SSC CGL 2021 Tier-1 English Paper Mock Test-21 (21-4-2022 Shift-3)

Q.1 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A four-footed animal

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Q.2 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Cat’s paw

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Q.3 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

I was taught by Shyam how to drive.

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Q.4 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.

The team won / very easily / at the recent sports event.

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Q.5 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 it was getting late Lata leave the party midway.

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Q.6 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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Q.7 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.

He conceded / a very crucial / point at / his opponent.

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

Manoj said to Mira, “Do not try to make a fool of me.”

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Q.9 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

Nobody fed him when he was starving.

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

Sagacious

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Q.11 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Industrious

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Q.12 The following sentence has been split into segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

My guide / was blind / but he bring / me home safely.

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Q.13 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Astound

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Q.14 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

In the limelight

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Q.15 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

I find that / I get myself tired / very easily / these days.

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Q.16 Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

I don’t fancy to go out this evening.

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

Retaliate

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Q.18 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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Q.19 Sentences of a paragraph are given below. While the first and the last sentences are in correct order, the sentences in between are jumbled up. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

S1. Ram Mohan was a lover of his country.

P. David said that it would be a good plan to have an English school and college.

Q. He was talking with David about uplifting the mind of Indians.

R. So, he also thought that this subject was very interesting.

S. David also had a strong bond with India.

S6. Indians and Europeans met next year to put this idea into shape.

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

Audacity

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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.

Birbal immediately smiled and went up to Akbar. He announced the (1) ______; he said there were twenty-one thousand, five hundred and twenty-three crows (2) ______ the city. When asked how he (3) ______ the answer, Birbal replied, “Ask your men to (4) ______ the number of crows. If there are more, then the relatives of the crows must be visiting them from (5) ______ cities. If there are fewer, then the crows from our city must be visiting their relatives who live outside the city.”

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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.

Birbal immediately smiled and went up to Akbar. He announced the (1) ______; he said there were twenty-one thousand, five hundred and twenty-three crows (2) ______ the city. When asked how he (3) ______ the answer, Birbal replied, “Ask your men to (4) ______ the number of crows. If there are more, then the relatives of the crows must be visiting them from (5) ______ cities. If there are fewer, then the crows from our city must be visiting their relatives who live outside the city.”

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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.

Birbal immediately smiled and went up to Akbar. He announced the (1) ______; he said there were twenty-one thousand, five hundred and twenty-three crows (2) ______ the city. When asked how he (3) ______ the answer, Birbal replied, “Ask your men to (4) ______ the number of crows. If there are more, then the relatives of the crows must be visiting them from (5) ______ cities. If there are fewer, then the crows from our city must be visiting their relatives who live outside the city.”

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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.

Birbal immediately smiled and went up to Akbar. He announced the (1) ______; he said there were twenty-one thousand, five hundred and twenty-three crows (2) ______ the city. When asked how he (3) ______ the answer, Birbal replied, “Ask your men to (4) ______ the number of crows. If there are more, then the relatives of the crows must be visiting them from (5) ______ cities. If there are fewer, then the crows from our city must be visiting their relatives who live outside the city.”

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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.

Birbal immediately smiled and went up to Akbar. He announced the (1) ______; he said there were twenty-one thousand, five hundred and twenty-three crows (2) ______ the city. When asked how he (3) ______ the answer, Birbal replied, “Ask your men to (4) ______ the number of crows. If there are more, then the relatives of the crows must be visiting them from (5) ______ cities. If there are fewer, then the crows from our city must be visiting their relatives who live outside the city.”

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

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