Monday, December 14, 2015

English Quiz For SSC Exams

Directions (1-5): In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.



1. The song in the play cannot be deleted as it is………………to the story.
(a) intervened
(b) innate
(c) exacting
(d) integral

2. She remained a………………all her life.
(a) spinster
(b) bachelor
(c) unmarried
(d) single

3. Do not stay in the grasslands after dark, as some animals become………………when they see humans.
(a) provoked
(b) alerted 
(c) aggressive
(d) threatened

4. The building is not safe and must be ………………down.
(a) pull 
(b) pulling
(c)  pulled
(d) pulls

5. There is something wonderful ………………him.
(a) of 
(b) about
(c)  for 
(d) inside

Directions (6-10): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word .
6. INDICT
(a) Implicate
(b) Elude
(c) Charge
(d) Manifest

7. APPRAISE 
(a) Accuse
(b) Praise
(c) Appreciate  
(d) Judge

8. DELUGE
(a) Confusion
(b) Deception
(c) Flood
(d) Weapon

9. PREPONDERANCE
(a) Pre-eminence
(b) Dominance
(c)  Domineering
(d) Preoccupation 

10. LUCIDITY
(a) Fluidity 
(b) Politeness 
(c) Clarity 
(d) Fluency 

Answers Keys
1. (d)
2. (a)
3. (c)
4. (c)
5. (b)
6. (c)
7. (c)
8. (c)
9. (a)
10. (c)

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