SSC CGL 2023 English Comprehension — 27 July — Shift 2

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence. He did not stop until it was remarked that he was speaking at length about trivial things.

Select the nearest homonym of the given word. Accept

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. They usually allege that there is / a delay in procuring stationery / due to the faulty purchase orders.

Select the correct sentence in active voice from the following options.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Connote

Select the most appropriate homonym to fill in the blank. The children enjoyed the _________ very much.

Select the most appropriate idiom or phrase to fill in the blank in the given sentence. He is rich and famous and expects everyone to _________ on him.

Select the word that is INCORRECTLY spelt in the given sentence. Traditional people are used to using a calender for their routine activities in rural households.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Outer protective layer of a tree.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. The question was raised for discussion before the members during the assembly session.

The following sentence has been divided into three segments, A, B, C. One of them may contain a grammatical error. Select the segment that contains the error, from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. He is not rich (A) / so he cannot afford (B) / to buy a expensive car (C).

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Treading on thin ice

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. The other half had been sued at least twice, and Levinson found that just on the basis of those conversations, she could find clear differences between the two groups. B. Recently the medical researcher Wendy Levinson recorded hundreds of conversations between a group of physicians and their patients. C. The surgeons who had never been sued spent more than three minutes longer with each patient than those who had been sued did. D. Roughly half of the doctors had never been sued.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. A wide-ranging effort is being made to safeguard lives and livelihoods by addressing the devastating near-term socio-economic, humanitarian, and human rights aspects of the crisis with attention to those hit the hardest.

Select the correct spelling for the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence. Education plays a crucal role in breaking the cycle of poverty and child labour.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. In a study sponsored by World Health Organisation and carried out by Harvard School of Public Health, the global burden and injury indicated that stress diseases and accidents are going to be the killers in 2020. B. Road traffic accidents are going to be the third largest killers. C. These accidents are also an indicator of psycho-social stress in a fast-moving society. D. The heart disease and depression - both stress diseases - are going to rank first and second in 2020.

Select the synonym of the word ‘reproduce’ from the sentence. Many scientific researches have proved that DNA replicates itself in the human body and is an enzyme based catalyst reaction.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. A _________ is a female horse.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. We compelled the teacher to finish the class sooner.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. I don’t like to work with people who are not flexible.

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