Dear Students, English section of all SSC Exams is very challenging. You need to mug up all the grammar rules, vocabulary and practice a lot of mock tests to score maximum marks. Today, in this English quiz we are providing questions based on antonyms, synonyms, error detection etc. Attempt this quiz, learn better and be prepared for the SSC CGL 2017 Exam.
Q1. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
ADVERSITY
(a) CHANCE
(b) CAPACITY
(c) JOY
(d) MISFORTUNE
Q2. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
TERMINATE
(a) CONFINE
(b) REPEAL
(c) COMMENCE
(d) PROGRESS
Q3. Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.
(a) Quintessance
(b) Quintessence
(c) Quaintessence
(d) Quintassence
Directions (4-6): In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
Q4. If the farmer got a washing machine(A)/his wife can(B)/do the laundry quickly(C)/No error(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q5. They had often heard(A)/about the ship(B)/they have to travel on(C)/No error(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q6. He'd no sooner(A)/seen one continent(B)/when he saw another(C)/No error(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Directions (7-9): The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
Q7. The ship with its crew ______ gone to the bottom of the sea.
(a) has
(b) have
(c) are
(d) none
Q8. The peon respectfully asked if he ______ go there.
(a) may
(b) might
(c) can
(d) will
Q9. I know _____ certain that he has gone to England.
(a) with
(b) of
(c) by
(d) for
Directions (10-12): In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Q10. To eat humble pie
(a) To eat an unsavoury pie
(b) To be served food that is rotten
(c) To yield under humiliating circumstances
(d) To give in to political pressure
Q11. To end in smoke
(a) To fail in the effort
(b) To create smoke
(c) To enjoy the suffering of others
(d) To emit smoke
Q12. To spill the beans
(a) To reveal partial truth
(b) To be untidy
(c) To reveal a secret
(d) To conceal a fact
Directions (13-15): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
Q13. Committing murder in revenge
(a) Massacre
(b) Vendetta
(c) Homicide
(d) Regicide
Q14. The thing that can be easily broken
(a) Amorphous
(b) Brittle
(c) Sublime
(d) Solid
Q15. An unimportant person
(a) Nonagenarian
(b) Nonentity
(c) Nonpareil
(d) Nonconformist
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