English Practice Set (Hard) - SSC (2025_06_03)
Q1. Identify the correctly spelt word:
A) Acquaintence
B) Acquaintance
C) Aqquaintance
D) Acquintance
Answer: B) Acquaintance
Q2. Choose the word most similar in meaning to 'Ubiquitous':
A) Rare
B) Universal
C) Confined
D) Ordinary
Answer: B) Universal
Q3. Choose the antonym of 'Obscure':
A) Vague
B) Clear
C) Hidden
D) Dark
Answer: B) Clear
Q4. Spot the error:
Despite of being tired, he continued working.
A) Despite of
B) being tired
C) he continued
D) working
Answer: A) Despite of (Correct: Despite)
Q5. One-word substitution:
A person who speaks many languages.
A) Monolingual
B) Bilingual
C) Polyglot
D) Orator
Answer: C) Polyglot
Q6. Change the voice:
The manager had approved the new policy.
A) The new policy is approved by the manager
B) The new policy had been approved by the manager
C) The manager was approving the new policy
D) The new policy is being approved
Answer: B) The new policy had been approved by the manager
Q7. Idiom:
'Beat around the bush' means -
A) To speak frankly
B) To avoid the main topic
C) To hit something
D) To dig a hole
Answer: B) To avoid the main topic
Q8. Fill in the blank:
He is indifferent ___ success or failure.
A) at
B) in
C) to
D) about
Answer: C) to
Q9. Choose the word opposite in meaning to 'Mundane':
A) Boring
B) Earthly
C) Ordinary
D) Extraordinary
Answer: D) Extraordinary
Q10. Find the error:
Hardly had he reached the station when the train has left.
A) Hardly had
B) he reached the station
C) when
D) the train has left
Answer: D) the train has left (Correct: the train had left)
Q11. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
A) 'How are you?' she asked.
B) 'How are you' she asked?
C) 'How are you'? she asked.
D) 'How are you,' she asked.
Answer: A) 'How are you?' she asked.
Q12. Synonym of 'Plausible':
A) Impossible
B) Unlikely
C) Believable
D) False
Answer: C) Believable
Q13. Choose the best indirect form:
She said, "I have finished my homework."
A) She said that she had finished her homework
B) She said that she has finished her homework
C) She said she finishes her homework
D) She said she is finishing her homework
Answer: A) She said that she had finished her homework
Q14. Identify the part of speech for the underlined word:
He was extremely **brilliant**.
A) Verb
B) Noun
C) Adjective
D) Adverb
Answer: C) Adjective
Q15. Fill in the blank:
He neither attended the meeting ___ sent his report.
A) or
B) nor
C) and
D) but
Answer: B) nor
Q16. One-word substitution:
A speech delivered without preparation.
A) Rehearsed
B) Written
C) Extempore
D) Drafted
Answer: C) Extempore
Q17. Antonym of 'Hostile':
A) Friendly
B) Aggressive
C) Bitter
D) Cold
Answer: A) Friendly
Q18. Error detection:
Many a student have failed this test.
A) Many
B) a student
C) have
D) this test
Answer: C) have (Correct: has)
Q19. Sentence improvement:
He is more smarter than his brother.
A) more smart
B) much smarter
C) smarter
D) No improvement
Answer: C) smarter
Q20. Change to passive voice:
They will announce the results tomorrow.
A) The results are being announced tomorrow
B) The results will be announced tomorrow
C) The results are announced tomorrow
D) The results have been announced tomorrow
Answer: B) The results will be announced tomorrow
