Home » SSC CGL 2023 Tier 1 English 11SSC CGL 2023 Tier 1 English 11English Comprehension, Test15/08/202314/02/2024 SachinHi there! This is the English section of SSC CGL tier 1, held on 18 July 2023 2nd shift. Complete the test in 10 mins. Practice well. SSC CGL ENGLISH 11 Name 1 / 25 Comprehension:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.The Maasais live in (1)_________ very beautiful part of Africa. They live on the wide plains in southern and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The area (2)________ of miles of rolling grass land, on which you can find thorny bushes and rocky hills. The people move from one place to another according to the seasons, looking for grasses and other plants (3)__________ which their cattle can graze. They have no permanent home. When they want to settle in a place for some time, they build a kind of camp called a 'Manyatta', where a few families live for a (4)________ weeks or months. Then they move on again, taking their few (5)___________ with them, and burning the old 'Manyatta' to the ground.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5 inhibitions experiences belongings antiques 2 / 25 Comprehension:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.The Maasais live in (1)_________ very beautiful part of Africa. They live on the wide plains in southern and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The area (2)________ of miles of rolling grass land, on which you can find thorny bushes and rocky hills. The people move from one place to another according to the seasons, looking for grasses and other plants (3)__________ which their cattle can graze. They have no permanent home. When they want to settle in a place for some time, they build a kind of camp called a 'Manyatta', where a few families live for a (4)________ weeks or months. Then they move on again, taking their few (5)___________ with them, and burning the old 'Manyatta' to the ground.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4 few significant little least 3 / 25 Comprehension:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.The Maasais live in (1)_________ very beautiful part of Africa. They live on the wide plains in southern and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The area (2)________ of miles of rolling grass land, on which you can find thorny bushes and rocky hills. The people move from one place to another according to the seasons, looking for grasses and other plants (3)__________ which their cattle can graze. They have no permanent home. When they want to settle in a place for some time, they build a kind of camp called a 'Manyatta', where a few families live for a (4)________ weeks or months. Then they move on again, taking their few (5)___________ with them, and burning the old 'Manyatta' to the ground.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3 on by at with 4 / 25 Comprehension:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.The Maasais live in (1)_________ very beautiful part of Africa. They live on the wide plains in southern and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The area (2)________ of miles of rolling grass land, on which you can find thorny bushes and rocky hills. The people move from one place to another according to the seasons, looking for grasses and other plants (3)__________ which their cattle can graze. They have no permanent home. When they want to settle in a place for some time, they build a kind of camp called a 'Manyatta', where a few families live for a (4)________ weeks or months. Then they move on again, taking their few (5)___________ with them, and burning the old 'Manyatta' to the ground.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2 consists measures considers surrounds 5 / 25 Comprehension:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.The Maasais live in (1)_________ very beautiful part of Africa. They live on the wide plains in southern and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The area (2)________ of miles of rolling grass land, on which you can find thorny bushes and rocky hills. The people move from one place to another according to the seasons, looking for grasses and other plants (3)__________ which their cattle can graze. They have no permanent home. When they want to settle in a place for some time, they build a kind of camp called a 'Manyatta', where a few families live for a (4)________ weeks or months. Then they move on again, taking their few (5)___________ with them, and burning the old 'Manyatta' to the ground.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1 a that some their 6 / 25 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.A person who gives help and sympathy to people who need it. Pardoner Samaritan Moralist Preacher 7 / 25 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.Divergence Transience Convergence Resilience Existence 8 / 25 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the bold word.He brought disgrace to his family by being involved in illegal activities. Suspicion Discord Honour Shame 9 / 25 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.The cards were being distributed by her to her friends. The cards were been distributed to her friends. Her friends were distributing the cards for her. She was distributing the cards to her friends. Her cards were distributed by her friends. 10 / 25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.They are playing songs so _______ that the entire neighbourhood is disturbed. lord loved laud loud 11 / 25 Describe how you will tell your friends that Rohit helps Reghu in passive voice. Reghu will been helped by Rohit. Rohit help Reghu Reghu is being help by Rohit. Reghu is helped by Rohit. 12 / 25 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the bold word.Seldom had he been so joyous in other's happiness. Occasionally Rarely Hardly Frequently 13 / 25 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness Recuperate Accelerate Procrastinate Lacerate 14 / 25 The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select thepart that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.I can't talk right now./ I am being really busy./ I'll call you later. I'll call you later No error I am being really busy I can't talk right now 15 / 25 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.By the skin of your teeth Determined to strike Just barely Kind towards the weak Confident of victory 16 / 25 Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.A. After a few months, the two countries engaged in the Kargil war.B. Furthermore, a number of violent wars were fought between India and Pakistan.C. ln February 1999, during the winter invasion, India and Pakistan signed the Lahore Declaration, which was predicated on peace.D. The engagements were extremely challenging for the Indian army since they had to fight on rough rocky terrain. DABC CDBA CABD DCAB 17 / 25 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.A secret plan, made to do something (usually wrong) Conspiracy Planning Strategy Conditioning 18 / 25 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.The mob drove on the rampage and looted several shops in the locality. ran on the rampage played on the rampage went on the rampage strolled on the rampage 19 / 25 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. Predict Detect Concieve Stimulate 20 / 25 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the bold word.Those streets are very lonely. Isolated Crowded Remote Empty 21 / 25 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.I fell/ asleep while/ I read / the book. the book I fell asleep while I read 22 / 25 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'.Please ask the dog to get of my couch. get of mine get off mine No substitution get off my 23 / 25 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the bold segment in the given sentence.I will not go out if is raining. it rains raining rained will rain 24 / 25 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. Horticulture Portion lgnision Copulate 25 / 25 Identify the word in the given sentence that is the ANTONYM of the word 'frugal'. At present, people are paying extravagant prices for houses because they have to have accommodation. extravagant accommodation prices present Your score is 0% Restart quiz