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Day 284: SSC CGL English

5 questions. Try each one first, then open its answer.

  1. Question 1

    Idioms and Phrases. Asked once: 19 Jul 2023 S2

    89
    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the given idiom. She is an awful bore; she is always blowing her own saxophone.

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  2. Question 2

    Sentence Rearrangement. Asked once: 14 Jul 2023 S2

    88
    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. During the summer, I noticed that the leaves of the tree were beginning to wither. B. I am especially proud of it, not only because it has survived several winters, but because it occasionally produces luscious peaches. C. The tree had grown against a warm wall on a sheltered side of the house. D. Last summer, I spent many days in the garden watching thousands of ants crawling up the trunk of my prize peach tree.

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  3. Question 3

    Spotting Errors. Asked once: 18 Jul 2023 S3

    76
    The following sentence has been divided into three segments, A, B, C. One of them may contain a grammatical error. Select the segment that contains the error, from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. Aniket lives (A) / in the small apartment (B) / in the suburbs (C).

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  4. Question 4

    Vocabulary. Asked once: 17 Sep 2025 S2

    88
    Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The ancient sconce held a flickering torch along the corridor.

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  5. Question 5

    Idioms and Phrases. Asked once: 19 Jul 2023 S2

    91
    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Blow something out of (all) proportion.

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