SSC MTS 2020 EXAM PAPER : Held on 08 October-2021 Shift-3 ::GENERAL ENGLISH::

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SSC MTS 2020 EXAM PAPER : Held on 08 October-2021 Shift-3

::GENERAL ENGLISH::

Q.1 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Stagnation
2. Recognition
3. Defination
4. Ammunition

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.2 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required.’
Our school has been issued instructions to restrict online classes to two hours towards the primary classes.

1. from
2. No substitution required
3. for
4. into

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.3 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The captain, with the members of the team, ______ given a hearty welcome at the airport yesterday.

1. are
2. was
3. is
4. were

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.4 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
APPROACH

1. reach
2. meet
3. near
4. avoid

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.5 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Change for the better

1. Exchange an old product for new
2. Pretend to be someone else
3. To keep loose change
4. An improvement in the situation

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.6 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
VACANT

1. used
2. busy
3. full
4. bare

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.7 Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
To fall apart as a result of decay

1. Disintegrate
2. Dislocate
3. Discontinue
4. Dishevelled

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.8 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
APPEASE

1. irritate
2. excite
3. worsen
4. pacify

Correct Answer is: 4

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

1. late
2. slow
3. lazy
4. early

Correct Answer is: --

Q.10 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Everyone was amazed ______ the young child’s courage.

1. on
2. at
3. in
4. of

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.11 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
India has always believe in the value of the family system.

1. always believe in
2. the value of
3. India has
4. the family system

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.12 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
I am not use to eat spicy and oily food.

1. use to eating
2. No substitution required
3. used to eating
4. used to eat

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.13 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Ritu goes to Singapore for her holidays last December.

1. was going to Singapore
2. went to Singapore
3. has gone to Singapore
4. had gone to Singapore

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.14 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Mother tried to ______ the child when he was crying for a toy.

1. disturb
2. absorb
3. attract
4. distract

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.15 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Pets are good ______ for lonely people.

1. guides
2. nurses
3. substitutes
4. companions

Correct Answer is: 4

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Q.16 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Loosen the purse strings

1. To reduce the expenditure
2. To increase the money available for expenditure
3. To lose a purse
4. To be miserly

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.17 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
I know she is much superior from me in intelligence.

1. in intelligence
2. she is much
3. I know
4. superior from me

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.18 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Patient
2. Allready
3. Intend
4. Disrupt

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.19 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
A vacation is the time to relax and break up from the routine.

1. A vacation is
2. break up
3. time to relax
4. from the routine

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.20 Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
A plan of what is to be done and when

1. Meeting
2. Schedule
3. Scheme
4. Occupation

Correct Answer is: 2

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 blank.
Every living species of our planet has changed or is changing. Some (1)______, such as the pre-historic sabre-toothed tiger (2)______ died out and some are (3)______ dying out. Sometimes new species appear. The dog is (4)______ species which man has caused to (5)______ from the wolf.
SubQuestion No : 21

Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

1. samples
2. specimens
3. strains
4. species

Correct Answer is: 4

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 blank.
Every living species of our planet has changed or is changing. Some (1)______, such as the pre-historic sabre-toothed tiger (2)______ died out and some are (3)______ dying out. Sometimes new species appear. The dog is (4)______ species which man has caused to (5)______ from the wolf.
SubQuestion No : 22

Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

1. had
2. has
3. have
4. having

Correct Answer is: 2

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 blank.
Every living species of our planet has changed or is changing. Some (1)______, such as the pre-historic sabre-toothed tiger (2)______ died out and some are (3)______ dying out. Sometimes new species appear. The dog is (4)______ species which man has caused to (5)______ from the wolf.
SubQuestion No : 23

Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

1. regularly
2. gradually
3. deliberately
4. readily

Correct Answer is: 2

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 blank.
Every living species of our planet has changed or is changing. Some (1)______, such as the pre-historic sabre-toothed tiger (2)______ died out and some are (3)______ dying out. Sometimes new species appear. The dog is (4)______ species which man has caused to (5)______ from the wolf.
SubQuestion No : 24

Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

1. a
2. the
3. an
4. only

Correct Answer is: 1

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 blank.
Every living species of our planet has changed or is changing. Some (1)______, such as the pre-historic sabre-toothed tiger (2)______ died out and some are (3)______ dying out. Sometimes new species appear. The dog is (4)______ species which man has caused to (5)______ from the wolf.
SubQuestion No : 25

Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

1. expand
2. derive
3. emerge
4. evolve

Correct Answer is: 2