SSC CHSL 2021 Tier-1 English Paper Mock Test-19 (1-6-2022 Shift-1)

Q.1 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

We will leave towards 6.00 a.m.

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Q.2 From among the words given in underline, select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.

Jane Austen was already writing in the early 1790s, as the debates raged on radicalism, women’s rights, and premitivism.

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Q.3 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.

It is a bad habit to talk in while someone is speaking.

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Q.4 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Pull a long face

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Q.5 Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank.

A diary entry is a________account of one’s day and is a very useful tool for celebrities.

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Q.6 Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.

Nowadays, many doctors advise to live in the countryside.

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Q.7 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Treacherous

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Q.8 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Rampart

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Q.9 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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Q.10 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Bed of roses

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

The action of examining with care or reading carefully

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Q.12 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

I laughed at the clown.

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Q.13 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.

At the party, Rohan was pretending to be what he is not to influence the investors for his company’s shares.

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

There was an interesting article in the newspaper about the dangers to an environment.

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Q.15 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.

The manager behaves as if he knows everything and has unlimited knowledge.

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Q.16 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Sacred

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Q.17 Complete the sentence with an appropriate ANTONYM of the word mentioned in the bracket.

There is ______________(scarce) evidence that he is the thief.

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Q.18 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Towards the end of February the weather turned very ______.

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Q.19 The following sentence contains a grammatical error. Select the option that correctly rectifies the error.

He sees us coming, and unaware that we had learned of his treachery, greeted us with a smile

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

Our team has been defeated.

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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.

Although everyone wants to be successful in life, there are (1) _________ people who know the elements of success, the factors that go to build up success. Today, success is being (2) _________ with making money, with amassing millions and billions. Some people equate it with power and position. Many of us tend to equate success with visible material acquisitions. Outer things and external achievements are not a (3) _________ of success. Power, prestige, position, social influence and higher degrees awarded by universities — all these are outer things. They only touch the fringe of life; they do not enter the depths within. A man may have all these and yet maybe intellectually barren; he may be emotionally barren and spiritually sterile. Would you call such a man (4)________? What then is success all about? What is true success? Success can be defined as the ability to be happy and make others happy; the ability to love and be loved; the ability to remain in peaceful (5)________ with oneself; with those around you and with God’s cosmic laws.

SubQuestion No : 21

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.

Although everyone wants to be successful in life, there are (1) _________ people who know the elements of success, the factors that go to build up success. Today, success is being (2) _________ with making money, with amassing millions and billions. Some people equate it with power and position. Many of us tend to equate success with visible material acquisitions. Outer things and external achievements are not a (3) _________ of success. Power, prestige, position, social influence and higher degrees awarded by universities — all these are outer things. They only touch the fringe of life; they do not enter the depths within. A man may have all these and yet maybe intellectually barren; he may be emotionally barren and spiritually sterile. Would you call such a man (4)________? What then is success all about? What is true success? Success can be defined as the ability to be happy and make others happy; the ability to love and be loved; the ability to remain in peaceful (5)________ with oneself; with those around you and with God’s cosmic laws.

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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.

Although everyone wants to be successful in life, there are (1) _________ people who know the elements of success, the factors that go to build up success. Today, success is being (2) _________ with making money, with amassing millions and billions. Some people equate it with power and position. Many of us tend to equate success with visible material acquisitions. Outer things and external achievements are not a (3) _________ of success. Power, prestige, position, social influence and higher degrees awarded by universities — all these are outer things. They only touch the fringe of life; they do not enter the depths within. A man may have all these and yet maybe intellectually barren; he may be emotionally barren and spiritually sterile. Would you call such a man (4)________? What then is success all about? What is true success? Success can be defined as the ability to be happy and make others happy; the ability to love and be loved; the ability to remain in peaceful (5)________ with oneself; with those around you and with God’s cosmic laws.

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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.

Although everyone wants to be successful in life, there are (1) _________ people who know the elements of success, the factors that go to build up success. Today, success is being (2) _________ with making money, with amassing millions and billions. Some people equate it with power and position. Many of us tend to equate success with visible material acquisitions. Outer things and external achievements are not a (3) _________ of success. Power, prestige, position, social influence and higher degrees awarded by universities — all these are outer things. They only touch the fringe of life; they do not enter the depths within. A man may have all these and yet maybe intellectually barren; he may be emotionally barren and spiritually sterile. Would you call such a man (4)________? What then is success all about? What is true success? Success can be defined as the ability to be happy and make others happy; the ability to love and be loved; the ability to remain in peaceful (5)________ with oneself; with those around you and with God’s cosmic laws.

SubQuestion No : 24

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.

Although everyone wants to be successful in life, there are (1) _________ people who know the elements of success, the factors that go to build up success. Today, success is being (2) _________ with making money, with amassing millions and billions. Some people equate it with power and position. Many of us tend to equate success with visible material acquisitions. Outer things and external achievements are not a (3) _________ of success. Power, prestige, position, social influence and higher degrees awarded by universities — all these are outer things. They only touch the fringe of life; they do not enter the depths within. A man may have all these and yet maybe intellectually barren; he may be emotionally barren and spiritually sterile. Would you call such a man (4)________? What then is success all about? What is true success? Success can be defined as the ability to be happy and make others happy; the ability to love and be loved; the ability to remain in peaceful (5)________ with oneself; with those around you and with God’s cosmic laws.

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

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