SSC CGL 2021 Tier-1 English Paper Mock Test-7 (13-4-2022 Shift-1)

Q.1 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Stone’s throw

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Q.2 The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

This question / is quite too / simple for me / to answer.

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Q.3 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

Manan said that he had no work to do that day.

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Q.4 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Ascent

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Q.5 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Study of insects

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Q.6 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Solemn

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Q.7 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’.

The old lady needed love and care beyond money.

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Q.8 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

The Smiths have put up a huge Christmas tree.

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Q.9 Select the correct passive voice of the given sentence.

Preeti invited Ritu for a party.

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Q.10 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

CLENCH

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Q.11 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

Your eldest sister / lives in / a big city, / does she?

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Q.12 The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

There is a very little time / for them to prepare / for the show.

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Q.13 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 imagine you have learnt a valuable lesson from this experience, didn’t you?

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Q.14 Given below are four sentences which are jumbled. Pick the option that gives their correct order.

A. It is a Park quite different from any other we have seen.

B. One difference is that it is made from nearly 250 tons of scrap.

C. Another difference is that it is powered by wind and solar energy

D. A new Park called Bharat Darshan Park has been thrown open to the public in New Delhi.

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Q.15 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Harish’s voice ______ in the empty rooms of their new house.

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Q.16 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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Q.17 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Drawings or writing scribbled on walls in public places

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

Dark horse

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Q.19 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Lacuna

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Q.20 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

If he wants / farther information, / send him / to me.

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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.

If you thought that yoga was all about bending and twisting your body in odd shapes, it’s time to rethink. Yoga is (1) ______ more. In very simple words, giving care (2) ______ your body, mind and breath is yoga. Derived (3) ______ the Sanskrit word ‘yuj’ which means ‘to unite or integrate’, yoga is (4) ______ 5,000-year-old Indian body of knowledge. Yoga is all about harmonising the body (5) ______ the mind and breath through means of various breathing exercises, yoga poses (asanas) and meditation.

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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.

If you thought that yoga was all about bending and twisting your body in odd shapes, it’s time to rethink. Yoga is (1) ______ more. In very simple words, giving care (2) ______ your body, mind and breath is yoga. Derived (3) ______ the Sanskrit word ‘yuj’ which means ‘to unite or integrate’, yoga is (4) ______ 5,000-year-old Indian body of knowledge. Yoga is all about harmonising the body (5) ______ the mind and breath through means of various breathing exercises, yoga poses (asanas) and meditation.

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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.

If you thought that yoga was all about bending and twisting your body in odd shapes, it’s time to rethink. Yoga is (1) ______ more. In very simple words, giving care (2) ______ your body, mind and breath is yoga. Derived (3) ______ the Sanskrit word ‘yuj’ which means ‘to unite or integrate’, yoga is (4) ______ 5,000-year-old Indian body of knowledge. Yoga is all about harmonising the body (5) ______ the mind and breath through means of various breathing exercises, yoga poses (asanas) and meditation.

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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.

If you thought that yoga was all about bending and twisting your body in odd shapes, it’s time to rethink. Yoga is (1) ______ more. In very simple words, giving care (2) ______ your body, mind and breath is yoga. Derived (3) ______ the Sanskrit word ‘yuj’ which means ‘to unite or integrate’, yoga is (4) ______ 5,000-year-old Indian body of knowledge. Yoga is all about harmonising the body (5) ______ the mind and breath through means of various breathing exercises, yoga poses (asanas) and meditation.

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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.

If you thought that yoga was all about bending and twisting your body in odd shapes, it’s time to rethink. Yoga is (1) ______ more. In very simple words, giving care (2) ______ your body, mind and breath is yoga. Derived (3) ______ the Sanskrit word ‘yuj’ which means ‘to unite or integrate’, yoga is (4) ______ 5,000-year-old Indian body of knowledge. Yoga is all about harmonising the body (5) ______ the mind and breath through means of various breathing exercises, yoga poses (asanas) and meditation.

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

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