SSC-CHSL 2024 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 301
Comprehension

The given sentence is divided into four segments. Select the option that has the segment with a grammatical error. I am sure / that he will praying / for a good crop / this year.

A
that he will praying
B
I am sure
C
this year.
D
for a good crop
Question 302
Comprehension

The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. My students are / waiting for / their flights / at the gate no. 6.

A
at the gate no. 6.
B
waiting for
C
their flights
D
My students are
Question 303
Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. I am very much / obliged of my friend / for the help / he rendered to me.

A
I am very much
B
he rendered to me
C
for the help
D
obliged of my friend
Question 304
Comprehension

Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains an error.  She will being studying for her exams tomorrow .

A
studying
B
tomorrow
C
will being
D
exams
Question 305
Comprehension

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

A
dissolve
B
diffuse
C
melt
D
evaporate
Question 306
Comprehension

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

A
initial
B
original
C
early
D
primary
Question 307
Comprehension

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

A
applied
B
utilised
C
operated
D
employed
Question 308
Comprehension

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

A
produced
B
invented
C
renewed
D
fabricated
Question 309
Comprehension

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

A
collaboration
B
cooperation
C
combination
D
association
Question 310
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.  Merit

A
Result
B
Tumult
C
Fault
D
Occult
Question 311
Comprehension

Select the correct spelling of the underlined word in the following sentence.  I am contant with my day's work.

A
contint
B
contante
C
content
D
cuntent
Question 312
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.  The ______ in my shoelace created a lot of trouble.

A
not
B
naught
C
nought
D
knot
Question 313
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.  If you are thinking about investing in share markets, isn't it make sense to find an expert?

A
did it
B
is it
C
doesn't it
D
do it
Question 314
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Important

A
Recurring
B
Productive
C
Trivial
D
Significant
Question 315
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence.  Independence Day is considered as a red-letter day in the history of India.

A
Regular day
B
Uneventful day
C
Memorable day
D
Unimportant day
Question 316
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.  He lived on the bank of a mighty river, broad and deep, that have always silently rolling on to a vast undiscovered ocean.

A
which were always silently rolling
B
which was always silently rolling
C
that were always silently rolling
D
what has always silently rolling
Question 317
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate homophone to fill in the blank. Namita still cannot ____ the pain of her cat's untimely demise.

A
bier
B
bear
C
been
D
ban
Question 318
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. A sailor was ____ through the high tides.

A
ceiling
B
sailing
C
swelling
D
selling
Question 319
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.  Vishnu and Vignesh are always like two peas in a pod.

A
Very similar to each other
B
Smart and intelligent
C
Happy and compassionate
D
Good in every way
Question 320
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The crowd gave them a ______ of applause.

A
yell
B
load
C
laugh
D
round
Question 321
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.  Applications are to be sent to the school's e-mail ID before 30th June.

A
will be send to
B
is sending
C
No substitution required
D
would be send to
Question 322
Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A
Adulterous
B
Amendment
C
Advertisment
D
Astounding
Question 323
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. The painting look good in this room.

A
have looking
B
looking
C
had look
D
looks
Question 324
Comprehension

Replace the underlined word in the given sentence with an appropriate synonym from the options listed below.  They gave us the impression that Clara was a cold and calculating woman, who was only after power.

A
callous
B
unscrupulous
C
unsympathetic
D
manipulative
Question 325
Comprehension

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.  Gentlemen always go for a lawful approach, but rouges choose ______ ways to solve problems.

A
legal
B
legitimate
C
sophisticated
D
illicit