SSC CGL 18th August Shift 1 - English

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A stumbling block

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Testify

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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

To throw an event into confusion or disorder

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A kick in the teeth

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Some people were tired of the long ______ in front of the mall and left without entering.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Revel

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. However, its importance is primarily for its location.
B. But unlike other rivers, it is not used for shipping.
C. Although not the longest river, the Rio Grande is the most important river in America.
D. America has several long river systems.

Select the option that will substitute the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no substitution is needed, select ‘No substitution required’.
When I met the couple yesterday I noticed that the wife was more taller than her husband.

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

Something that is to your advantage but happened by chance

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Abolish

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Sneha said to me, “I was watching TV.”

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Downcast

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Keats and Shelley were poets of the same period; they were ______.

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.
We don't really / want a large house; / we are looking for some comfort / and some convenience on a moderate price.

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 a dove that happened to be sitting on a neighbouring tree saw the ant’s danger and, plucking off a leaf, let it drop into the water before him.
B. Just at that time, a fowler was spreading his net and was in the act of ensnaring the dove, when the ant, perceiving his object, bit his heel.
C. An ant went to a fountain to quench his thirst and, tumbling in, almost drowned.
D. The ant mounting upon it, was presently wafted safely ashore.

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.
Lalitha will go / to sister’s house / in Mumbai / this summer.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Imran has found two good jobs in the advertisements of the newspaper.

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'.
The teacher advised the children to not went near the lake.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.