SSC CHSL 2022 – English Mock Test
SSC CHSL 2022 Tier-I exam for all candidates will be in May 2022.Check the SSC CHSL English Mock Test questions paper to get an idea about the strategy to be used. This paper will help you to plan your study accordingly.
Q1. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segmentin the given sentence.
If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
The civil bodies in the capital have formed teams to crack down on coaching centres found violated a law.
(a) found to violated a law
(b) No improvement
(c) finding to violate the law
(d) found violating the law
Q2. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Going over one’s head
(a) unable to take a decision
(b) beyond one’s capacity to understand
(c) unable to function as one used to
(d) something one didn’t expect
Q3. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given option pick the one that gives their
correct order.
A. The subject taught in the Gurukul varied from Sanskrit to Mathematics.
B. Indian education has its roots in the ancient ages.
C. However this system changed when the British came to India.
D. In those days the Gurukul system was followed.
(a) DCAB
(b) BCAD
(c) CBAD
(d) BDAC
Q4. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
An instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure
(a) thermometer
(b) voltmeter
(c) altimeter
(d) barometer
Q5. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
In view of his transfer to a far off place, he had to _____ his promotion.
(a) resign
(b) claim
(c) assert
(d) forgo
Q6. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segmentin the given sentence.
If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
The Urban Art Commission has suggested that the landscape be developing by adding water fountains
around the sculpture.
(a) be developed with
(b) to be developed by
(c) No improvement
(d) be developed by
Q7. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
Mrs. Sangeeta Malik is one of the favorite teacher of most children in our school.
(a) Mrs. Sangeeta Malik is
(b) of most children
(c) one of the favorite teacher
(d) in our school
Q8. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The prisoner held up his fist in a defiant _____ as he was led out of the courtroom.
(a) wave
(b) gesture
(c) salute
(d) token
Q9. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The new gardener looks after the plants well.
(a) The plants looked after well by the new gardener.
(b) The plants were looked after well by the new gardener.
(c) The plants are looked after well by the new gardener.
(d) The new gardener is looked after well by the plants.
Q10. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
I expect to return from Singapore during about a week’s time.
(a) I expect to return
(b) during about
(c) a week’s time
(d) from Singapore
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Every morning, nine-year old Khushi becomes guardian to her five-year old sister Ankita as (1) _____ hold
hands and cross the railway tracks to (2) ____ the school. The sisters leave home (3) ____ 7 am with school
bags larger (4)____ their torsos. The 2 km route they walk on foot to reach school (5) ____ includes walking
past a railway crossing and through the lanes of an industrial area used by mini trucks and carrier vehicles.
Q11. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.
(a) them
(b) she
(c) they
(d) we
Q12. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
(a) reach
(b) arrive
(c) go
(d) come
Q13. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.
(a) at
(b) on
(c) from
(d) in
Q14. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.
(a) than
(b) to
(c) with
(d) from
Q15. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.
(a) hardly
(b) daily
(c) widely
(d) evenly
Q16. Select the wrongly spelt word.
(a) nerve
(b) neglect
(c) negative
(d) nerveous
Q17. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
THWART
(a) impede
(b) aid
(c) support
(d) face
Q18. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Father said to me, “Are you going to keep me waiting all night?”
(a) Father asked me if you were going to keep him waiting all night.
(b) Father told me that you are going to keep him waiting all night.
(c) Father asked me are you going to keep me waiting all night.
(d) Father asked me if I was going to keep him waiting all night.
Q19. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites
(a) archaeology
(b) psephology
(c) anthropology
(d) geology
Q20. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
INSTANT
(a) immediate
(b) current
(c) quick
(d) delayed
Q21. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
HANDY
(a) hard
(b) convenient
(c) useless
(d) clumsy
Q22. Select the wrongly spelt word.
(a) reproduce
(b) reverse
(c) require
(d) resembel
Q23. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Reserved
(a) placid
(b) communicative
(c) quite
(d) modest
Q24. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given option pick the one that gives their
correct order.
A. At this speed the rocket soon attained the height of 190 miles above the earth.
B. At 9 am the great rocket lifted in the air with a mighty roar.
C. It rose smoothly at first, then quickened to a speed of 17,500 miles an hour.
D. Gagarin now pulled himself towards the window to look down.
(a) ADBC
(b) CBAD
(c) BCAD
(d) BADC
Q25. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Mad as a hatter
(a) superstitious
(b) very upset
(c) eccentric
(d) old fashioned
Solution
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Since the given sentence is in present tense hence, instead of using past participle (violated) we have
to use present participle i.e. violating. Also, the article “a” used in the sentence should be replaced with
“the” as the sentence talks about a particular law related to coaching centres.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Going over one’s head: When someone can’t understand something we say it’s going over his head.
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. BDAC is the correct order.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. A voltmeter is an instrument used for measuring electrical potential difference between two points
in an electric circuit.
An altimeter or an altitude meter is an instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed
level.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Forgo: go without (something desirable). He didn’t want to go too far off place. So he had to forgo his
promotion.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. The sentence is in passive voice. Use ‘be + 3rd’
form of verb here.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. One of is followed by plural subject. Use “one of favorite teachers” instead of “one of favorite teacher”.
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Gesture: a movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.
S9. Ans.(c)
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. During about is the incorrect part here use “in about” instead of it.
S11. Ans.(c)
S12. Ans.(a)
S13. Ans.(a)
S14. Ans.(a)
S15. Ans.(b)
S16. Ans.(d)
Sol. Nervous is the correct spelling.
Nervous: easily agitated or alarmed.
S17. Ans.(a)
Sol. Thwart: prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
Impede: delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.
S18. Ans.(d)
S19. Ans.(a)
Sol. Psephology: the statistical study of elections and trends in voting.
Anthropology: the study of human societies and cultures and their development.
Geology is the study of the Earth, the materials of which it is made, the structure of those materials, and
the processes acting upon them.
S20. Ans.(d)
Sol. Instant: happening or coming immediately.
Its antonym is delayed.
S21. Ans.(b)
Sol. Handy: convenient to handle or use; useful.
S22. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘Resemble’ is the correct spelling.
S23. Ans.(b)
Sol. Reserved are people who do not often talk about or show their feelings or thoughts.
Communicative is the correct antonym.
S24. Ans.(c)
S25. Ans.(c)
Sol. Mad as a hatter means crazy or deranged; particularly eccentric.