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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: 18 July 2022 Shift 1)·General English
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Question 681

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

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I have visited ______ coaching institutes in your region.

  1. AOption (a)

    many

  2. BOption (b)

    mostly

  3. COption (c)

    much

  4. DOption (d)

    any

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Answer: (a)A.

many

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Question 682

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

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Vanish

  1. AOption (a)

    Disappear

  2. BOption (b)

    Depart

  3. COption (c)

    Conquer

  4. DOption (d)

    Emerge

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Answer: (a)A.

Disappear

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Question 683

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

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Acute

  1. AOption (a)

    Obtuse

  2. BOption (b)

    Faithful

  3. COption (c)

    Chronic

  4. DOption (d)

    Dire

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Answer: (a)A.

Obtuse

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Question 684

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

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Keep body and soul together

  1. AOption (a)

    Live happily

  2. BOption (b)

    Live as long as possible 

  3. COption (c)

    Be mentally and physically fit

  4. DOption (d)

    Stay alive during hard times

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Answer: (a)A.

Live happily

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Question 685

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

That fellow pushed me so hard that my vision got _____ for a second.

  1. AOption (a)

    simplified

  2. BOption (b)

    illuminated

  3. COption (c)

    exposed

  4. DOption (d)

    blurred

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Answer: (a)A.

simplified

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Question 686

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

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I organised my dressing table by putting all the rubber bands ______ the drawer

  1. AOption (a)

    for

  2. BOption (b)

    in

  3. COption (c)

    on

  4. DOption (d)

    at

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Answer: (a)A.

for

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Question 687

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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'.

Next month, she was going to the institute to study for a master's degree.

  1. AOption (a)

    went to

  2. BOption (b)

    has gone to

  3. COption (c)

    is going to

  4. DOption (d)

    No improvement required

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Answer: (a)A.

went to

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Question 688

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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’.

He blew out the candle and went to sleepy.

  1. AOption (a)

    went to sleep

  2. BOption (b)

    go on sleep

  3. COption (c)

    No improvement required

  4. DOption (d)

    gone to sleep

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Answer: (a)A.

went to sleep

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Question 689

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

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

Simon had always been an ardent follower.

  1. AOption (a)

    averse

  2. BOption (b)

    objective

  3. COption (c)

    casual

  4. DOption (d)

    passionate

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Answer: (a)A.

averse

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Question 690

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Most mainliners do not view modern culture as inherently ______ to religious belief.

  1. AOption (a)

    inimical

  2. BOption (b)

    inchoate

  3. COption (c)

    inconclusive

  4. DOption (d)

    inadvertent

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Answer: (a)A.

inimical

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Question 691

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

Select the option that corrects the misspelt words in the given sentence.

A number of measres have been sugested by her.

  1. AOption (a)

    A number of measrues have been sugessted by her. 

  2. BOption (b)

    A number of measures have been sujjested by her. 

  3. COption (c)

    A number of measures have been suggested by her

  4. DOption (d)

    A number of mesures have been suggested by her. 

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Answer: (a)A.

A number of measrues have been sugessted by her. 

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Question 692

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

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Outstanding

  1. AOption (a)

    Astounding

  2. BOption (b)

    Ordinary

  3. COption (c)

    Remarkable

  4. DOption (d)

    Honest

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Answer: (a)A.

Astounding

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Question 693

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

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    Chauffeur

  2. BOption (b)

    specielist

  3. COption (c)

    Anchor

  4. DOption (d)

    Compere

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Answer: (a)A.

Chauffeur

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Question 694

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

______ I learned that there was a gift for each child, I was delighted.

  1. AOption (a)

    When

  2. BOption (b)

    Though

  3. COption (c)

    While

  4. DOption (d)

    Which

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Answer: (a)A.

When

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Question 695

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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.

Both of my parents are dependent on my salary of their living.

  1. AOption (a)

    are dependent on my

  2. BOption (b)

    Both of my parents

  3. COption (c)

    salary of their living

  4. DOption (d)

    No error

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Answer: (a)A.

are dependent on my

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Question 696

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

Many forests are cleared to (1) ______ way for palm oil plantations. Palm oil is the most (2) ______ produced vegetable oil and is found in half of all supermarket products. It's cheap, versatile and can be added to (3) ______ food and personal products like lipsticks and shampoo. (4) ______ popularity has (5) ______ people to clear tropical forests to grow more palm trees.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

  1. AOption (a)

    made

  2. BOption (b)

    take

  3. COption (c)

    make

  4. DOption (d)

    give

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Answer: (a)A.

made

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Question 697

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

Many forests are cleared to (1) ______ way for palm oil plantations. Palm oil is the most (2) ______ produced vegetable oil and is found in half of all supermarket products. It's cheap, versatile and can be added to (3) ______ food and personal products like lipsticks and shampoo. (4) ______ popularity has (5) ______ people to clear tropical forests to grow more palm trees.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2. 

  1. AOption (a)

    commonly

  2. BOption (b)

    casually

  3. COption (c)

    lovingly

  4. DOption (d)

    usually

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Answer: (a)A.

commonly

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Question 698

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

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

Many forests are cleared to (1) ______ way for palm oil plantations. Palm oil is the most (2) ______ produced vegetable oil and is found in half of all supermarket products. It's cheap, versatile and can be added to (3) ______ food and personal products like lipsticks and shampoo. (4) ______ popularity has (5) ______ people to clear tropical forests to grow more palm trees.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

  1. AOption (a)

    both

  2. BOption (b)

    each

  3. COption (c)

    one

  4. DOption (d)

    between

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Answer: (a)A.

both

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Question 699

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

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

Many forests are cleared to (1) ______ way for palm oil plantations. Palm oil is the most (2) ______ produced vegetable oil and is found in half of all supermarket products. It's cheap, versatile and can be added to (3) ______ food and personal products like lipsticks and shampoo. (4) ______ popularity has (5) ______ people to clear tropical forests to grow more palm trees.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

  1. AOption (a)

    Our

  2. BOption (b)

    Its

  3. COption (c)

    It's

  4. DOption (d)

    Their

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Answer: (a)A.

Our

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Question 700

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

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

Many forests are cleared to (1) ______ way for palm oil plantations. Palm oil is the most (2) ______ produced vegetable oil and is found in half of all supermarket products. It's cheap, versatile and can be added to (3) ______ food and personal products like lipsticks and shampoo. (4) ______ popularity has (5) ______ people to clear tropical forests to grow more palm trees.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

  1. AOption (a)

    baffled

  2. BOption (b)

    delighted

  3. COption (c)

    curated

  4. DOption (d)

    prompted

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Answer: (a)A.

baffled

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