Dear Students,
English section is an integral part of SSC Exams.This is also a section that is feared by most of the candidates.Though the sheer number of concepts and rules may seem intimidating at first, with discipline and the right approach, it is not difficult to master these concepts and their application to questions. SSC CPO Exam is to be held from the month of June where English Language Section holds 50 questions containing 5 questions from each topic according to new SSC CPO Pattern . Also SSC CGL 2018 is the next target.
You need to gird up your loins to score maximum marks.Today, in this English quiz we are providing 15 Useful Synonyms Questions. To make you learn vocabulary effectively is the motive behind the provided quiz. Attempt this quiz and prepare yourself flawlessly. We wish you good luck for the upcoming Exams.
Directions (1-4): In these questions some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and indicate it corresponding to the appropriate letter. If there is no error, indicate corresponding to the last option.
Q1. All works of creative writing have aesthetics appeal.
(a) All works of
(b) creative writing
(c) have aesthetics appeal
(d) No error
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Q2. The severe cyclonic storm has left behind a trial of miser.
(a) The severe cyclonic storm
(b) has left behind
(c) a trail of miser
(d) No error
Ans.(c)
Sol. Aesthetic→ concerned with beauty and art and the understanding of beautiful things.
Aesthetics→ the branch of philosophy that studies the principles of beauty in art.
Hence ‘have aesthetic appeal’ should be used here.
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Sol. Aesthetic→ concerned with beauty and art and the understanding of beautiful things.
Aesthetics→ the branch of philosophy that studies the principles of beauty in art.
Hence ‘have aesthetic appeal’ should be used here.
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Q2. The severe cyclonic storm has left behind a trial of miser.
(a) The severe cyclonic storm
(b) has left behind
(c) a trail of miser
(d) No error
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Q3. My brother’s ability of acting was recognized at a very young age.
(a) My brother’s
(b) ability of acting
(c) was recognized at a very young age
(d) No error
Q4. They will leave the office at six and reach at home by seven.
(a) They will leave
(b) the office at six and
(c) reach at home by seven
(d) No error
Directions (5-8): Out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence in the question.
Q5. Platform on which criminals are executed.
(a) Revelry
(b) Scaffold
(c) Delve
(d) Purvey
Ans.(c)
Sol. Trial→ a formal examination of evidence in court; test.
Trail→ a long series of marks that is left behind by something.
Hence, ‘a trail of misery’ should be used here.
Sol. Trial→ a formal examination of evidence in court; test.
Trail→ a long series of marks that is left behind by something.
Hence, ‘a trail of misery’ should be used here.
Q3. My brother’s ability of acting was recognized at a very young age.
(a) My brother’s
(b) ability of acting
(c) was recognized at a very young age
(d) No error
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Ans.(b)
Sol. Ability→ the fact that somebody is able to do something.
Hence, ability to act (infinitive) is a proper usage.
Sol. Ability→ the fact that somebody is able to do something.
Hence, ability to act (infinitive) is a proper usage.
Q4. They will leave the office at six and reach at home by seven.
(a) They will leave
(b) the office at six and
(c) reach at home by seven
(d) No error
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Ans.(c)
Sol. Reach→ to arrive at.
Hence, it is not proper to use preposition ‘at’ with reach here.
Sol. Reach→ to arrive at.
Hence, it is not proper to use preposition ‘at’ with reach here.
Directions (5-8): Out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence in the question.
Q5. Platform on which criminals are executed.
(a) Revelry
(b) Scaffold
(c) Delve
(d) Purvey
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Ans.(b)
Q6. Having the same source or origin.
(a) Gibe
(b) Polemic
(c) Cognate
(d) Dais
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S6. Ans.(c)
Q7. Secret or illegal religious meeting.
(a) Conventicler
(b) Carrion
(c) Haggle
(d) Savant
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S7. Ans.(a)
Q8. Customs and habits of a particular group.
(a) Mores
(b) Frieze
(c) Fallow
(d) Passe
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S8. Ans.(a)
Directions (9-12): In the following questions, sentence is split into four parts & named A, B, C & D. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is connect. Then find the correct answer and indicate it by blackening the appropriate circle in the Answer Sheet.
Q9.
A. as Saint Teresa of Calcutta
B. nun and missionary Mother Teresa,
C. devoted her life to caring for the sick and poor
D. known in the catholic church
(a) BCAD
(b) BDAC
(c) BADC
(d) DCBA
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S9. Ans.(b)
Q10.
A. for more than 400 years
B. the works of William Shakespeare
C. known throughout the world
D. have been performed in countless hamlets, villages and cities.
(a) ACDB
(b) BDCA
(c) CBDA
(d) CDBA
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S10. Ans.(c)
Q11.
A. basic to modern science had appeared
B. was well advanced, and many of the works,
C. the movement now known as the scientific revolution
D. when Newton arrived in Cambridge in 1661,
(a) BADC
(b) DABC
(c) DCBA
(d) DBAC
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S11. Ans.(c)
Q12.
A. for an object partially submerged in a liquid.
B. the volume of displaced fluid is equivalent to the
C. or to that fraction of the volume below the surface
D. volume of an object fully immersed in a fluid
(a) BDCA
(b) BDAC
(c) BADC
(d) ABCD
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S12. Ans.(a)
Directions (13-15): Four alternatives are given for the Idioms/Phrase printed in bold. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of Idiom/Phrase.
Q13. Cook someone’s goose
(a) Refers to a cooked food
(b) To praise someone else’s work.
(c) Spoil other person’s chances of success.
(d) To help someone in his work.
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S13. Ans.(c)
Q14. Sink or swim
(a) Fail or succeed
(b) To live or die
(c) To bath
(d) To stay or leave
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S14. Ans.(a)
Q15. Hit the road running
(a) To delay in doing something
(b) To hit a person badly
(c) Start something and proceed at a fast pace with enthusiasm.
(d) To hit a vehicle
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