SSC-CHSL 2024 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 176
Comprehension

Identify the grammatical error in the following sentence and select the correct tense from the options given below: I have met my friend yesterday.

A
had been meeting
B
was meeting
C
met my friend
D
have been meeting
Question 177
Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error: The teacher was / taken back by / the audacity of / the new student.               A                     B                          C                        D

A
The teacher was
B
taken back by
C
the audacity of
D
the new student
Question 178
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate article to fill in the blank: _________ bed you sleep in is broken.

A
A
B
On
C
The
D
An
Question 179
Comprehension

Select the option that will improve the given sentence by using the most appropriate verb: That Macbook belong to Xavier.

A
That Macbook is belonged to Xavier.
B
That Macbook belongs to Xavier.
C
That Macbook belonging to Xavier.
D
That Macbook is belong to Xavier.
Question 180
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1 in the passage: It is generally _______ that the methodology of teaching-learning is the concern of teachers only.

A
hoped
B
wished
C
planned
D
believed
Question 181
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2 in the passage: Learners have _______ or nothing to do with it.

A
light
B
minute
C
little
D
sparse
Question 182
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3 in the passage: The teaching-learning _______ are concerns of learners as well.

A
forms
B
breaks
C
customs
D
methods
Question 183
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4 in the passage: It has more _______ for the learners of physical education.

A
reference
B
recurrence
C
relevance
D
consistency
Question 184
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5:

A
merely
B
hardly
C
purely
D
entirely
Question 185
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: "On its last legs"

A
Creeping on legs
B
Last choice
C
Slow movement
D
In a bad condition
Question 186
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate antonym for the underlined word in the sentence: The upshot of the consultation with the doctor was an operation scheduled for the next week.

A
Blame
B
Cause
C
Result
D
Estimate
Question 187
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate idiomatic expression to substitute the underlined segment: It feels like I made a promise of more than my ability when I promised to complete this worksheet in one day.

A
beat my brain out
B
beat the drum
C
bit off more than I could chew
D
burnt a hole in my pocket
Question 188
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment: It will take two hours to walk across the forest.

A
through
B
over
C
away
D
between
Question 189
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment: The wizard, while performing an item, accidentally set his own hat on fire and prompted the fire alarm to go on .

A
the fire alarm to go away
B
the fire alarm to go under
C
the fire alarm to go off
D
the fire alarm to go above
Question 190
Comprehension

Identify the incorrectly spelt word and select its correct spelling: Maybe he wanted to make sure he didn’t embarrese her.

A
sware
B
shure
C
embarrass
D
emberess
Question 191
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate antonym of the underlined word in the sentence: The plot of the novel is very dull .

A
Diverting
B
Riveting
C
Plodding
D
Charming
Question 192
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to collocate with "wish" to fill in the blank: The genie asked Aladdin to ________ a wish.

A
make
B
take
C
ask
D
tell
Question 193
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym for the word emission:

A
Pardon
B
Retribution
C
Punishment
D
Overlook
Question 194
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined part: You can be sentenced for trespassing on someone else’s property.

A
conspiring against others
B
entering without permission
C
leaving without permission
D
showing unselfish devotion
Question 195
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word: Let us assume that we will do the job honestly.

A
allow
B
think
C
take
D
give
Question 196
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank: She could easily eat the _________ biryani by herself.

A
whole
B
haul
C
hall
D
hole
Question 197
Comprehension

Select the option that rectifies the spelling of the underlined word in the sentence: It has been a usual ocurrence for a few days now.

A
occerrence
B
occurrance
C
occurence
D
occurrence
Question 198
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 improvement required.: We set up on the journey early in the morning.

A
set off
B
set in
C
No improvement required
D
set about
Question 199
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate antonym of the word given in the bracket to fill in the blank: The State media houses present ______ (vociferous) views compared to private media.

A
political
B
biased
C
mild
D
assertive
Question 200
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate antonym of the underlined word in the given sentence: Few people turned up to attend the tawdry promo of the new movie.

A
Elegant
B
Showy
C
Inferior
D
Gawdy