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English Comprehension PYQs

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

4200 Total Questions168 Official PapersYears: 2017–2022Search in English Comprehension
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SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 7 July 2022 Shift 3)·General English
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Question 201

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

William ______ his friends not to intrude into his family’s affairs.

  1. AOption (a)

    claimed

  2. BOption (b)

    gambled

  3. COption (c)

    warned

  4. DOption (d)

    satisfied

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Answer: (a)A.

claimed

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Question 202

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Vendors expressed their concerns over the ______ price of onion.

  1. AOption (a)

    raise

  2. BOption (b)

    raising

  3. COption (c)

    rising

  4. DOption (d)

    rise

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Answer: (a)A.

raise

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Question 203

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

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.

Despite the doctor's stern warning,/he continued taking sugar/in his tea.

  1. AOption (a)

    in his tea

  2. BOption (b)

    No error

  3. COption (c)

    he continued taking sugar

  4. DOption (d)

    Despite the doctor's stern warning,

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Answer: (a)A.

in his tea

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Question 204

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The agility of the acrobat ______ and thrilled the audience.

  1. AOption (a)

    amaze

  2. BOption (b)

    amazes

  3. COption (c)

    amazing

  4. DOption (d)

    amazed

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Answer: (a)A.

amaze

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Question 205

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Advent

  1. AOption (a)

    Purpose

  2. BOption (b)

    Departure

  3. COption (c)

    Arrival

  4. DOption (d)

    Turn

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Answer: (a)A.

Purpose

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Question 206

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Most people believe that working out and meeting fat loss needs is challenging, but a ________ basic program can take you a long way.

  1. AOption (a)

    erratic

  2. BOption (b)

    consistent

  3. COption (c)

    strange

  4. DOption (d)

    impartial

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Answer: (a)A.

erratic

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Question 207

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Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

While the symptoms are troubling, they typically resolve within two weeks.

  1. AOption (a)

    No improvement required

  2. BOption (b)

    was troubling

  3. COption (c)

    is troubling

  4. DOption (d)

    are troubled

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Answer: (a)A.

No improvement required

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Question 208

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Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. 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.

I don’t know anyone who spoken Portuguese in my school.

  1. AOption (a)

    No error

  2. BOption (b)

    who spoken Portuguese

  3. COption (c)

    I don’t know anyone

  4. DOption (d)

    in my school

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Answer: (a)A.

No error

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Question 209

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

No sooner had he got out of her sight that she proceeded to tamper with the letter.

  1. AOption (a)

    No improvement required

  2. BOption (b)

    No sooner did he got out of her sight and

  3. COption (c)

    As soon as he got out of her sight than

  4. DOption (d)

    No sooner had he got out of her sight than

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Answer: (a)A.

No improvement required

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Question 210

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

Neha stood beside my sister through thick and thin.

  1. AOption (a)

    In a strange manner

  2. BOption (b)

    under all circumstances

  3. COption (c)

    Without any result

  4. DOption (d)

    in good times only

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Answer: (a)A.

In a strange manner

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Question 211

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.

I was thinking about buying an new vehicle.

  1. AOption (a)

    bought a new

  2. BOption (b)

    buy a newly

  3. COption (c)

    No improvement reuired

  4. DOption (d)

    buying a new

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Answer: (a)A.

bought a new

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Question 212

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The garret where he lay at night had long been ______, and a great number of mice had made their home in it.

  1. AOption (a)

    vacant

  2. BOption (b)

    partial

  3. COption (c)

    visible

  4. DOption (d)

    thick

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Answer: (a)A.

vacant

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Question 213

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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.

I am dealing with / some family issues / right now.

  1. AOption (a)

    No error

  2. BOption (b)

    some family issues

  3. COption (c)

    right now

  4. DOption (d)

    I am dealing with

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Answer: (a)A.

No error

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Question 214

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Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

Everyone must participate in this session as it is on a subject that affects the community.

  1. AOption (a)

    No improvement required

  2. BOption (b)

    effects

  3. COption (c)

    affecting

  4. DOption (d)

    affect

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Answer: (a)A.

No improvement required

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Question 215

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Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    Perfidy

  2. BOption (b)

    Misanthrope

  3. COption (c)

    Relentless

  4. DOption (d)

    Ingenuos

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Answer: (a)A.

Perfidy

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Question 216

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Luminous

  1. AOption (a)

    Hunched

  2. BOption (b)

    Homespun

  3. COption (c)

    Simple

  4. DOption (d)

    Dim

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Answer: (a)A.

Hunched

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Question 217

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    Condusive

  2. BOption (b)

    Apparently

  3. COption (c)

    Bottelneck

  4. DOption (d)

    Endognous

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Answer: (a)A.

Condusive

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Question 218

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Merry

  1. AOption (a)

    Morose

  2. BOption (b)

    Happy

  3. COption (c)

    Somber

  4. DOption (d)

    Angry

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Answer: (a)A.

Morose

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Question 219

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Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.

My mother looked at Sana and me with her mouth slight openly.

  1. AOption (a)

    an openly slight

  2. BOption (b)

    No improvement required

  3. COption (c)

    open slight

  4. DOption (d)

    slightly open

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Answer: (a)A.

an openly slight

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Question 220

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

The lion's share

  1. AOption (a)

    The most challenging goal of many

  2. BOption (b)

    The most important person

  3. COption (c)

    The most expensive item

  4. DOption (d)

    The biggest and best part of a whole

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Answer: (a)A.

The most challenging goal of many

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