Staff selection commission (SSC) Exams commonly asked questions in English Language section
In this article, we are providing you a set of 50+ questions commonly asked in SSC exams. With the help of these questions, you will get an idea about what kind of questions are asked and what is the difficulty level of these questions?
English language & comprehension section is very important section in all SSC exams. You will find various questions from this subject in all tiers of SSC exams.
The intent of commission behind the English section is to check your English grammar and sentence formation skills. The questions in this section are very general (not so easy and not so tough). A person, who is a good reader of English language, can easily attempt all the questions.
Here, in this article, we are providing you a set of 50+ questions commonly asked in SSC exams. With the help of these questions, you will get an idea about what kind of questions are asked and what is the difficulty level of these questions? Let us go ahead-
Directions 1-5: In the
following passage some words have been deleted, fill in the blanks with the
help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each
blank.
Seoul’s city government is asking people for
help to correct poorly translated street signs with prizes on offer for (A)____ who
spot the most errors. It’s running (B)____ two-week
campaign calling on Koreans and foreigners (C)_____to keep their eyes peeled for (D)___in
English, Japanese and Chinese text, the Korea Times reports. There’s a (E)_______ focus
on public transport signs, maps and information signs at historic sites as part
of a drive to improve the experience of foreign tourists in the South Korean
capital.
Q1: Select the most appropriate option for blank No.A.
(A) this
(B) those
(C) that
(D) these
Correct Answer: “B”
Q2: Select the
most appropriate option for blank No.B.
(A) one
(B) the
(C) an
(D) a
Correct Answer: “D”
Q3:Select the most
appropriate option for blank No.C
(A) same
(B) similarly
(C) alike
(D) likely
Correct Answer: “C”
Q4:Select the most appropriate
option for blank No.D
(A) guffaws
(B) blunder
(C) oversight
(D) mistakes
Correct Answer: “D”
Q5:Select the most
appropriate option for blank No.E
(A) particular
(B) important
(C) signifying
(D) meticulous
Correct Answer: “A”
Q6) Select the synonym of the given word.
COERCE
(A) enchant
(B) pressurize
(C) cajole
(D) leave
Correct Answer: “B”
Q7) In the sentence identify the segment
which contains the grammatical error.
We had to decline
several orders in case that the production was held up due to labour strike.
(A) in case that
(B) the production was held up
(C) due to labour strike
(D) we had to decline
Correct Answer: “A”
Q8) Select the most appropriate
word to fill in the blank.
His company has the of
producing the best cricket balls in the country.
(A) opinion
(B) brand
(C) reputation
(D) position
Correct Answer: “C”
Q9) Select the antonym of the given
word.
EXPANSION
(A) inflation
(B) augmentation
(C) extension
(D) compression
Correct Answer: “D”
Q10) Select the antonym of the given word.
SCARCE
(A) scanty
(B) few
(C) seldom
(D) plentiful
Correct Answer: “D”
Q11) Select the wrongly spelt word.
(A) calander
(B) career
(C) callous
(D) carriage
Correct Answer: “A”
Q12) Select the most appropriate
word to fill in the blank.
Around sixty bands in colourful
took part in the Notting Hill Carnival.
(A) clothings
(B) costumes
(C) apparels
(D) dressing
Correct Answer: “B”
Q13) Select the word which means the same
as the group of words given.
A person, animal or plant much
below the usual height
(A) wizard
(B) dwarf
(C) creature
(D) witch
Correct Answer: “B”
Q14) Select the most appropriate
option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no
substitution is required, select No improvement.
The workers of this textile
factory demand higher wages for a long time.
(A) have been demanding higher wages
(B) demanded higher wages
(C) No improvement
(D) has demanded higher wages
Correct Answer: “A”
Q15) Select the most appropriate
option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no
substitution is required, select No improvement.
If you park your car here, the
traffic police has fined you.
(A) will fine you
(B) No improvement
(C) fine you
(D) fined you
Correct Answer: “A”
Q16) Given
below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.
A. The café’s owner says he’s
interested in conservation and hopes customers will realise the animals are
worth saving, even though they often have a bad reputation.
B. None of them are venomous,
meaning customers can get up close and personal with the reptiles.
C. Here you sip your drink in
the company of 35 snakes.
D. This café, which has just
opened in Tokyo, is not for the faint-hearted.
(A) DBCA
(B) DCBA
(C) ACDB
(D) ABDC
Correct Answer: “B”
Q17) Given below are four jumbled
sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. An environmental group performed a necropsy
on the animal and found about 40 kilograms of plastic, including grocery bags
and rice sacks.
B. A 4.7-metre-long whale died
on Saturday in Philippines where it was stranded a day earlier.
C. “It’s very disgusting and
heartbreaking,” he said. “We’ve done necropsies on 61 dolphins and whales in
the last 10 years and this is one of the biggest amounts of plastic we’ve
seen.”
D. “The animal died from
starvation and was unable to eat because of the trash filling its stomach,”
said Darrell Blatchley, Director of D’ Bone Collector Museum Inc.
(A) ABDC
(B) DABC
(C) BADC
(D) BACD
Correct Answer: “C”
Q18) Select the most appropriate
meaning of the given idiom.
To play ducks and drakes
(A) to use recklessly
(B) to change places
(C) to be friendly
(D) to act cleverly
Correct Answer: “A”
SSC CGL English Questions: Reading Comprehension
Directions (19-23): A
passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and
choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives given below.
Some languages are used by a few people.
Others, such as Mandarin Chinese and English, are spoken by millions. Many
people speak two or more languages. They may use one language at home with
family and friends, and others at school or work. Regional variations of
language are known as dialects. The Anglo-Saxons, who conquered Britain at the
end of the Roman Empire, spoke a Germanic Language, which later became English.
Other Germanic languages include Danish, Dutch, German and Swedish. English
also contains French-derived words after it was ruled by French-speaking kings
following the Norman conquest.
Q19): Mandarin Chinese is spoken by_______people.
(A) little
(B) few
(C) many
(D) big
Correct Answer: “C”
Q20):A person who is good at foreign language is known as
(A) Virtuoso
(B) Linguist
(C) Ventriloquist
(D) Scholar
Correct Answer: “B”
Q21): ___________are regional variations of language
(A) Chinese
(B) Mandarin Chinese
(C) Home Language
(D) Dialects
Correct Answer: “D”
Q22): English also included French words_________the Norman Conquest
(A) after
(B) prior
(C) before
(D) during
Correct Answer: “A”
Q23): ___________is a part of Germanic Language.
(A) Britain
(B) Anglo-Saxons
(C) English
(D) Roman Empire
Correct Answer: “C”
Direction:
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which
can be substituted for the given sentence.
Q24): The conference takes place once in
three years.
(A)
tetraenning
(B)
triennial
(C)
trienenial
(D)
thriennial
Correct Answer : B
Direction:
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which
can be substituted for the given sentence.
Q25): The production of raw silk.
(A)
Sericulture
(B)
seroculture
(C)
sariculture
(D)
syrumculture
Correct Answer : A
Direction:
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which
can be substituted for the given sentence.
Q26): Politicians are notorious for doing undue
favor to their relatives.
(A)
pluralism
(B)
nepotism
(C)
dualism
(D)
polarism
Correct Answer : B
Direction:
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which
can be substituted for the given sentence.
Q27) : A
person who helps even a stranger in difficulty
(A)
Samaritan
(B)
altruist
(C)
philanthropist
(D)
beneficiary
Correct Answer : A
Directions
: In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are
given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the
sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed
you answer is (D ) .
Q28)
: I took the cycle which he bought
yesterday.
(A)
that he bought yesterday.
(B)
which he had bought yesterday.
(C)
that he has bought yesterday.
(D) No
improvement.
Correct Answer : B
Directions
: In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are
given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the
sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed
you answer is (D ) .
Q29): He found a wooden broken chair in the room.
(A)
wooden and broken chair
(B)
broken wooden chair
(C)
broken and wooden chair
(D) No
improvement
Correct Answer : B
Directions : In these questions , a part of
the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part
at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct
alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .
Q30) : Five years ago today, I am sitting in
a small Japanese car, driving across Poland towards Berlin.
(A) was
sitting
(B) sat
(C)
have been sitting
(D) No
improvement
Correct Answer : A
Directions
: In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are
given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the
sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed
you answer is (D ) .
Q31): Will
you lend me few rupees in this hour of need?
(A)
lend me a little rupees
(B)
borrow me a few rupees
(C)
lend me a few rupees
(D) No
improvement
Correct Answer : C
Directions:
In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the
sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the
Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
Q32): He
is leaving the USA for good.
(A)
urgently
(B)
permanently
(C)
temporarily
(D)
immediately
Correct Answer : B
Directions:
In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the
sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the
Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
Q33): Communicative
English is the Achilles’s heel for he job aspirants.
(A)
weak spot
(B)
source of strength
(C)
what they cherish most
(D) top
priority
Correct Answer : A
Directions:
In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the
sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the
Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
Q34): He
is known for blowing his own trumpet.
(A)
clattering
(B)
shouting
(C)
clamouring
(D)
boasting
Correct Answer : D
In
these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in
it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
Q35): During
the last few years (A)/ the company works hard (B)/to modernise its image.
(C)/No error(D).
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
Correct Answer : B
In these questions read each sentence to find
out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
Q36): This
stamp is only one (A)/ of the design (B)/ever printed.(C)/No error (D).
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
Correct Answer : B
In
these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in
it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
Q37): Sudoku
was first designed in the 1970s (A)/by a retired architect(B)/and freelance
puzzle constructor. (C)/No error(D)
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
Correct Answer : C
Direction:
In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word
opposite in meaning of the given word as your answer.
Q38): Erudite
(A)
Literate
(B)
Illiterate
(C)
Chivalrous
(D)
Gloomy
Correct Answer : B
Direction:
In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word
opposite in meaning of the given word as your answer.
Q39): Relinquish
(A)
Cruelty
(B)
Retain
(C)
Vulnerable
(D)
Explicit
Correct Answer : B
Direction: In the following questions, out of
the four alternatives, choose the word opposite in meaning of the given word as
your answer.
Q40): Ruefully
(A)
Meagre
(B)
Evident
(C)
Cheerfully
(D)
Insignificant
Correct Answer : C
Direction: In the following questions, out of
the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the
given word as your answer.
Q41): Innocuous
(A)
Careless
(B)
harmless
(C)
Insufficient
(D)
irresponsible
Correct Answer : B
Direction: In the following questions, out of
the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the
given word as your answer.
Q42): DEPOSITION
(A)
Ascent
(B)
Employment
(C)
Impeachment
(D)
Coronation
Correct Answer : C
Direction:
In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which
best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.
Q43): PETULANT
(A)
Expressive
(B)
Peevish
(C)
Penurious
(D)
Diffuse
Correct Answer : B
In each of the following questions, sentences
are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four
alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative
out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.
Q44): It
was his ………..that led him to penury.
(A)
flamboyance
(B)
arrogance
(C)
extravagance
(D)
ebullience
Correct Answer : C
In each
of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in
with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each
question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your
choice for the correct answer.
Q45): He……….himself
a stiff drink before making his statement to the police officer.
(A)
threw
(B)
poured
(C)
filled
(D)
sipped
Correct Answer : B
In each
of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in
with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each
question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice
for the correct answer.
Q46): The
flash of the torch………a cobra.
(A)
exposed
(B)
displayed
(C)
disclosed
(D)
revealed
Correct Answer : D
Q47): An optimist thinks that all ..............
well with the world.
(A)
shall
(B)
will be
(C) is
(D) was
Correct Answer : C
Directions: Each sentence below has two
blanks , each blank indicating that something has been omitted . Choose the set
of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Q48): Her purse was . . . . . . at the bus
stop so she . . . . . . a complaint at the nearest police station.
(A)
taken , did
(B)
stolon, filed
(C)
given, gave
(D)
left, register
(E)
sneaked, put
Correct Answer : B
Directions:
Each sentence below has two blanks , each blank indicating that something has
been omitted . Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the
meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Q49): She would prefect . . . . . . travel
early rather . . . . . . during peak hours.
(A) for
, to
(B) to,
than
(C) in
, so
(D) not
, if
(E) at
, about
Correct Answer : B
Directions:
Each sentence below has two blanks , each blank indicating that something has
been omitted . Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the
meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Q50): The . . . . . . of rural schools is poor
as . . . . . . to their urban counterparts.
(A)
functions , like
(B)
progress , unlike
(C)
condition , compared
(D)
state , marched
(E)
situation , contrast
Correct Answer : C
Directions:
Each sentence below has two blanks , each blank indicating that something has
been omitted . Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the
meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Q51): They . . . . . . their best, but were .
. . . . . to retrieve any data from that computer.
(A)
gave, sorry
(B)
showed, able
(C)
thought, happy
(D)
sent , unsuccessful
(E)
tried, unable
Correct Answer : E
Directions:
Each sentence below has two blanks , each blank indicating that something has
been omitted . Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the
meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Q52): They . . . . . . invited all the members
of the association . . . . . . the inauguration.
(A)
had, by
(B)
has, at
(C)
can, in
(D)
have, for
(E)
want, by
Correct Answer : D
Direction.
These sentences have two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been
omitted. Choose the set of words for the blanks which best fits the meaning of
the sentence as a whole.
Q53): After carefully……….the situation, the
farmer sympathised……..the mule.
(A)
scrutinising, on
(B)
assessing, with
(C)
observing, through
(D)
fighting, by
(E)
ignoring, for
Correct Answer : B
