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SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2020 "held on 04 August 2021"

Evening-Shift (English Language)

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Q.1 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Go to the dogs

 

Option:

1. Go crazy

2. Fail miserably

3. Deteriorate shockingly

4. Want something badly

Q.2 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Option:

1. Envellope

2. Envoy

3. Entrust

4. Entreat

Q.3 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Option:

1. Vicious

2. Callous

3. Hienous

4. Vicarious

Q.4 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
APPARENTLY
Option:

1. Questionably

2. Considerably

3. Unlikely

4. Seemingly

Q.5 In the given sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
I would have died if he did not dress my wound that day.
Option:

1. if he did not dress

2. my wound

3. I would have died

4. that day

Q.6 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Pull something off
Option:

1. Make something happen

2. Take out the cover or lid

3. Drag something forcibly

4. Make a lot of noise

Q.7 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Priya has a very ______ nature and does not accept financial help even from her own parents.

Option:

1. independent

2. impartial

3. disinterested

4. biased

Q.8 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No improvement'. The child is crying because she can't find her mother.
Option:

1. A child is crying

2. The child has cried

3. The child were crying

4. No improvement

Q.9 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech. My friends say that many young people are very active on social media now.
Option:

1. My friends say, “Many young people were very active on social media now.”

2. My friends said, “Many young people were very active on social media then.”

3. My friends are saying, “Many young people are very active on social media then.”

4. My friends say, “Many young people are very active on social media now.”

Q.10 The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. At the workshop, / they were taught how to nail / the pieces of wood together to create toys.

Option:

1. they were taught how to nail

2. the pieces of wood together to create toys

3. No error

4. At the workshop

Q.11 Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Cheetahs are one of the world’s most-recognisable cats, known especially for their speed.
B. Their faces too are distinguished by prominent black lines that curve from the inner corner of each eye to the outer corners of the mouth, like a well-worn trail of inky tears.
C. Cheetahs are covered almost entirely with small black spots on a background of pale yellow and have a white underbelly.
D. They have a long, slender body measuring 1.2 metres (4 feet), with a long tail (65–85 cm [2–3 feet]) that generally ends in a white tuft.

Option:

1. ABDC

2. DABC

3. CADB

4. BADC

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’. The roof is being held up over two stone pillars.
Option:

1. is held up by

2. was held above

3. No substitution required

4. is hold up on

Q.13 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. At the last moment, a fireman pulled out Manohar from the burning bus.
Option:

1. At the last moment, Manohar had been pulled out of the burning bus by a fireman.

2. At the last moment, Manohar was pulled out of the burning bus by a fireman.

3. At the last moment, a fireman was pulled out of the burning bus by Manohar.

4. At the last moment, Manohar was pulling out of the burning bus by a fireman.

Q.14 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Fond of company
Option:

1. Gregarious

2. Amiable

3. Cheerful

4. Gracious

Q.15 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Harrowing
Option:

1. Pleasant

2. Stressful

3. Worrying

4. Repetitive

Q.16 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence. The passengers waited ______ for the local train to arrive.
Option:

1. patiently

2. meekly

3. hastily

4. considerably

Q.17 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Encroach
Option:

1. Ignore

2. Disregard

3. Intrude

4. Forget

Q.18 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
INDIGNANT
Option:

1. Annoyed

2. Upset

3. Pleased

4. Peeved

Q.19 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. He confessed that the only thing he was afraid of was snakes.
B. On my second visit to West Africa I met a young man on board the ship.
C. I told him that it was very unlikely that he would see any.
D. He was going out to take up a job in a banana plantation.
Option:

1. BDAC

2. DBAC

3. ADBC

4. BACD

Q.20 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. A person who arranges and sells cut flowers
Option:

1. Florist

2. Anthropologist

3. Horticulturist

4. Botanist

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. Equiano was born in 1745 in Nigeria. When he (1) ______ about eleven, Equiano was kidnapped and sold to slave traders headed (2) ______ the West Indies. Though he spent a brief (3) ______ in the state of Virginia, much of Equiano's time (4) ______ serving on slave ships and British navy vessels. In his service on these (5) ______, Equiano traveled extensively.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option for blank number1.
Option:

1. was

2. is

3. are

4. were

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. Equiano was born in 1745 in Nigeria. When he (1) ______ about eleven, Equiano was kidnapped and sold to slave traders headed (2) ______ the West Indies. Though he spent a brief (3) ______ in the state of Virginia, much of Equiano's time (4) ______ serving on slave ships and British navy vessels. In his service on these (5) ______, Equiano traveled extensively.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option for blank number 2.
Option:

1. to

2. about

3. on

4. in

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. Equiano was born in 1745 in Nigeria. When he (1) ______ about eleven, Equiano was kidnapped and sold to slave traders headed (2) ______ the West Indies. Though he spent a brief (3) ______ in the state of Virginia, much of Equiano's time (4) ______ serving on slave ships and British navy vessels. In his service on these (5) ______, Equiano traveled extensively.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option for blank number 3.
Option:

1. life

2. age

3. era

4. period

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. Equiano was born in 1745 in Nigeria. When he (1) ______ about eleven, Equiano was kidnapped and sold to slave traders headed (2) ______ the West Indies. Though he spent a brief (3) ______ in the state of Virginia, much of Equiano's time (4) ______ serving on slave ships and British navy vessels. In his service on these (5) ______, Equiano traveled extensively.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option for blank number 4.
Option:

1. is spent

2. was spent

3. has been spent

4. spent

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. Equiano was born in 1745 in Nigeria. When he (1) ______ about eleven, Equiano was kidnapped and sold to slave traders headed (2) ______ the West Indies. Though he spent a brief (3) ______ in the state of Virginia, much of Equiano's time (4) ______ serving on slave ships and British navy vessels. In his service on these (5) ______, Equiano traveled extensively.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option for blank number 5.
Option:

1. ships

2. crafts

3. tankers

4. liners

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