Welcome to your SSC English Practice Set 6
1.
The following sentence is divided into four segments. Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
Many of the brilliant red, pink and blue water lilies / is import / from / tropical areas.
2.
Direction: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
My mother said to me, "Aravind, the baby has been crying all day."
3.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Active voice.
Why were dogs being taken care of by you?
4.
Direction: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
How long have you being seating on this bench?
5.
Direction: Choose the word, which is the antonym of the word printed in bold.
6.
Direction: Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in Bold.
7.
Directions: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To fish in troubled waters
8.
Select the option which means the same as the group of words given.
9.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
10.
Directions: Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Schools will restart physical classes partially and states have ______ their own conditions and procedures to ensure the safety of students.
11.
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. In other words, chess and basketball are contests.
B. As games, chess and basketball are obviously different from leapfrog and playing house.
C. One can win a game of basketball, but it makes no sense to ask who has won a game of leapfrog.
D. The first two games are competitive, the second two are not.
12.
Directions: Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
13.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
He reacted to the criticism and _______ handed in his resignation, thus putting an end to a promising career.
14.
Directions: Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
15.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
16.
Direction: Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in Bold.
17.
Direction: Choose the word, which is the antonym of the word printed in bold.
18.
Direction: 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. The word Jama means ‘a robe or shawl’ and War means ‘Yard (the measuring unit)’.
B. Jamawar (also spelled as Jamavar) is a fabric that has its roots in Kashmir.
C. People in the earlier times used to buy a yard of the shawl to protect themselves from the chilly winter.
D. The Jamawar is an adulterated form of Pashmina silk since it contains a blend of cotton and wool.
19.
Direction: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Unless someone makes a complaint, they will not clear the garbage from the street.
20.
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
There is constant friction / between the executive members / of the Association
