SSC CGL 2016 English Paper Set 15

1. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
NEFARIOUS

2. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word.
INSULAR

3. Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word.

In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and choose the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, choose the “No error” option.

4. My friend’s actual job (1)/ involves a lot (2)/ of administration. (3)/ No Error (4)

In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and choose the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, choose the “No error” option.

5. The students refused (1)/ to accept responsibility (2)/ for their acts. (3)/ No Error (4)

In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and choose the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, choose the “No error” option.

6. It is not possible for me (1)/ to give you the accurate date (2)/ of my departure yet. (3)/ No Error (4)

The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative corresponding to it.

7. I waited _____ the train arrived.

The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative corresponding to it.

8. He loves you _____ than me.

The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative corresponding to it.

9. The squadron leader ordered his men to _____ immediately.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

10. Put up the shutters

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

11. A drop in a bucket

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

12. Draw a blank

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.

13. A person who is new to a profession

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.

14. That which makes one highly knowledgeable

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.

15. A state of emotional or intellectual separation

In each of the following questions, a sentence/ a part of the sentence is printed in bracket. Four alternatives are given to the bracket part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative corresponding to “No improvement”.

16. Anyone wishing to enroll in the programme should (send in there applications) before the end of this month.

In each of the following questions, a sentence/ a part of the sentence is printed in bracket. Four alternatives are given to the bracket part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative corresponding to “No improvement”.

17. Do you mind (me) leaving this payment until next year?

In each of the following questions, a sentence/ a part of the sentence is printed in bracket. Four alternatives are given to the bracket part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative corresponding to “No improvement”.

18. As you grow older, you will find that (these all difficulties may be overcome by patience.)

In each of the following questions, a sentence/ a part of the sentence is printed in bracket. Four alternatives are given to the bracket part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative corresponding to “No improvement”.

19. Sita didn’t (so far as) blink when she heard she had won the scholarship to Cambridge.

In each of the following questions, a sentence/ a part of the sentence is printed in bracket. Four alternatives are given to the bracket part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative corresponding to “No improvement”.

20. When the architect won a prize in a play writing competition his friends admired his (universality.)

Awareness means the capacity to see a coffee pot and hear the birds sing in one’s own way, and not the way one was taught. It may be assumed on good grounds that seeing and hearing have a different quality for infants than for grownups and that they are more aesthetic and less intellectual in the first years of life. A little boy sees and hears birds with delight. Then the ‘good father’ comes along and feels he should ‘share’ the experience and help his son ‘develop’. He says, “That’s a jay and this is a sparrow.” The moment the little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. He has to see and hear them the way his father wants him to. Father has good reasons on his side: since few people can afford to go through life listening to the birds sing, sooner the little boy starts his ‘education’ the better. Maybe he will be an ornithologist when he grows up.

21. What does the writer mean by ‘awareness’?

Awareness means the capacity to see a coffee pot and hear the birds sing in one’s own way, and not the way one was taught. It may be assumed on good grounds that seeing and hearing have a different quality for infants than for grownups and that they are more aesthetic and less intellectual in the first years of life. A little boy sees and hears birds with delight. Then the ‘good father’ comes along and feels he should ‘share’ the experience and help his son ‘develop’. He says, “That’s a jay and this is a sparrow.” The moment the little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. He has to see and hear them the way his father wants him to. Father has good reasons on his side: since few people can afford to go through life listening to the birds sing, sooner the little boy starts his ‘education’ the better. Maybe he will be an ornithologist when he grows up.

22. How do children perceive things around them?

Awareness means the capacity to see a coffee pot and hear the birds sing in one’s own way, and not the way one was taught. It may be assumed on good grounds that seeing and hearing have a different quality for infants than for grownups and that they are more aesthetic and less intellectual in the first years of life. A little boy sees and hears birds with delight. Then the ‘good father’ comes along and feels he should ‘share’ the experience and help his son ‘develop’. He says, “That’s a jay and this is a sparrow.” The moment the little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. He has to see and hear them the way his father wants him to. Father has good reasons on his side: since few people can afford to go through life listening to the birds sing, sooner the little boy starts his ‘education’ the better. Maybe he will be an ornithologist when he grows up.

23. What would the ‘good father’ do?

Awareness means the capacity to see a coffee pot and hear the birds sing in one’s own way, and not the way one was taught. It may be assumed on good grounds that seeing and hearing have a different quality for infants than for grownups and that they are more aesthetic and less intellectual in the first years of life. A little boy sees and hears birds with delight. Then the ‘good father’ comes along and feels he should ‘share’ the experience and help his son ‘develop’. He says, “That’s a jay and this is a sparrow.” The moment the little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. He has to see and hear them the way his father wants him to. Father has good reasons on his side: since few people can afford to go through life listening to the birds sing, sooner the little boy starts his ‘education’ the better. Maybe he will be an ornithologist when he grows up.

24. What does an Ornithologist study?

Awareness means the capacity to see a coffee pot and hear the birds sing in one’s own way, and not the way one was taught. It may be assumed on good grounds that seeing and hearing have a different quality for infants than for grownups and that they are more aesthetic and less intellectual in the first years of life. A little boy sees and hears birds with delight. Then the ‘good father’ comes along and feels he should ‘share’ the experience and help his son ‘develop’. He says, “That’s a jay and this is a sparrow.” The moment the little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. He has to see and hear them the way his father wants him to. Father has good reasons on his side: since few people can afford to go through life listening to the birds sing, sooner the little boy starts his ‘education’ the better. Maybe he will be an ornithologist when he grows up.

25. The passage implies that when the boy starts his ‘education’ he will _____ .