SSC CGL Mock – Tier I Mock Test 14 – Section D · English Comprehension
SSC CGL Mock – Tier I Mock Test 14 – 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 [is lying]
Explanation:
'scissors' is a plural noun → 'are lying'.
Spot the errorThe teacher made us / to rewrite / the whole essay.
Correct Answer: B [to rewrite]
Explanation:
Active 'make' + object takes the bare infinitive → 'made us rewrite'.
Spot the errorShe is / the more intelligent / of all the girls in her class.
Correct Answer: B [the more intelligent]
Explanation:
Comparing one with all the others ('of all') needs the superlative → 'the most intelligent'.
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 [plays not only the sitar but also the violin]
Explanation:
'not only' and 'but also' must stand before matching parts: not only the sitar / but also the violin.
Sentence improvementSupposing if it rains, what will you do?
Correct Answer: B [Supposing]
Explanation:
'Supposing' already means 'if' → drop the extra 'if'.
Directions (Q 81–83): Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Correct Answer: C [oblivious]
Explanation:
Unaware of a danger until too late → 'oblivious'.
ConnectorShe would sooner resign _______ accept the unfair transfer.
Correct Answer: A [than]
Explanation:
'would sooner … than' expresses preference.
ConfusablesThe athlete was disqualified for _______ the rules of the race.
Correct Answer: B [flouting]
Explanation:
'flout' = openly disobey; 'flaunt' = show off.
Directions (Q 84): Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Correct Answer: C [My bicycle has been stolen.]
Explanation:
Present perfect → has been + V3; an indefinite agent ('someone') is usually dropped.
Directions (Q 85): Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Correct Answer: D [The old man exclaimed sadly that his son had failed again.]
Explanation:
'Alas' → exclaimed sadly; present perfect → past perfect; my → his.
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. Then the main points have to be arranged in a clear order.
R. Finally, the speech should be practised aloud several times.
S. A good speech begins long before the speaker reaches the stage.
T. Such preparation turns nervousness into confidence.
Correct Answer: A [SPQRT]
Explanation:
Main idea → 'first' → 'Then' → 'Finally' → 'Such preparation'.
Directions (Q 87–88): Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.
Correct Answer: C [flawless]
Explanation:
impeccable = without any fault, flawless.
SynonymOSTENTATIOUS
Correct Answer: B [showy]
Explanation:
ostentatious = designed to impress, showy.
Directions (Q 89–90): Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Correct Answer: A [worsen]
Explanation:
ameliorate = make better; opposite = worsen.
AntonymEXONERATE
Correct Answer: D [incriminate]
Explanation:
exonerate = declare free from blame; opposite = incriminate.
Directions (Q 91–92): Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom or phrase printed in bold.
Correct Answer: C [bitterly hostile to each other]
Explanation:
'at daggers drawn' = in a state of bitter hostility.
Idiom in contextTheir quarrel over the seating plan was a storm in a teacup.
Correct Answer: D [great excitement over a trivial matter]
Explanation:
'a storm in a teacup' = a lot of anger or worry about something unimportant.
Directions (Q 93–94): Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Correct Answer: B [oligarchy]
Explanation:
oligarchy = rule by a few; monarchy = by a king or queen; theocracy = by religious leaders.
One-word substitutionThe custom of having more than one wife at the same time
Correct Answer: A [polygamy]
Explanation:
polygamy = more than one wife; polyandry = more than one husband.
Directions (Q 95): Four words in the sentence are underlined. Select the word that is INCORRECTLY spelt.
Correct Answer: B [liason]
Explanation:
The correct spelling is 'liaison' – an 'i' on both sides of the 'a'.
Directions (Q 96–100): Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Professor Iyer had marked answer scripts for decades and believed she could no longer be surprised. Then, one evening, she came upon a script that answered none of the questions. Instead, in careful handwriting, the candidate had written a letter. He explained that his mother had been admitted to hospital the night before, that he had spent the night in the corridor, and that he could not remember a single formula. He did not ask for marks. He only wished, he wrote, that someone would know he had not been careless.
Professor Iyer sat with the script for a long time. Rules were rules; a blank answer could earn nothing, and she gave it nothing. But the next morning she wrote to the college, asking whether the student might be allowed to sit the supplementary examination without the usual fee. The reply came within a week: permission granted.
She never learned the student's name, and she preferred it that way. Years later, she told her own students that the most important thing she had ever marked was a paper that deserved zero.
Correct Answer: B [It contained a letter instead of answers.]
Explanation:
The passage says: 'a script that answered none of the questions'.
RC – detailWhy could the candidate not answer the questions?
Correct Answer: A [He had spent the night at the hospital, where his mother had been admitted.]
Explanation:
The passage says: 'his mother had been admitted to hospital the night before'.
RC – detailWhat did the candidate want?
Correct Answer: C [that someone should know he had not been careless]
Explanation:
The passage says: 'someone would know he had not been careless'.
RC – detailWhat did Professor Iyer do about the script?
Correct Answer: D [She gave it no marks but asked the college to let him sit the supplementary examination without the fee.]
Explanation:
The passage says: 'without the usual fee'.
RC – inferenceWhat does the last sentence of the passage suggest?
