins from the West.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The news of the robbery spread faster than ________.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Man of letters

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Ignominy

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Jump the gun

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. They propose to build a dam for irrigation purposes

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Bestial

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. The students stopped / their chatter / as soon as them noticed / the teacher enter the classroom.

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 option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words Take and use the thoughts, inventions, etc. of another person as one’s own.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. We have already said that inconsistency is not a matter of education or lack of logical ____.

Which word in the given sentence is the ANTONYM of – doubtful? The poverty of his childhood played a decisive role in his adult life.