SSC CHSL English Mock Test Paper 008

Comprehension:
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. Fresh pineapple, chilled watermelon, and an icy cold soft drink on a hot summer's day. What do these things have in (1)______ ? They all taste so good because of the sweetness the sugar in them provides. When you think of sugar, you probably picture the white (2)______ you put in cookies, that your parents put in their coffee, or that you (3)______ on your cereal. Actually, this is just one kind of sugar, called sucrose, which is (4)______ from sugar cane or sugar beets. Technically, sugar is a carbohydrate that occurs (5)______ in every fruit and vegetable.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Comprehension:
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. Fresh pineapple, chilled watermelon, and an icy cold soft drink on a hot summer's day. What do these things have in (1)______ ? They all taste so good because of the sweetness the sugar in them provides. When you think of sugar, you probably picture the white (2)______ you put in cookies, that your parents put in their coffee, or that you (3)______ on your cereal. Actually, this is just one kind of sugar, called sucrose, which is (4)______ from sugar cane or sugar beets. Technically, sugar is a carbohydrate that occurs (5)______ in every fruit and vegetable.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Comprehension:
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. Fresh pineapple, chilled watermelon, and an icy cold soft drink on a hot summer's day. What do these things have in (1)______ ? They all taste so good because of the sweetness the sugar in them provides. When you think of sugar, you probably picture the white (2)______ you put in cookies, that your parents put in their coffee, or that you (3)______ on your cereal. Actually, this is just one kind of sugar, called sucrose, which is (4)______ from sugar cane or sugar beets. Technically, sugar is a carbohydrate that occurs (5)______ in every fruit and vegetable.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Comprehension:
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. Fresh pineapple, chilled watermelon, and an icy cold soft drink on a hot summer's day. What do these things have in (1)______ ? They all taste so good because of the sweetness the sugar in them provides. When you think of sugar, you probably picture the white (2)______ you put in cookies, that your parents put in their coffee, or that you (3)______ on your cereal. Actually, this is just one kind of sugar, called sucrose, which is (4)______ from sugar cane or sugar beets. Technically, sugar is a carbohydrate that occurs (5)______ in every fruit and vegetable.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Comprehension:
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. Fresh pineapple, chilled watermelon, and an icy cold soft drink on a hot summer's day. What do these things have in (1)______ ? They all taste so good because of the sweetness the sugar in them provides. When you think of sugar, you probably picture the white (2)______ you put in cookies, that your parents put in their coffee, or that you (3)______ on your cereal. Actually, this is just one kind of sugar, called sucrose, which is (4)______ from sugar cane or sugar beets. Technically, sugar is a carbohydrate that occurs (5)______ in every fruit and vegetable.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
I envy the way she ______ all tasks with such ease and speed.

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The student said to her, “I don’t remember your name.”

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
He could feel every ______ and artery in his body.

Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
I will never judge you for yours impromptu performance.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Water under the bridge

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
P. my belief that UHC should be seen as the linchpin of the health development agenda
Q. rather than being seen as one target among many, it is
R. not only underpinning a more sustainable approach to the achievement of
S. the other health targets, but allowing for a balance between them

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Forthright

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
P. Rama, prince of Ayodhya, won the hand of the beautiful princess Sita (seen here), but was exiled with her and his brother Laksmana for 14 years through the plotting of his stepmother.
Q. The allies attacked Lanka, killed Ravana, and rescued Sita. In order to prove her chastity, Sita entered fire, but was vindicated by the gods and restored to her husband.
R. After the couple's triumphant return to Ayodhya, Rama's righteous rule (Ram-raj) inaugurated a golden age for all mankind.
S. In the forest Sita was abducted by Ravana, and Rama gathered an army of monkeys and bears to search for her.

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
The students studied a diagrams of a plant cell.

Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Domicile

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, then select the option "No error".
If conventional arrangements and/ patterns are made more scarcer, other/ arrangements and patterns will spring up.

Choose the option that is the correct passive form of the sentence.
She ate the last slice of pizza.

Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required' if the sentence is correct as given.
We (opened) on a new travel venture.

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
People who came into contact with the carrier are in danger of catching the disease.

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Vain

Choose the sentence with no spelling error.

Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
The animals of a particular region

Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below.
Incredible

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
To keep an eye on