SSC CGL 2018 English Comprehension — 13 June — Unspecified
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. I am quite satisfied that I have not been ________ in doing whatever was needful for building up their character.
(1)devoted
(2)caring
(3)affectionate
(4)negligent Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/
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Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. He would sit at the edge of her mother's bed and stare into her crib. B. Arvind bumbled down the interminable corridor, suddenly reminded of his daughter in the days after she was born. C. As a proportion to the fragment of life his daughter had seen, an hour was a vast sprawling space. D. Some days he would imagine the world through her eyes and he would feel in his heart how long an hour actually was.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ If no substitution is required, select No improvement. The female ostrich guards the nest at night and the male guard it in the day.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(2)
(1)shells Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/
(2)wings
(3)beaks
(4)feathers 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. Marine Conservation Society is hosting the Anjarle Turtle festival 2019, aiming to make more people aware about Olive Ridley turtles. The sea (1) ______ get their names from their olive- coloured (2)______ They grow to about two feet in (3)______ and reportedly mate at around 1000 kilometers from the Anjarle (4)______ These turtles come to the beach to lay (5)______. SubQuestion No : 15
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Q18
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. They will put away their woollens after the festival of Holi.
In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. Although there are more than a hundred known elements, they rarely occur at a pure state.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. How long you are living in this city?
Q21
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. liable to break easily
(1)soft Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. The invigilator did not know that the two boys were exchanging notes under his nose.
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Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. It is a popular tourist spot for watching the sunset and sunrise over the ocean. B. Kanyakumari is a coastal town in the State of Tamil Nadu on India's southern tip. C. It is also a noted pilgrimage site, thanks to its Bagvathi Amman Temple and Our Lady of Ransom Church, a centre of Indian Catholicism. D. Jutting out into the Laccadive sea, the town was known as Cape Comorin during the British rule.
Q24
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. impossible to satisfy
Q25
Select the correct active form of the given sentence. Rudra was laughed at by all his friends when he wore his socks inside- out.
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(2)All his friends will be laughing at Rudra for wearing his socks inside-out.
(3)If Rudra wears his socks inside-out all his friends will laugh at him.
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Q1
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. An instrument for measuring the atmospheric pressure
(1)thermometer
(2)altometer
(3)barometer
(4)ammeter Downloaded From : http://cbseportal.com/ Courtesy : CBSE Downloaded From : http://cbseportal.com/
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. Scarcely had he gone out than a client came to meet him.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Colours, they say have the power to calm, pacify and relax; they can energise, activate and _______.
(1)envigorate
(2)interest
(3)involve
(4)enrage Downloaded From : http://cbseportal.com/ Courtesy : CBSE Downloaded From : http://cbseportal.com/
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Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. Once the formalities are done, you can start using your account and save time and money. B. Opening a bank account can seem intimidating. C. Getting your account opened is just a matter of providing certain details and Downloaded From : http://cbseportal.com/ Courtesy : CBSE Downloaded From : http://cbseportal.com/ funding your account. D. Fortunately, most banks follow a standardized process.
Q11
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. The part of a country's government responsible for its legal system
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. ATTRIBUTE
Q13
Select the correct active form of the given sentence. Dinesh was looked after by his grandmother when his parents went abroad.
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Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. A man on a bike had to ride on the pavement. B. When he tried to plunge onto the road, a car hit him. C. As the bus inched through the evening life, the traffic grew. D. There was no space on the road any more. Downloaded From : http://cbseportal.com/ Courtesy : CBSE Downloaded From : http://cbseportal.com/ What you will get: Price of the Kit: Rs. 6,000 ● 100% Syllabus Covered Rs. 2,999/- ● 12 Books (Limited time Offer) ● 1300+ Pages ● 5600+ MCQs ● 8 Year Solved Papers ( PDF Copy) ● Five Practice Papers ( PDF Copy) ● One Year Current Affairs (PDF Copy) ● Guidance & Support from Our Experts Order Online (100% Safe) Click here for Other Payment Options (Cash/NEFT/etc) FOR MORE DETAILS CLICK HERE Downloaded From : http://cbseportal.com/ Courtesy : CBSE Downloaded From : http://cbseportal.com/
Q15
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. Ananya plucks fresh flowers from the garden every day.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. An old misunderstanding exists among the two families , so they are not friendly any more.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(1)
(1)feeds
(2)fed
(3)feeding
(4)feed Comprehension: Downloaded From : http://cbseportal.com/ Courtesy : CBSE Downloaded From : http://cbseportal.com/ 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. Dusk sets in at the Varagaliar elephant camp deep within the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR). It's dinner time for the 25-year-old tusker and he's (1)______ balls made of steamed ragi flour mixed (2)______ some rice, green gram, salt and jaggery. (3)______ are half-a-dozen Forest Department (4)______ around, including V. Ganesan, the Field Director (5)______ ATR. SubQuestion No : 22
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(4)
(1)person
(2)officials
(3)employee
(4)ministers Downloaded From : http://cbseportal.com/ Courtesy : CBSE Downloaded From : http://cbseportal.com/ 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. Dusk sets in at the Varagaliar elephant camp deep within the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR). It's dinner time for the 25-year-old tusker and he's (1)______ balls made of steamed ragi flour mixed (2)______ some rice, green gram, salt and jaggery. (3)______ are half-a-dozen Forest Department (4)______ around, including V. Ganesan, the Field Director (5)______ ATR. SubQuestion No : 25
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(5)
(1)of
(2)on
(3)among
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