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Day 163: SSC CGL English

5 questions (9 parts). Try each one first, then open its answer.

  1. Question 1

    Sentence Rearrangement. Asked once: 14 Sep 2025 S2

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    Rearrange the following sentences to form a coherent paragraph: 1. This process, known as photosynthesis, is fundamental to life on Earth as it forms the base of most food webs. 2. Plants, algae, and some bacteria possess a unique ability to convert light energy into chemical energy. 3. The captured light energy is then used to synthesize glucose molecules from water and carbon dioxide. 4. It begins with the absorption of photons by chlorophyll pigments within the plant cells.

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  2. Question 2

    Spotting Errors. Asked once: 18 Sep 2025 S1

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    Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: The manager is angry on the clerk.

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  3. Question 3

    Vocabulary. Asked once: 26 Sep 2025 S1

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    Fill in the blank with the correctly spelt word. The leader’s _________ behavior eventually alienated even his staunchest supporters.

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  4. Question 4 (case study, 5 parts)

    Cloze Test. Asked once: 19 Sep 2024 S1

    In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. When Ojeya Cruz Banks moved to Ohio from New Zealand (1) ________ years ago, she was overwhelmed by the logistics of uprooting her life. But Cruz Banks, a Denison University professor and a single mom, who is also my neighbour and friend, was (2) ________ to find a house next to a public elementary school. She assumed that she would be able to walk to pick up her daughter, a needed convenience given that she didn’t yet have a car. Unfortunately, when she went to register her daughter for kindergarten, she was met with an (3) ________ surprise: The only (4) ________ option was a half-day program that would bus students to a day-care centre on the outskirts of the town for the afternoon. The district did offer a limited number of full-day slots, but those had all been claimed in a lottery earlier that spring and came with a tuition cost. “I was like, ‘Cost me? What? Public school costs money here?’” she told me. Many parents across the United States, like Cruz Banks, may assume that free, full-day kindergarten is a (5) ________ part of the country’s public education system. I was one of them, until my youngest had to enter our district’s lottery several months ago. When he was assigned to the half-day program, I swung between alarm and frustration.
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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

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  5. Question 5

    Fill in the Blanks. Asked once: 25 Jul 2023 S4

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. _________ are words which have the same spelling or pronunciation but not the same meaning.

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