SSC-CHSL 2024 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 326

Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an INCORRECT preposition. I am writing to invite you / to give a presentation / for our Jobs and Careers Conference / for engineering graduates.

for engineering graduates

I am writing to invite you

for our Jobs and Careers Conference

to give a presentation

Question 327

Comprehension

Select the grammatically correct sentence.

Ragini plays the guitar melodiously.

Ragini plays the guitar melodious.

Ragini plays the guitar with a melody.

Ragini plays the guitar with melodiousness.

Question 328

Comprehension

The following sentence has been divided into four parts. Identify the part that contains an error. (A) I am hearing / (B) that the heat wave / (C) is going to be / (D) worse this year.

Question 329

Comprehension

Select the option with the correct use of future tense.

I hope your health is getting better by next week.

I hope your health will get better by next week.

I hope your health have been getting better by next week.

I hope your health is get better by next week.

Question 330

Comprehension

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

whose

whom

by whom

who

Question 331

Comprehension

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

shall have

had

have

has

Question 332

Comprehension

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

so less

so more

many

quite

Question 333

Comprehension

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

comments

commented

commenting

comment

Question 334

Comprehension

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

tell

tells

telling

told

Question 335

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: Lousy

1. Praiseworthy

2. Moral

3. Funny

4. Pitiful

Question 336

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word: Agile

1. Active

2. Apathetic

3. Energetic

4. Sluggish

Question 337

Comprehension

Select the incorrectly spelt word in the given sentence: The west Africans have a heritage of produsing sculpture using wax and bronze.

1. Sculpture

2. Bronze

3. Heritage

4. Produsing

Question 338

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the following sentence: His flight departs in 5:00 pm.

1. Of

2. For

3. At

4. From

Question 339

Comprehension

Select the option that will most suitably substitute the underlined part of the given sentence: I gave my best dress to her on condition that she return it the very next day in a clean condition.

1. On the condition that she would return

2. On the condition that she return

3. On condition that she returned

4. On the conditions that she had return

Question 340

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence: The novel highlights the place of the endangered species in the rainforest.

1. prowess

2. position

3. plight

4. perspective

Question 341

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence: The boy watched a sci-fi movie in the lieu of playing in the game zone.

1. in lieu of play

2. in lieu off playing

3. in lieu of playing

4. on lieu of playing

Question 342

Comprehension

Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence and select its correct spelling from the given options: The boy found the project to be a peice of cake because it was incredibly easy.

1. piece

2. incrediblly

3. foaund

4. praject

Question 343

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the following sentence: There is also an increase in juvenile delinquency.

1. Teenage

2. Adult

3. Puerile

4. Minor

Question 344

Comprehension

Fill in the blank using the correct collocation: We need to ___ a decision on the housing project tomorrow morning.

1. make

2. draw

3. build

4. frame

Question 345

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word: Alluring

1. Enticing

2. Glamorous

3. Repulsive

4. Fascinating

Question 346

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym that can replace the underlined word in the given sentence: It did not take her very long to ascend to power.

1. grab

2. climb

3. reach

4. arise

Question 347

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined part in the following sentence: My entire family left me in the lurch when I went to them after I divorced my husband.

1. refused to help me in my distress

2. blamed only me for my failure

3. scorned me for committing mistakes

4. attempted to harass me

Question 348

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom: Prakash could not make up his mind about what to do with the project.

1. Abandon

2. Think

3. Abide

4. Decide

Question 349

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Resourceful

Incompetent

Ingenious

Immaculate

Impeccable

Question 350

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Peculiar

Revolutionary

Strange

Frequent

Usual

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