Practice Test: English Language - 15 - SSC CGL MCQ

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.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

To go off the air

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

To make a fuss about

Directions: In the following Questions, four alternative for the given idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase.
A damp squib

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/ Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Suddenly the man blacked out during the parade and had to be helped to a quiet place.

Directions: In the following questions', four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase and bold italicised in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase as your answer.
Adolescence is a period of halo cyan days.

Directions: In the following Questions, four alternative for the given idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase.
To take someone for a ride

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which expresses the right meaning of the given word and blacken the appropriate rectangle in Answer Sheet.
GRANDEUR

In following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given.
INTREPID

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and blacken the appropriate rectangle in the Answer Sheet.
LAMENT

In following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OSTRACISE

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/ phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase as your answer.
There is no gainsaying the fact that the country is in difficulties.

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. One of the most terrible battles of the American Civil War was fought in July 1863, at Gettysburg.
P. The chief speech on that occasion was given by Edward Everett, a celebrated orator.
Q. Lincoln was asked to make a few remarks.
R. In November of that year a portion of the battlefield was dedicated as a final resting place for men of both armies who died there.
S. Everett's speech lasted 2 hours. Lincoln's for 2 minutes; it was over almost before the crowd realized that it had begun.
6. But the Gettysburg speech is now one of the world's immortal pieces of literature.

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.

Our only enemies were

X: heat, thirst, and flies, but far
Y: from man or beast than that awful trinity
Z: rather would I have faced any danger

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 most vulnerable section of the society are the students.
P. Revolutionary and new fledged ideas have a great appeal to them.
Q. Agitations may be non-violent methods of protest.
R. They cannot resist the charm of persuasion.
S. They are to be taught that without discipline they cannot get proper education.
6. However if these become violent, the antisocial elements get encouraged and they put all proper working out of gear.

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. The man who does his duty without any selfish desire for fruit may be called a sanyasi as well as yogi. 

P. The man who has achieved much evenness of temper will be serene, because his mere thoughts are changed with the strength of action. 

Q. He would practise yoga, i.e., evenness of temper, and cannot but perform action. 

R. The root of the matter is that one should not allow his mind to flit from object of desire to another and from that to a third.

S. But he who abstains from action altogether is only an idler. 

6. A yogi is one who is not attached to his objects of sense or to action and whose mind has ceased to roam restlessly.

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.

This idea, however startling it may at

X: first appear, is quite in accordance, as
Y: before stated, with the analogy of changes
Z: now going on in certain regions of the globe

Directions: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none, Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If there is no error then your answer is d:i.e. No error.
What is / the use of me / attending the session? / No error.

Directions: In the following questions a part of the sentence is 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, your answer is d.
You are asked to copy this letter word by word.

Choose the grammatically correct way of phrasing the sentence given in the question. Choose option E if no change is needed.
No sooner had the dividend been declared, the notices were sent out.

Directions: In the following question, some of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of the part is you answer. If a sentence is free from errors, then you answer is d:i.e., No error.
Children enjoy listening to / ghosts stories / especially on Halloween night. / No error.

Directions: In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed 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 your answer is d.
We were with daggers drawn despite attempts to understand each other;