SSC CGL 2018 English Comprehension — 4 June — Shift 2
25 questions · 17 with a verified answer
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Q1
Select the antonym of the given word. TENDER
(1)soft
(2)warm
(3)gentle
(4)rough Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/
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Q2
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. A person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging.
Q3
Select the wrongly spelt word.
Q4
Select the synonym of the given word. GARRULOUS
Q5Para jumblesReferences a figure/table not reproduced here
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. That sort of pollution, which is also widespread in other south east Asian nations, regularly kills wildlife like whales and turtles that ingest the waste. B. Environmental groups have tagged the Philippines as one of the world's biggest ocean polluters due to its reliance on single-use plastic. C. In Thailand also, a whale died last year after swallowing more than 80 plastic bags. D. In the latest case, a whale with 40 kilos of plastic trash in its stomach died on Saturday in southern Philippines where it was stranded a day earlier.
(1)ABCD
(2)BADC
(3)BCAD
(4)DABC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. Scientists at Cambridge University are ______ how plants can give us sustainable energy.
(1)scrutinizing
(2)investigating
(3)looking
(4)inspecting Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/
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Q10
Select the correct active form of the given sentence. The main gate of the building was being guarded by gun-totting guards.
Q11Para jumblesReferences a figure/table not reproduced here
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. The elephant tusks were tracked from the Democratic Republic of Congo for two months. B. Customs officials in Thailand say it's the biggest seizure in the country's history. C. Four tonnes of ivory, with a market value of $6 million - it was an impressive haul. D. Officials say they were being transported to Laos, from where they believed the ivory would be sold to customers across Asia.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. If you join this job now, it proves to be good in the long run.
(1)it will prove to be good
(2)it proves good
(3)No improvement
(4)it has proved to be good Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/
In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. She got two quick promotions in order that she has good communication skills.
Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
(1)he
(2)she
(3)they
(4)it Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.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. An Italian mayor has been cleaning the streets along with his councilors after their town (1)______ with no manual workers, it's reported. In fact, (2)______ was sweeping the piazza in front of the (3)______ church in preparation for market day, (4)______ the deputy mayor's father and a town councilor armed with a high-pressure hose. The town Zerfaliu's last (5)______ retired six months ago and nobody has been hired since then. "We can't do anything - we are blocked by bureaucracy," the mayor says. SubQuestion No : 17
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. I look for a better job for the last two months, but nothing is in sight.
In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. Due to the Cyclone Idai vast areas of land have been flooded, roads destroyed and communications disrupting in Zimbabwe and Mosambique.
(1)vast areas of land have been flooded
(2)and communications disrupting
(3)Due to the Cyclone Idai
(4)roads destroyed Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. The State Government argued that it could not ______ the increase in the teachers' salaries as awarded by the court.
Q25
Select the wrongly spelt word.
(1)comparable
(2)comparison
(3)compitition
(4)communication Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC