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First Practice Set of English Language for SSC Combined Graduate Level

Directions (Q.1-5) In the following questions, groups of four words are given. In each group, one

word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

Q.1

(a) Abandon

(b) Accommoda tion

(c) Adranalin

(d) Advent

Q.2

(a) Embad

(b) Elapse

(c) Exhilarate

(d) Exhort

Q.3

(a) Cathedral

(b) Catastrephe

(c) Colloquial

(d) Coax

Q.4

(a) Perplex

(b) Peninsula

(c) Perpetuate

(d) Pedastrain

Q.5

(a) Trample

(b) Tuberculosis

(c) Trenquilizer

(d) Transcend

First Practice Set of English Language for SSC Combined Graduate Level (Tier-1)

Directions(Q.6-10)Which of the following phr ases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below, each sentence

should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the

sentence is corre ct as it is, mark (e) as the correct answer.

Q.6 She is a healthy girl, she always uses to go for  morning walk.

(a) Using to go

(b) is going

(c) has gone

(d) goes

(e) No correction required

Q.7 I was very tired when i  met you because I was moving in my garden for two hours.

(a) was being moved

(b) had been moving

(c) had  moved

(d) had been moved

(e) No correction required

Q.8 Yesterday I could  not resist my temptation and out of curiosity, I peep into the room.

(a) peep at the room

(b) peeped at the room

(c) have peeped into the room

(d) peeped into the room

(e) No correction required

Q.9We left the place only after we were promised that we would be brought to that place again.

(a) Promised that

(b) were promised to

(c) had promised that

(d) was promised that

(e) No correction required

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First Practice Set of English Language for SSC Combined Graduate Level (Tier-1)

Q.10  I met the boy who was my friend’s brothe r and whom name was Akash.

(a)and whose name is

(b)and whose name was

(c)and who  name was

(d)a nd whom name is

(e)No correction required

Directions (Q.11-15) Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to

make the sentence meaningfully complete.

Q.11 In the modern world, the _____ of change and scientific innovation is unusually rapid.

(a) requirement

(b) fantasy

(c) pace

(d) Context

(e) Supplies

Q.12 The Unprecedented economic growth of China has ________ worldwide attention.

(a) attracted

(b) proposed

(c) neither

(d) perceived

(e) astonished

Q.13 Each business activity ________ employment to people who would otherwise be unemployed.

(a) taking

(b) finds

(c) creates

(d) provides

(e) given

Q.14 Economic deve lopment and education have________ women more assertive.

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First Practice Set of English Language for SSC Combined Graduate Level (Tier-1)

(a) made

(b) prepared

(c) marked

(d) resulted

(e) adjusted

Q.15 The government is planning to set _______ family welfare centers for slums in cities.

(a) another

(b) with

(c) for

(d) up

(e) in

Directions (Q.16-20) Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word given in

capital  letters.

Q.16 AWKWARD

(a) Clever

(b) Dexterous

(c) Skillful

(d) Clumsy

Q.17 LACKLUSTER

(a) Prosaic

(b) Vibrant

(c) lively

(d) spirited

Q.18 CHARY

(a) Careless

(b) Heedless

(c) Brash

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(d) Frugal

Q.19 QUIXOTIC

(a) Amatory

(b) Pragmatic

(c) Practical

(d) Unroma ntic

Q.20 SPUNK

(a) Timidity

(b) weakness

(c) Diffidence

(d) Mettle

Directions (Q.21-25) In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word

opposite in meaning to the given word.

Q.21 AMELIORATE

(a) improve

(b) depend

(c) soften

(d) worsen

Q.22 GROTESQUE

(a) funny

(b) irrational

(c) wea k

(d) partisan

Q.23 JETTISON

(a) Accept

(b) Reward

(c) Preserve

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(d) Consent

Q.24 DEVIOUS

(a) Straight

(b) Obvious

(c) Simple

(d) Superficial

Q.25 EVANESCENT

(a) Imminent

(b) Permanent

(c) Pervasive

(d)  imma nent

Directions (Q.26-30) Rearrange the following sentences into a  meaningful paragraph and then

answer the question given below it:

(P) Some boys playing on the road saw her driving and got frightened.

(Q) One day their car was passing by a small village.

(R) But one boy saw Raju sitting next to her and assured others as not to worry.

(S) Raju and Vaishali had gone on a holiday tour in the ir own car.

(T) Vaishali was driving a car on that day.

Q.26 Which will be the first sentence?

(a) P

(b) Q

(c) R

(d) S

(e) T

Q.27 Which will be the Second sentence?

(a) P

(b) Q

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(c) R

(d) S

(e) T

Q.28 Which will be the third sentence?

(a) P

(b) Q

(c) R

(d) S

(e) T

Q.29 Which will be the fourth sentence?

(a) P

(b) Q

(c) R

(d) S

(e) T

Q.30 Which will be the last se ntence?

(a) P

(b) Q

(c) R

(d) S

(e) T

Directions (Q.31-35) Rearrange the following words/phrases to form meaningful sentences.

Q.31 (A) well in advance/(B) before buying/(C) a family/(D) a house/(E)should plan.

(a) BCDEA

(b) CEABD

(c) BDACE

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(d) CDBEA

(e) DECBA

Q.32 (A) More controversial/(B) this year’s/(C)budget is/(D)than any of/(E) the e arlier budgets.

(a) BEADC

(b) DEBCA

(c) BACDE

(d) BCADE

(e) ECDAB

Q.33 (A) About their problems/ (B) children who had/ (C) performed plays/ (D) been rescued/ (E)

and songs.

(a) AECBD

(b) BCEAD

(c) BCAED

(d) BDCEA

(e) BCDAE

Q.34 (A) Arrested/ (B) the police/ (c) four cricketers/ (D) on Monday/ (E) for placing bets.

(a) BDCAE

(b) CABDE

(c) DCABE

(d) ECDBA

(e) BACDE

Q.35 (A) Sometimes reaching/ (B) the Indian python / (C) more than 20 feet/ (D)is one of the largest

snakes/ (E) lengths.

(a) BACDE

(b) ECABD

(c) BDAEC

(d) EBCDA

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(e) BCAED

Directions (Q.36-40) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it or

the word is inappropriate in  the context. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The

number of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (e).(ignore error of

punctuations, if any.)

Q.36

(a) Each in the office

(b) Including Rajesh

(c) Knew who had

(d) Made the  mistake

(e) No error

Q.37

(a) The director, along with all his officers

(b) were welcomed

(c) with due respect

(d) by the union leaders

(e) No error

Q.38

(a) To my surprise

(b) I find that students

(c) with low ability were

(d) learning Statistics with  ease

(e) No error

Q.39

(a) We must try

(b) to reach college early

(c) because the students

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(d) must waiting for us there

(e) No error

Q.40

(a) Mrs. Sharma is

(b) one of the

(c) best professor

(d) in the institute

(e) No error

Directions (Q.41-45)In each of the follow ing sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each

sentence there are five parts of words denoted by numbers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e).Find out which

pair of words c an be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the

sentence meaningfully complete.

Q.41 It is certain that human beings_____ latent power of which they are only___ awar e.

(a) posses ____ vaguely

(b) exhibit ____ little

(c) impose ____ clearly

(d) inherit _____ consciously

(e) owns ____ surely

Q.42 His ___ to speak an India language hadn’t ___ be a handicap.

(a) eagerness___ stopped

(b) desire ____ proved

(c) inability _____ proved

(d) promise ____ halted

(e) Knowledge ___  showed

Q.43 The airline industry is ___ out its survival  kit to deal with losses.

(a) spreading ___ ra ising

(b) pulling ___ mounting

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(c) handing ___ a bating

(d) pushing___ increasing

(e) floating___ diminishing

Q.44 Akbar one of the__ and___ emperors of India who made a name for himself, is acknowledged

even today.

(a) desirous ___ indolent

(b) aspiring ___ sluggard

(c) slothful ___ active

(d) simple ___ bold

(e) ambitious ___ energetic

Q.45 Trained e mployees increase ___ and ___ of their industry and take it to a higher position.

(a) wisdom ___ development

(b) accomplishment  ___ dignity

(c) motivation ____  up gradation

(d) performance ___ productivity

(e) achievement __ presentation

Directions (Q.46-50) In the following passage there are blanks each of w hich has been numbered.

These numbers  are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of

which fills the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in

each case.

One of the most brutal fe atures of gender inequality takes the form of physical violence against

women. The 46 of such violence is remarkably high, not only in  poorer  and less developed

economies but also in wealthy and modern societies. Indeed the 47 of battering women even in the

richest  and most developed economies is 48 high. Turning to India, it must be 49 first that the

frequency of assaults on women is high in the country. To that 50 general recognition has to be

added the special role of violence connected with particular personal.

Q.46

(a) expectations

(b) counting

(c) incidence

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(d) acceptance

(e) responses

Q.47

(a) frequenc y

(b) occurrence

(c) event

(d) chance

(e) blocking

Q.48

(a) relatively

(b) clearly

(c) surely

(d) undoubtedly

(e) astonishingly

Q.49

(a) accomplished

(b) acknowledged

(c) cleared

(d) understand

(e) assured

Q.50

(a) anxity

(b) terrible

(c) surprise

(d) power

(e) form

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Answers:-

1.(c) 2.(a) 3.(b) 4.(d) 5(c) 6.(d) 7.(b) 8.(d) 9.(e) 10.(b)

11.(c) 12.(a) 13.(d) 14.(a) 15.(d) 16.(d) 17.(a) 18.(d) 19.(a) 20.(d)

21.(d) 22.(a) 23.(a) 24.(a) 25.(b) 26.(d) 27.(e) 28.(c) 29.(a) 30.(b)

31.(b) 32.(d) 33.(d) 34.(e) 35.(c) 36.(a) 37.(b) 38.(c) 39.(d) 40.(e)

41.(a) 42.(c) 43.(b) 44.(e) 45.(d) 46.(c) 47.(a) 48.(e) 49.(b) 50.(b)

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