SSC CGL 2023 Tier 1 English 12

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.

Socrates is flying. No, he is (1)_________ . The wings behind him beat in a calming rhythm (2)_______the cool air rushes past. His wings are all that matter, (3)________ at the rushing wind like the sails of some great sea vessel, the feathery appendages all he is and all he will ever want to be. His back muscles flex with the (4)______ that takes him high above the ground. He feels the effort, of course, but sweeping into the sky does not require much of one. The (5)_______ is pleasurable, even exhilarating. With flight there is freedom beyond description, an ecstasy bordering on emotional.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5

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.

Socrates is flying. No, he is (1)_________ . The wings behind him beat in a calming rhythm (2)_______the cool air rushes past. His wings are all that matter, (3)________ at the rushing wind like the sails of some great sea vessel, the feathery appendages all he is and all he will ever want to be. His back muscles flex with the (4)______ that takes him high above the ground. He feels the effort, of course, but sweeping into the sky does not require much of one. The (5)_______ is pleasurable, even exhilarating. With flight there is freedom beyond description, an ecstasy bordering on emotional.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4

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.

Socrates is flying. No, he is (1)_________ . The wings behind him beat in a calming rhythm (2)_______the cool air rushes past. His wings are all that matter, (3)________ at the rushing wind like the sails of some great sea vessel, the feathery appendages all he is and all he will ever want to be. His back muscles flex with the (4)______ that takes him high above the ground. He feels the effort, of course, but sweeping into the sky does not require much of one. The (5)_______ is pleasurable, even exhilarating. With flight there is freedom beyond description, an ecstasy bordering on emotional.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3

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.

Socrates is flying. No, he is (1)_________ . The wings behind him beat in a calming rhythm (2)_______the cool air rushes past. His wings are all that matter, (3)________ at the rushing wind like the sails of some great sea vessel, the feathery appendages all he is and all he will ever want to be. His back muscles flex with the (4)______ that takes him high above the ground. He feels the effort, of course, but sweeping into the sky does not require much of one. The (5)_______ is pleasurable, even exhilarating. With flight there is freedom beyond description, an ecstasy bordering on emotional.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2

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.

Socrates is flying. No, he is (1)_________ . The wings behind him beat in a calming rhythm (2)_______the cool air rushes past. His wings are all that matter, (3)________ at the rushing wind like the sails of some great sea vessel, the feathery appendages all he is and all he will ever want to be. His back muscles flex with the (4)______ that takes him high above the ground. He feels the effort, of course, but sweeping into the sky does not require much of one. The (5)_______ is pleasurable, even exhilarating. With flight there is freedom beyond description, an ecstasy bordering on emotional.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1

Describe how you will tell your friends that Mr. Ram uses multimedia for teaching the children in passive voice.

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.

The present-century threats to our environment, / which include interfering species, ailments, pollution and/ a boiling temperature, were putting wildlife populations at peril.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Unbiased

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

It turns out to be a blessing in disguise.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

There are rows of chairs on either side of the ______.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Consequence

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. But, while the court's action solved one problem, it created another and because of the closure, many workers lost their jobs.
B. For instance, the courts directed industries in residential areas in Delhi to close down or shift out of the city.
C. In recent years, while the courts have come out with strong orders on environmental issues, these have sometimes affected people's livelihoods adversely.
D. Several of these industries were polluting the neighbourhood and discharge from these industries were polluting the river Yamuna because they had been set up without following the rules.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the bold word.

The committee wanted us to explain this in detail.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Through thick and thin

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Being careful that every detail of something is correct.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the bold word.

The outcome document of the Rio+20 Conference, the Future We Want, underscores climate change as "an INEVITABLE and urgent global challenge with long-term implications for the sustainable development of all countries". Through the document, Member States express their concern about the continuous rising of emissions of greenhouse gases and the vulnerability of all countries, particularly developing countries, to the adverse impacts of climate change.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the bold segment in the given sentence.

Her hopes for building her own house were beaten when she lost her jewellery box.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A person who draws or produces maps

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bold segment in the given sentence.

I don't wear the sunglasses at the moment.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.

It is wierd to overreact on the consequences like this, it didn't even matter at the end of the day.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the bold segment in the given
sentence.
I have not seen you for last year.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Describe how you will tell everyone that Mr. Akhil opened the gate in passive voice.

Select the most appropriate synonym for the highlighted word.

The government's utilitarian stance was appreciated by all.

The following sentence has been divided into three segments, A, B, C. One of them may contain a grammatical error. Select the segment that contains the error, from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.

Aniket lives (A)/ in the small apartment (B) / in the suburbs (C).