Q1. Fill in the blank: The shop was so ___ that we could hardly move inside.
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Answer: B. crowded
'Crowded' means full of people, which explains why they could hardly move.
SSC CGL English Comprehension Beginner Practice Set 4
25 beginner questions. Tap an option to check it, or open “Show answer” for the explanation.
Topics: Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms, Prepositions, Spelling, Antonyms, Idioms and Phrases, Subject-Verb Agreement, One-word Substitution, Articles, Tenses
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Q2. Choose the synonym of 'PURCHASE'.
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Answer: B. Buy
'Purchase' means to buy something.
Q3. Choose the synonym of 'BEGIN'.
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Answer: B. Start
'Begin' means to start something.
Q4. Fill in the blank: He was born ___ 1998.
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Answer: A. in
'In' is used with years, months and seasons (in 1998, in May).
Q5. Choose the correctly spelt word for 'the group of people who rule a country'.
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Answer: B. Government
The correct spelling is 'government' = 'govern' + 'ment'.
Q6. Choose the antonym of 'MAXIMUM'.
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Answer: B. Minimum
'Maximum' is the greatest amount; 'minimum' is the smallest amount.
Q7. Fill in the blank: He has been ill ___ three days.
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Answer: D. for
'For' is used with a period of time (for three days); 'since' is used with a point of time (since Monday).
Q8. What does the idiom 'to be in hot water' mean?
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Answer: D. To be in trouble
'To be in hot water' means to be in trouble or difficulty.
Q9. Fill in the blank: He is very ___; he never tells a lie.
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Answer: A. truthful
A 'truthful' person always tells the truth and never lies.
Q10. Fill in the blank: She is married ___ a doctor.
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Answer: D. to
'Married' is followed by 'to': married to someone.
Q11. Fill in the blank: The teacher, along with her students, ___ gone on a picnic.
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Answer: D. has
With 'along with', 'as well as' and 'together with', the verb agrees with the first subject ('The teacher'), which is singular.
Q12. A person who cannot read or write is called:
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Answer: A. Illiterate
An 'illiterate' person is unable to read or write.
Q13. Fill in the blank: The old man walks with the help of a ___.
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Answer: C. stick
A walking 'stick' helps an old person to walk.
Q14. Choose the antonym of 'BARREN'.
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Answer: B. Fertile
'Barren' land produces nothing; 'fertile' land produces a lot.
Q15. Choose the correctly spelt word for 'the second month of the year'.
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Answer: A. February
The correct spelling is 'February' (F-e-b-r-u-a-r-y).
Q16. A place where books are kept for reading and borrowing is called:
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Answer: A. Library
A 'library' is a place where books are kept for people to read or borrow.
Q17. Fill in the blank: The boys ___ playing in the park.
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Answer: D. are
A plural subject ('The boys') takes a plural verb ('are').
Q18. The life story of a person written by himself or herself is called:
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Answer: C. Autobiography
An 'autobiography' is an account of one's life written by oneself; a biography is written by someone else.
Q19. Choose the correct article: We went to Shimla by ___ train.
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Answer: D. No article
No article is used with means of transport after 'by' (by train, by bus, by air).
Q20. Choose the correct article: It took him ___ hour to finish the work.
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Answer: C. an
'Hour' begins with a vowel sound (silent 'h'), so it takes 'an'.
Q21. Choose the correctly spelt word for 'a formal promise or assurance'.
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Answer: C. Guarantee
The correct spelling is 'guarantee' (g-u-a-r-a-n-t-e-e).
Q22. A group of ships is called:
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Answer: D. Fleet
A 'fleet' is a group of ships; herd, flock and pack are used for animals.
Q23. Fill in the blank: I ___ him since childhood.
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Answer: D. have known
The present perfect is used with 'since' for a state continuing up to now; 'know' is a stative verb and is not used in the continuous form.
Q24. Choose the antonym of 'ARRIVE'.
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Answer: A. Depart
'Arrive' means to reach a place; 'depart' means to leave it.
Q25. Choose the correctly spelt word for 'very pleasing to look at'.
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Answer: C. Beautiful
The correct spelling is 'beautiful' (b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l).