SSC CGL Tier 1 English Comprehension Questions and Answers Free Online Mock Test 14

1 .

Direction : In Question nos. 1 to 4, four alternative 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.
Herculean task

A. An easy puzzle

B. A good contest

C. A difficult thing

D. A hurried job

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2 .

A red letter day

A. An unimportant day

B. A festival occasion

C. An important day

D. An insignificant occasion

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3 .

A bone of contention

A. A matter of dispute

B. A settled quarrel

C. Food for thought

D. Competition

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4 .

To give currency

A. To make publicly known

B. To misinterpret

C. To bestow importance

D. To originate

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5 .

Direction : In Question nos. 5 to 10, in the following passages some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternative and fill in the blanks.
CLOZE TEST
Ants go in groups in search of food. To do this, ....(185).... a few worker ants ....(186).... scouts, go out of their nests to forage ....(187).... food. Once an ....(188).... source of food is ....(189)....by a scout ant, it ....(190)....to the nest with a sample

(A) primarily (B) initially (C) hastily (D) systematically

A. a

B. b

C. c

D. d

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6 .

(A) called (B) named (C) identified (D) depicted

A. a

B. b

C. c

D. d

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7 .

(A) after (B) by (C) for (D) upon

A. a

B. b

C. c

D. d

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8 .

(A) unusual (B) enriched (C) excessive (D) abundant

A. a

B. b

C. c

D. d

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9 .

(A) found (B) reached (C) targeted (D) recognised

A. a

B. b

C. c

D. d

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10 .

(A) accesses (B) returns (C) goes (D) climbs

A. a

B. b

C. c

D. d

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