SSC CHSL 2021 Tier-1 English Paper Mock Test-31 (7-6-2022 Shift-1)

Q.1 Which word in the given sentence is the ANTONYM of – doubtful?

The poverty of his childhood played a decisive role in his adult life.

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Q.2 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Chastise

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Q.3 In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

We have already said that inconsistency is not a matter of __________ education or lack of logical ______________.

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Q.4 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

We are waiting to the arrival of our cousins from the West.

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

Meagre

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

Take and use the thoughts, inventions, etc. of another person as one’s own.

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Q.7 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To draw a blank

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Q.8 Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank.

Nadia had an apple and a________for breakfast.

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Q.9 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Ignominy

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Q.10 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

Kavi asked Gina if French was her mother tongue.

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Q.11 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Jump the gun 

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

Bestial

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

The students stopped / their chatter / as soon as them noticed / the teacher enter the classroom.

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Q.14 Identify the option that arranges the given parts in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. Though she was a woman of slim build

B. Mrs. Hima Raman used to teach us geography at school

C. she was remarkably strong and energetic

D. She had beautiful eyes and a sharp nose

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

Slender

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Q.16 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Man of letters

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Q.17 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

They propose to build a dam for irrigation purposes

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

The news of the robbery spread faster than ________.

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Q.19 In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A major ________ of modern times is that we have come to assume that all creation is ________ to the material interests of us, the homo-sapiens inhabiting earth, which has cut the _________ relationship we otherwise enjoyed with other constituents of creation.

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Q.20 Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank.

I wonder if the committee members changed________plans.

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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.

The (1)_________ of roads in the 1700s and 1800s made the (2)_________ of goods and people much easier. Many nobles and businessmen (3)___________ their wealth in building bridges and tunnels. John Metcalfe was one of the most (4)__________ road builders of this period. He was blind and felt the surface of the road. This was done to make sure that it met his (5)_________.

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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.

The (1)_________ of roads in the 1700s and 1800s made the (2)_________ of goods and people much easier. Many nobles and businessmen (3)___________ their wealth in building bridges and tunnels. John Metcalfe was one of the most (4)__________ road builders of this period. He was blind and felt the surface of the road. This was done to make sure that it met his (5)_________.

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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.

The (1)_________ of roads in the 1700s and 1800s made the (2)_________ of goods and people much easier. Many nobles and businessmen (3)___________ their wealth in building bridges and tunnels. John Metcalfe was one of the most (4)__________ road builders of this period. He was blind and felt the surface of the road. This was done to make sure that it met his (5)_________.

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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.

The (1)_________ of roads in the 1700s and 1800s made the (2)_________ of goods and people much easier. Many nobles and businessmen (3)___________ their wealth in building bridges and tunnels. John Metcalfe was one of the most (4)__________ road builders of this period. He was blind and felt the surface of the road. This was done to make sure that it met his (5)_________.

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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.

The (1)_________ of roads in the 1700s and 1800s made the (2)_________ of goods and people much easier. Many nobles and businessmen (3)___________ their wealth in building bridges and tunnels. John Metcalfe was one of the most (4)__________ road builders of this period. He was blind and felt the surface of the road. This was done to make sure that it met his (5)_________.

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

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