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2975 Total Questions119 Official PapersYears: 2019–2025Search in English Comprehension
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SSC Selection Post Matric Level Official Paper (Held On: 28 June, 2023 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·English Language
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Question 1301

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

He said, "I will see you now".

  1. AOption (a)

    He said he will see you now. 

  2. BOption (b)

    He said he will see me now. 

  3. COption (c)

    He said he would see me then.

  4. DOption (d)

    He said I will see you now.

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Answer: (a)A.

He said he will see you now. 

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Question 1302

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Tropical forests have ________ greenery.

  1. AOption (a)

    exciting

  2. BOption (b)

    lush

  3. COption (c)

    thorny

  4. DOption (d)

    withered

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Answer: (a)A.

exciting

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Question 1303

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From among the words given in bold, select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.

Women’s vulnarability due to the denial of ownership of productive resources has been focused on in the analysis of how progressive laws shaped gender relations.

  1. AOption (a)

    analysis

  2. BOption (b)

    vulnarability

  3. COption (c)

    progressive

  4. DOption (d)

    focused

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Answer: (a)A.

analysis

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Question 1304

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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM to replace the italicized word.

"Can I borrow your cell?" She asked.

  1. AOption (a)

    bite

  2. BOption (b)

    rent

  3. COption (c)

    hire

  4. DOption (d)

    lend

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Answer: (a)A.

bite

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Question 1305

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Get out of hand

  1. AOption (a)

    Keep control of hand

  2. BOption (b)

    Go out of control

  3. COption (c)

    Hands should be crossed

  4. DOption (d)

    Fall from hand

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Answer: (a)A.

Keep control of hand

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Question 1306

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

The sweater is knitted by Suman.

  1. AOption (a)

    Suman knits the sweater.

  2. BOption (b)

    Suman be knitted the sweater. 

  3. COption (c)

    Suman have knitting the sweater.

  4. DOption (d)

    Suman been knit the sweater.

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Answer: (a)A.

Suman knits the sweater.

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Question 1307

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Time management is essential for a ________ life and career.

  1. AOption (a)

    failed

  2. BOption (b)

    successful

  3. COption (c)

    scrupulous

  4. DOption (d)

    mere

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Answer: (a)A.

failed

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Question 1308

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Choose the option that rectifies the grammatical and spelling errors in the given sentence.

The secret to tightrope walking is to graps the rope between the twos and distribute one's weight evenly on the soles of one's feet.

  1. AOption (a)

    to grasp the rope between the toes

  2. BOption (b)

    evenly on the soul of one's feet 

  3. COption (c)

    and distribute ones weight

  4. DOption (d)

    The secrte of tightrope walk is

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Answer: (a)A.

to grasp the rope between the toes

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Question 1309

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

All desire wealth and some will ________ it.

  1. AOption (a)

    remove

  2. BOption (b)

    acquire

  3. COption (c)

    aspire

  4. DOption (d)

    collude

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Answer: (a)A.

remove

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Question 1310

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Throw caution to the wind

  1. AOption (a)

    To be indecisive or unsure about a decision

  2. BOption (b)

    To take a big risk or be reckless

  3. COption (c)

    To be overly cautious or hesitant

  4. DOption (d)

    To be too strict or rigid in following rules

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Answer: (a)A.

To be indecisive or unsure about a decision

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Question 1311

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Through the grapevine

  1. AOption (a)

    Through difficulties

  2. BOption (b)

    Via gossip

  3. COption (c)

    Extremely ill

  4. DOption (d)

    Succeeded brilliantly

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Answer: (a)A.

Through difficulties

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Question 1312

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

Jokes and funny remarks amongst friends.

  1. AOption (a)

    Banter

  2. BOption (b)

    Discussion

  3. COption (c)

    Meet

  4. DOption (d)

    Saunter

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Answer: (a)A.

Banter

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Question 1313

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Choose the option that rectifies the incorrectly spelt underlined word.

The Swiss entrepreneure has pulled the plug on any further investment in the firm.

  1. AOption (a)

    antepreneure

  2. BOption (b)

    entreperneur

  3. COption (c)

    entreprenur

  4. DOption (d)

    entrepreneur

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Answer: (a)A.

antepreneure

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Question 1314

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Select the idiom that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined phrase in the following sentence.

Chanda always annoys everyone by praising herself all the time.

  1. AOption (a)

    Crying over the spilt milk 

  2. BOption (b)

    Catching one’s eyes

  3. COption (c)

    Blowing her own trumpet

  4. DOption (d)

    Facing the music

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Answer: (a)A.

Crying over the spilt milk 

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Question 1315

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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Despair

  1. AOption (a)

    Distant

  2. BOption (b)

    Sorrow

  3. COption (c)

    Optimism

  4. DOption (d)

    Distinct

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Answer: (a)A.

Distant

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Question 1316

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

Children are the future of any country and a country that does not take care of this (1) ________ resource suffers later. A successful nation is that which makes its youth strong enough to lift this (2) ________ responsibility on their shoulders. (3) ________, this is not the case in our country. Education, which is a necessity, is still a (4) ________ here. Poor people (5) ________ to send their children to school.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    valued

  2. BOption (b)

    extravagant

  3. COption (c)

    valuable

  4. DOption (d)

    worthless

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Answer: (a)A.

valued

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Question 1317

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

Children are the future of any country and a country that does not take care of this (1) ________ resource suffers later. A successful nation is that which makes its youth strong enough to lift this (2) ________ responsibility on their shoulders. (3) ________, this is not the case in our country. Education, which is a necessity, is still a (4) ________ here. Poor people (5) ________ to send their children to school.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    impotent

  2. BOption (b)

    mighty

  3. COption (c)

    bulky

  4. DOption (d)

    frail

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Answer: (a)A.

impotent

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Question 1318

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

Children are the future of any country and a country that does not take care of this (1) ________ resource suffers later. A successful nation is that which makes its youth strong enough to lift this (2) ________ responsibility on their shoulders. (3) ________, this is not the case in our country. Education, which is a necessity, is still a (4) ________ here. Poor people (5) ________ to send their children to school.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    Certainly

  2. BOption (b)

    Necessarily

  3. COption (c)

    Unfortunately

  4. DOption (d)

    Partially

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Answer: (a)A.

Certainly

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Question 1319

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

Children are the future of any country and a country that does not take care of this (1) ________ resource suffers later. A successful nation is that which makes its youth strong enough to lift this (2) ________ responsibility on their shoulders. (3) ________, this is not the case in our country. Education, which is a necessity, is still a (4) ________ here. Poor people (5) ________ to send their children to school.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    theory

  2. BOption (b)

    delight

  3. COption (c)

    luxury

  4. DOption (d)

    study

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Answer: (a)A.

theory

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Question 1320

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

Children are the future of any country and a country that does not take care of this (1) ________ resource suffers later. A successful nation is that which makes its youth strong enough to lift this (2) ________ responsibility on their shoulders. (3) ________, this is not the case in our country. Education, which is a necessity, is still a (4) ________ here. Poor people (5) ________ to send their children to school.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    explicate

  2. BOption (b)

    agitate

  3. COption (c)

    fluctuate

  4. DOption (d)

    hesitate

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Answer: (a)A.

explicate

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