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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: 22 July 2022 Shift 2)·General English
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Question 1021

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

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

The role of the school and teachers (1) ______ always been vital in the all-round personality (2) ______ of students. In fact, a teacher is a role (3) ______ influencing every facet of the student's growth and developing (4) ______ innate potential, in addition to (5) ______ a motivator, guide and friend.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    were

  2. BOption (b)

    has

  3. COption (c)

    having

  4. DOption (d)

    have

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Answer: (a)A.

were

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Question 1022

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

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

The role of the school and teachers (1) ______ always been vital in the all-round personality (2) ______ of students. In fact, a teacher is a role (3) ______ influencing every facet of the student's growth and developing (4) ______ innate potential, in addition to (5) ______ a motivator, guide and friend.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    development

  2. BOption (b)

    turbulence

  3. COption (c)

    occupation

  4. DOption (d)

    validation

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Answer: (a)A.

development

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SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 22 July 2022 Shift 2)·General English
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Question 1023

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

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

The role of the school and teachers (1) ______ always been vital in the all-round personality (2) ______ of students. In fact, a teacher is a role (3) ______ influencing every facet of the student's growth and developing (4) ______ innate potential, in addition to (5) ______ a motivator, guide and friend.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    replica

  2. BOption (b)

    template

  3. COption (c)

    model

  4. DOption (d)

    double

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Answer: (a)A.

replica

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SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 22 July 2022 Shift 2)·General English
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Question 1024

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

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

The role of the school and teachers (1) ______ always been vital in the all-round personality (2) ______ of students. In fact, a teacher is a role (3) ______ influencing every facet of the student's growth and developing (4) ______ innate potential, in addition to (5) ______ a motivator, guide and friend.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    its

  2. BOption (b)

    there

  3. COption (c)

    their

  4. DOption (d)

    our

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Answer: (a)A.

its

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SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 22 July 2022 Shift 2)·General English
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Question 1025

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

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

The role of the school and teachers (1) ______ always been vital in the all-round personality (2) ______ of students. In fact, a teacher is a role (3) ______ influencing every facet of the student's growth and developing (4) ______ innate potential, in addition to (5) ______ a motivator, guide and friend.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    been

  2. BOption (b)

    having

  3. COption (c)

    being

  4. DOption (d)

    seeing

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Answer: (a)A.

been

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SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 22 July 2022 Shift 3)·General English
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Question 1026

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

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

In exactly the same words as were used originally

  1. AOption (a)

    Imprecise

  2. BOption (b)

    Strict

  3. COption (c)

    Neutral

  4. DOption (d)

    Verbatim

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Answer: (a)A.

Imprecise

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Question 1027

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

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.

He has been presented off honorary awards.

  1. AOption (a)

    No error

  2. BOption (b)

    presented off

  3. COption (c)

    He has been

  4. DOption (d)

    honorary awards

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

No error

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Question 1028

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

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Invigorate

  1. AOption (a)

    Deform

  2. BOption (b)

    Energise

  3. COption (c)

    Tire

  4. DOption (d)

    Grow

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Answer: (a)A.

Deform

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Question 1029

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

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

Both songs have been reworked giving them fresh impetus.

  1. AOption (a)

    detachment

  2. BOption (b)

    aversion

  3. COption (c)

    disfavour

  4. DOption (d)

    incitement

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Answer: (a)A.

detachment

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Question 1030

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

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    Waryness

  2. BOption (b)

    Monumental 

  3. COption (c)

    Disenchentment

  4. DOption (d)

    Awakning 

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Answer: (a)A.

Waryness

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Question 1031

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

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The weather was so ________ that she couldn’t step out of the house.

  1. AOption (a)

    serious

  2. BOption (b)

    inept

  3. COption (c)

    terrible

  4. DOption (d)

    slight

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Answer: (a)A.

serious

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Question 1032

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’.

This is on far a best ice cream I have ever had.

  1. AOption (a)

    by far the best 

  2. BOption (b)

    at farthest a good 

  3. COption (c)

    by far more better

  4. DOption (d)

    No improvement required

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Answer: (a)A.

by far the best 

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Question 1033

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

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Reveal

  1. AOption (a)

    Curb

  2. BOption (b)

    Veil

  3. COption (c)

    Darken

  4. DOption (d)

    Disclose

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Answer: (a)A.

Curb

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Question 1034

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

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Get cold feet

  1. AOption (a)

    To get no results

  2. BOption (b)

    To be in a bad mood 

  3. COption (c)

    To feel nervous about doing something

  4. DOption (d)

    To escape from something

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Answer: (a)A.

To get no results

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Question 1035

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’.

Water is using in every. cell of your body.

  1. AOption (a)

    is used in every

  2. BOption (b)

    No improvement required 

  3. COption (c)

    using in each 

  4. DOption (d)

    are used in every

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

is used in every

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Question 1036

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

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Gandhiji spent many years _______ Sabarmati Ashram.

  1. AOption (a)

    with

  2. BOption (b)

    by

  3. COption (c)

    on

  4. DOption (d)

    at

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Answer: (a)A.

with

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Question 1037

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'.

After all the fuss, the companies has still not reach a consensus.

  1. AOption (a)

    have still not reached

  2. BOption (b)

    have still to reached 

  3. COption (c)

    had still not reach 

  4. DOption (d)

    No improvement required 

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

have still not reached

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Question 1038

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

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Food was ______; guides were not to be found, and the enemy dogged them all the way.

  1. AOption (a)

    scarce

  2. BOption (b)

    crass

  3. COption (c)

    chance

  4. DOption (d)

    farce

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

scarce

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Question 1039

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

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Serene

  1. AOption (a)

    Unperturbed

  2. BOption (b)

    Pleased 

  3. COption (c)

    Composed

  4. DOption (d)

    Agitated 

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Unperturbed

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Question 1040

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.

The Andes mountains / lay between / Chile and Argentina.

  1. AOption (a)

    Chile and Argentina

  2. BOption (b)

     lay between 

  3. COption (c)

    No error

  4. DOption (d)

    The Andes mountains

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Chile and Argentina

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