ENGLISH PRACTICE SET(SSC CGL TIER-I)

ENGLISH PRACTICE SET

SSC CGL TIER-I

Directions (1-3)Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error,

Q.1.Eighty-five thousand rupees(A)/is a large sum of money (B)/to earn in a month (C)/No error (D)

Q.2.His voice shook with emotion (A)/and it was so funny to hear him (B)/that all we longed to laugh and to cry(C)/No error (D)

Q.3.When I fail (A)/to solve the problem myself (B)/I hesitatingly called for his help (C)/No error (D)

Directions (4-7) In the following questions, out of the four alternatives,choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentences

Q.4.Belief that war and violence are unjustified

A.Neutralisation

B.Pessimism

C.Naturalisation

D.Pacifism

Q.5.A place where nuns live and work

A.church

B.School

C.Abode

D.Convent

Q.6.Without the risk of punishment

A.Impudent

B.Impunity

C.Inexorable

D.Imperturable

Q.7.A person who helps even a stranger in difficulty

A.Samaritan

B.Altruist

C.Philanthropist

D.Beneficiary

Directions (8-10) In the following questions , sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropiate word(s).Four alternatives are suggested for each question.Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Q.8.That farmer may be old but he is ____

A.less energetic

B.More energetic

C.Most energetic

D.Energetic

Q.9.The cat and the dog have a ___enemy in the rat

A.Same

B.Common

C.Mutual

D.Similar

Q.10.The truck was ___when the bus rammed into it

A.Stationery

B.Machinary

C.Machinery

D.Stationary

Directions (11-12) In the following questions,four alternatives are given in each question,out of which only one word is correctly spelt.Find the correctly spelt word 

Q.11.

A.Sacrosant

B.Sacrificeal

C.Sacrilege

D.Sabotege

Q.12.

A.Humorous

B.Humanetarianism

C.Hulabaloo
D.Hurrecane

Solution

Q.1.D
Q.2.C.All of us or we all longed to laugh and cry...should be used
Q.3.A.When I failed should be used
Q.4.D
Q.5.D
Q.6.B
Q.7.A
Q.8.D
Q.9.B
Q.10.D
Q.11.C
Q.12.A