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SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2020 "held on 11 August 2021"

Morning-Shift (English Language)

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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’.
If you tries to dictate your terms, I don’t think we can work together.
1. try
2. No substitution
3. have try
4. were tried
Q.2 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Travail
1. Agony
2. Excursion
3. Adventure
4. Journey
Q.3 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options, select the one that gives their correct order.
A. He told his friends that his difficulties were a sign of God’s confidence in him.
B. A businessman remained cheerful even though he suffered one catastrophe after another.
C. Therefore, when he was serving in the armed forces too, his senior officer had chosen him for dangerous missions because he knew he could be trusted.
D. First, his son had a serious accident and then he had huge losses in his business,but he was not perturbed.
1. BDAC
2. BACD
3. BCDA
4. BCAD
Q.4 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.
There is constant friction / between the executive members / of the Association.
1. No error
2. There is constant friction
3. between the executive members
4. of the Association
Q.5 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Certain to happen
1. Avoidable
2. Ineffective
3. Unexpected
4. Inevitable
Q.6 In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains a grammatical error. Each players must play according to his full potential and not think only about winning.
1. Each players
2. must play
3. only about winning
4. according to
Q.7 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Exclusive
1. Expansive
2. Extensive
3. Incisive
4. Inclusive
Q.8 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
CORDIAL
1. hostile
2. friendly
3. capable
4. unwilling
Q.9 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Arvind delivered the packet at the address given by Asha.
1. The packet was being delivered by Arvind at the address given by Asha.
2. Asha delivered the packet at the address given by Arvind.
3. The packet was delivered by Arvind at the address given by Asha.
4. The packet had been delivered at the address given by Arvind.
Q.10 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
1. existence
2. allowance
3. acceptence
4. forbearance

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Q.11 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Hang on every word
1. Listen very carefully
2. Stop after hearing one word
3. Speak very slowly
4. Stammer while speaking
Q.12 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Sarita said to me, “I’m glad I did not leave my village.”
1. Sarita told me she is glad she had not left her village.
2. Sarita told me I am glad she had not left her village.
3. Sarita told me she was glad she had not left her village.
4. Sarita told me she was glad she was not leaving her village.
Q.13 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Everything in the village was grown organically as the majority of the population indulged in farming for _____.
1. nutrition
2. nourishment
3. maintenance
4. sustenance
Q.14 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. people existing or living at the same time
1. community
2. population
3. inhabitants
4. contemporaries
Q.15 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
ABUNDANCE
1. gaiety
2. generosity
3. bounty
4. scarcity
Q.16 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the givensentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’. 
Most of us hesitate to accept our mistakes.
1. More of us
2. No substitution required
3. Much of us
4. Lots many of us
Q.17 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. In other words, chess and basketball are contests.
B. As games, chess and basketball are obviously different from leapfrog and playing house.
C. One can win a game of basketball, but it makes no sense to ask who has won a game of leapfrog.
D. The first two games are competitive, the second two are not.
1. DCBA
2. BCAD
3. ACDB
4. BDCA
Q.18 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
1. Doubtful
2. Subtle
3. Knead
4. Desscent
Q.19 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Doctors and nurses who are treating COVID-19 patients are finding it difficult ______ long working hours.
1. to cope with
2. to carry on
3. to service for
4. for manage with
Q.20 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Off and on
1. not soon
2. again and again
3. sometimes but not regularly
4. every day
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The short story in literature is usually concerned with a single effect conveyed in only one or (1) _____ few significant episodes or scenes. (2) The _____ encourages economy of setting, (3)_____ narrative, and the omission of a (4) _____ plot; character is disclosed in action and a (5) _____ encounter but is seldom fully developed. Despite its relatively limited scope, though, a short story is often judged by its ability to provide a ‘complete’ or satisfying
treatment of its characters and subject.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.1.
1. little
2. a
3. the
4. limited
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The short story in literature is usually concerned with a single effect conveyed in only one or (1) _____ few significant episodes or scenes. (2) The _____ encourages economy of setting, (3)_____ narrative, and the omission of a (4) _____ plot; character is disclosed in action and a (5) _____ encounter but is seldom fully developed. Despite its relatively limited scope, though, a short story is often judged by its ability to provide a ‘complete’ or satisfying
treatment of its characters and subject.
SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.2.
1. procedure
2. practice
3. form
4. shape
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The short story in literature is usually concerned with a single effect conveyed in only one or (1) _____ few significant episodes or scenes. (2) The _____ encourages economy of setting, (3)_____ narrative, and the omission of a (4) _____ plot; character is disclosed in action and a (5) _____ encounter but is seldom fully developed. Despite its relatively limited scope, though, a short story is often judged by its ability to provide a ‘complete’ or satisfying
treatment of its characters and subject.
SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.3.
1. curt
2. long
3. lengthy
4. concise
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The short story in literature is usually concerned with a single effect conveyed in only one or (1) _____ few significant episodes or scenes. (2) The _____ encourages economy of setting, (3)_____ narrative, and the omission of a (4) _____ plot; character is disclosed in action and a (5) _____ encounter but is seldom fully developed. Despite its relatively limited scope, though, a short story is often judged by its ability to provide a ‘complete’ or satisfying
treatment of its characters and subject.
SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.4.
1. slight
2. fused
3. compound
4. complex
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The short story in literature is usually concerned with a single effect conveyed in only one or (1) _____ few significant episodes or scenes. (2) The _____ encourages economy of setting, (3)_____ narrative, and the omission of a (4) _____ plot; character is disclosed in action and a (5) _____ encounter but is seldom fully developed. Despite its relatively limited scope, though, a short story is often judged by its ability to provide a ‘complete’ or satisfying
treatment of its characters and subject.
SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.5.
1. melodious
2. balanced
3. dramatic
4. harmonious

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