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SSC CGL Mock – Tier I Mock Test 09 – 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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1.  

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'.

Spot the errorMany a traveller / have rested / under this old banyan tree.

Correct Answer: B [have rested]

Explanation:

'Many a' + singular noun takes a singular verb → 'has rested'.

2.  
(Use the directions above – Q 76–78)
Spot the errorI am / used to work / late at night.

Correct Answer: B [used to work]

Explanation:

In 'be used to' (= be accustomed to), 'to' is a preposition → 'used to working'.

3.  
(Use the directions above – Q 76–78)
Spot the errorShe speaks English / as fluently as / her sister does.

Correct Answer: D [No error]

Explanation:

'as + adverb + as' is correctly used, and 'does' replaces 'speaks'.

4.  

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'.

Sentence improvementMy friend and I am going to the fair tomorrow.

Correct Answer: A [are going]

Explanation:

'My friend and I' is a plural subject → 'are going'.

5.  
(Use the directions above – Q 79–80)
Sentence improvementHe gave me an advice that changed my life.

Correct Answer: B [a piece of advice]

Explanation:

'advice' is uncountable → 'a piece of advice'.

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Directions (Q 81–83): Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

CollocationIt was a _______ escape; the car missed him by inches.

Correct Answer: D [narrow]

Explanation:

Collocation: 'a narrow escape' = an escape by a very small margin.

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(Use the directions above – Q 81–83)
VoiceThe old temple _______ by thousands of pilgrims every year.

Correct Answer: A [is visited]

Explanation:

A regular action done to the subject → present simple passive 'is visited'.

8.  
(Use the directions above – Q 81–83)
Phrasal verbThe plane _______ on time despite the fog.

Correct Answer: C [took off]

Explanation:

'take off' = leave the ground (of an aircraft).

9.  

Directions (Q 84): Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

VoiceThe police had caught the thief before sunset.

Correct Answer: A [The thief had been caught by the police before sunset.]

Explanation:

Answer: The thief had been caught by the police before sunset.. Past perfect → had been + V3.

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Directions (Q 85): Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

Narration"Please help me," said the old woman to the boy.

Correct Answer: D [The old woman requested the boy to help her.]

Explanation:

A polite request → requested + object + to-infinitive; me → her.

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Directions (Q 86): The sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Select the option that arranges them in a logical sequence.

Para jumbleP. The ferry was about to leave when the storm warning was announced.
Q. Some passengers grumbled at the delay.
R. An hour later, however, they watched huge waves sweep across the river and were grateful.
S. The captain immediately ordered all passengers to return to the jetty.

Correct Answer: B [PSQR]

Explanation:

Warning → captain's order → grumbling → 'An hour later, however' they were grateful.

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Directions (Q 87–88): Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.

SynonymAUGMENT

Correct Answer: A [increase]

Explanation:

augment = make larger, increase.

13.  
(Use the directions above – Q 87–88)
SynonymPROFICIENT

Correct Answer: B [skilled]

Explanation:

proficient = competent and skilled.

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Directions (Q 89–90): Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

AntonymHAUGHTY

Correct Answer: D [humble]

Explanation:

haughty = arrogantly proud; opposite = humble.

15.  
(Use the directions above – Q 89–90)
AntonymMANDATORY

Correct Answer: C [optional]

Explanation:

mandatory = required by rule; opposite = optional.

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Directions (Q 91–92): Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom or phrase.

Idiomto be on cloud nine

Correct Answer: C [to be extremely happy]

Explanation:

'on cloud nine' = extremely happy.

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(Use the directions above – Q 91–92)
Idiomto go back on one's word

Correct Answer: B [to break a promise]

Explanation:

'go back on one's word' = fail to keep a promise.

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Directions (Q 93–94): Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

One-word substitutionFit to be eaten

Correct Answer: D [edible]

Explanation:

Answer: edible. edible = safe and fit to eat.

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(Use the directions above – Q 93–94)
One-word substitutionA person who never drinks alcohol

Correct Answer: A [teetotaller]

Explanation:

teetotaller = one who abstains completely from alcohol.

20.  

Directions (Q 95): Select the correctly spelt word to fill in the blank.

SpellingWe had dinner at a small _______ near the beach.

Correct Answer: D [restaurant]

Explanation:

rest-au-rant: 'au' in the middle.

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Directions (Q 96–100): In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each numbered blank.

The Kite Maker

In the old part of the city lives a kite maker (1) _______ kites are known across the town. He learned the craft from his father and has been making kites (2) _______ he was a boy. Before the kite festival, his tiny shop is always (3) _______ with children and parents. Each kite is made (4) _______ hand, using thin bamboo sticks and coloured paper. Although machine-made kites are cheaper, many people still prefer his, because they fly higher and last (5) _______.

ClozeBlank (1): In the old part of the city lives a kite maker (1) _______ kites are known across the town.

Correct Answer: A [whose]

Explanation:

Possession (his kites) → 'whose'.

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(Use the directions above – Q 96–100)
ClozeBlank (2): He learned the craft from his father and has been making kites (2) _______ he was a boy.

Correct Answer: C [since]

Explanation:

A starting point in time ('he was a boy') with the present perfect → 'since'.

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(Use the directions above – Q 96–100)
ClozeBlank (3): Before the kite festival, his tiny shop is always (3) _______ with children and parents.

Correct Answer: B [crowded]

Explanation:

'is crowded with' = full of people.

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(Use the directions above – Q 96–100)
ClozeBlank (4): Each kite is made (4) _______ hand, using thin bamboo sticks and coloured paper.

Correct Answer: B [by]

Explanation:

Answer: by. Fixed phrase: 'made by hand'.

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(Use the directions above – Q 96–100)
ClozeBlank (5): Although machine-made kites are cheaper, many people still prefer his, because they fly higher and last (5) _______.

Correct Answer: C [longer]

Explanation:

Comparison with machine-made kites, parallel to 'higher' → 'longer'.

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