Previous Year Questions : SSC CHSL
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 by SSC Aspirants.
You need to gird up your loins to score maximum marks.Today, in this English quiz we are providing 15 Cloze Test Questions With Solutions. 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 (1-15): In the following passages, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of alternative given
Life priorities and (i)__________ are never going to reduce. But among all of them, make some time for (ii)__________ the well-being of the environment you live in. To save our environment (iii)__________ life changing movement is required. If anything is required, that is will power, honest (iv)__________ and some small initiatives. Save our environment by being a responsible citizen. Teach your child and others to save water. Do not waste water. It’s a very (v)__________ element of our environment.
Q1.
(a) aims
(b) ambitions
(c) objectives
(d) necessities
Life priorities and (i)__________ are never going to reduce. But among all of them, make some time for (ii)__________ the well-being of the environment you live in. To save our environment (iii)__________ life changing movement is required. If anything is required, that is will power, honest (iv)__________ and some small initiatives. Save our environment by being a responsible citizen. Teach your child and others to save water. Do not waste water. It’s a very (v)__________ element of our environment.
Q2.
(a) ensuring
(b) resulting
(c) developing
(d) enlarging
Life priorities and (i)__________ are never going to reduce. But among all of them, make some time for (ii)__________ the well-being of the environment you live in. To save our environment (iii)__________ life changing movement is required. If anything is required, that is will power, honest (iv)__________ and some small initiatives. Save our environment by being a responsible citizen. Teach your child and others to save water. Do not waste water. It’s a very (v)__________ element of our environment.
Q3.
(a) some
(b) huge
(c) no
(d) sufficient
Q4.
(a) assurance
(b) factor
(c) ideas
(d) inclination
Life priorities and (i)__________ are never going to reduce. But among all of them, make some time for (ii)__________ the well-being of the environment you live in. To save our environment (iii)__________ life changing movement is required. If anything is required, that is will power, honest (iv)__________ and some small initiatives. Save our environment by being a responsible citizen. Teach your child and others to save water. Do not waste water. It’s a very (v)__________ element of our environment.
Q5.
(a) contradictory
(b) precious
(c) healthy
(d) bulky
Youth is the (vi)__________ gift of the god, says an old “Upanishad”. Let us (vii)__________ in it. It is the great formative (viii)__________ of our life, brief but powerful. We are then able to (ix) __________ the world with feelings pure and with (x)__________ unworldly.
Q6.
(a) inexpensive
(b) best
(c) useless
(d) small
Youth is the (vi)__________ gift of the god, says an old “Upanishad”. Let us (vii)__________ in it. It is the great formative (viii)__________ of our life, brief but powerful. We are then able to (ix)__________ the world with feelings pure and with (x)__________ unworldly.
Q7.
(a) rejoice
(b) live
(c) dance
(d) utilize
Youth is the (vi)__________ gift of the god, says an old “Upanishad”. Let us (vii)__________ in it. It is the great formative (viii)__________ of our life, brief but powerful. We are then able to (ix)__________ the world with feelings pure and with (x)__________ unworldly.
Q8.
(a) lesson
(b) resource
(c) period
(d) idea
Youth is the (vi)__________ gift of the god, says an old “Upanishad”. Let us (vii)__________ in it. It is the great formative (viii)__________ of our life, brief but powerful. We are then able to (ix)__________ the world with feelings pure and with (x)__________ unworldly.
Q9.
(a) challenge
(b) roam
(c) target
(d) face
Sol. Expurgate: remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from an account
Youth is the (vi)__________ gift of the god, says an old “Upanishad”. Let us (vii)__________ in it. It is the great formative (viii)__________ of our life, brief but powerful. We are then able to (ix)__________ the world with feelings pure and with (x)__________ unworldly.
Q10.
(a) ambitions
(b) passively
(c) religiously
(d) resources
Sol. Chagrin: annoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated.
A (xi)__________ is made, not born. The process begins when someone hits upon a bright new way of stating a (xii)__________ experience. At that point the remark is an (xiii)__________. But it is particularly (xiv)__________ as well as catchy, the saying receives wide circulation as verbal coin. Soon it is likely to be (xv)__________ from overwork.
Q11.
(a) nuance
(b) coinage
(c) cliché
(d) current
Sol. Sol. Cliché: a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.
A (xi)__________ is made, not born. The process begins when someone hits upon a bright new way of stating a (xii)__________ experience. At that point the remark is an (xiii)__________. But it is particularly (xiv)__________ as well as catchy, the saying receives wide circulation as verbal coin. Soon it is likely to be (xv)__________ from overwork.
Q12.
(a) common
(b) authentic
(c) mental
(d) rational
A (xi)__________ is made, not born. The process begins when someone hits upon a bright new way of stating a (xii)__________ experience. At that point the remark is an (xiii)__________. But it is particularly (xiv)__________ as well as catchy, the saying receives wide circulation as verbal coin. Soon it is likely to be (xv)__________ from overwork.
Q13.
(a) epigram
(b) epitaph
(c) epilogue
(d) epicenter
Sol. Epigram: a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.
A (xi)__________ is made, not born. The process begins when someone hits upon a bright new way of stating a (xii)__________ experience. At that point the remark is an (xiii)__________. But it is particularly (xiv)__________ as well as catchy, the saying receives wide circulation as verbal coin. Soon it is likely to be (xv)__________ from overwork.
Q14.
(a) vague
(b) apt
(c) ingenuine
(d) emotional
A (xi)__________ is made, not born. The process begins when someone hits upon a bright new way of stating a (xii)__________ experience. At that point the remark is an (xiii)__________. But it is particularly (xiv)__________ as well as catchy, the saying receives wide circulation as verbal coin. Soon it is likely to be (xv)__________ from overwork.
Q15.
(a) judged
(b) suffering
(c) overlooked
(d) inducing
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