SSC CHSL English Language 10/03/2023 Tier I 2022
Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination Tier I 2022
SSC CHSL English Language 10/03/2023 11:45AM – 12:45 PM
Q.1
Select the word that is closest in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below.
ANXIOUS
1.
COLLECTED
2.
FLAWLESS
3. APPREHENSIVE
4. ACCEPT
Q.2
Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
If a
product placement
P. we are
either less likely to notice the placement
Q. our
attention is fixated on what will happen next,
R. or
more likely to be annoyed by it if we do notice it
S.
appears at the climax, the moment when
1. SPQR
2. PRSQ
3. SQPR
4. RSQP
Q.3
Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
Recovering
from an illness or medical treatment.
1.
Connoisseur
2.
Bohemian
3. Convalescent
4.
Cosmopolitan
Q.4
Choose the incorrectly spelt word.
1.
VISCOUS
2. BOISTEROUS
3. PERCIEVE
4.
BENEVOLENT
Q.5 Choose
the correctly spelt word.
1.
OBSEQUIOS
2.
MAINTAINANCE
3. VACILLATE
4.
STILLETOES
Q.6 Parts
of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the part that contains
a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
This was
no strange sight / to the boy by that time, / for he had neither gun or spear.
1. to the
boy by that time,
2. for he had neither gun or spear.
3. No
error
4. This
was no strange sight
Q.7 Fill
in the blank with an appropriate option.
He was a
handsome man in his ______ thirties.
1. least
2. latter
3. lest
4. late
Q.8
Choose the option that is the correct indirect form of the sentence.
My mother
said, “I am meeting your father today.”
1. My mother said that she was meeting my father that day.
2. My
mother says that she was meeting my father today.
3. The
mother said that she has been meeting my father that day.
4. My mother said that she were meeting my
father that day.
Q.9
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Slack off
1. To ease pressure on something
2. To
make most effort
3. To
understand a hidden meaning
4. To be
very rude
Q.10 Some
parts of a few sentences have been jumbled up, and labelled A, B, C and D.
Select the option that gives the correct sequence in which these parts can be
rearranged to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence. There were
two final
A. the
story was the tale of Kunti
B. a
story and a parchment.
C. gifts
the sorceress gave me
D. mother
of Arjun. The parchment was a map of Bharat’s many kingdoms
1. CBAD
2. DCBA
3. ABCD
4. ADCB
Q.11
Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Gallivant
1. Gall
2. Meander
3. Grave
4. Brave.
12 Select
the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below.
Fiend
1.
Atrocious
2. Saint
3. Junkie
4. Vile
Q.13
Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment
correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. In case no improvement is
needed, select ‘No improvement’.
(Hardly
had the news leak out that) my telephone started ringing.
1. No sooner had the news leaked out than
2. No
sooner had the news leaked out that
3. No
improvement
4. No
sooner did the news leaked out than
Q.14
Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an
answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
This heap
of rubbish has not been remove for 6 months.
1. been
removes since
2. been removed for
3. been
removing from
4. No
improvement
Q.15
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Meghna
has taken all the cash.
1. All the cash has been taken by Meghna.
2. All the cash had been taking by Meghna.
3. All
the cash was taken by Meghna.
4. All
the cash had been taken by Meghna.
Q.16 In
the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the
alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Pig in a
poke
1. To
obstruct someone’s work
2. A
brave man amongst all the cowards
3. Something that is bought without examining properly
4. To
bring something to an end
Q.17
Select the word that is similar in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below
Glib
1.
Sincere
2.
Inarticulate
3. Easy
4.
Implausible
18 Select
the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no
improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement’.
Africa
has glaciers on the Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and on the Mount Kenya.
1. No
improvement
2. Mount
Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and the Mount Kenya
3. the
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and to Mount Kenya
4. Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and on Mount Kenya
Q.19
Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
The
researchers
P.
performed experiments and developed a model
Q. which
explains how the worm's taste sensors
R. to
direct its foraging behaviour
S.
process information from the environment
1. RPQS
2. PQSR
3. PSQR
4. PRQS
Q.20 Find
the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose
‘No error’.
When we
cook garlic, the sulphide molecules raise into the air and fill the room with
their pleasing aroma.
1. No
error
2. molecules raise into the air
3. and
fill the room with their pleasing aroma.
4. When
we cook garlic, the sulphide
Comprehension: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill
in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most
appropriate option for each number.
Through
the (1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2)
______ to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would
go to my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and
edifying tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of
my birth.
SubQuestion
No : 21
Q.21
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.
1.
beautiful
2. timid
3. menial
4. long
Comprehension: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill
in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most
appropriate option for each number.
Through
the (1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2)
______ to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would
go to my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and
edifying tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of
my birth.
SubQuestion
No : 22
Q.22
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.
1. seemed
2.
thought
3.
perhaps
4.
besides
Comprehension: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill
in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most
appropriate option for each number.
Through the
(1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2) ______
to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would go to
my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and edifying
tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of my
birth.
SubQuestion
No : 23
Q.23
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3.
1.
surround
2. around
3.
revolving
4.
encompassing
Comprehension: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill
in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most
appropriate option for each number.
Through
the (1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2)
______ to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would
go to my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and
edifying tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of
my birth.
SubQuestion
No : 24
Q.24 elect
the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4.
1.
breathing
2. breath
3. breathe
4.
breathed
Comprehension: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill
in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most
appropriate option for each number.
Through
the (1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2) ______
to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would go to
my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and edifying
tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of my
birth.
SubQuestion
No : 25
Q.25
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.
1. story
2. ode
3. poem
4. news
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