SSC MTS 2020 EXAM PAPER : Held on 20 October-2021 Shift-2 ::GENERAL ENGLISH::

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SSC MTS 2020 EXAM PAPER : Held on 20 October-2021 Shift-2

::GENERAL ENGLISH::

Q.1 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’.
Children need much of guidance in how to use the internet wisely and efficiently.

1. No substitution required
2. most
3. a lot
4. many

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.2 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
At loggerheads

1. To agree unwillingly
2. To disagree strongly
3. To hit someone with a log
4. To sit and discuss

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.3 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
Be harmonious or consistent with

1. Record
2. Cordon
3. Accord
4. Discord

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.4 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Opportunities
2. Capabilities
3. Responsibilities
4. Journies

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.5 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
Are these library books their?

1. Are these
2. library
3. books
4. their

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.6 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
Mohan was very hungry so he had missed breakfast that morning.

1. Mohan was
2. breakfast that morning
3. so he had missed
4. very hungry

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.7 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
Last week we thrown a party for Arun.

1. we thrown
2. Last week
3. a party
4. for Arun

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.8 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
______ you please help me with my computer?

1. Dare
2. Could
3. May
4. Shall

Correct Answer is: 2

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

1. Heedless
2. Short-sighted
3. Reactive
4. Enthusiastic

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.10 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Did you visit ______ Nehru Planetarium in Delhi during the eclipse?

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

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.11 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
SUFFICIENT

1. Inadequate
2. Enough
3. Intense
4. Precise

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.12 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Paralel
2. Expel
3. Repel
4. Foretell

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.13 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
A situation when no progress is possible

1. Acceptance
2. Deadline
3. Deadlock
4. Harmony

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.14 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
At a stretch

1. Within a month
2. After some time
3. Without a stop
4. During a year

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.15 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
I like to go on a trip with Rahul as he is cheerful and ______.

1. easy-going
2. uncaring
3. closed
4. tense

Correct Answer is: 1

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Q.16 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
STRENUOUS

1. Easy
2. Light
3. Feeble
4. Difficult

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.17 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 trying my best to give in junk food.

1. give out
2. No substitution required
3. give up
4. give back

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.18 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’.
You should live throughout your means.

1. No substitution required
2. between
3. within
4. among

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.19 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Watching one’s pet cat is therapeutic and can make one quite ______ to the real world outside.

1. obvious
2. envious
3. oblivious
4. studious

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.20 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
STATIONARY

1. Square
2. Moving
3. Watch
4. Still

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.
Many years ago, I met a panchayat president (1)______ a state literacy programme who talked to me (2)______ Cuba’s literacy programme where teachers, students and volunteers (3)______ in a well organised, massive nationwide literacy movement. They (4)______ people in the remotest of villages and were (5)______ successful in their mission.
SubQuestion No : 21

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

1. when
2. while
3. during
4. which

Correct Answer is: 3

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.
Many years ago, I met a panchayat president (1)______ a state literacy programme who talked to me (2)______ Cuba’s literacy programme where teachers, students and volunteers (3)______ in a well organised, massive nationwide literacy movement. They (4)______ people in the remotest of villages and were (5)______ successful in their mission.
SubQuestion No : 22

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

1. around
2. about
3. across
4. through

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.
Many years ago, I met a panchayat president (1)______ a state literacy programme who talked to me (2)______ Cuba’s literacy programme where teachers, students and volunteers (3)______ in a well organised, massive nationwide literacy movement. They (4)______ people in the remotest of villages and were (5)______ successful in their mission.
SubQuestion No : 23

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

1. joined hands
2. join forces
3. collaborate
4. combine

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.
Many years ago, I met a panchayat president (1)______ a state literacy programme who talked to me (2)______ Cuba’s literacy programme where teachers, students and volunteers (3)______ in a well organised, massive nationwide literacy movement. They (4)______ people in the remotest of villages and were (5)______ successful in their mission.
SubQuestion No : 24

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

1. reaches out for
2. reach out for
3. reaching out to
4. reached out to

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.
Many years ago, I met a panchayat president (1)______ a state literacy programme who talked to me (2)______ Cuba’s literacy programme where teachers, students and volunteers (3)______ in a well organised, massive nationwide literacy movement. They (4)______ people in the remotest of villages and were (5)______ successful in their mission.
SubQuestion No : 25

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

1. exceedingly
2. excessively
3. marginally
4. negligibly

Correct Answer is: 2