Q1. Fill in the blank: Please ___ your seat belt before the car starts.
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Answer: A. fasten
You 'fasten' (buckle) a seat belt for safety before driving.
SSC CGL English Comprehension Beginner Practice Set 9
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, Articles, Subject-Verb Agreement, One-word Substitution, Idioms and Phrases, Tenses
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Q2. Choose the synonym of 'ERROR'.
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Answer: D. Mistake
An 'error' is something done wrongly, i.e. a mistake.
Q3. Choose the synonym of 'CHOOSE'.
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Answer: A. Select
'Choose' means to pick out from a number of options, i.e. select.
Q4. Fill in the blank: She has been suffering ___ fever since Monday.
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Answer: A. from
'Suffer' is followed by 'from' when speaking of an illness.
Q5. Choose the correctly spelt word for 'something unexpected'.
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Answer: B. Surprise
The correct spelling is 'Surprise': s-u-r-p-r-i-s-e.
Q6. Choose the antonym of 'LIQUID'.
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Answer: B. Solid
A 'liquid' flows freely; a 'solid' keeps a fixed shape.
Q7. Fill in the blank: The Taj Mahal was built ___ Shah Jahan.
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Answer: D. by
In the passive voice, the doer of the action is introduced by 'by'.
Q8. Choose the correct article: He is such ___ honourable man that everyone respects him.
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Answer: C. an
The 'h' in 'honourable' is silent, so the word begins with a vowel sound and takes 'an'.
Q9. Fill in the blank: Rita is very ___; she always helps others without expecting anything in return.
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Answer: C. kind
A person who helps others without expecting anything is 'kind'.
Q10. Fill in the blank: The room was very dark, so I lit a ___.
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Answer: C. candle
A 'candle' is lit to give light; the other objects cannot be lit.
Q11. Fill in the blank: She ___ tea every morning.
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Answer: C. drinks
A third-person singular subject (she) takes a verb with '-s' in the simple present: 'drinks'.
Q12. A person who hoards money and hates spending it is called:
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Answer: C. Miser
A 'miser' saves money greedily and spends as little as possible.
Q13. Fill in the blank: He was badly ___ in the accident and had to be taken to hospital.
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Answer: D. injured
'Injured' means hurt; that is why he had to go to hospital.
Q14. A person who treats problems of the teeth is called:
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Answer: C. Dentist
A 'dentist' is a doctor who treats teeth and gums.
Q15. Choose the correctly spelt word for 'to succeed in reaching a goal'.
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Answer: B. Achieve
The correct spelling is 'Achieve': a-c-h-i-e-v-e.
Q16. A person who eats too much is called:
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Answer: A. Glutton
A 'glutton' is a person who eats excessively.
Q17. Fill in the blank: The scissors ___ on the table.
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Answer: A. are
Nouns like 'scissors', 'trousers' and 'spectacles' are plural and take a plural verb.
Q18. Something that cannot be avoided is called:
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Answer: D. Inevitable
'Inevitable' means certain to happen and impossible to avoid. 'Invincible' means unbeatable.
Q19. Fill in the blank: He is capable ___ doing this work.
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Answer: A. of
'Capable' is followed by 'of' and a gerund (capable of doing).
Q20. Choose the correct article: Rahul is ___ tallest boy in the class.
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Answer: A. the
'The' is used before superlative adjectives such as 'tallest', 'best' and 'highest'.
Q21. What does the idiom 'a drop in the ocean' mean?
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Answer: C. A very small amount compared with what is needed
'A drop in the ocean' is an amount too small to make any real difference.
Q22. A person who works with you in the same office or organisation is called a:
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Answer: D. Colleague
A 'colleague' is a fellow worker in the same profession or organisation.
Q23. Fill in the blank: Yesterday I ___ my old friend at the market.
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Answer: B. met
A finished action at a stated past time takes the simple past: 'met'.
Q24. Choose the antonym of 'SHARP'.
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Answer: B. Blunt
'Sharp' means having a fine cutting edge; the opposite is 'blunt'.
Q25. Choose the correctly spelt word for 'the rules of a language'.
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Answer: C. Grammar
The correct spelling is 'Grammar': g-r-a-m-m-a-r.