SSC CGL 2021 Tier-1 English Paper Mock Test-15 (19-4-2022 Shift-3)

Q.1 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’.

I can’t make out my mind about taking a vacation in winter.

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Q.2 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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Q.3 Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. They always shared machinery and goods as needed without a hitch.

B. Then they had the first serious quarrel in 40 years of farming side by side.

C. And unfortunately, the long collaboration fell apart.

D. Two brothers lived on adjoining farms in a small village.

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Q.4 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

I have been informed of their decision.

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Q.5 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Arid

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Q.6 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

They called Mohan a ______ because he did not want to go into the dark lane.

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Q.7 The following sentence has been split into segments. One of them may contain an error. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

He was formerly / a doctor of / the corporate hospital.

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Q.8 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

The guard told the children to stay away from the flower beds.

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Q.9 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Smita lived in this house since she was five years old.

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Q.10 Select the correct active voice of the given sentence.

The watchman has been bitten by a stray dog.

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Q.11 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Blow your own trumpet

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Q.12 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Able to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened

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Q.13 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

Hardly had we get in but the train started.

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Q.14 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Our team have won the match.

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Q.15 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Tranquil

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Q.16 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

An animal with a spinal cord

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Q.17 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Famished

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Q.18 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

A snake in the grass

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Q.19 The following sentence has been split into segments. One of them may contain an error. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

A shop nearby / sell all the goods / of daily use.

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Q.20 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Feeble

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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 banker taped a picture, drawn by one of his small children, to his office wall. When he 1.______ at work the next morning, he found the 2. ______ was covered by a 3. ______ notice, saying he was in 4. ______ of company policy which required personal items to be put away at night. 5. ______ a reaction was not just petty, it risked demotivating the banker completely. In short, it defied common sense.

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Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

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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 banker taped a picture, drawn by one of his small children, to his office wall. When he 1.______ at work the next morning, he found the 2. ______ was covered by a 3. ______ notice, saying he was in 4. ______ of company policy which required personal items to be put away at night. 5. ______ a reaction was not just petty, it risked demotivating the banker completely. In short, it defied common sense.

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Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

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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 banker taped a picture, drawn by one of his small children, to his office wall. When he 1.______ at work the next morning, he found the 2. ______ was covered by a 3. ______ notice, saying he was in 4. ______ of company policy which required personal items to be put away at night. 5. ______ a reaction was not just petty, it risked demotivating the banker completely. In short, it defied common sense.

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Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

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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 banker taped a picture, drawn by one of his small children, to his office wall. When he 1.______ at work the next morning, he found the 2. ______ was covered by a 3. ______ notice, saying he was in 4. ______ of company policy which required personal items to be put away at night. 5. ______ a reaction was not just petty, it risked demotivating the banker completely. In short, it defied common sense.

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Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

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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 banker taped a picture, drawn by one of his small children, to his office wall. When he 1.______ at work the next morning, he found the 2. ______ was covered by a 3. ______ notice, saying he was in 4. ______ of company policy which required personal items to be put away at night. 5. ______ a reaction was not just petty, it risked demotivating the banker completely. In short, it defied common sense.

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Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

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