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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)

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➤ DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1-10) : In the following passage some of
the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and
choose the correct answer to each question out of the four
alternatives and fill in the blanks.

 Delhi    1    the capital of India. People from all parts of the country and the world    2    to Delhi. There    3    many historical buildings.
People   4    the Rajghat, Shantivan and Vijay Ghat. We visited
Delhi last year   5   our cousins. There    6   many other historical
cities. Agra  7   one of them. We   8   visit Agra and Jaipur next
time. The Red Fort of Delhi and the Hawa Mahal of Jaipur were
  9    famous for their Mughal   10   Rajasthani architecture

respectively.

(SSC CHSL 2014)

1. (a) was     (b) are     (c) is      (d) were

 2. (a) came      (b) comes

    (c) come      (d) coming 

3. (a) has    (b) were

    (c) is        (d) are 

 4. (a) visit      (b) visited

    (c) visiting    (d) visits 

5. (a) for     (b) on

    (c) of      (d) with




6. (a) is          (b) are

   (c) were      (d) was 

 7. (a) are     (b) was

     (c) is       (d) were 

8. (a) will      (b) would

    (c) could     (d) can 

9. (a) much    (b) very

    (c) too       (d) more  

10. (a) either   (b) because

    (c) or      (d) and  

  

➤ DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1-5): In the following Five Questions,
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. You must ______ your career with all seriousness.

(a) follow     (b) complete

(c) direct      (d) pursue

2. Making pies and cakes _____ Mrs. Reddy's speciality.
(a) are         (b) were  (c) is           (d) has 3. The deserted garden was infested ________ weeds.   (a) for    (b) into   (c) on     (d) with   4. He went there _______ . (a) walking on foot    (b) by foot (c) with foot        (d) on foot   5. After your long illness I am happy to see you          (a) up and about (b) by and by (c) up and down (d) up and round

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            (SSC Multitasking 2014)

  ➤ It is cool today, _____________?

       

 (a) aren't it       (b) didn't it

 (c) wasn't it      (d) isn't it

➤ The book ultimately reached the person _____________

it belonged.

(a) who    (c) to whom

(b) where (d) to who

➤  Besides being reputed, he is       famous for his ____________.
(a) humanities        (b) hostility

(c) humility

(d) humiliation

➤ There was a queue of people in the rain, patiently waiting to get _____________ the coach. (a) at (c) onto (b) on (d) in

➤ I _____________ a terrible dream last night.

    (a) had         (b) got

    (c) saw         (d) have 

➤  Mr. Ahamed went _____________ a very tough time, when
   he incurred a loss in his business.

(a) about         (c) through

(b) off   (d) over

➤ The lawyer advised the convict not to _____________ anything.
(a) hold up           (b) hold over (c) hold back        (d) hold in

➤ Hospital services across the capital _____________ for
three hours due to the strike.

(a) were disrupted (c) are disrupted

(b) had been disrupted (d) have disrupted

➤ The School Annual Sports Day is postponed and it would now _____________ on the 14th of next month.
(a) to be held     (b) been held

(c) being held

(d) be held

➤ The coach leaves at 5.20, so get   to the station ___________ that.
(a) before          (b) after (c) until             (d) from