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Day 22: SSC CGL Tier II English

5 questions (8 parts). Try each one first, then open its answer.

  1. Question 1

    Vocabulary. Asked once: 20 Jan 2025 Tier II

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    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence. In the makeshift place of activity, debate or conflict, there were hundreds of people with the queen's team of advisors and servants sitting within the ring against the wall.

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  2. Question 2 (case study, 4 parts)

    Cloze Test. Asked once: 3 Mar 2023 Tier II

    Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. The effects of plastic bags on the environment are really (1)______ devastating because there is no disposal method that will really help eliminate the problem. The biggest problem with them is that once they have been (2)______, they end up In the trash, which then ends up in the landfill or is burned. The indefinite period of time that it takes for the average plastic bag to break (3)______ can be literally hundreds of years. Throughout the world, plastic bags are responsible for suffocation and deaths of woodland animals as well as (4)______ soil nutrients. The land litter that is made up of plastic bags has the potential to kill over and over again. It has been estimated that one bag has the potential to inadvertently kill one animal per every three months due to unintentional digestion or inhalation. There are always alternatives to plastic bags and the search for more alternatives continues.
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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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  3. Question 3

    Fill in the Blanks. Asked once: 2 Mar 2023 Tier II

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The friends decided to play cards to __________ time while waiting for the cab.

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  4. Question 4

    Grammar. Asked once: 26 Oct 2023 Tier II

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    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. He said, “I bought this book for my brother.”

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  5. Question 5

    Idioms and Phrases. Asked once: 26 Oct 2023 Tier II

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    Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank. Despite their differences, the two politicians decided to ________ and work together for the greater good.

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