SSC CGL 2023 Tier 1 English 7

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.

Ambition is a vital ingredient for success. Without ambition to push us, we will not be (1)______  of great achievements. We all need that special something (2)_____ourselves to give us the willpower to reach a higher goal (3) _______  we imagine ourselves capable(4) _________. Yet, ambition, (5)______  money and fire, is a good servant, but a bad master.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 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.

Ambition is a vital ingredient for success. Without ambition to push us, we will not be (1)______  of great achievements. We all need that special something (2)_____ourselves to give us the willpower to reach a higher goal (3) _______  we imagine ourselves capable(4) _________. Yet, ambition, (5)______  money and fire, is a good servant, but a bad master.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 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.

Ambition is a vital ingredient for success. Without ambition to push us, we will not be (1)______  of great achievements. We all need that special something (2)_____ourselves to give us the willpower to reach a higher goal (3) _______  we imagine ourselves capable(4) _________. Yet, ambition, (5)______  money and fire, is a good servant, but a bad master.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 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.

Ambition is a vital ingredient for success. Without ambition to push us, we will not be (1)______  of great achievements. We all need that special something (2)_____ourselves to give us the willpower to reach a higher goal (3) _______  we imagine ourselves capable(4) _________. Yet, ambition, (5)______  money and fire, is a good servant, but a bad master.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 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.

Ambition is a vital ingredient for success. Without ambition to push us, we will not be (1)______  of great achievements. We all need that special something (2)_____ourselves to give us the willpower to reach a higher goal (3) _______  we imagine ourselves capable(4) _________. Yet, ambition, (5)______  money and fire, is a good servant, but a bad master.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1

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. According to Homer, Achilles was brought up by his mother at Phthia with his inseparable companion Patroclus.
B. Achilles was the bravest, handsomest and greatest warrior of the army of Agamemnon in the Trojan War.
C. Later non-Homeric tales suggest that Patroclus was Achilles' kinsman or lover.
D. Achilles, in Greek mythology, is the son of the mortal Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, and the Nereid Thetis

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the bold words in the given sentence.

Developed countries are at a disadvantage to have access to modern science and technologies

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

By whom was the coffee made?

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

She always/ invite me/ to/ dinner

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word in the following sentence.

Traitor
People should vote for honest and loyal leaders not for betrayer and defender.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Payments can be made by______ or in cash.

Select the word which means the same as the group of words bold in the sentence.

Only the artists who make sculptures are allowed to take part in exhibitions.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Identify the sentence that correctly uses the indefinite article.

Select the sentence that uses the given idiom correctly.

A dime a dozen

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Scrape the barrel

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the bold word.

Lucy presented a lucid account of her achievements before the committee.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the bold word.

He regards himself as a patriot

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The police were on high alert on account of the______convict who had killed many people.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

She might have completed her research by that time.

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

The Indian independence movement sought to establish the conceptions of freedom and social welfare
as the goals of an independent Indian state, resulting in Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

lndolent

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word

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

Certain to happen

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Any female animal which feeds its young on milk from her own body