SSC CHSL 2021 Tier-1 English Paper Mock Test-23 (2-6-2022 Shift-2)

Q.1 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘Lead’ from the given sentence.

All the class monitors were asked to follow the guide who was there to manage and control their visit to Yamuna Biodiversity Park.

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Q.2 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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

Going to the weekly market / in every Tuesday / is a ritual that has been followed / by generations in my family.

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

Be like chalk and cheese

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Q.5 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.

It was apparent that the girl was heading into a serious disaster.

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Q.6 Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. One of them contains a grammatical error. Select the option that has the error.

When you have worked out this sum, you may went out to play.

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Q.7 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

He is a ______ in shining armour.

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

Wax

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Q.9 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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Q.10 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

The people will make him the leader.

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

He requested the bank to give him more time as at present he was unable to pay his debts.

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Q.12 In the following passage, a word has been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Gifting is generally taken to be the easiest act to ________, if only you have the heart to part with something in your ________.

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Q.13 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

I know him.

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

Dark horse

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

I had get back from Hyderabad last month.

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

Despair

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Q.17 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. However, after studying the myths scientifically, only a simpleton would find them irrational or worthless.

B. Moreover, it is wrong to analyse myths on the yardstick of their factual accuracy as they were designed to serve a greater, deeper purpose.

C. Myths have always been regarded as a complex and intriguing aspect in human life

D. In modern scientific world, they are essentially seen as something unscientific and meaningless.

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Q.18 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’.

Sheela is trying for a job since last year.

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Q.19 Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.

Mahatma Gandhi in undoubtedly one of the much popular authors of our times.

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

Salubrious

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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.

While I was sitting there (1)_________ over my failure to keep from having to spend (2) glistering _________ summer months on the freaking Cote of Azur, Grandmere started (3)_________ me from the phone. She kept (4)_________ her fingers on the phone to catch my attention. I just sat there blinking at her until finally she put her hand over the receiver and (5)_________ (so that nobody listens), “Amelia! In my bedroom, there is something for you”.

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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.

While I was sitting there (1)_________ over my failure to keep from having to spend (2) glistering _________ summer months on the freaking Cote of Azur, Grandmere started (3)_________ me from the phone. She kept (4)_________ her fingers on the phone to catch my attention. I just sat there blinking at her until finally she put her hand over the receiver and (5)_________ (so that nobody listens), “Amelia! In my bedroom, there is something for you”.

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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.

While I was sitting there (1)_________ over my failure to keep from having to spend (2) glistering _________ summer months on the freaking Cote of Azur, Grandmere started (3)_________ me from the phone. She kept (4)_________ her fingers on the phone to catch my attention. I just sat there blinking at her until finally she put her hand over the receiver and (5)_________ (so that nobody listens), “Amelia! In my bedroom, there is something for you”.

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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.

While I was sitting there (1)_________ over my failure to keep from having to spend (2) glistering _________ summer months on the freaking Cote of Azur, Grandmere started (3)_________ me from the phone. She kept (4)_________ her fingers on the phone to catch my attention. I just sat there blinking at her until finally she put her hand over the receiver and (5)_________ (so that nobody listens), “Amelia! In my bedroom, there is something for you”.

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Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

While I was sitting there (1)_________ over my failure to keep from having to spend (2) glistering _________ summer months on the freaking Cote of Azur, Grandmere started (3)_________ me from the phone. She kept (4)_________ her fingers on the phone to catch my attention. I just sat there blinking at her until finally she put her hand over the receiver and (5)_________ (so that nobody listens), “Amelia! In my bedroom, there is something for you”.

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

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