SSC CHSL 2021 Tier-1 English Paper Mock Test-32 (7-6-2022 Shift-2)

Q.1 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error

Investing on real estate / can earn you quick profit / but it comes with / a certain amount of risk attached to it.

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Q.2 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The mob / is believing / every word / the leader says.

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Q.3 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

The minor project put forward by the government is now moving around into its third year.

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

He always ____ a tantrum about something or the other.

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Q.5 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

An omission of duty

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Q.6 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Chip off the old block

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Q.7 In the following questions a statement has been given with underlined text. Select the options that can replace the text with correct idiom or phrase.

The new music system is too expensive for us to buy.

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

Parker has been bitten by a rare species of spiders.

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

Resolute

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Q.10 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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

As the Director I had to bite the bullet in order to restore normalcy.

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Q.12 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The rumours usually _________ like wild fire.

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Q.13 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. Intelligent and strikingly attractive, Tess is indisputably the central character of the novel that bears her name.

B. But she is also more than a distinctive individual: Hardy makes her into somewhat of a mythic heroine.

C. Her name, formally Theresa, recalls St. Teresa of Avila, another martyr whose vision of a higher reality cost her, her life.

D. Tess’s story, thus, is a story representing a deeper and larger experience than that of a single individual.

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Q.14 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

The negligent attitude of the cops was criticised.

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Q.15 Fill in the blank with the correctly spelt word.

There was a feeling of __________ in his eyes.

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Q.16 Select the sentence which has no spelling error.

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Q.17 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

He ran most happily to receive his father.

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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’.

Rahul shall write the exam at this time next week.

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Q.19 Select the most appropriate synonym of the word given in the brackets to fill in the blank.

In 1024, a king named Mahmood ____________ (robbed) a city called Anhilwad.

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Q.20 Select the denotation of the underlined word.

The fragile economy needs some thrust from supporting partners.

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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 next Faerie Market was held (1)_________ schedule (2)_________ the other side of the wall. The two boys were not allowed to go to the market, but they wanted to. This was a source of great (3)__________ to the boys. The younger of the two had a kitten. She grew slowly but was the sweetest cat in the world, until, one evening, she began to (4)_________ around the house impatiently. The cat was off in the dark and the boy never saw the cat again. He was (5)_________ for a while.

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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 next Faerie Market was held (1)_________ schedule (2)_________ the other side of the wall. The two boys were not allowed to go to the market, but they wanted to. This was a source of great (3)__________ to the boys. The younger of the two had a kitten. She grew slowly but was the sweetest cat in the world, until, one evening, she began to (4)_________ around the house impatiently. The cat was off in the dark and the boy never saw the cat again. He was (5)_________ for a while.

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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 next Faerie Market was held (1)_________ schedule (2)_________ the other side of the wall. The two boys were not allowed to go to the market, but they wanted to. This was a source of great (3)__________ to the boys. The younger of the two had a kitten. She grew slowly but was the sweetest cat in the world, until, one evening, she began to (4)_________ around the house impatiently. The cat was off in the dark and the boy never saw the cat again. He was (5)_________ for a while.

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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 next Faerie Market was held (1)_________ schedule (2)_________ the other side of the wall. The two boys were not allowed to go to the market, but they wanted to. This was a source of great (3)__________ to the boys. The younger of the two had a kitten. She grew slowly but was the sweetest cat in the world, until, one evening, she began to (4)_________ around the house impatiently. The cat was off in the dark and the boy never saw the cat again. He was (5)_________ for a while.

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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 next Faerie Market was held (1)_________ schedule (2)_________ the other side of the wall. The two boys were not allowed to go to the market, but they wanted to. This was a source of great (3)__________ to the boys. The younger of the two had a kitten. She grew slowly but was the sweetest cat in the world, until, one evening, she began to (4)_________ around the house impatiently. The cat was off in the dark and the boy never saw the cat again. He was (5)_________ for a while.

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

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