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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: 25 July 2022 Shift 3)·General English
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Question 1101

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

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The peanut stove, which is so often seen on the _______, just outside the fruit-shops, makes us think of the familiar street scene at home.

  1. AOption (a)

    Runway

  2. BOption (b)

    Building

  3. COption (c)

    Market

  4. DOption (d)

    Footpath

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Answer: (a)A.

Runway

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Question 1102

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Yesterday, I __________ to be on a street with a few modest restaurants.

  1. AOption (a)

    happened

  2. BOption (b)

    have happen

  3. COption (c)

    am happening

  4. DOption (d)

    happening

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Answer: (a)A.

happened

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Question 1103

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

You better gird up your loins as we are going to meet my family.

  1. AOption (a)

    To earn more money

  2. BOption (b)

    To look smart and charming

  3. COption (c)

    To prepare oneself for a difficult situation

  4. DOption (d)

    To ask for someone's help

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Answer: (a)A.

To earn more money

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Question 1104

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Three hours should be _______ to finish the work.

  1. AOption (a)

    majestic

  2. BOption (b)

    voluminous

  3. COption (c)

    sufficient

  4. DOption (d)

    grand

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Answer: (a)A.

majestic

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Question 1105

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

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I walked out ________ I wanted to breathe some fresh air.

  1. AOption (a)

    but

  2. BOption (b)

    that

  3. COption (c)

    because

  4. DOption (d)

    yet

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Answer: (a)A.

but

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Question 1106

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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'.

He knows how bad I wanted a baby.

  1. AOption (a)

    how badly

  2. BOption (b)

    what bad

  3. COption (c)

    No improvement required

  4. DOption (d)

    badly how

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Answer: (a)A.

how badly

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Question 1107

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Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

The thin wire that giving off light is called the filament.

  1. AOption (a)

    that giving off

  2. BOption (b)

    the filament

  3. COption (c)

    The thin wire

  4. DOption (d)

    light is called

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Answer: (a)A.

that giving off

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Question 1108

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

Many celebrities encourage young children to aspire for greatness.

  1. AOption (a)

    daunt

  2. BOption (b)

    stimulate

  3. COption (c)

    undermine

  4. DOption (d)

    abate

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Answer: (a)A.

daunt

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Question 1109

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Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    Livelyhood

  2. BOption (b)

    Verittable

  3. COption (c)

    Purposfully

  4. DOption (d)

    Penetrate

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Answer: (a)A.

Livelyhood

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Question 1110

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Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Emphatic

  1. AOption (a)

    Vigorous

  2. BOption (b)

    Restrained

  3. COption (c)

    Hesitant

  4. DOption (d)

    Moderate

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Answer: (a)A.

Vigorous

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Question 1111

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.

An unlikely chance or occurrence, especially a piece of good luck

  1. AOption (a)

    Pauper

  2. BOption (b)

    Messiah

  3. COption (c)

    Fluke

  4. DOption (d)

    Masquerade

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Answer: (a)A.

Pauper

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Question 1112

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I want to enrol myself for this management __________.

  1. AOption (a)

    cause

  2. BOption (b)

    caws

  3. COption (c)

    course

  4. DOption (d)

    coarse

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Answer: (a)A.

cause

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Question 1113

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Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.

The range of flavours is determined by where the plant species is grown and how it is processed.

  1. AOption (a)

    it was processing

  2. BOption (b)

    it is processing

  3. COption (c)

    No substitution required

  4. DOption (d)

    it was processed

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Answer: (a)A.

it was processing

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Question 1114

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

An eye opener

  1. AOption (a)

    A tough decision

  2. BOption (b)

    A shocking revelation

  3. COption (c)

    A difficult task

  4. DOption (d)

    A small opening

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Answer: (a)A.

A tough decision

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Question 1115

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

A ___________ girl is missing from my Colony.

  1. AOption (a)

    less

  2. BOption (b)

    so

  3. COption (c)

    little

  4. DOption (d)

    few

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Answer: (a)A.

less

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Question 1116

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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Obscure

  1. AOption (a)

    Obvious

  2. BOption (b)

    Complementary

  3. COption (c)

    Moody

  4. DOption (d)

    Difficult

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Answer: (a)A.

Obvious

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Question 1117

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Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    Propensity

  2. BOption (b)

    Constituensy

  3. COption (c)

    Demoalish

  4. DOption (d)

    Patranise

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Answer: (a)A.

Propensity

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Question 1118

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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 initially thought of including both the mother and the child, but the woman was reluctant to have their pictures take.

  1. AOption (a)

    both the mother and the child, but the woman

  2. BOption (b)

    was reluctant to have their pictures take

  3. COption (c)

    I initially thought of including

  4. DOption (d)

    No error

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Answer: (a)A.

both the mother and the child, but the woman

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Question 1119

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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.

We needing to kept / a close eye on / the rising prices of fuel.

  1. AOption (a)

    We needing to kept

  2. BOption (b)

    the rising prices of fuel

  3. COption (c)

    No error

  4. DOption (d)

    a close eye on

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

We needing to kept

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Question 1120

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Farmers are urged to ________ to good agricultural practices in the disposal and spreading of agricultural wastes such as slurry.

  1. AOption (a)

    Adhere

  2. BOption (b)

    Disturb

  3. COption (c)

    Gather

  4. DOption (d)

    Worship

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Adhere

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