SSC CGL 2021 Tier-1 English Paper Mock Test-3 (11-4-2022 Shift-3)

Q.1 Select the correctly spelt word.

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Q.2 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.

A. Our amusements have little zest if we engage in them in solitude.

B. Friendship increases happiness and diminishes misery.

C. It doubles our joys and divides our grief.

D. When we do well, it is delightful to have friends who are pleased with our success.

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Q.3 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

No sooner did / the child start crying / then the mother / hugged him.

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

Smooth

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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’.

Computer crime have been in the news since the nineteen eighties.

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Q.6 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A sound that cannot be heard

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Q.7 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

Your name / precedes before mine / in the / admission list.

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

How many candidates had been interviewed by him before lunch?

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Q.9 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The recently hike / in the price of petroleum products / will hit / household budgets severely.

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Q.10 Select the option that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

It is good to take into account all the important factors before making a decision.

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

A glass container to keep fish

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Q.12 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Camaraderie

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Q.13 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

It is not worth / having the trouble / to write to him / as he never replies.

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Q.14 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Imminent

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Q.15 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

She said, “The stars are shining brightly tonight.”

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

Criticise

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Q.17 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Their idea of a holiday ______ at a luxury resort.

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Q.18 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

Trumpets are being blown by the soldiers to announce the victory.

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Q.19 Select the option that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

I am working on too many projects. I think I have bitten off more than I can chew.

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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’.

The student apologised the teacher for the delay in submitting the assignment.

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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.

How should one read a story to a child? Usually, a personality or character of the story (1) ______ the child’s interest the most. (2) ______, use different voices (3) ______ each character or act out various (4) ______ from the story, to bring life to those characters. (5) ______ out parts from the story will make story sessions fun and memorable for the kids.

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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.

How should one read a story to a child? Usually, a personality or character of the story (1) ______ the child’s interest the most. (2) ______, use different voices (3) ______ each character or act out various (4) ______ from the story, to bring life to those characters. (5) ______ out parts from the story will make story sessions fun and memorable for the kids.

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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.

How should one read a story to a child? Usually, a personality or character of the story (1) ______ the child’s interest the most. (2) ______, use different voices (3) ______ each character or act out various (4) ______ from the story, to bring life to those characters. (5) ______ out parts from the story will make story sessions fun and memorable for the kids.

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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.

How should one read a story to a child? Usually, a personality or character of the story (1) ______ the child’s interest the most. (2) ______, use different voices (3) ______ each character or act out various (4) ______ from the story, to bring life to those characters. (5) ______ out parts from the story will make story sessions fun and memorable for the kids.

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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.

How should one read a story to a child? Usually, a personality or character of the story (1) ______ the child’s interest the most. (2) ______, use different voices (3) ______ each character or act out various (4) ______ from the story, to bring life to those characters. (5) ______ out parts from the story will make story sessions fun and memorable for the kids.

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

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