SSC CGL 2021 Tier-1 English Paper Mock Test-16 (20-4-2022 Shift-1)

Q.1 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

Ask him to leave the room.

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Q.2 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

 She said to him, “May God shower His choicest blessings on you!

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

Smooth sailing

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

Pliable

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

Saucy

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Q.6 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.

Sunil refused to / attend the meeting / of association on Saturday.

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Q.7 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Alex picked up the boxes quite easily even they were heavy.

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Q.8 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.

This hall is / badly to need / of repair.

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Q.9 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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Q.10 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’.

This is one of the most remarkable cases of all others.

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

Easily hurt emotionally

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Q.12 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

My friends are gone on a trip to Goa today.

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Q.13 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The latest ______ I have bought is a dishwasher.

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Q.14 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

She is holding free classes for the poor.

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

Brittle

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Q.16 Given below are four sentences which are jumbled. Pick the option that gives their correct order.

A. The sectors included agriculture, public health and public utilities among others.

B. The GGI framework covered 10 sectors and 58 Industries.

C. The Good Governance Index (GGI) 2021scores have been declared.

D. The objective was to provide quantifiable data to compare the performance of different States and Union Territories in these sectors.

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

A group of people

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

On purpose

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

Robust

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Q.20 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’.

As I am hearing the lecture it reminded me of a book I had read two years ago.

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Comprehension:

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

I decided to stay away from television (1) ______ a whole year. After a week, I started feeling (2) ______. But, my friend Bess cheered me up. She (3) ______ me every day and would take me places. It was (4) ______ how much fun we had without TV. My life had become more (5) ______ without the good old idiot box.

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

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Comprehension:

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

I decided to stay away from television (1) ______ a whole year. After a week, I started feeling (2) ______. But, my friend Bess cheered me up. She (3) ______ me every day and would take me places. It was (4) ______ how much fun we had without TV. My life had become more (5) ______ without the good old idiot box.

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

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Comprehension:

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

I decided to stay away from television (1) ______ a whole year. After a week, I started feeling (2) ______. But, my friend Bess cheered me up. She (3) ______ me every day and would take me places. It was (4) ______ how much fun we had without TV. My life had become more (5) ______ without the good old idiot box.

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

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Comprehension:

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

I decided to stay away from television (1) ______ a whole year. After a week, I started feeling (2) ______. But, my friend Bess cheered me up. She (3) ______ me every day and would take me places. It was (4) ______ how much fun we had without TV. My life had become more (5) ______ without the good old idiot box.

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

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Comprehension:

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

I decided to stay away from television (1) ______ a whole year. After a week, I started feeling (2) ______. But, my friend Bess cheered me up. She (3) ______ me every day and would take me places. It was (4) ______ how much fun we had without TV. My life had become more (5) ______ without the good old idiot box.

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

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