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 meetingB
was meetingC
met my friendD
have been meetingQuestion 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 wasB
taken back byC
the audacity ofD
the new studentQuestion 178
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate article to fill in the blank: _________ bed you sleep in is broken.
A
AB
OnC
TheD
AnQuestion 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
hopedB
wishedC
plannedD
believedQuestion 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
lightB
minuteC
littleD
sparseQuestion 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
formsB
breaksC
customsD
methodsQuestion 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
referenceB
recurrenceC
relevanceD
consistencyQuestion 184
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5:
A
merelyB
hardlyC
purelyD
entirelyQuestion 185
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: "On its last legs"
A
Creeping on legsB
Last choiceC
Slow movementD
In a bad conditionQuestion 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
BlameB
CauseC
ResultD
EstimateQuestion 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 outB
beat the drumC
bit off more than I could chewD
burnt a hole in my pocketQuestion 188
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment: It will take two hours to walk across the forest.
A
throughB
overC
awayD
betweenQuestion 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 awayB
the fire alarm to go underC
the fire alarm to go offD
the fire alarm to go aboveQuestion 190
Comprehension
Identify the incorrectly spelt word and select its correct spelling: Maybe he wanted to make sure he didn’t embarrese her.
A
swareB
shureC
embarrassD
emberessQuestion 191
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate antonym of the underlined word in the sentence: The plot of the novel is very dull .
A
DivertingB
RivetingC
PloddingD
CharmingQuestion 192
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to collocate with "wish" to fill in the blank: The genie asked Aladdin to ________ a wish.
A
makeB
takeC
askD
tellQuestion 193
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate synonym for the word emission:
A
PardonB
RetributionC
PunishmentD
OverlookQuestion 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 othersB
entering without permissionC
leaving without permissionD
showing unselfish devotionQuestion 195
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word: Let us assume that we will do the job honestly.
A
allowB
thinkC
takeD
giveQuestion 196
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank: She could easily eat the _________ biryani by herself.
A
wholeB
haulC
hallD
holeQuestion 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
occerrenceB
occurranceC
occurenceD
occurrenceQuestion 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 offB
set inC
No improvement requiredD
set aboutQuestion 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
politicalB
biasedC
mildD
assertiveQuestion 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
ElegantB
ShowyC
InferiorD
Gawdy