SSC CGL English Mock Test Paper 005

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Tattooing is a talent that requires a lot of time and (1)________. There are many various kinds and (2)__________ of tattooing. Tattooing was and still is a means to communicate someone's thoughts or life by permanently (3)_________ a design of ink and colour into their flesh. The first step in tattooing is to develop an artistic (4)_________ and the skill to sketch and create your artwork. Tattooing penmanship is far more (5)__________ than sketching on paper.
 Select the most appropriate answer to fill in blank 5.

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Tattooing is a talent that requires a lot of time and (1)________. There are many various kinds and (2)__________ of tattooing. Tattooing was and still is a means to communicate someone's thoughts or life by permanently (3)_________ a design of ink and colour into their flesh. The first step in tattooing is to develop an artistic (4)_________ and the skill to sketch and create your artwork. Tattooing penmanship is far more (5)__________ than sketching on paper.
 Select the most appropriate answer to fill in blank 4.

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Tattooing is a talent that requires a lot of time and (1)________. There are many various kinds and (2)__________ of tattooing. Tattooing was and still is a means to communicate someone's thoughts or life by permanently (3)_________ a design of ink and colour into their flesh. The first step in tattooing is to develop an artistic (4)_________ and the skill to sketch and create your artwork. Tattooing penmanship is far more (5)__________ than sketching on paper.
 Select the most appropriate answer to fill in blank 3.

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Tattooing is a talent that requires a lot of time and (1)________. There are many various kinds and (2)__________ of tattooing. Tattooing was and still is a means to communicate someone's thoughts or life by permanently (3)_________ a design of ink and colour into their flesh. The first step in tattooing is to develop an artistic (4)_________ and the skill to sketch and create your artwork. Tattooing penmanship is far more (5)__________ than sketching on paper.
 Select the most appropriate answer to fill in blank 2.

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Tattooing is a talent that requires a lot of time and (1)________. There are many various kinds and (2)__________ of tattooing. Tattooing was and still is a means to communicate someone's thoughts or life by permanently (3)_________ a design of ink and colour into their flesh. The first step in tattooing is to develop an artistic (4)_________ and the skill to sketch and create your artwork. Tattooing penmanship is far more (5)__________ than sketching on paper.
 Select the most appropriate answer to fill in blank 1.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

One of my friends is gone to Goa for a holiday.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the following sentence.
Listening to the news of his father’s illness, Soumen left for home with a heavy heart.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and complete the collocation.
Every time my boss comes up with some good idea, he gets into ________.

Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
Mr. Sharma asked him if Maya had invited him for lunch.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.
The man supervising the exam had a huge moustache.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
The present paper throws light on the nexus between the academic performance and mental health of children.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The little boy demanded colourful balloons, ribbons in the village fair. When the father didn’t pay heed to his demands, the boy made a________.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Although I have a good job, I wish to take the _______ of starting my own business.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
Finally, here are a few examples of passages and their précis.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Neither the doctors nor / the nurse were present / when the patient / reached the hospital.

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
A single uranium
P. pencil eraser, contains the same energy
Q. pellet, slightly larger than a
R. as a ton of coal, 3 barrels of oil
S. or 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Mr. Raghav racked his brain, but couldn’t think where he had left the book.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The jewel thief was punished by the judge.

The question below consists of a set of labeled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
P. As a boy Elon was a keen reader and learnt how to code computers.
Q. He even made his own video game called Blastar.
R. Later he moved to Canada and then the United States setting up his first company with his brother Kimbal in 1995.
S. But after some time, he sold that company to create a company called X.com.

In the given sentence the underlined word may have been incorrectly spelt. Identify the option that rectifies the spelling. If there is no error in spelling, select ‘No error’.
The adoloscent period of life, one of the most difficult stages of development, is known as the period of stress and storm.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the bracketed word to fill in the blank.
If we want to progress, we must sometimes embrace __________ (mutate).

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The recent disaster of unprecedented floods in June 2013 in the state of Uttarakhand devastated many towns and villages on the banks of the rivers Bhagirathi, Pindar, Mandakini, Alaknanda and Sarju.

In the given sentence the underlined word may have been incorrectly spelt. Identify the option that rectifies the spelling. If there is no error in spelling, select ‘No error’.
Siraz-ud-Daula beseiged Calcutta to take punitive actions against the East India
Company.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
Solomon always refers in the dictionary for clearing doubts about words.