SSC GL 2012

Solved Question Paper - ENGLISH LANGUAGE held on 08 July 2012 (P.M.)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPREHENSION

Directions : In question Nos. 1 to 5, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the rectangle corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If a sentence is free from error, blacken the rectangle corresponding in the Answer Sheet.


Question

1. Instead of being (a)/ helpful he was (b)/ being hindrance.(c)/ No error (d)

2. Where (a)/ have I (b)/ to deposit fee?(c)/ No error (d)

3. By the time she had finished her work (a)/ I had nearly given up (b)/ all hope of arriving at the party in time.(c)/No error (d).

4. Some categorically suspected (a)/ having seen the (b)/ guard and thief together.(c)/ No error (d).

5. He was (a)/ not in a position to state (b)/ the speed the ship travelled.(c)/ No error (d).


Directions : In question Nos. 6 to 10, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by blackening the appropriate rectangle in the Answer Sheet.


Question

6. I __________ lunch one hour ago.

  1. have had
  2. had had
  3. have
  4. had

7. He thought that my car _________ for sale.

  1. is
  2. was
  3. has been
  4. will be

8. He tried to prevent me ________ doing my duty.

  1. against
  2. at
  3. with
  4. from

9. To the dismay of the student body, the class president was __________ berated by the principal at the school assembly.

  1. ignominiously
  2. privately
  3. magnanimously
  4. fortuitously

10. I would apolize if I ________ you.

  1. am
  2. was
  3. have been
  4. were

Directions : In question Nos. 11 to 15, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer sheet.


Question

11. Gaol

  1. destination
  2. garden
  3. jail
  4. bird

12. Loathing

  1. warmth
  2. affectation
  3. hatred
  4. affection

13. Pragmatic

  1. intelligent
  2. wise
  3. religious
  4. practical

14. Notion

  1. thought
  2. fact
  3. truth
  4. hypothesis

15. Vivacious

  1. poisonous
  2. energetic
  3. tricky
  4. slow



Directions : In question Nos. 16 to 20, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.


Question

16. Hasten

  1. Dash
  2. Dawdle
  3. Hurry
  4. Scurry

17. Spirited

  1. Animated
  2. Excited
  3. Lively
  4. Dull

18. Forthright

  1. Blunt
  2. Tricky
  3. Candid
  4. Plainspoken

19. Antagonism

  1. Cordiality
  2. Animosity
  3. Hostility
  4. Enmity

20. Vanity

  1. Humanity
  2. Humility
  3. Pretension
  4. Arrogance

Directions : In question Nos. 21 to 25, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.


Question

21. The project is carried over to this year, and we need to keep the ball rolling.

  1. to continue the work
  2. more information
  3. to do better
  4. new strategies

22. The host team bore the palm in the league matches.

  1. played quite well
  2. was victorious
  3. was defeated
  4. played a very boring match

23. Just keep your wig on. Everything will be alright

  1. Hold on to your wig, so it won't fall off
  2. Get another hair cut
  3. Calm down
  4. Take off your wig

24. Parents pay through their nose for their children's education.

  1. by taking loans
  2. an extremely high price
  3. grudgingly
  4. willingly

25. Monica's habit of picking holes in every relationship is very irksome

  1. admiring people
  2. finding fault
  3. criticizing people
  4. arguing with people