SSC CGL Mock – Tier I Mock Test 08 – Section D · English Comprehension
SSC CGL Mock – Tier I Mock Test 08 – Section D · English Comprehension – 25 questions, subject: Full Mock Tests. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.
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Directions (Q 76–78): Each sentence below is divided into three segments. Select the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
Correct Answer: B [lesser money]
Explanation:
With an uncountable noun followed by 'than', use 'less' → 'less money'.
Spot the errorThe jewels / which were stolen / has been recovered.
Correct Answer: C [has been recovered.]
Explanation:
The subject 'The jewels' is plural → 'have been recovered'.
Spot the errorThis cloth / is superior than / the one we bought last week.
Correct Answer: B [is superior than]
Explanation:
Latin comparatives such as 'superior' take 'to' → 'superior to'.
Directions (Q 79–80): Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined part of the sentence. If no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'.
Correct Answer: C [Although he is rich,]
Explanation:
'Although/Though' and 'but' must not be used together; 'Despite' cannot introduce a clause.
Sentence improvementShe has been knowing him since childhood.
Correct Answer: A [has known]
Explanation:
State verb 'know' with 'since' → present perfect simple 'has known'.
Directions (Q 81–83): Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Correct Answer: A [so that]
Explanation:
A purpose clause with 'might' → 'so that'.
PrepositionI am not accustomed _______ such rude behaviour.
Correct Answer: C [to]
Explanation:
Fixed preposition: 'accustomed to'.
VocabularyHer answers were so _______ that the teacher could not understand what she meant.
Correct Answer: B [vague]
Explanation:
Answers that cannot be understood are unclear → 'vague'.
Directions (Q 84): Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Correct Answer: D [The rules must be obeyed by us.]
Explanation:
Modal → modal + be + V3: 'must be obeyed'.
Directions (Q 85): Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Correct Answer: B [He said that he could swim across the river.]
Explanation:
can → could; I → he; the verb after a modal stays in the base form.
Directions (Q 86): The sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Select the option that arranges them in a logical sequence.
Q. Some families donate them to shelters, while others turn them into bags or mats.
R. In this way, nothing useful goes to waste.
S. However, such clothes can serve others well.
Correct Answer: A [PSQR]
Explanation:
Habit → 'However' (contrast) → examples → conclusion 'In this way'.
Directions (Q 87–88): Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.
Correct Answer: C [unceasing]
Explanation:
incessant = continuing without a pause.
SynonymSPURIOUS
Correct Answer: D [fake]
Explanation:
spurious = false, not genuine.
Directions (Q 89–90): Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Correct Answer: D [deviate]
Explanation:
adhere (to a rule) = follow it closely; opposite = deviate.
AntonymCAPTIVITY
Correct Answer: A [freedom]
Explanation:
captivity = being held prisoner; opposite = freedom.
Directions (Q 91–92): Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom or phrase.
Correct Answer: C [to wait and be patient]
Explanation:
'hold your horses' = wait a moment, do not rush.
Idiomto steal the show
Correct Answer: B [to attract the most attention and praise at an event]
Explanation:
'steal the show' = be the most impressive part of a performance or event.
Directions (Q 93–94): Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Correct Answer: C [antonym]
Explanation:
antonym = a word of opposite meaning; synonym = same meaning.
One-word substitutionA person who lives alone, away from society, often for religious reasons
Correct Answer: B [hermit]
Explanation:
hermit = one who lives in solitude; a nomad keeps moving from place to place.
Directions (Q 95): Four words in the sentence are underlined. Select the word that is INCORRECTLY spelt.
Correct Answer: A [convinience]
Explanation:
The correct spelling is 'convenience' (con-ven-ience).
Directions (Q 96–100): Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Not long ago, many people predicted that public libraries would disappear once information became available on phones. In many places, the opposite has happened. Libraries have quietly changed what they offer, and they are often busier than before.
Alongside books, a modern library may lend tools, musical instruments or board games. Some run free classes in which older people learn to use smartphones, while students gather in study rooms that are quieter than their crowded homes. For job seekers, a library may provide computers, printers and help with filling in online forms.
What has not changed is the basic idea behind the library: that knowledge and opportunity should not depend on how much money a person has. A student who cannot afford a laptop and a pensioner who cannot afford a newspaper subscription sit at the same table, on equal terms. Seen this way, the library is less a storehouse of books than a shared living room for the whole community.
Correct Answer: A [They would disappear once information became available on phones.]
Explanation:
The passage says: 'would disappear once information became available on phones'.
RC – NOT mentionedWhich of the following is NOT mentioned as something a modern library may lend?
Correct Answer: D [bicycles]
Explanation:
Only tools, musical instruments and board games are listed; bicycles are not mentioned.
RC – detailWhy do students gather in library study rooms?
Correct Answer: C [The rooms are quieter than their crowded homes.]
Explanation:
The passage says: 'study rooms that are quieter than their crowded homes'.
RC – main ideaAccording to the passage, what is the basic idea behind the library?
Correct Answer: A [Knowledge and opportunity should not depend on a person's wealth.]
Explanation:
The passage says: 'knowledge and opportunity should not depend on how much money a person has'.
RC – inferenceBy calling the library 'a shared living room', the author suggests that it is
