SSC CGL 2023 English Comprehension — 27 July — Shift 3

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Polyethylene terephthalate, one of the most often recycled plastics and the material used in the majority of water and soda bottles, can be transformed into everything from polyester fabric to automotive parts.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. I have thus far sketched the events of my life, but I have not shown how much I have depended on books not only for pleasure and for the wisdom they bring to all who read, but also for that knowledge which comes to others through their eyes and their ears.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The deer was killed by the boar.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. She could easily eat the _________ biryani by herself.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A place where airplanes are kept for maintenance

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. It can / get extreme cold / during / the winters.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. My niece is an amateur artist. I hope she becomes famous one day.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. The secretary to my boss is very efficient as he not only gives him the required information and also handles correspondence independently.

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. My grandmother always went to school with me because the school was attached to the temple. B. When we both finished, we would be back together. C. While the children sat in rows on either side of the verandah singing the alphabet or prayer in chorus, my grandmother sat inside reading the scriptures. D. The priest taught us the alphabet and the morning prayer.

Select the most appropriate synonym to substitute the underlined word. The weather forecast mentioned that there would be a cloud burst this afternoon.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Keats and Shelly were poets of the same period; in other words, they were ___________.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Get up on the wrong side of the bed

Identify the option that can be substituted as the correct idiom for the underlined part of the given sentence. My cousin sister Neetu had an aerial view of the trade fair from the top of the giant wheel.

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. He later tried to franchise his restaurant. B.Colonel Harland Sanders' real-life story of being disappointed numerous times in his life and still making his ambition come true late in life is truly motivating. C.He began selling chicken at the age of 40, but his dream of opening a restaurant was repeatedly denied owing to conflicts and wars. D.He is a seventh-grade dropout who tried many things in life but found them bitter.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. We are organising the charity function tomorrow.

Identify the option that arranges the given parts in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. a) In Shakespeare’s hands, English drama b) that first shone forth in his early history plays c) William Shakespeare is considered as the greatest dramatist and poet of English language. d) achieved a matchless brilliance

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘Naïve’ from the given sentence. After years of working in politics, she had become cynical and jaded, convinced that all politicians were corrupt and that the system was rigged against the people.

Select the most appropriate phrasal verb to fill in the blank. The driver very subtly ___________ the traffic violation he committed.

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