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Reading comprehension, vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, idiom usage, error spotting, sentence improvement, and cloze tests.

4100 Total Questions67 Official PapersYears: 2017–2025Search in English Comprehension
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SSC CPO 2024 Official Paper-I (Held On: 28 Jun, 2024 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·English Comprehension
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Question 761

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

“Can I come along with you on your fishing trip, please?” asked Millie. Her two elder brothers (1)________ at her scornfully. “Fishing is a man's (2) ________,” said her older brother, Derek. “Girls are not (3) ________ at fishing.” (4) ________ a while, however, Millie managed to persuade her brothers to take her (5) ________. When they reached the fishing pond, the two brothers wandered off by themselves.

Select the correct option to fill blank 1. 

  1. AOption (a)

    looked

  2. BOption (b)

    observed

  3. COption (c)

    saw

  4. DOption (d)

    watched

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Answer: (a)A.

looked

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Question 762

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Filthy

  1. AOption (a)

    Tidy

  2. BOption (b)

    Visual 

  3. COption (c)

    Shiny 

  4. DOption (d)

    Dirty

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Answer: (a)A.

Tidy

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Question 763

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Which is the right set of ANTONYMS from the options for ‘Confidential’?

  1. AOption (a)

    Familiar, Revealed

  2. BOption (b)

    Offstage, Sneaking

  3. COption (c)

    Public, Concealed 

  4. DOption (d)

     Hushed, Common

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Answer: (a)A.

Familiar, Revealed

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Question 764

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

“Can I come along with you on your fishing trip, please?” asked Millie. Her two elder brothers (1)________ at her scornfully. “Fishing is a man's (2) ________,” said her older brother, Derek. “Girls are not (3) ________ at fishing.” (4) ________ a while, however, Millie managed to persuade her brothers to take her (5) ________. When they reached the fishing pond, the two brothers wandered off by themselves.

Select the correct option to fill blank 3.

  1. AOption (a)

    good

  2. BOption (b)

    sound

  3. COption (c)

    likeable

  4. DOption (d)

    acceptable

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Answer: (a)A.

good

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Question 765

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

The study of Man

  1. AOption (a)

     Autobiography

  2. BOption (b)

     Anthropology

  3. COption (c)

    Biography

  4. DOption (d)

    Biology

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Answer: (a)A.

 Autobiography

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Question 766

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A film shown during the day, especially in the afternoon

  1. AOption (a)

    Dramatics

  2. BOption (b)

    Matinee

  3. COption (c)

    Cinema

  4. DOption (d)

    Theatre

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Answer: (a)A.

Dramatics

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Question 767

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow

New media is a catch-all term used for various kinds of electronic communications that are conceivable due to innovation in computer technology. In contrast to ‘old’ media, which includes newspapers, magazines, books, television and other such non-interactive media, new media comprises websites, online video/audio streams, emails, online social platforms, online communities, online forums, blogs, internet telephony, web advertisements, online education and much more. It is not very easy to draw a line between the new and old media because the so-called old media has found new ways of representation in digital forms, leaving behind its conventional methods of representation. New media is considered to be the multimedia and digital form of communication happening via desktop and laptop computers as well as phones, tablets and other devices. New media has introduced user interaction, rather than simply consuming media. New media can be customised to users’ preferences and it can be selectively linked from one form of content to another.

How does the passage distinguish new media from old media?

  1. AOption (a)

    New media includes user interaction, whereas, through old media, we only consume information.

  2. BOption (b)

    New media increases screen time and could be addictive and unhealthy, unlike old media. 

  3. COption (c)

    New media is fast and digitally based, whereas old media has never been beyond the conventional methods of representation.

  4. DOption (d)

    New media caters to a larger audience and is more popular than old media.

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

New media includes user interaction, whereas, through old media, we only consume information.

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Question 768

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Pacify

  1. AOption (a)

    Rebuke

  2. BOption (b)

    Blame

  3. COption (c)

    Strengthen

  4. DOption (d)

    Soothe

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Answer: (a)A.

Rebuke

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Question 769

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Dainty

  1. AOption (a)

    Vulgar

  2. BOption (b)

    Fine

  3. COption (c)

    Elegant

  4. DOption (d)

    Sable

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Answer: (a)A.

Vulgar

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Question 770

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

We need to make sure that criminals like these get more from the authorities than a very mild punishment.

  1. AOption (a)

    a slap on the wrist

  2. BOption (b)

    an axe to grind

  3. COption (c)

    a blessing in disguise

  4. DOption (d)

    a taste of their own medicine

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Answer: (a)A.

a slap on the wrist

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Question 771

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow

New media is a catch-all term used for various kinds of electronic communications that are conceivable due to innovation in computer technology. In contrast to ‘old’ media, which includes newspapers, magazines, books, television and other such non-interactive media, new media comprises websites, online video/audio streams, emails, online social platforms, online communities, online forums, blogs, internet telephony, web advertisements, online education and much more. It is not very easy to draw a line between the new and old media because the so-called old media has found new ways of representation in digital forms, leaving behind its conventional methods of representation. New media is considered to be the multimedia and digital form of communication happening via desktop and laptop computers as well as phones, tablets and other devices. New media has introduced user interaction, rather than simply consuming media. New media can be customised to users’ preferences and it can be selectively linked from one form of content to another.

Which of the following is NOT a type/kind of new media?

  1. AOption (a)

    Web advertisements

  2. BOption (b)

    Television

  3. COption (c)

    Emails

  4. DOption (d)

    Online video streams

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Answer: (a)A.

Web advertisements

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Question 772

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    granary

  2. BOption (b)

    dictionary

  3. COption (c)

    directory

  4. DOption (d)

    chancellary

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Answer: (a)A.

granary

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Question 773

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.

The beauty of cherry blossoms is ephemeral, as the delicate pink petals bloom for only a short period.

  1. AOption (a)

    Uniform

  2. BOption (b)

    Unwavering

  3. COption (c)

    Permanent

  4. DOption (d)

    Transient

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Answer: (a)A.

Uniform

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Question 774

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

It is a fact that the same judgement can often be taken by more than one way.

  1. AOption (a)

    be taken on more than

  2. BOption (b)

    be taken in more than

  3. COption (c)

    be taken for more than

  4. DOption (d)

    be taken of more than

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Answer: (a)A.

be taken on more than

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Question 775

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

By the time I reaching / the metro station, / the train had departed.

  1. AOption (a)

    no error

  2. BOption (b)

    the metro station

  3. COption (c)

    the train had departed

  4. DOption (d)

    By the time I reaching

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Answer: (a)A.

no error

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Question 776

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.

My father is comparatively better today.

  1. AOption (a)

    comparatively better 

  2. BOption (b)

    is

  3. COption (c)

    My father

  4. DOption (d)

    today.

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Answer: (a)A.

comparatively better 

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Question 777

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.

There was a huge fire for celebration on the occasion of Diwali.

  1. AOption (a)

    Lohri

  2. BOption (b)

    Flash

  3. COption (c)

    Bonfire

  4. DOption (d)

    Firecracker

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Answer: (a)A.

Lohri

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Question 778

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

Rajan’s caused extremely painful headaches.

  1. AOption (a)

    excruciating

  2. BOption (b)

    horrible

  3. COption (c)

    extreme

  4. DOption (d)

    devastating

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Answer: (a)A.

excruciating

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Question 779

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

Despite multiple obstacles, she continued with her endeavour, demonstrating that she has nerves of steel.

  1. AOption (a)

    Extraordinary beauty

  2. BOption (b)

    An absence of fear or anxiety

  3. COption (c)

    Relentless determination

  4. DOption (d)

    The capacity to maintain composure when stressed

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Answer: (a)A.

Extraordinary beauty

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Question 780

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A list of books

  1. AOption (a)

    Lexicon

  2. BOption (b)

    Manuscript

  3. COption (c)

    Bibliography 

  4. DOption (d)

    Catalogue

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Lexicon

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