Practice Test: English Language - 9 - SSC CGL MCQ

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the phrase.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the phrase.

Q. A man who is courteous and gallant in his behavior.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the phrase.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the phrase.

Q. A person who does not believe in the existence of God.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the phrase.

Q. A person controlled by an evil spirit.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the phrase.
Q. A situation that requires a lot of hard work.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The world is on the _______ of a collapse. Reserves of petroleum or coal are on the verge of extinction, and there is a dire need for ________ sources of energy. Additionally, another area of concern is the protection of the environment. Climate change needs to be dealt with quickly so that the future generations can enjoy the ______ of life like the current generation does. Renewable energy sources do serve to provide this benefit. The largest source of all is solar energy. The sun is the provider of all life on the earth and more importantly, this source of energy is ________ in supply. Studies have revealed that solar power _______ are even lower than that paid by NTPC.

Q. The world is on the _______ of a collapse. 

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The world is on the _______ of a collapse. Reserves of petroleum or coal are on the verge of extinction, and there is a dire need for ________ sources of energy. Additionally, another area of concern is the protection of the environment. Climate change needs to be dealt with quickly so that the future generations can enjoy the ______ of life like the current generation does. Renewable energy sources do serve to provide this benefit. The largest source of all is solar energy. The sun is the provider of all life on the earth and more importantly, this source of energy is ________ in supply. Studies have revealed that solar power _______ are even lower than that paid by NTPC.

Q. there is a dire need for ________ sources of energy. 

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The world is on the _______ of a collapse. Reserves of petroleum or coal are on the verge of extinction, and there is a dire need for ________ sources of energy. Additionally, another area of concern is the protection of the environment. Climate change needs to be dealt with quickly so that the future generations can enjoy the ______ of life like the current generation does. Renewable energy sources do serve to provide this benefit. The largest source of all is solar energy. The sun is the provider of all life on the earth and more importantly, this source of energy is ________ in supply. Studies have revealed that solar power _______ are even lower than that paid by NTPC.

Q. the future generations can enjoy the ______ of life like the current generation does.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The world is on the _______ of a collapse. Reserves of petroleum or coal are on the verge of extinction, and there is a dire need for ________ sources of energy. Additionally, another area of concern is the protection of the environment. Climate change needs to be dealt with quickly so that the future generations can enjoy the ______ of life like the current generation does. Renewable energy sources do serve to provide this benefit. The largest source of all is solar energy. The sun is the provider of all life on the earth and more importantly, this source of energy is ________ in supply. Studies have revealed that solar power _______ are even lower than that paid by NTPC.

Q. this source of energy is  ________ in supply.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The world is on the _______ of a collapse. Reserves of petroleum or coal are on the verge of extinction, and there is a dire need for ________ sources of energy. Additionally, another area of concern is the protection of the environment. Climate change needs to be dealt with quickly so that the future generations can enjoy the ______ of life like the current generation does. Renewable energy sources do serve to provide this benefit. The largest source of all is solar energy. The sun is the provider of all life on the earth and more importantly, this source of energy is ________ in supply. Studies have revealed that solar power _______ are even lower than that paid by NTPC.

Q. Studies have revealed that solar power _______ are even lower than that paid by NTPC.

Q. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.

Select the word with the correct spelling.

Q. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

Directions: In the following questions, the 1st and the last sentences of the passage are numbered 1. and 6. The rest of the passage f split into four parts and named P, Q, and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1. Some say that failure is like toxic waste.
P. I see failure more as a fertilizer.
Q. Thinking about it pollutes and undermines the attitudes needed for success.
R. The seeds of success must he planted afresh.
S. It can be used to enrich the soil of your mind.
6. Turning failure into a fertilizer is accomplished by using your errors as steps in learning.

Directions: In the following questions, the 1 stand the last sentences of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1. This was an important day for Alan.
P. It was a cold day, but Alan would be warm.
Q. For the first time he was going to hunt seals alone.
R. First he put on his fur-lined jacket.
S. Then he put on mittens and boots of deerskin to protect his hands and feet from the cold.
6. Finally he picked up the gun he had cleaned so carefully the day before.

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

There was no need to

X: set a watch, for we had nothing
Y: to fear from anybody or
Z: anything in that vast untenanted plain

Directions: In the following questions, the 1st and the last sentences of the passage are numbered 1. and 6. The rest of the passage f split into four parts and named P, Q, and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
1. The teacher training agency in England hopes to make teaching one of the top three professions.
P. They have also demanded that the campaign should be matched by improved pay scales, work load and morale so as to avoid recruitment problems with an aim to raise the image of the teaching profession.
Q. A series of advertisements are now being screened showing famous people speaking about teachers they remember and admire.
R. An amount of $100 million has been set aside to combat the shortage of applicants for teacher training.
S. Teacher Unions have welcomed this campaign.
6. It is high time for the Indian Government also to think on similar lines and take steps to lift up the sinking morale of the teaching profession.

Directions: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active Voice/Passive Voice, Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/ Active Voice.
Lie facedown; stretch your arms in front.

In following questions the sentences have been given in Active/Passive voice. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice.
They first sun-dried the garbage for one to three days to bring down the moisture level.

Directions: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active Voice/Passive Voice, Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/ Active Voice.
Surely the lost child must have been found by now.

Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
One who runs away from law

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Tom, dick and Harry

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Out of the blue