SSC CGL Mock – Tier I Mock Test 11 – Section D · English Comprehension
SSC CGL Mock – Tier I Mock Test 11 – 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: A [Rarely we see]
Explanation:
A negative adverb at the start causes inversion → 'Rarely do we see'.
Spot the errorThe quality of these mangoes / are better / than that of the ones we bought earlier.
Correct Answer: B [are better]
Explanation:
The subject is 'The quality' (singular), not 'mangoes' → 'is better'.
Spot the errorHad I known / about the traffic, / I would leave earlier.
Correct Answer: C [I would leave earlier.]
Explanation:
A past unreal condition ('Had I known') needs 'would have + V3' → 'I would have left earlier'.
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: B [did not tell]
Explanation:
'would rather' + another subject takes the past form → 'did not tell'.
Sentence improvementShe is used to drive on hill roads at night.
Correct Answer: C [is used to driving]
Explanation:
'be used to' (= be accustomed to) + -ing → 'is used to driving'.
Directions (Q 81–83): Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Correct Answer: D [irrevocable]
Explanation:
A decision that cannot be challenged or changed → 'irrevocable'.
ConnectorHardly had the speaker begun _______ the microphone stopped working.
Correct Answer: B [when]
Explanation:
'Hardly … when' is the fixed pair.
VocabularyThe officer was asked to _______ the complaint thoroughly before giving his report.
Correct Answer: C [investigate]
Explanation:
Looking into it thoroughly before a report → 'investigate'.
Directions (Q 84): Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Correct Answer: A [He is said to be honest.]
Explanation:
'People say that …' → subject + is said + to-infinitive (present tense kept).
Directions (Q 85): Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Correct Answer: D [The girl exclaimed that the tower was very tall.]
Explanation:
Exclamation → exclaimed that + statement; 'How tall' → 'very tall'; is → was; this tower → the tower.
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. They, in turn, argued about each item over their cups of tea.
R. The habit of reading the newspaper aloud was once common in our town.
S. These lively debates made the tea shop the busiest place in the town.
T. Although mobile phones have replaced the practice, older residents still remember those mornings fondly.
Correct Answer: C [RPQST]
Explanation:
General habit → the owner's reading → 'They, in turn' → 'These lively debates' → 'Although … still remember'.
Directions (Q 87–88): Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.
Correct Answer: B [short-lived]
Explanation:
ephemeral = lasting a very short time.
SynonymOBDURATE
Correct Answer: B [stubborn]
Explanation:
obdurate = stubbornly refusing to change one's mind.
Directions (Q 89–90): Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Correct Answer: D [falsehood]
Explanation:
veracity = truthfulness; opposite = falsehood.
AntonymPLACID
Correct Answer: C [agitated]
Explanation:
placid = calm and not easily upset; opposite = agitated.
Directions (Q 91–92): Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom or phrase printed in bold.
Correct Answer: A [a sudden success that does not last]
Explanation:
'a flash in the pan' = a short-lived success; 'nobody remembers it now' confirms it.
Idiom in contextAfter years of rivalry, the two shopkeepers decided to let bygones be bygones.
Correct Answer: A [to forgive and forget past offences]
Explanation:
'let bygones be bygones' = forget past quarrels.
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 [charlatan]
Explanation:
charlatan = a fraud who pretends to have knowledge or skill.
One-word substitutionA person who endures pain or hardship without complaining or showing feelings
Correct Answer: D [stoic]
Explanation:
stoic = one who bears hardship calmly; a hedonist seeks pleasure.
Directions (Q 95): Select the correctly spelt word to fill in the blank.
Correct Answer: B [surveillance]
Explanation:
sur-veil-lance: double l and '-ance'.
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.
Once a month, a community hall in our locality turns into a repair café. Residents bring broken fans, torn bags and wobbly chairs, and volunteers with skills (1) _______ from carpentry to electronics help them fix the items. The idea is not merely to save money; it is to (2) _______ the habit of throwing things away at the first sign of trouble. Visitors are encouraged to watch and learn, so that next time they can (3) _______ the repair themselves. Over time, the café has (4) _______ a meeting place where neighbours who barely knew one another now exchange tools and advice. In an age of (5) _______ goods, such places remind us that many things are worth mending.
Correct Answer: D [ranging]
Explanation:
A participle phrase describing 'skills' → 'ranging from … to …'.
ClozeBlank (2): The idea is not merely to save money; it is to (2) _______ the habit of throwing things away at the first sign of trouble.
Correct Answer: C [curb]
Explanation:
The café is against throwing things away → 'curb' (restrain) the habit.
ClozeBlank (3): Visitors are encouraged to watch and learn, so that next time they can (3) _______ the repair themselves.
Correct Answer: A [carry out]
Explanation:
'carry out' = perform, do (a repair).
ClozeBlank (4): Over time, the café has (4) _______ a meeting place where neighbours who barely knew one another now exchange tools and advice.
Correct Answer: B [become]
Explanation:
Present perfect 'has' + past participle → 'has become'.
ClozeBlank (5): In an age of (5) _______ goods, such places remind us that many things are worth mending.
