Practice Set for SSC Chsl 2020

Hello Friends! In this post We provide 25 English practice set for Competitive exams.

In this post we provide total 25 questions of English section of ssc exam. Like :- SSC CGL(UDC), CHSL(LDC), MTS, CPO and other Competitive exams.

                   

In this part questions are included as follow as Common errors,One Word Substitution, Idioms Phrases, Sentence Improvement, Filler, Synonyms, Antonyms, passage Comprehension and Passage cloze test.

Answers   are given  at the bottom of all questions. Check your answer & comment.

Total Questions- 25

Question level - Easy

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English 25 Questions for SSC Chsl 2020

🎓Find the error

1. Shakespeare has written(a) /many plays(b)/ as well as Some poetries.(c) / No error (d)

2. Neither of the girls(a)/ were willing to(b) /accept the proposal.(c)/ No error (d)

3. A interesting book(a)/ 'A Tale of two cities'(b) / was written by Alexander Dumas.(c) /No error (d)

4. In India,(a)/ there are(b) / many poors.(c) /No error (d)

Directions (5-8): In these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

5.  A Speech delivered without any preparation:

(a) Temporary

(b) Exemplary

(c) Extempore

(d) Contemporary

6 . Animals that eat flash:

(a) Herbivorous

(b) Carnivorous

(c) Omnivorous

(d) Insectivorous

7.  A fictitious name especially one assumed by an author:

(a) Nick name

(b) Pseudonym

(c) Sobriquet

(d) Pet name

8. Animals which suckle their young

(a) Herbivores

(b) Mammals

(c) Carnivores

(d) Omnivore

Directions (9-11): In these questions, four

alternatives are given for the ldiom/Phrase bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

9. Mrs. Roy keeps an open house on Saturday evening parties_ you'l find all kinds of people there.

(a) welcomes all members

b) welcomes a select group of people

(c) keeps the doors of the house open

(d) keeps the gates open for a few persons

10.  The police cordoned off the area after the explosion.

(a) The police filled the whole area

(b) The police isolated the area

(c) The police checked everyone in the area

(d) The police did not allow anyone to leave the area

11. The manager hesitated to assign the job to the newcomer as he was wet behind the ears.

(a) drenched in the rain

(b) unpunctual and lethargic

(c) stupid and slow-witted

(d) young and inexperienced

Directions (12-14): In these questions, a part of the Sentence is bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b), (C) which may improve the Sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d). 

12. The octopus uses its arms for hunting and locomotion.

(a) fins

(6) flippers

(c) tentacles

(d) No improvement

13.  It is compulsory for every citizen to help the administration for keep as the city clean.

(a) for upkeep clean the city

(b) for keeping of the city cleanliness

(c) to keep the city clean

(d) No improvement

14.  Mr. Sharma has been living in this city since five years.

(a) for

(b) only

(c) from

(d) No improvement

Directions (15-17): In these questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each

question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

15.  She dwells too much................ her past.

(a) from

(b) on

(c) in

(d) of

16. There were no buses yesterday because of the strike,and so I............... walk to college.

(a) should

(b) have to

(c) had to

(d) will have to know

17. A wiseman ................. not pretend..............

everything.

(a) did, too

(b) may, in

(c) does, or

(d) does, to

18. In question, out of the four altenatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

IMPEDIMENT

(a) Clear

(b) Ailment

(c) Incapable

(d) Obstruction

19. In question choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

DESPAIR

(a) Sneer

(b) Compliment

(c) Irony

(d) Hope

20. In question there are four different words out of which one is corectly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and indicate it in the Answer Sheet.

(a) thorogh

(b) thurough

(c) thorouh

(d) thorough

Directions (21-25) : In the following questions, given below in the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

⏬⏬⏬⏬PASSAGE ⏬⏬⏬⏬

One of the major causes of the failure of ...(21)..countries on the economic front is their ...(22)... to evolve a judicious mixture of ...(23)... substitution and export promotion. Today, Bambia, which ...(24).. on

imports after its independence 20 years..(25).......

21. (a) advanced

(b) advancing

(c) developed

(d) developing

22. (a) handicap

(b) disadvantage

(c) inability

(d) incapacity

23. (a) import

(b) export

(c) scientific

(d) invention

24. (a) banked

(b) traded

(c) carried

(d) expected

25. (a) since

(b) ago

(c) earlier

(d) back

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1 👉c

2👉b

3👉a

4👉c

5👉c

6👉b

7👉b

8👉b

9👉a

10👉b

11👉d

12👉c

13👉c

14👉a

15👉b

16👉c

17👉d

18👉d

19👉d

20👉d

21👉d

22👉c

23👉a

24👉a

25👉b

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