Cloze Test Quiz For SSC CGL And SSC CPO Exam 2018

Direction: (1-5): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

New-age parents make sure their children are not home alone when they go on vacations. Mall-hopping and (i)__________ driving to tick off things to be seen or done is not their idea of a break. Unlike the Simpsons’ dysfunctional holidays, these (ii)_________ parents are packing their bags to go on trips that are planned with a great deal of care. Instead of heading to Disneyland or museums, family vacations (iii)________turned into experiences to cherish and Instagram too. Places, sights and activities are chosen to (iv)________that (v)________teens and cranky toddlers have plenty to keep them engaged.

Q1. New-age parents make sure their children are not home alone when they go on vacations. Mall-hopping and _________ driving
 antipyretic
 frenetic
 hastened
 stagnant

Q2. Unlike the Simpsons’ dysfunctional holidays, these ________ parents are packing their bags to go on trips
 savvy
 dim-witted
 ingenuous
 forthright

Q3. Instead of heading to Disneyland or museums, family vacations ______turned into experiences to cherish
 had been
 have been
 being
 are

Q4. Places, sights and activities are chosen to ________that
 confirm
 act
 ensure
 planned

Q5. ________ teens and cranky toddlers have plenty to keep them engaged.
 forbearing
 compliant
 resurgent
 grumpy

Direction: (6-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The "Global Nutrition Report 2016" once again (vi) ____________ India's slow overall progress (vii)____________ addressing chronic malnutrition, manifest in stunting (low weight for age), wasting (low weight for height), micronutrient (viii)__________ and overweight. Our track (ix)_________ in reducing the proportion of undernourished children over the past decade has been modest at best, and (x)_____________ what other countries with comparable socioeconomic indicators have achieved.

Q6. The "Global Nutrition Report 2016" once again ____________
 demonstrates
 demonstrated
 demonstrated that
 had demonstrated

Q7. India's slow overall progress_________ addressing chronic malnutrition
 over
 for
 in
 into

Q8. micronutrient __________ and overweight.
 rarity
 deficit
 absence
 deficiencies

Q9. Our track _________ in reducing the proportion of undernourished children
 progress
 record
 report
 result

Q10. and _____________ what other countries with comparable socioeconomic indicators
 leads
 fails
 lags
 falters

Direction: (11-15): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Equally disappointing is the court's (xi)________________, one-paragraph dismissal of the claim that criminal (xii)________________ creates a chilling effect upon speech. Such proclamations are easy (xiii)_______________ from the high, secure, and insulated bench of the Supreme Court. It is journalists and newspapers, fighting hundreds of (xiv)_____________ cases in court, (xv)_______________ have to deal with the very real consequences.

Q11. Equally disappointing is the court's ________________,
 cursory
 shortened
 tiny
 slight

Q12. criminal ________________ creates a chilling effect upon speech
 defamating
 defamation
 defamate
 defamations

Q13. Such proclamations are easy _______________ from the high
 in making
 made
 for making
 to make

Q14. It is journalists and newspapers, fighting hundreds of _____________ cases in court
 imaginary
 frivolous
 unintelligible
 ordinary

Q15. _______________ have to deal with the very real consequences.
 whom
 which
 who
 those










SOLUTIONS

1.B
2.A
3.B
4.C
5.D
6.A
7.C
8.D
9.B
10.C
11.A
12.B
13.D
14.B
15.C

Error Detection Quiz For SSC CGL And SSC CPO Exam 2018

Directions (1-15): In these questions some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and indicate it corresponding to the appropriate letter. If there is no error, indicate corresponding to the last option.

Q1. The issues are very complex (A)/ and the problem is that they are bound to be obscured (B)/ by these hypocritical politicians (C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q2. Now I have come (A)/ to know why he always remains at (B)/ loggers-head with his wife and mother-in-law (C)/ No Error (D).
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q3. The officer as well as (A)/ the assistants absented (B)/ themselves from the office (C)/ No Error (D).
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q4. The Statesman has the (A)/ larger circulation (B)/ of all English details (C)/ No Error (D).
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q5. I always enjoy (A)/ to read (B)/ books (C)/ No Error (D).
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q6. The artist, plainly a better critic (A) / than painter destroyed what (B) / he made over for ten years. (C) / No error (d)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q7. The job for drawing water (A) / from the village well is usually (B) / carried out by the women and young girls (C) / No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q8. The General Manager of the industry has felt (A) / that there is no use of (B) / discussing about the problems with labourers (C) / No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q9. The house owners forget that even so simple (A)/ a matter as cleaning and maintaining (B)/ a lawn affects ecology and should not be neglected (C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q10. Romanticism of melancholy (A)/ in art and literature are the reason (B)/ for insensitivity of those suffering from depression. (C)/ No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q11. The police were baffled (A)/ and Sherlock Holmes was (B)/ called in to investigate. (C)/ No error.
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q12. I was (A)/ baffled with (B)/ the instructions he gave me. (C)/ No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q13. I always like to have (A)/ about four toasts (B)/ for breakfast. (C)/ No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q14. She could not believe (A)/ that it had all (B)/ happened to her. (C)/ No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q15. People shouldn’t (A)/ drop litter on pavements, (B)/ should they? (C)/ No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D










SOLUTIONS

1.D
2.C
3.C
4.B
5.B
6.C
7.A
8.C
9.C
10.B
11.D
12.B
13.B
14.D
15.D

English Quiz For SSC CGL And SSC CPO Exam 2018

Directions (1-15): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Q1. Zero tolerance
 Accuracy is paramount
 Non-acceptance of antisocial behaviour
 No return without risk
 No problem at all

Q2. Variety is the spice of life
 New experiences make life more interesting
 Experimentation may be risky
 Life is very beautiful
 There is no life without excitement

Q3. Scot-free
 To escape from captivity
 Be free of all responsibilities
 To Get something unexpected
 Without suffering any punishment or injury

Q4. Tongue-in-cheek
 Insincere; joking
 To praise wholeheartedly
 A sensational news
 To hurt someone intentionally

Q5. Wear your heart on your sleeve
 A very bold person
 A noble pure person
 Make one’s feelings apparent
 Being overtly polite at all times

Q6. When it rains, it pours
 One getting much less than what one expected
 Calamity always occurs in bad times
 You always fall into trouble when you are least prepared
 When something bad occurs, it usually occurs more than once

Q7. Add fuel to the fire
 Go from one bad situation to another
 A cause becomes stronger when more people join
 The flame will extinguish if it runs out of oil
 Cause a situation to become worse

Q8. A slap on the wrist
 A mild punishment
 Punishing the wrong person
 To hit someone where it hurts the most
 To threaten someone

Q9. Actions speak louder than words
 Achievers are better than those who talk big
 No action can compensate for saying bad words
 A pen is mightier than a sword
 What someone does mean more than what they say they will do

Q10. A blessing in disguise
 A misfortune that eventually has good results
 A person who has changed so much that he is now unrecognizable
 A prayer asking for God’s favour
 A bad person hiding his face behind a mask

Q11. Against the clock
 To do a job fast to finish it before a deadline
 Time is money
 Man is a victim of time
 It is useless to fight destiny

Q12. Scapegoat
 Animal sacrifice as an offering to God
 The most useful animal or person
 A lucky person who is forgiven for his crimes
 A person who is blamed for the mistakes of others

Q13. A dime a dozen
 Strength is in numbers
 People who say bad things have no value
 Very common and of no particular value
 You save more if you buy in large numbers

Q14. A drop in the bucket
 So much silence that even a drop can be heard
 A very small amount compared with what is needed
 The final act before the task is done
 A small favour is worth a lot to a person in trouble

Q15. To sweep someone off their feet
 To beat someone harshly
 To destroy someone’s plan in a clever way
 Quickly and overpoweringly charm someone
 Make someone follow the rules strictly










SOLUTIONS

1.B
2.A
3.D
4.A
5.C
6.D
7.D
8.A
9.D
10.A
11.A
12.D
13.C
14.B
15.C

Useful Error Detection Quiz For SSC CGL And SSC CPO Exam 2018

Direction (1-15): In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

Q1. Rehana had everything (A)/ beauties, a good figure, (B)/ and a sweet personality. (C)/ No issue (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q2. In Delhi, he (A)/ suddenly came across many (B)/ of his friends who had settled there. (C) / No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q3. I wonder if they (A)/ could treat me nicely (B)/ if I went there again. (C)/ No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q4. The way he's behaving, (A)/ he'll soon spill the beans,(B)/I'm afraid. (C)/ No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q5. There was already a sizable (A)/ gap between her car and (B)/ the one front of her. (C)/ No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q6. For kindergarten children, /(A) drawing by crayons is always (B)/ even more preferable to sketch pens. (C)/ No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q7. The salesman tried to (A)/ sell me a solar water heaters (B)/ but I did not buy (C)/ No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q8. There is renewed sense (A) / of urgency in (B) / completing the project. (C) / No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q9. The unique selling proposition of (A)/ our products are that (B)/ they are unbreakable. (C)/ No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q10. He swam to (A)/ an island that (B)/ was not far away. (C)/ No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q11. The two children were (A)/ identical except for (B)/ the colour for their eyes. (C)/ No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q12. You should never look (A)/ down to a man merely (B)/ because he is poor. (C)/ No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q13. What to speak of (A)/ shelter even food (B)/ was not available (C)/ No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q14. The traveler took rest (A)/ below the shade (B)/ of a large Peepal tree. (C)/ No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q15. All the members (A)/ of the Board are kindly (B)/ requested to appear in the next meeting. (C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D








SOLUTIONS

1.B
2.B
3.B
4.D
5.C
6.C
7.B
8.D
9.B
10.D
11.C
12.B
13.A
14.B
15.B

English Quiz For SSC CGL And SSC CPO Exam 2018

Direction (1-15): In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Q1. We captured the gymnast’s ___________________ acrobatic feats on camera.
 supreme
 tremendous
 wondrous
 valued

Q2. Janice was ______________ when her husband abruptly announced that their marriage was over.
 ravaged
 spoiled
 wasted
 devastated

Q3. If immigrants don’t learn to speak the native languages of their new countries, they won’t be able to _____________ themselves into society.
 conjoin
 interface
 integrate
 reconciliate

Q4. The bank _______________ his house as he had failed to pay the instalments despite repeated warnings.
 mobbed
 confiscated
 hijacked
 captured

Q5. On the trip, we needed a guide to ____________ the foreign language for us.
 describe
 illustrate
 mimic
 interpret

Q6. Jason has the ____________ of a movie star.
 jinx
 charisma
 flash
 mysticism

Q7. My husband has listed me as the _______________ of his life insurance policy.
 predecessor
 beneficiary
 heir
 inheritor

Q8. Because a waterfall is so___________, people can sit and watch it for hours.
 enslaving
 deviating
 frantic
 captivating

Q9. My mother likes to ___________ me by showing everyone my baby pictures.
 stun
 reprove
 shame
 embarrass

Q10. I was taken ___________ by the server’s rude comment about my hair.
 away
 from
 aback
 off

Q11. My aunt wears _________ outfits to ensure she is noticed everywhere she goes.
 vivid
 spirited
 active
 strong

Q12. How did you __________this rare book?
 come by
 let out
 come along
 come away

Q13. The best way to ____________ the children’s poor test grades is to teach again the lesson and give a second test.
 rectify
 right
 revise
 recast

Q14. Hopefully the architect will be able to turn my _______________ ideas into the house of my dreams.
 elusive
 deceptive
 abstract
 imaginary

Q15. Because I’m too ___________________ and want everyone to be happy, people often take advantage of my kindness.
 available
 close
 convenient
 accommodating

SOLUTIONS

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.A

13.A

14.C

15.D

English Miscellaneous Questions For SSC CGL And SSC CPO Exam 2018

Directions (1-2): In these questions some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and indicate it corresponding to the appropriate letter. If there is no error, indicate corresponding to the last option.

Q1. A few mile before reaching Rangdum (A)/ we passed a camping site with a few tents pitched (B)/ on the green grass by an aquamarine stream.(C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q2. The first section of the road was surfaced and offered (A)/ resplendent views of the Suru Valley, with green fields (B)/ enclosed in poplars, willows and apricot trees.(C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Directions (3-4): In the following 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 as your answer.

Q3. As we approached a monastery built on top of a hill in a wide valley, the sunlight_________ turned the mountains behind the monastery into a color palette of beige and brown.
 on dusk
 at a dusk
 at dusk
 at the dusk

Q4. The party _________ its demand to the government that petroleum products be brought within the ambit of the Goods and Service Tax.
 reinstated
 reiterated
 reimbursed
 requited

Directions (5-6): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Q5. Make a go of something
 To judge something
 To make something out of use
 To succeed at something
 To tease or bully

Q6. Life of Riley
 A life of difficulties and poverty
 A life of great ease, comfort, or luxury
 An unhealthy life
 A person who makes everything exciting around him

Directions: (7-8) Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.

Q7. One who possesses outstanding technical ability in a particular art or field
 Lunatic
 Virtuoso
 Stoic
 Arsonist

Q8. A scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
 Cynic
 Bohemian
 Cypher
 Termagant

Directions (9-10): In the following questions, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.

Q9.
 Forbearance
 Fortuitious
 Fractious
 Fallacious

Q10.
 Idiosyncratic
 Impecunious
 Impetuous
 Intransigient

Directions (11-15): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of alternative given.

The Nobel Prize for Chemistry this year is a (xi) __________ to the power of evolution. The laureates (xii)________ evolution and used it in the laboratory with amazing results. Frances H. Arnold, an American who was given one-half of the prize, used ‘directed evolution’ to synthesize variants of naturally occurring enzymes that could be used to manufacture biofuels and pharmaceuticals. The prizes reaffirms the importance of the concept of evolution in our understanding of life as among the most (xiii)___________of forces we are exposed to. The Physiology and Medicine prize has gone to the American James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo, from Japan, for showing how different strategies can (xiv)_______ the metaphorical ‘brakes’ acting on the immune system and thereby unleash the system’s power on cancer cells to curb their (xv)________. These immunologists have enhanced the power of the body’s immune system to go beyond its natural capacity.

Q11. The Nobel Prize for Chemistry this year is a __________ to the power of evolution.
 terrain
 title
 torpor
 tribute

Q12. The laureates __________ evolution and used it in the laboratory with amazing results.
 hampered
 harnessed
 hoisted
 hitched

Q13. The importance of the concept of evolution in our understanding of life as among the most _________of forces we are exposed to
 superficial
 rupture
 profound
 protest

Q14. For showing how different strategies can _____________ the metaphorical ‘brakes’
 inhibit
 induce
 prod
 impel

Q15. Cancer cells to curb their ____________
 diminution
 depletion
 existence
 proliferation









 SOLUTIONS

1.A
2.C
3.C
4.B
5.C
6.B
7.B
8.D
9.B
10.D
11.D
12.B
13.C
14.A
15.D

English Previous Years Questions For SSC CGL And SSC CPO Exam 2018

Directions (1-2): In the following questions, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

Q1. Scientists intended (A)/ to reintroduce and conserve grey wolves (B)/ in their original habitats. (C)/ No error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q2. Can you imagine (A)/ that she has thirty (B)/ five pair of shoes. (C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Directions (3-4): In the following questions, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Q3. Virat Kohli __________ another feather to his cap by his wonderful performance in the T20 World Cup.
 abducted
 created
 added
 captured

Q4. If Neha persists in telling lies to me I shall sue her _____ slander.
 of
 on
 for
 to

Directions (5-6): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Q5. TREPIDATION
 distasteful
 exaggerate
 nervousness
 ephemeral

Q6. WASTREL
 disingenuous
 spendthrift
 diligent
 dubious

Directions (7-8): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.

Q7. CALLOW
 secretive
 immoral
 belated
 sophisticated

Q8. EULOGISTIC
 annoying
 rigidity
 rationality
 critical

Directions (9-10): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Q9. Cry in the wilderness
 Rebuke
 Confused and lost
 Aggravate the situation
 Unpopular opinion

Q10. At variance with
 In one time
 In opposite
 In any way
 Sometimes

Directions (11-15): A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

The two dominant features of our age are the science and democracy. They have come to stay. We cannot ask educated people to accept the deliverances of faith without rational evidence. Whatever we are called upon to accept must be justified and supported by reason. Otherwise our religious beliefs will be reduced to wishful thinking. Modern man must learn to live with a religion which commends itself to his intellectual conscience, to the spirit of science. Besides, religion should be the sustaining faith of democracy which insists on the intellectual and spiritual development of every human being irrespective of his caste, creed, community or race. Any religion which divides man from man or supports privileges, exploitation, wars cannot commend itself to us today.

Q11. In the passage it is said that democracy
 Should aim at intellectual development
 Should strengthen religion
 Should work for spiritual development of every human being
 Both (A) and (C)

Q12. Which of the following is correct?
 A good religion support wars if necessary
 A good religion grants a number of privileges to people
 A good religion divides man from man
 A good religion supports democratic system

Q13. The writer of the passage stresses the importance of
 Religion
 Science
 Science and democracy
 Democracy

Q14. The writer says that
 Educated people are likely to accept faith not supported by reason
 People should have unquestionable faith in religion
 Faith and reason are two separate entities
 Faith without rational evidence may not be acceptable to the educated people

Q15. What, according to the writer, is the role of religion in the present age?
 To promote rational thinking
 To inculcate scientific spirit in man
 To strengthen faith in democracy
 To develop faith in God











SOLUTIONS

1.D
2.C
3.C
4.C
5.C
6.B
7.D
8.D
9.D
10.B
11.D
12.D
13.C
14.D
15.B

English Quiz For SSC CGL And SSC CPO Exam 2018

Direction (1-15): In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

Q1. The two men were (A)/ quarrelling with one another (B)/ claiming the same watch as their own. (C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q2. These kind of clothes (A)/ are rather expensive (B)/ for me to buy. (C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q3. Not too long then, the (A)/ lodge was the only (B)/ place to stay here. (C)/No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q4. Hardly had I reached the (A)/ exhibition where I learnt (B)/ about the major robbery. (C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q5. Sneha was accused for murder of her husband (A)/ but the court found her (B)/ not guilty and acquitted her. (C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q6. Little knowledge of playing volleyball (A)/ that she possessed proved to be (B)/helpful at the time of inaugural match. (C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q7. I was shocked to hear (A)/ that her husband (B)/ died of an accident. (C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q8. The reason for (A)/ his failure is because (B)/ he didn't study at all. (C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q9. Ritika decided to get up early (A)/ to wear a nice dress (B)/ and visit her aunt. (C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q10. The student asked me if (A)/ I knew that Kalidas was the greater (B)/ than any other poet. (C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q11. Not only did they offer him (A)/ good salary but provided (B)/ him with a beautiful bungalow. (C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q12. I finished my household chores (A)/ before he reached (B)/ to my place after so long. (C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q13. I am vexed at him (A)/ for what he has (B)/ done with us till date. (C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q14. The Manager warned his team members (A)/ that if they persist in their (B)/ obstructionist attitude they would be punished. (C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q15. He did not go (A)/ to the hospital on foot (B)/ he went there by the car. (C)/ No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D










 SOLUTIONS

1.B
2.A
3.A
4.B
5.A
6.A
7.C
8.B
9.D
10.B
11.B
12.A
13.A
14.B
15.C