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SSC CHSL 2022 PYQ — Question 22

SSC CHSL - 2 June 2022 - Shift 3 • English • Q22

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Just before midnight, he put on warm clothes and his new shoes and (1)_________ across the bridge. He turned (2)_________ the road and along the sound below the church. Ice had formed on the sound and inside the old harbor, but further out he could see a darker belt of (3)_________ water. As he stood there, the lights on the (4)_________ of the church went out, and it was dark all around him. It was (5)_________ cold and stars filled the sky.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3. i.e. off.

  • In the sentence, the phrase "turned off the road" means the person changed direction or deviated from the main road.
  • "Off" is used to indicate movement away from something, in this case, the road.

Thus, the completed sentence would be:

He turned off the road and along the sound below the church.