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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: 29 Jul, 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·English Language
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Question 121

SSC Selection Post 2025• English Language• English Language

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:

Among all the students (1) / he is the better (2) / in mathematics (3) / and physics(4).

  1. AOption (a)

    Among all the students (1)

  2. BOption (b)

    he is the better (2)

  3. COption (c)

    in mathematics (3)

  4. DOption (d)

    and physics. (4)

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Answer: (a)A.

Among all the students (1)

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Question 122

SSC Selection Post 2025• English Language• English Language

Arrange the passage correctly:

(1) Crack two eggs into it.

(2) Whisk the mixture well.

(3) Take a clean bowl.

(4) Add salt and pepper to the eggs

  1. AOption (a)

    3 - 1 - 4 - 2

  2. BOption (b)

    1 - 3 - 4 - 2

  3. COption (c)

    3 - 4 - 1 - 2

  4. DOption (d)

    4 - 1 - 3 - 2

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Answer: (a)A.

3 - 1 - 4 - 2

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Question 123

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Arrange the passage correctly:

(1) He opened the document.

(2) He started editing the file.

(3) He turned on the computer.

(4) He entered his login details.

  1. AOption (a)

    3 - 4 - 1 - 2

  2. BOption (b)

    4 - 3 - 1 - 2

  3. COption (c)

    3 - 1 - 4 - 2

  4. DOption (d)

    1 - 3 - 2 - 4

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Answer: (a)A.

3 - 4 - 1 - 2

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Question 124

SSC Selection Post 2025• English Language• English Language

Arrange the passage correctly:

(1) She changed the angle and lighting in order to obtain the ideal snap.

(2) She opened her phone and scrolled through the icons to find the camera app.

(3) With a gentle touch on the screen, she took the photo successfully.

(4) Once it was opened, she kept the phone stable to see distinctly the object present in front.

  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 - 4 - 3

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Answer: (a)A.

2 - 4 - 1 - 3

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Question 125

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Arrange the passage correctly:

(1) He entered the complete address of where he was going into the search bar.

(2) The navigation system then directed him with turn-by-turn instructions while he drove.

(3) Having considered the alternatives, he chose the one with the shortest estimated duration.

(4) He turned on his GPS and waited for the device to gain a signal from the satellites.

  1. AOption (a)

    4 - 1 - 3 - 2

  2. BOption (b)

    1 - 4 - 3 - 2

  3. COption (c)

    2 - 3 - 1 - 4

  4. DOption (d)

    4 - 2 - 1 - 3

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Answer: (a)A.

4 - 1 - 3 - 2

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Question 126

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Identify the synonym of 'Jovial':

  1. AOption (a)

    Gloomy

  2. BOption (b)

    Happy

  3. COption (c)

    Sad

  4. DOption (d)

    Melancholy

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Gloomy

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Question 127

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Identify the synonym of 'Mendacious'

  1. AOption (a)

    Truthful

  2. BOption (b)

    Dishonest

  3. COption (c)

    Sincere

  4. DOption (d)

    Honest

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Answer: (a)A.

Truthful

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Question 128

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Identify the antonym of "Barren"

  1. AOption (a)

    Sterile

  2. BOption (b)

    Fertile

  3. COption (c)

    Dry

  4. DOption (d)

    Deserted

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Answer: (a)A.

Sterile

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Question 129

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Identify the antonym of "Insipid"

  1. AOption (a)

    Tasteless

  2. BOption (b)

    Dull

  3. COption (c)

    Vapid

  4. DOption (d)

    Appetizing

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Answer: (a)A.

Tasteless

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Question 130

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Fill in the blank with most appropriate tense:

The train ___ before we reached the station.

  1. AOption (a)

    left

  2. BOption (b)

    leaves

  3. COption (c)

    had left

  4. DOption (d)

    will leave

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Answer: (a)A.

left

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Question 131

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Fill in the blank with most appropriate collocation:

He always tries to ___ a good impression during interviews.

  1. AOption (a)

    take

  2. BOption (b)

    do

  3. COption (c)

    make

  4. DOption (d)

    build

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Answer: (a)A.

take

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Question 132

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Fill in the blank with most appropriate option:

Hardly had she entered the room ___ the phone rang.

  1. AOption (a)

    when

  2. BOption (b)

    than

  3. COption (c)

    then

  4. DOption (d)

    while

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Answer: (a)A.

when

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Question 133

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Pick the correctly spelled word:

  1. AOption (a)

    Exhilarate

  2. BOption (b)

    Exilerate

  3. COption (c)

    Exhilerate

  4. DOption (d)

    Exhillarate

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Answer: (a)A.

Exhilarate

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Question 134

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Which word is spelled correctly?

  1. AOption (a)

    Assassinate

  2. BOption (b)

    Asasinate

  3. COption (c)

    Assasinate

  4. DOption (d)

    Assasinatte

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Answer: (a)A.

Assassinate

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Question 135

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Choose the correct one-word substitution for:

"A person who dislikes human beings ___."

  1. AOption (a)

    Philanthropist

  2. BOption (b)

    Misanthrope

  3. COption (c)

    Extrovert

  4. DOption (d)

    Optimist

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Answer: (a)A.

Philanthropist

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Question 136

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Choose the correct one-word substitution for:

"A person who pretends to have moral beliefs they don't actually possess ____".

  1. AOption (a)

    Hypocrite

  2. BOption (b)

    Cynic

  3. COption (c)

    Pessimist

  4. DOption (d)

    Idealist

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Answer: (a)A.

Hypocrite

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Question 137

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

"Eat humble pie":

  1. AOption (a)

    To be very happy

  2. BOption (b)

    To eat something bitter

  3. COption (c)

    To celebrate a victory

  4. DOption (d)

    To admit a mistake

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Answer: (a)A.

To be very happy

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Question 138

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

"Wear your heart on your sleeve"

  1. AOption (a)

    Keep your feelings private

  2. BOption (b)

    Pretend to have emotions

  3. COption (c)

    Express emotions openly

  4. DOption (d)

    Be dishonest about your intentions

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Answer: (a)A.

Keep your feelings private

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Question 139

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Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:

He has been living (1) / on this street (2) / since five years. (3) / with his family(4).

  1. AOption (a)

    He has been living (1)

  2. BOption (b)

    on this street (2)

  3. COption (c)

    since five years. (3)

  4. DOption (d)

    with his family. (4)

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Answer: (a)A.

He has been living (1)

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Question 140

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Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:

We ran into (1) / some old friends (2) / at the mall (3) / and catch up(4).

  1. AOption (a)

    We ran into (1)

  2. BOption (b)

    some old friends (2)

  3. COption (c)

    at the mall (3)

  4. DOption (d)

    and catch up. (4)

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

We ran into (1)

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