ENGLISH LANGUAGE | SSC CHSL 2021 TIER I QUESTION PAPER | 24 MAY 2021 MORNING SHIFT

Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination 2021 Tier I
English Language
24/05/2022 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

To view Answer, Choose any one option out of four Options for each Question.

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1. Select the sentence which has no spelling error.

I was licking my lips for delicoius ice cream.

There was deleceous aroma coming from the kitchen.

My mother prepares delicious chocolate cakes.

Granny said that red apples are very dilicious.

2. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Nuptial

Decaffenated

Supplementary

Noticeable

3. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The lock has not yet been repaired by the locksmith.

The locksmith does not repairs the lock.

The locksmith has not repaired the lock yet.

The locksmith is not repairing the lock yet.

The locksmith had not repaired the lock till then.

4. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A fly on the wall

A vigilant security guard

An unperceived observer

Very intelligent person

An unwelcome guest

5. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.
If we do nothing to curb this pollution, I guarantee we will face the wall in the future.

face the wind

face the music

face the dark

face the stick

6. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Amble

Bustle

Stare

Wander

Trot

7. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Benevolence

Severity

Malevolence

Compassion

Impassion

8. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Everyone knows that the future of all life on earth will be _________ if people don’t control the contamination of the environment.

dangerous

endangered

dangered

danger

9. Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
Do you mind me to being here while you are working?

you can mind me to be

you minds me to be

you mind me being

you will mind me to being

10. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Renounce

Condone

Hamper

Prevent

Forsake

11. Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
Peter is studying hard to have score in the exams.

to scoring

to have scored

to score

to scores

12. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Each member / of the team / receive a memorabilia / after the match is over.

of the team

Each member

receive a memorabilia

after the match is over

13. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
Besides being ______ multifaceted artist, he was _____ poet, novelist, and a painter.

a, an

an, an

a, a

an, the

14. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Xylophone

Oligopoly

Robbust

Zenith

15. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Even though / we are quite different from each other / in our food preferences, / we both loves South Indian delicacies.

Even though

we are quite different from each other

we both loves South Indian delicacies

in our food preferences

16. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Nosy

Vennison

Yearn

Ruminate

17. Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Because the educational institution's teaching staff is actively involved.
B. Curricular or academic activities refer to activities that cover the specified courses of study.
C. These exercises are an essential component of the overall educational curriculum.
D. In layman's terms, ‘curricular activities’ are activities that take place within the classroom.

CDBA

BDCA

DABC

DBCA

18. Select the most appropriated option to fill in the blank.
The __________ crowd gave their newly elected leader a magnificent welcome.

noisy

jubilant

troublesome

melancholic

19. Select the most appropriate synonym of the highlighted word.
The equivocal nature of his comments was criticised by the officials.

certain

ambiguous

manageable

vicious

20. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
In the same boat

To go in the same direction as someone else

To be in the same difficult situation as someone else

To share profits with someone else

To gain undue advantage with others

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Human beings have three basic needs: food, shelter, and (1)______. All of these requirements can be met satisfactorily only if an individual has money, and for earning this money, the individual must be employed, i. e., have a/an (2)______ profession. (3)______, there are a lot of people throughout the globe who have been unable to obtain a job. As a direct (4)______, they have a/an (5)______ amount of income, and unemployment is the term used to describe this condition of joblessness.

21. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1.

power

water

clothing

money

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Human beings have three basic needs: food, shelter, and (1)______. All of these requirements can be met satisfactorily only if an individual has money, and for earning this money, the individual must be employed, i. e., have a/an (2)______ profession. (3)______, there are a lot of people throughout the globe who have been unable to obtain a job. As a direct (4)______, they have a/an (5)______ amount of income, and unemployment is the term used to describe this condition of joblessness.

22. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2.

suitable

authoritative

decent

temporary

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Human beings have three basic needs: food, shelter, and (1)______. All of these requirements can be met satisfactorily only if an individual has money, and for earning this money, the individual must be employed, i. e., have a/an (2)______ profession. (3)______, there are a lot of people throughout the globe who have been unable to obtain a job. As a direct (4)______, they have a/an (5)______ amount of income, and unemployment is the term used to describe this condition of joblessness.

23. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.

Rightfully

Regressively

Repressively

Regrettably

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Human beings have three basic needs: food, shelter, and (1)______. All of these requirements can be met satisfactorily only if an individual has money, and for earning this money, the individual must be employed, i. e., have a/an (2)______ profession. (3)______, there are a lot of people throughout the globe who have been unable to obtain a job. As a direct (4)______, they have a/an (5)______ amount of income, and unemployment is the term used to describe this condition of joblessness.

24. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4.

attack

consequence

sequence

confrontation

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Human beings have three basic needs: food, shelter, and (1)______. All of these requirements can be met satisfactorily only if an individual has money, and for earning this money, the individual must be employed, i. e., have a/an (2)______ profession. (3)______, there are a lot of people throughout the globe who have been unable to obtain a job. As a direct (4)______, they have a/an (5)______ amount of income, and unemployment is the term used to describe this condition of joblessness.

25. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5.

average

plentiful

meagre

minor

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