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SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2020 "held on 10 August 2021"

Afternoon-Shift (English Langauge)

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

Burn the midnight oil

1. work many nights at a stretch

2. work late into the night

3. burn things using oil

4. create problems in the night

Q.2 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
REPULSION

1. complacence

2. attraction

3. disgust

4. addiction

Q.3 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Emerge

1. Enforce

2. Close

3. Erase

4. Appear

Q.4 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’.
The migrant said that he did not planning to come back to the city for quite some time.

1. No substitution

2. was not planned

3. do not planning

4. did not plan

Q.5 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options, select the one that gives their correct order.
A. I sat patiently through them knowing they were not for me.
B. The headmaster read the list of qualities this year’s best student award had - most giving, contributed most to society, and so on.
C. At my high school graduation, the awards were being presented for achievement, contribution to the school, the community, scholarship, and more.
D. But when I heard my name called, I began to cry as I could not believe that I was actually chosen for the award.

1. BACD

2. BDCA

3. CABD

4. CBDA

Q.6 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
My mother said to me, "Aravind, the baby has been crying all day."

1. My mother said Aravind that the baby has been crying all the day.

2. Aravind told my mother that the baby had been crying all day.

3. My mother told me that the baby had been crying all day.

4. My mother told to Aravind why the baby has been crying all day.

Q.7 The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Select the segment that contains a grammatical error from the given options. 
I am going / to home / soon after the / programme gets over.

1. to home

2. soon after the

3. I am going

4. programme gets over

Q.8 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Subsikuent

2. Temporary

3. Dominant

4. Permanent

Q.9 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. The test procedure starts at 10 a.m. in all the test centres.

B. When you enter the test hall, you should have your Test Admit Card with you.

C. You are, therefore, required to reach the test centre by 9.30 a.m.

D. Remember that, if you report after 10 a.m., you will not be admitted.

1. DBAC

2. CADB

3. DACB

4. ACDB

Q.10 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. 

Shashi was enjoying the game.

1. The game was being enjoyed by Shashi.

2. The game has been enjoyed by Shashi.

3. The game was enjoying by Shashi.

4. The game is being enjoyed by Shashi.

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Q.11 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. 
The government is making air bags ______ for front seat passengers in all cars.

1. registered

2. suggested

3. temporary

4. compulsory

Q.12 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Lucid

1. Confusing

2. Clear

3. Obvious

4. Acidic

Q.13 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The study of ancient civilisations and cultures by examining their sites

1. Entomology

2. Arachnology

3. Archaeology

4. Etymology

Q.14 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'.
This is the student which won the first prize in the recitation.

1. No substitution required

2. whose won

3. whom won

4. who won

Q.15 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The mother monkey picked up her baby and climbed up the tree to ______.

1. cruelty

2. safety

3. agility

4. ability

Q.16 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
A professional who works with patients who have heart problems

1. cardiologist

2. urologist

3. paediatrician

4. orthopedic

Q.17 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To come round

1. To meet someone by chance

2. To become conscious again

3. To go round and round

4. To spend a lot of time with someone

Q.18 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. dissappear

2. movement

3. executive

4. development

Q.19 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
DILEMMA

1. attraction

2. fascination

3. predicament

4. importance

Q.20 In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains a grammatical error.
Due to the lockdown most schools teaches students through online classes.

1. through online classes

2. Due to the lockdown

3. most schools

4. teaches students

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.
An open-minded person can very easily accept as well as respect the (1)______ person's viewpoint or ideas. Such a person willingly and cordially (2)______ to others' views, accepts their different ideas, and even goes ahead to implement them (3)______. With an open mindset, positive and vibrant energy (4)______ that not only helps such people (5)_______ also keeps other people around them happy.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.

1. every

2. either

3. each

4. other

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.
An open-minded person can very easily accept as well as respect the (1)______ person's viewpoint or ideas. Such a person willingly and cordially (2)______ to others' views, accepts their different ideas, and even goes ahead to implement them (3)______. With an open mindset, positive and vibrant energy (4)______ that not only helps such people (5)_______ also keeps other people around them happy.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.

1. listened

2. listens

3. listening

4. listen

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.
An open-minded person can very easily accept as well as respect the (1)______ person's viewpoint or ideas. Such a person willingly and cordially (2)______ to others' views, accepts their different ideas, and even goes ahead to implement them (3)______. With an open mindset, positive and vibrant energy (4)______ that not only helps such people (5)_______ also keeps other people around them happy.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.

1. eventfully

2. successfully

3. clearly

4. habitually

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.
An open-minded person can very easily accept as well as respect the (1)______ person's viewpoint or ideas. Such a person willingly and cordially (2)______ to others' views, accepts their different ideas, and even goes ahead to implement them (3)______. With an open mindset, positive and vibrant energy (4)______ that not only helps such people (5)_______ also keeps other people around them happy.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.

1. was created

2. had been created

3. is created

4. was being created

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.
An open-minded person can very easily accept as well as respect the (1)______ person's viewpoint or ideas. Such a person willingly and cordially (2)______ to others' views, accepts their different ideas, and even goes ahead to implement them (3)______. With an open mindset, positive and vibrant energy (4)______ that not only helps such people (5)_______ also keeps other people around them happy.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.

1. and

2. but

3. when

4. even

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