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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1-10): In Question given below sentences
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.
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015)

1. When the morning ______________the murder was

discovered.

(a) came    (c)arrived

(b) happened    (d) occurred

2. The smell of the Sea called ___________ memories of her
childhood. (a) on      (b) black

(c) up       (d) for

3. He has the full facts ___ but is deliberately hiding them.

(a) under his sleeves

(b) upon his sleeves

(c) up his sleeve (d) in his sleeves

4. The appearance of the city _______ day by day.

(a) could change  (b) changed (c) had changed (d) is changing 5. The police fired on the mob when they ________ . (a) turned noisy (b) turned violent (c) became abusive (d) fizzled out                (SSC Sub. Ins. 2015)  6. There were so many _______ points in his speech that the audience _______ to get the message. (a) superficial - listened (b) relevant - hastened (c) interesting - tried (d) irrelevant - failed   7. The little boy ran _______ fast that he was _______ for breath. (a) so-gasping (c) so - inhaling (b) too - fighting (d) very - struggling 8. He was so _______ at his job that he was asked to give a _______ to the visitors. (a) adept - demonstration (b) able - disclosure (c) agile - demolition (d) accurate - display

9. She was so _______ that she was _______ by all.

(a) proud : respected

(b) excellent : warned
(c) talented : praised

(d) stupid : admired

10. The _______ of the ‘chief’ was _______ upon him.

(a) title, bestowed

(b) name, dismissed
(c) title, imposed

(d) appointment, thrown

1.(a) , 2.(c) , 3.(c) , 4.(d) , 5.(b) , 6.(b) , 7.(a) , 8.(a) , 9.(c) , 10.(a)