SSC CGL 2020 English Comprehension — 13 August — Unspecified

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Seize

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Gradual

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The invigilator is advising the students not to carry calculators into the examination hall.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Regime

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Generic

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Raise the bar

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Had you / not reached in time, / we will have / lost our lives.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Bang for the buck

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’. The toy drummer plays the drum if you press the button at the back.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’. While washing your hands, rub them together for 20 seconds to remove the microbes on them.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A group of three novels or plays, each complete in itself

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. “Everything is going to be alright,” said the doctor.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. India is formally moving ahead to ______ 21 MIG-29 and 12 Sukhoi-30MKI fighters from Russia along with upgrades of their existing fleets.

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. When we got near, we saw it was the steam rising from hot springs. B. We saw in the distance a great column of smoke. C. We wondered if it came from a chimney or a burning house. D. We thought of taking a bath in the hot water.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Work and domestic ______ made Kajal short-tempered.

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. But the eagle, in wrath, gave the beetle a flap of his wing, and straightaway seized upon the hare and devoured him. B. The beetle therefore interceded with the eagle, begging of him not to kill the poor suppliant, and pleaded with him not to kill so small an animal. C. When the eagle flew away, the beetle flew after him, to learn where his nest was. D. A hare, being pursued by an eagle, took himself for refuge to the nest of a beetle, whom he begged to save him.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A herd or flock of animals being driven in a body

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. You must avoid riding in a crowded bus / or travelling in a metro / during rush hour / as both are quiet unpleasant experiences.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. “Read the instructions before you start making the dish,” Deepa's mother said to her.

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. The Dussehra celebrations / in Mysore / this year / are grandest than / in any other part / of the state.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Want to curl up and die

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The advanced nations face no population problem since they were already settling down to zero growth ______ in population.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’. Many of the apples was rotten.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Iota

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. Lack of required / vitamins and minerals / lead against / several complications / in the human body.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’. Although the children studied hard, but they could not understand the topic without the help of the teacher.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. One who does not take any alcoholic drink

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Pompous

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Yield (n)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The door ______ in the strong wind.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft

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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. When he reached his town, he went to his house and knocked at the door. B. A man went away from his home. C. Disappointed, he decided to take it himself. D. One day he wrote a letter to his family, but could not find any one to take the letter to his town.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Widespread

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Be at a loss for words

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Close all the windows.

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. At length the olive tree's branches broke with the snow's weight, at once despoiling it of its beauty and killing the tree. B. A shower of snow fell upon them and, finding the olive full of foliage, it settled upon its branches. C. Finding the fig tree without leaves, the snow fell through the branches to the ground and did not injure it at all. D. The olive tree ridiculed the fig tree because, while she was green all the year round, the fig tree changed its leaves with the seasons.

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