SSC CHSL 2021 Tier-1 English Paper Mock Test-28 (6-6-2022 Shift-1)

Q.1 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The mother loving looked / at her baby / as the nurse / brought her in.

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Q.2 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

Premchand wrote this novel.

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Q.3 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Start from scratch

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Q.4 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.

His disease is no doubt very serious but he will pull over.

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

Vain

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

Annoy

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Q.7 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.Holi is the festival of colours which is celebrated not only in India but all across the world.

B.Then on the next day, people of all ages gather together to play with colours called 'gulal’ and coloured water called 'Dulahandi’.

C.People celebrate 'Holika Dahan’ on the first day by gathering around and burning piles of wood and cow dung and singing bhajans related to Holi.

D.It is also a festival of unity as it brings people together to celebrate a festival regardless of caste, ethnicity, or religion.

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Q.8 In the following passage, a word has been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Growing up in Bengaluru, I have watched the city grow and _______ at its seams, welcoming, as its own, all the _______ population in search of jobs and pleasant _________.

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Q.9 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Laconic

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Q.10 Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in underline in the following sentence.

The memory of all that blood was enough to make my flesh crawl.

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Q.11 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Strong taste or liking for something

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

In this situation of no organisation and control due to the lack of an effective government, the rate of crime has increased exponentially.

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Q.13 Select the most appropriate synonym of the word given in the brackets to fill in the blank.

Collection of money through illegal means without any hard work increased the __________ (greed) of the corrupt officials.

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Q.14 Select the denotation of the underlined word.

The black marketers are hoarding large quantities of groceries.

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Q.15 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the

given sentence.

When we reached the hill station, it was raining the heaviest.

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Q.16 From among the words given in underline, select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.

Kathmandu is vivid, mercenery, religious with small shrines to flower-adorned deities along the narrowest and busiest streets.

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

Resplendent

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Q.18 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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Q.19 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’.

They didn’t ate anything yesterday.

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Q.20 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

Where can I find the way to the library?

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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.

Our host started to read and the (1) ________ stopped. There was a sweet (2) ________ as each person read, not one that felt forced or imposed in any way. People did not seem to (3) ________ or cough, but perhaps that is just how I remember it now. I know I was increasingly self-conscious as the readings came closer to me and that when it was my turn I think I (4) ________ through most of it, probably without making any sense of the (5) ________.

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Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 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.

Our host started to read and the (1) ________ stopped. There was a sweet (2) ________ as each person read, not one that felt forced or imposed in any way. People did not seem to (3) ________ or cough, but perhaps that is just how I remember it now. I know I was increasingly self-conscious as the readings came closer to me and that when it was my turn I think I (4) ________ through most of it, probably without making any sense of the (5) ________.

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Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 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.

Our host started to read and the (1) ________ stopped. There was a sweet (2) ________ as each person read, not one that felt forced or imposed in any way. People did not seem to (3) ________ or cough, but perhaps that is just how I remember it now. I know I was increasingly self-conscious as the readings came closer to me and that when it was my turn I think I (4) ________ through most of it, probably without making any sense of the (5) ________.

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Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 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.

Our host started to read and the (1) ________ stopped. There was a sweet (2) ________ as each person read, not one that felt forced or imposed in any way. People did not seem to (3) ________ or cough, but perhaps that is just how I remember it now. I know I was increasingly self-conscious as the readings came closer to me and that when it was my turn I think I (4) ________ through most of it, probably without making any sense of the (5) ________.

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Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 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.

Our host started to read and the (1) ________ stopped. There was a sweet (2) ________ as each person read, not one that felt forced or imposed in any way. People did not seem to (3) ________ or cough, but perhaps that is just how I remember it now. I know I was increasingly self-conscious as the readings came closer to me and that when it was my turn I think I (4) ________ through most of it, probably without making any sense of the (5) ________.

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Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

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