SSC CHSL English Mock Test Paper 009

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number. There were other stories (1) _______ Krishna. How (2) _______ been born in a dungeon where his uncle Kamsa had imprisoned his parents with the intention of killing him at birth. How, in spite of the many prison guards, he had been miraculously spirited (3) ______ to safety in Gokul. How, in infancy, he killed a (4) _______ who tried to poison him with her breast milk. How he lifted up Mount Govardhan to shelter his people from a (5) _______ that would have drowned them.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number. There were other stories (1) _______ Krishna. How (2) _______ been born in a dungeon where his uncle Kamsa had imprisoned his parents with the intention of killing him at birth. How, in spite of the many prison guards, he had been miraculously spirited (3) ______ to safety in Gokul. How, in infancy, he killed a (4) _______ who tried to poison him with her breast milk. How he lifted up Mount Govardhan to shelter his people from a (5) _______ that would have drowned them.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4.

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number. There were other stories (1) _______ Krishna. How (2) _______ been born in a dungeon where his uncle Kamsa had imprisoned his parents with the intention of killing him at birth. How, in spite of the many prison guards, he had been miraculously spirited (3) ______ to safety in Gokul. How, in infancy, he killed a (4) _______ who tried to poison him with her breast milk. How he lifted up Mount Govardhan to shelter his people from a (5) _______ that would have drowned them.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3.

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number. There were other stories (1) _______ Krishna. How (2) _______ been born in a dungeon where his uncle Kamsa had imprisoned his parents with the intention of killing him at birth. How, in spite of the many prison guards, he had been miraculously spirited (3) ______ to safety in Gokul. How, in infancy, he killed a (4) _______ who tried to poison him with her breast milk. How he lifted up Mount Govardhan to shelter his people from a (5) _______ that would have drowned them.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number. There were other stories (1) _______ Krishna. How (2) _______ been born in a dungeon where his uncle Kamsa had imprisoned his parents with the intention of killing him at birth. How, in spite of the many prison guards, he had been miraculously spirited (3) ______ to safety in Gokul. How, in infancy, he killed a (4) _______ who tried to poison him with her breast milk. How he lifted up Mount Govardhan to shelter his people from a (5) _______ that would have drowned them.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
All and sundry

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

Some parts of a few sentences have been jumbled up, and labelled A, B, C and D.
Select the option that gives the correct sequence in which these parts can be rearranged to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence Our twelve years in the forest were
A. Ram had lost, we would have to
B. ending. Now, according to the wager
C. discovered our whereabouts, we would have to endure another ten years in exile
D. spend a year in hiding.
If during this year Mohan

Select the word that is similar in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below
Efficacy

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
This has given rise to the view that the legal code is __________ against women and the poor.

Choose the option that is the correct indirect form of the sentence.
She said to her, "Please pay attention to the details."

Select the most appropriate 'one word' for the expression given below.
One who cures eye disease.

Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the part that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
They know they will face / either a swift backlash / or deafening silence.

Select the word that is closest in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below.
BLASPHEMOUS

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Corruption is
P. misuse and abuse of public office, either directly
Q. typified by dishonesty, exploitation or the
R. or indirectly, for personal gains or unjust enrichment
S. in negation of due process or established protocol

Choose the correctly spelt word.

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
A fully grow Chihuahua weighs less than the average house cat.

Select the option that will improve the (bracketed) part of the sentence. In case of no improvement select the option 'No improvement'.
The play was (either as funny or as) disturbing as Shivang told it was.

Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
A person who is never happy with what he has

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
Fashion might not be first thing that comes to mind when we think of isolation strategies.

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
He writes a paper every weekend.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
It is important to ensure that we all have good clean water to drink that is not ______by heavy metals or chemicals.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Green light

Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

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