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English Comprehension PYQs

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

2975 Total Questions119 Official PapersYears: 2019–2025Search in English Comprehension
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SSC Selection Post 2025 (Matriculation Level) Official Paper (Held On: 24 Jul, 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·English Language
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Question 21

SSC Selection Post 2025• English Language• English Language

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:

He spoke to (1) / a MLA (2) / regarding the issue (3) / on infrastructure (4).

  1. AOption (a)

    He spoke to (1)

  2. BOption (b)

    a MLA (2)

  3. COption (c)

    regarding the issue (3)

  4. DOption (d)

    on infrastructure. (4)

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Answer: (a)A.

He spoke to (1)

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Question 22

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Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:

The teacher gave (1) / a advice (2) / which was really (3) / helpful(4).

  1. AOption (a)

    The teacher gave (1)

  2. BOption (b)

    an advice (2)

  3. COption (c)

    which was really (3)

  4. DOption (d)

    helpful. (4)

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Answer: (a)A.

The teacher gave (1)

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Question 23

SSC Selection Post 2025• English Language• English Language

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:

The news are (1) / quite surprising (2) / and hard to believe (3) / for the public(4).

  1. AOption (a)

    The news are (1)

  2. BOption (b)

    quite surprising (2)

  3. COption (c)

    and hard to believe (3)

  4. DOption (d)

    for the public. (4)

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Answer: (a)A.

The news are (1)

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Question 24

SSC Selection Post 2025• English Language• English Language

Arrange the passage correctly:

(1) He carefully entered the recipient's email, typed in a subject line, and composed a detailed message.

(2) Having entered, he clicked on the 'Compose' button to start writing a new email.

(3) Having gone through the content, he clicked the 'Send' button to send the email successfully.

(4) He logged into his email account using his username and a safe password.

  1. AOption (a)

    4 - 2 - 1 - 3

  2. BOption (b)

    1 - 2 - 3 - 4

  3. COption (c)

    2 - 1 - 4 - 3

  4. DOption (d)

    4 - 1 - 2 - 3

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Answer: (a)A.

4 - 2 - 1 - 3

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Question 25

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Arrange the passage correctly:

(1) Within a few seconds, the call went through, and her friend answered.

(2) She took up her smartphone and opened the screen with facial recognition.

(3) They talked about their weekend plans for a few minutes.

(4) She carefully dialed the number from her contacts and made the call.

  1. AOption (a)

    2 - 4 - 1 - 3

  2. BOption (b)

    4 - 2 - 1 - 3

  3. COption (c)

    2 - 1 - 4 - 3

  4. DOption (d)

    1 - 2 - 3 - 4

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Answer: (a)A.

2 - 4 - 1 - 3

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Question 26

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Identify the synonym of 'Wistful':

  1. AOption (a)

    Content

  2. BOption (b)

    Nostalgic

  3. COption (c)

    Joyful

  4. DOption (d)

    Happy

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Answer: (a)A.

Content

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Question 27

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Identify the synonym of 'Knavery'

  1. AOption (a)

    Honesty

  2. BOption (b)

    Deceit

  3. COption (c)

    Truth

  4. DOption (d)

    Integrity

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Answer: (a)A.

Honesty

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Question 28

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Identify the antonym of "Celebrated"

  1. AOption (a)

    Famous

  2. BOption (b)

    Inglorious

  3. COption (c)

    Acclaimed

  4. DOption (d)

    Honored

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Answer: (a)A.

Famous

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Question 29

SSC Selection Post 2025• English Language• English Language

Fill in the blank with most appropriate tense:

When I was a child, I ___ to the park every evening.

  1. AOption (a)

    use to go

  2. BOption (b)

    used to go

  3. COption (c)

    use to went

  4. DOption (d)

    was going

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Answer: (a)A.

use to go

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Question 30

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Fill in the blank with most appropriate option:

That was the ___ performance of the night.

  1. AOption (a)

    amazing

  2. BOption (b)

    more amazing

  3. COption (c)

    most amazing

  4. DOption (d)

    much amazing

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Answer: (a)A.

amazing

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Question 31

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The phrase "The stars danced in the sky" is an example of ___.

  1. AOption (a)

    metaphor

  2. BOption (b)

    personification

  3. COption (c)

    simile

  4. DOption (d)

    idiom

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Answer: (a)A.

metaphor

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Question 32

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Fill in the blank with most appropriate option:

She insisted ___ paying the bill herself.

  1. AOption (a)

    at

  2. BOption (b)

    in

  3. COption (c)

    on

  4. DOption (d)

    about

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Answer: (a)A.

at

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Question 33

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Fill in the blank with most appropriate option:

He is a man ___ word is his bond.

  1. AOption (a)

    who

  2. BOption (b)

    whom

  3. COption (c)

    whose

  4. DOption (d)

    which

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Answer: (a)A.

who

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Question 34

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Identify the antonym of "Vivacious"

  1. AOption (a)

    Cheerful

  2. BOption (b)

    Lively

  3. COption (c)

    Bubbly

  4. DOption (d)

    Unattractive

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Answer: (a)A.

Cheerful

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Question 35

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Pick the correctly spelled word:

  1. AOption (a)

    Height

  2. BOption (b)

    Heigth

  3. COption (c)

    Hieght

  4. DOption (d)

    Haight

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Answer: (a)A.

Height

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Question 36

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Which word is spelled correctly?

  1. AOption (a)

    Exhilarate

  2. BOption (b)

    Exilarate

  3. COption (c)

    Exhillerate

  4. DOption (d)

    Exhillarate

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Answer: (a)A.

Exhilarate

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Question 37

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Choose the correct one-word substitution for:

"A four-footed animal."

  1. AOption (a)

    Biped

  2. BOption (b)

    Quadruped

  3. COption (c)

    Carnivore

  4. DOption (d)

    Herbivore

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Answer: (a)A.

Biped

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Question 38

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Choose the correct one-word substitution for:

"The art of making maps and charts."

  1. AOption (a)

    Calligraphy

  2. BOption (b)

    Geography

  3. COption (c)

    Cartography

  4. DOption (d)

    Topography

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Answer: (a)A.

Calligraphy

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Question 39

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Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom/phrase from the options:

"Cast the first stone"

  1. AOption (a)

    To accuse someone first

  2. BOption (b)

    To start a fight

  3. COption (c)

    To throw a rock

  4. DOption (d)

    To give up

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Answer: (a)A.

To accuse someone first

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Question 40

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Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom/phrase from the options:

"A dime a dozen"

  1. AOption (a)

    Very rare

  2. BOption (b)

    Extremely expensive

  3. COption (c)

    Hard to find

  4. DOption (d)

    Very common

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Answer: (a)A.

Very rare

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