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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 1321

SSC Selection Post 2023• English Language• English Language

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follows.

Sparrows are little birds that can be found all throughout the world. Sparrows come in a wide variety of varieties. The length of a sparrow ranges from four to six inches. Their wonderful melody is well-liked and appreciated by a large number of people. On the ground, grass, low trees and bushes are all good sites for sparrows to make their homes. They nest in the cracks and crevices of buildings in urban areas. Nests are rarely constructed at great heights. Nests are constructed from twigs, grasses and other plant fibres. Their nests are usually modest, but well-built.

Four to six eggs are laid by female sparrows at a time. Reddish brown blotches appear on the eggs' white shells. Between eleven and fourteen days, they'll hatch. The young are taken care of by both, male and female parents. After hatching, the young are fed insects. Using their big feet, sparrows scrape seeds. Seeds are the primary food source for adult sparrows. Birds like sparrows can be found nearly anywhere there are people. These lovely birds are beloved by a large number of people all around the world.

Identify the central theme of the passage. 

  1. AOption (a)

    Description of lifestyle of sparrows

  2. BOption (b)

    Description of sparrows’ nest

  3. COption (c)

    Different shortcomings of sparrows

  4. DOption (d)

    Availability of sparrows

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Answer: (a)A.

Description of lifestyle of sparrows

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Question 1322

SSC Selection Post 2023• English Language• English Language

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follows.

Sparrows are little birds that can be found all throughout the world. Sparrows come in a wide variety of varieties. The length of a sparrow ranges from four to six inches. Their wonderful melody is well-liked and appreciated by a large number of people. On the ground, grass, low trees and bushes are all good sites for sparrows to make their homes. They nest in the cracks and crevices of buildings in urban areas. Nests are rarely constructed at great heights. Nests are constructed from twigs, grasses and other plant fibres. Their nests are usually modest, but well-built.

Four to six eggs are laid by female sparrows at a time. Reddish brown blotches appear on the eggs' white shells. Between eleven and fourteen days, they'll hatch. The young are taken care of by both, male and female parents. After hatching, the young are fed insects. Using their big feet, sparrows scrape seeds. Seeds are the primary food source for adult sparrows. Birds like sparrows can be found nearly anywhere there are people. These lovely birds are beloved by a large number of people all around the world.

How many eggs are laid by female sparrows at a time?

  1. AOption (a)

    Four to six

  2. BOption (b)

    Two to four

  3. COption (c)

    Six to eight

  4. DOption (d)

    Eight to ten

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Answer: (a)A.

Four to six

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Question 1323

SSC Selection Post 2023• English Language• English Language

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follows.

Sparrows are little birds that can be found all throughout the world. Sparrows come in a wide variety of varieties. The length of a sparrow ranges from four to six inches. Their wonderful melody is well-liked and appreciated by a large number of people. On the ground, grass, low trees and bushes are all good sites for sparrows to make their homes. They nest in the cracks and crevices of buildings in urban areas. Nests are rarely constructed at great heights. Nests are constructed from twigs, grasses and other plant fibres. Their nests are usually modest, but well-built.

Four to six eggs are laid by female sparrows at a time. Reddish brown blotches appear on the eggs' white shells. Between eleven and fourteen days, they'll hatch. The young are taken care of by both, male and female parents. After hatching, the young are fed insects. Using their big feet, sparrows scrape seeds. Seeds are the primary food source for adult sparrows. Birds like sparrows can be found nearly anywhere there are people. These lovely birds are beloved by a large number of people all around the world.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Melody

  1. AOption (a)

    Musicality

  2. BOption (b)

    Symphony

  3. COption (c)

    Disharmony

  4. DOption (d)

    Ballad

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Answer: (a)A.

Musicality

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Question 1324

SSC Selection Post 2023• English Language• English Language

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follows.

Sparrows are little birds that can be found all throughout the world. Sparrows come in a wide variety of varieties. The length of a sparrow ranges from four to six inches. Their wonderful melody is well-liked and appreciated by a large number of people. On the ground, grass, low trees and bushes are all good sites for sparrows to make their homes. They nest in the cracks and crevices of buildings in urban areas. Nests are rarely constructed at great heights. Nests are constructed from twigs, grasses and other plant fibres. Their nests are usually modest, but well-built.

Four to six eggs are laid by female sparrows at a time. Reddish brown blotches appear on the eggs' white shells. Between eleven and fourteen days, they'll hatch. The young are taken care of by both, male and female parents. After hatching, the young are fed insects. Using their big feet, sparrows scrape seeds. Seeds are the primary food source for adult sparrows. Birds like sparrows can be found nearly anywhere there are people. These lovely birds are beloved by a large number of people all around the world.

Identify a suitable title for the passage. 

  1. AOption (a)

    Song of Sparrows

  2. BOption (b)

    How Sparrows Build Nests

  3. COption (c)

    What Do The Sparrows Eat?

  4. DOption (d)

    The Lives Of Sparrows 

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Answer: (a)A.

Song of Sparrows

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Question 1325

SSC Selection Post 2023• English Language• English Language

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follows.

Sparrows are little birds that can be found all throughout the world. Sparrows come in a wide variety of varieties. The length of a sparrow ranges from four to six inches. Their wonderful melody is well-liked and appreciated by a large number of people. On the ground, grass, low trees and bushes are all good sites for sparrows to make their homes. They nest in the cracks and crevices of buildings in urban areas. Nests are rarely constructed at great heights. Nests are constructed from twigs, grasses and other plant fibres. Their nests are usually modest, but well-built.

Four to six eggs are laid by female sparrows at a time. Reddish brown blotches appear on the eggs' white shells. Between eleven and fourteen days, they'll hatch. The young are taken care of by both, male and female parents. After hatching, the young are fed insects. Using their big feet, sparrows scrape seeds. Seeds are the primary food source for adult sparrows. Birds like sparrows can be found nearly anywhere there are people. These lovely birds are beloved by a large number of people all around the world.

Identify the tone of the passage. 

  1. AOption (a)

    Analytical

  2. BOption (b)

    Descriptive

  3. COption (c)

    Satiric

  4. DOption (d)

    Humorous

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Answer: (a)A.

Analytical

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SSC Selection Post Matric Level Official Paper (Held On: 27 June, 2023 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·English Language
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Question 1326

SSC Selection Post 2023• English Language• English Language

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase in the given sentence.

Henry said he would help with the rent, but he left me in the lurch.

  1. AOption (a)

    To impersonate someone

  2. BOption (b)

    To comfort someone

  3. COption (c)

    To desert someone

  4. DOption (d)

    To blame someone

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Answer: (a)A.

To impersonate someone

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Question 1327

SSC Selection Post 2023• English Language• English Language

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

Paddy is grown by the farmers of this village.

  1. AOption (a)

    The farmers of this village had grown paddy

  2. BOption (b)

    The farmers of this village grow paddy.

  3. COption (c)

    The farmers of this village grew paddy.

  4. DOption (d)

    The farmers of this village have grown paddy.

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Answer: (a)A.

The farmers of this village had grown paddy

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Question 1328

SSC Selection Post 2023• English Language• English Language

Direction: Identify the sentence that contains no spelling errors.

  1. AOption (a)

    An Ethical Hacker identifies software vulnerabilities so that business owners may address them before a baleful hacker uncovers them.

  2. BOption (b)

    An Ethickal Hacker identifies software vulnerabilities so that bussiness owners may address them before a baleful hacker uncovers them.

  3. COption (c)

    An Ethickal Hacker identifies software vulanerabilities so that business owners may adress them before a baleful hacker uncovers them.

  4. DOption (d)

    An Ethical Hacker identifies software vulanerabilities so that business owners may adress them before a baleful hacker uncovers them.

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Answer: (a)A.

An Ethical Hacker identifies software vulnerabilities so that business owners may address them before a baleful hacker uncovers them.

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Question 1329

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Direction: Select the correct direct narration of the given sentence.

Prem said that he had been listening to music for an hour.

  1. AOption (a)

    Prem said, "He has be listened to music for an hour."

  2. BOption (b)

    Prem said, "I have been listening to music for an hour."

  3. COption (c)

    Prem said, "He has listening to music for an hour."

  4. DOption (d)

    Prem said, "I had listened to music for an hour."

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Answer: (a)A.

Prem said, "He has be listened to music for an hour."

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Question 1330

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Direction: Choose the correct spelling of the underlined word in the given sentence.

The world is governed by several elemenyts.

  1. AOption (a)

    aliments

  2. BOption (b)

    elements

  3. COption (c)

    elyments

  4. DOption (d)

    eliments

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Answer: (a)A.

aliments

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Question 1331

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Direction: Identify the idiom that best expresses the meaning of the underlined group of words.

He is in a very bad situation after being caught with drugs at school.

  1. AOption (a)

    Square an account

  2. BOption (b)

    At cross purposes

  3. COption (c)

    In dire straits

  4. DOption (d)

    Last resort

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Square an account

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Question 1332

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Direction: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Although the jury system is fundamentally ______, no one has ever come up with a better one.

  1. AOption (a)

    flawed

  2. BOption (b)

    flawless

  3. COption (c)

    sorted

  4. DOption (d)

    appealing

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Answer: (a)A.

flawed

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Question 1333

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Direction: Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words in the given sentence.

He was severe in his manner, due to his rigidly puritanical outlook.

  1. AOption (a)

    austere

  2. BOption (b)

    faithful

  3. COption (c)

    authentic

  4. DOption (d)

    precise

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Answer: (a)A.

austere

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Question 1334

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Direction: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The streets are empty today as ______ a holiday.

  1. AOption (a)

    is

  2. BOption (b)

    was

  3. COption (c)

    its

  4. DOption (d)

    it's

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Answer: (a)A.

is

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Question 1335

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Direction: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word 'Unworthy' from the given sentence.

Unethical behaviour like saying mean or nasty things, is intolerable to a noble person

  1. AOption (a)

    Unethical

  2. BOption (b)

    Nasty

  3. COption (c)

    Intolerable

  4. DOption (d)

    Noble

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Unethical

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Question 1336

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Direction: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM to replace the italicised word.

There is a/an abundance of fertile soil and magnificent grazing land.

  1. AOption (a)

    dearth

  2. BOption (b)

    plenitude

  3. COption (c)

    plethora

  4. DOption (d)

    adequacy

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

dearth

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Question 1337

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Direction: Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word from the options given.

  1. AOption (a)

    Angle

  2. BOption (b)

    Bagel

  3. COption (c)

    Bangel

  4. DOption (d)

    Angel

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Angle

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Question 1338

SSC Selection Post 2023• English Language• English Language

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.

All drivers are affected by road rage, whether they are directly or indirectly ______ (1) _______ Individual coping qualities ______ (2) ______ the behaviour of stressful drivers. Instead of being enraged over circumstances beyond their control, drivers ______ (3) _______ learn to be patient. On the road, we must be ______ (4) ______ to control our own emotions. Road raged drivers are also more likely to ______ (5) _______ more traffic offences.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    involves

  2. BOption (b)

    involve

  3. COption (c)

    involving

  4. DOption (d)

    involved

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

involves

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Question 1339

SSC Selection Post 2023• English Language• English Language

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.

All drivers are affected by road rage, whether they are directly or indirectly ______ (1) _______ Individual coping qualities ______ (2) ______ the behaviour of stressful drivers. Instead of being enraged over circumstances beyond their control, drivers ______ (3) _______ learn to be patient. On the road, we must be ______ (4) ______ to control our own emotions. Road raged drivers are also more likely to ______ (5) _______ more traffic offences.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    increase

  2. BOption (b)

    apply

  3. COption (c)

    influence

  4. DOption (d)

    multiply

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

increase

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Question 1340

SSC Selection Post 2023• English Language• English Language

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.

All drivers are affected by road rage, whether they are directly or indirectly ______ (1) _______ Individual coping qualities ______ (2) ______ the behaviour of stressful drivers. Instead of being enraged over circumstances beyond their control, drivers ______ (3) _______ learn to be patient. On the road, we must be ______ (4) ______ to control our own emotions. Road raged drivers are also more likely to ______ (5) _______ more traffic offences.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    must

  2. BOption (b)

    ought

  3. COption (c)

    can

  4. DOption (d)

    to

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

must

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