SSC CGL 24th August Shift 1 - English

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. “Buy sweet apples, or none at all”, he instructed his servant.
B. A rich man sent his servant to an orchard to buy some apples .
C. The servant asked, “How am I to know that all of them are swe et if I taste just one?”
D. The owner of the orchard said to the servant, “All my apples are sweet. Try one.”

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
His ______ of the topic was so good that students had few doubts at the end of the class.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Infirm

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
The gift of the gab

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Sprightly

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 food / in the new eatery / is much best than / the one in RK Puram.

Select the option that will substitute the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no substitution is needed, select ‘No substitution required’.
Japan has made important and original contributions inside some fields like photography and electronics.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Leverage

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A short rest or sleep taken after lunch

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed select ‘No improvement required’.
A need of an hour is to provide employment to the youth of the country.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The lack of regular academic sessions has meant that in 2020 the country has had the ______ share of students who have attended educational institutions.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
"I live in Mumbai," she said.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A corporation made up of a number of different companies that operate in diversified fields

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Feel at sea

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Integrate

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. It is also a rich source of news updates around the world.
B. Older people and children remain glued to it.
C. It has become a great source of entertainme nt for all.
D. TV has become a powerful medium these days.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Richard wore a broad belt with shiny buckles.

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 Committee agreed / that small businesses / has been adversely affected / by COVID - 19.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.1.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.2.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.3.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.4.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.5.