English PYQ — Page 452
31,271 questions across SSC exams.
SSC Selection Post • 2025
Arrange the given sentences: (1) She mixed the dry ingredients. (2) She served the cake. (3) She baked it in the oven. (4) She prepared the batter.
SSC MTS • 2026
From the alternatives given below, select the correct meaning of the idiom. Be under a cloud.
SSC MTS • 2024
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. I always prefer a small, cosy cottage __ a high-rise apartment.
SSC CPO • 2021
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. Who has taken away my pen?
SSC MTS • 2024
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Fish live in aquariums and pigs live in _____.
SSC MTS • 2024
Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence. Are you sure that you can’t even write a single sentnce properly?
SSC CGL • 2018
What works for your __ may not work
SSC CGL • 2016
In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. He said, "Sita, when is the next train?"
SSC CHSL • 2023
Identify the option that arranges the given events in the correct sequence of their occurence. A. King Sagara’s sons were burnt by sage Kapila. B. King Bhagiratha persuaded Ganga to flow to the earth. C. King Sagara performed an ashwamedha yagna. D. The…
SSC Selection Post • 2025
Arrange to form a meaningful paragraph: (1) The teacher entered the class. (2) The students greeted her. (3) She smiled at them and replied. (4) The lesson began.
SSC MTS • 2024
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A room for cleaning and storing dishes and cooking utensils and for doing messy kitchen work.
SSC MTS • 2024
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Predicament
SSC GD • 2026
Select the correct alternative to fill in the blank with the correct preposition in the following sentence. __ hearing the news, Mrs. White fell to the ground.
SSC CGL • 2023
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. He said, “Two and two make four.”
SSC Selection Post • 2025
Identify the word in this sentence that contains an error. He jumped in the pool with his clothes on.
SSC Selection Post • 2025
Identify the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical error. Either the ethics protocol (1)/ or the procedural memo (2)/ were responsible for (3)/ the reporting delay. (4)
SSC MTS • 2026
Choose the correctly spelt word from the given options.
SSC Selection Post • 2025
Change the following from active to passive: The panelists would have reconsidered the proposal had new evidence been submitted.
SSC MTS • 2024
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. He is / an expert / in / an English literature.
SSC CGL • 2017
Aristotle argues that poetry is
SSC Stenographer • 2022
Sentences of a paragraph are given below. While the first and the last sentences (S1 and S6) are in the correct order, the sentences in between are jumbled up. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. S1…
SSC MTS • 2024
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks. I could _ the reason for being _.
SSC CHSL • 2024
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. The patient says, “I am fine.”
SSC MTS • 2026
From the alternatives given below, select the correct meaning of the idiom. Think on one's feet.
SSC MTS • 2024
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks. His dog did not ___ when thieves were slashing the ___ of his precious tree.
SSC MTS • 2026
Choose the correctly spelt word from the given options.
SSC CGL • 2022
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'. The soldiers would not have surrendered if they not ran out of ammunition.
SSC MTS • 2024
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Although she is usually / rude with everyone, / she behaved nice / with all of us today.
SSC MTS • 2024
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The sharpshooter _____ dead a man-eating tiger after it allegedly killed nine people in the last few days.
SSC Stenographer • 2024
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. There are being several psychological theories that aid the diagnosis of a mental disorder or illness.
SSC MTS • 2024
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The teacher encouraged students to cultivate a __ attitude towards learning, embracing challenges as opportunities for growth.
SSC MTS • 2024
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The sudden plot twist in the story added an element of __ that kept readers on the edge of their seats.
SSC MTS • 2026
Which of the following idioms given in the alternatives has the meaning? The most noticeable problem, or the loudest complaint, is the one that receives attention and is addressed first.
SSC MTS • 2024
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A person who loves music
SSC MTS • 2024
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Hanging by a thread.
SSC Selection Post • 2025
Arrange the sentences to create a relatable classroom scenario: (1) The teacher smiled, knowing well that the answer was written on the student's hand. (2) Everyone turned silent as the teacher asked the unexpected question. (3) Rahul stood up slowly…
SSC MTS • 2026
Choose the correctly spelt word from the given options.
SSC MTS • 2026
Which of the following words is correctly spelt?
SSC Selection Post • 2025
Change the following from active to passive: The ethics committee will be evaluating the implications of the findings over the next quarter.
SSC MTS • 2024
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The coaches decided to _ the regulations more strictly because the candidates were not paying attention during their training sessions.
SSC Selection Post • 2025
Transform the following sentence into active voice. The roads and bridges that connect many important cities in India have been renovated or rebuilt with great alacrity.
SSC Selection Post • 2025
Which of the given options arranges the following sentences in the most logical order to form a meaningful paragraph? 1. The rain started pouring heavily. 2. Dark clouds gathered in the sky. 3. Soon, the streets were filled with puddles. 4. People rushed to…
SSC CGL • 2023
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘accept’ from the passage.
SSC MTS • 2024
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. After the match, / the stadium was the messiest…
SSC MTS • 2024
Select the most appropriate form of comparative degree that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Bilingual children are so intelligent than those who speak just one language.
SSC Stenographer • 2024
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. Stones were thrown at the dog.
SSC Selection Post • 2025
Choose the option that completes the sentence using the correct spelling. All of a sudden, they found themselves in a terrible ____.
SSC Stenographer • 2024
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. This saree was bought by my son on the occasion of my birthday.
SSC MTS • 2026
The country's hegemoney in the region was challenged by the rising power of its neighbour.
SSC MTS • 2026
Choose the correctly spelt word from the given options.