SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2020 "held on 16 April 2021" Afternoon-Shift (English Language)

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SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2020 "held on 16 April 2021"

Afternoon-Shift (English Language)


Q.1 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Ordinance

2. Throttle

3. Persuit

4. Bleak

Q.2 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

The branch of science concerned with the study of Earth and its composition

1. Zoology

2. Metrology

3. Biology

4. Geology

Q.3 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

Netra says that the flowers look beautiful.

1. Netra says, “The flower have looked beautiful.”

2. Netra said, “The flowers are looking beautiful.”

3. Netra says, “The flowers look beautiful.”

4. Netra says, “The flowers looks beautiful.”

Q.4 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. 

In an enthusiastic way

1. Encouragingly

2. Earnestly

3. Unfeelingly

4. Heartily

Q.5 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. 

Most hotels / offer for their guests / complimentary breakfast / during their stay there.

1. complimentary breakfast

2. Most hotels

3. offer for their guests

4. during their stay there

Q.6 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Pernicious

1. Malcontent

2. Malicious

3. Beneficial

4. Nefarious

Q.7 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. 

If our product does not meet your ______, we will refund your payment in full.

1. advertisement

2. procurements

3. requirements

4. principles

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

Lint

1. Film

2. Fur

3. Copy

4. Joint

Q.9 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’. 

Wasim agreed to share his notes with Arif on conditions that he are return them in a day.

1. on the condition that he would return

2. on condition that he will be return

3. No substitution required

4. on his condition that he is returning

Q.10 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. That magic is belie ving in yourself a hundred percent.

B. There is only one magic in life that can help you turn your dreams into reality.

C. You will be able to face life’s challenges with courage only if you believe in yourself and in your capacity to meet those challenges.

D. Therefore, the most important lesson that a family can teach its members is to have this faith in oneself.

1. BACD

2. CDAB

3. ABCD

4. BCDA

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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. In arid regions it may form an almost erect shrub.

B. The grape is usually a woody vine, climbing by means of tendrils and often reaching a length of 17 metres or more.

C. Small greenish flowers, in clusters, precede the fruit, which varies in colour from almost black to green, red and amber.

D. The edible leaves are alternate, palmately lobed and always tooth-edged.

1. BADC

2. CBDA

3. BCDA

4. ADCB

Q.12 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Fraksion

2. Principle

3. Haunting

4. Freshen

Q.13 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.

Keep looking, and / you are sure to find the meaning / of the word on that page.

1. you are sure to find the meaning

2. No error

3. of the word on that page

4. Keep looking and

Q.14 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Get One’s Ducks in a Row

1. have everything properly organized

2. have nothing properly organized, though ready

3. have everything messily arranged

4. have everything improperly disorganized

Q.15 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. 

There is an ______ in the advertising company for a copy writer.

1. opening

2. incidence

3. occasion

4. instance

Q.16 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'.

We have been waiting here for you since two hours.

1. No substitution required

2. for two hours

3. from two hours

4. in two hours

Q.17 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Child’s play

1. Something that everybody knows

2. Something for a child to play with

3. Something that is very easy to do

4. Something children have made by themselves

Q.18 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Bland

1. Flimsy

2. Weak

3. Exciting

4. Boring

Q.19 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the active or passive voice.  A kite’s nylon ‘manja’ (string) has cut the throat of a scooterist.

1. The throat of someone had been cut by a scooterist’s kite’s nylon ‘manja’ (string).

2. A scooterist’s kite’s nylon ‘manja’ (string) has cut the throat of someone.

3. A kite’s nylon ‘manja’ (string) has been cut by the throat of a scooterist.

4. The throat of a scooterist has been cut by a kite’s nylon ‘manja’ (string).

Q.20 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Wistful

1. Sorrowful

2. Happy

3. Contented

4. Shallow

Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In 1938, the famous actor, Orson Welles, terrified New York. (1) ______ radio play about an invasion of the city by Martians sounded totally real. It sounded so real that many people (2) ______ that it was an actual news report. Thousands of people (3) ______ and there was chaos and disorder in the streets of the city for several hours. Today, however, we know that there aren’t any “little green men” on the (4) ______ nearest Earth. There was going to be a Martian invasion – only this time it was going to be in the (5) ______ direction.

SubQuestion No : 21

Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

1. Our

2. Her

3. His

4. Their

Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In 1938, the famous actor, Orson Welles, terrified New York. (1) ______ radio play about an invasion of the city by Martians sounded totally real. It sounded so real that many people (2) ______ that it was an actual news report. Thousands of people (3) ______ and there was chaos and disorder in the streets of the city for several hours. Today, however, we know that there aren’t any “little green men” on the (4) ______ nearest Earth. There was going to be a Martian invasion – only this time it was going to be in the (5) ______ direction.

SubQuestion No : 22

Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

1. believed

2. disbelieved

3. refuted

4. admitted

Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In 1938, the famous actor, Orson Welles, terrified New York. (1) ______ radio play about an invasion of the city by Martians sounded totally real. It sounded so real that many people (2) ______ that it was an actual news report. Thousands of people (3) ______ and there was chaos and disorder in the streets of the city for several hours. Today, however, we know that there aren’t any “little green men” on the (4) ______ nearest Earth. There was going to be a Martian invasion – only this time it was going to be in the (5) ______ direction.

SubQuestion No : 23

Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

1. shouted

2. stopped

3. panicked

4. jumped

Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In 1938, the famous actor, Orson Welles, terrified New York. (1) ______ radio play about an invasion of the city by Martians sounded totally real. It sounded so real that many people (2) ______ that it was an actual news report. Thousands of people (3) ______ and there was chaos and disorder in the streets of the city for several hours. Today, however, we know that there aren’t any “little green men” on the (4) ______ nearest Earth. There was going to be a Martian invasion – only this time it was going to be in the (5) ______ direction.

SubQuestion No : 24

Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

1. system

2. galaxy

3. space

4. planet

Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In 1938, the famous actor, Orson Welles, terrified New York. (1) ______ radio play about an invasion of the city by Martians sounded totally real. It sounded so real that many people (2) ______ that it was an actual news report. Thousands of people (3) ______ and there was chaos and disorder in the streets of the city for several hours. Today, however, we know that there aren’t any “little green men” on the (4) ______ nearest Earth. There was going to be a Martian invasion – only this time it was going to be in the (5) ______ direction.

SubQuestion No : 25

Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

1. opposite

2. same

3. difficult

4. different

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