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Day 229: SSC CGL English

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

  1. Question 1

    Sentence Rearrangement. Asked once: 26 Jul 2023 S4

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    Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. Nostalgia helps us maintain a positive psychological status when counteracting the negative impact of difficult situations. B. Nostalgia is a sentimental longing for one’s past. C. The adaptive functions of nostalgia are many, with one effect being pain relief. D. It is a self-conscious, perhaps bittersweet but predominantly positive social emotion.

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  2. Question 2

    Spotting Errors. Asked once: 17 Sep 2024 S2

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    The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an error. The principal gave up / the prizes to / the winners on / Republic Day.

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  3. Question 3

    Vocabulary. Asked once: 21 Sep 2025 S3

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    Which is the correct spelling for a word meaning 'to erase or wipe out'?

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  4. Question 4 (case study, 5 parts)

    Cloze Test. Asked once: 17 Jul 2023 S4

    In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Redwing had read (1) _________ that one of his favourite writers, Ernest Hemingway, had been asked what was the best (2) _________ for a novelist. He had said “an unhappy childhood”. Redwing had enjoyed a fine time growing up, but he (3) _________ if this whole (4) _________ was unfolding more like a novel, and would be (5) _________ on one person, one character, the guy in charge: him. Maybe you got a happy childhood and then an unhappy adulthood, and that’s how novels worked.
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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

    Grammar. Asked once: 24 Jul 2023 S4

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    Select the grammatically correct sentence.

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