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SSC MTS 2020 English Test - 1
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SSC MTS 2020 English Test - 1
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  • Question 1/10
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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    The global ocean has absorbed 90% of the excess heat generated by greenhouse gas emissions _______ 1970.

    Solutions

     The correct preposition that will come in the blank is “since”. It refers to specific point in the past which is 1970 here. Hence, option B is the correct answer.

     

  • Question 2/10
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    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

    Carry off the feet

    Solutions

    The idiom 'To carry off the feet' means to completely overwhelm someone with enthusiasm, ardor, or passion. Hence, option C is the correct answer.

     

  • Question 3/10
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    In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. If the sentence has no error, then select 'No error'.

    A friend of my is going to come with us.

    Solutions

    Option C has the grammatically incorrect part. We need a possessive pronoun (mine) here in place of possessive determiner “my”. Hence, replace “my” with “mine”.

     

  • Question 4/10
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    Select the correctly spelt word.

    Solutions

    Option A has the correctly spelt word. Emulsify means to combine and become a smooth mixture.

    Emulsion =  a mixture that results when one liquid is added to another and is mixed with it but does not dissolve into it

    Empress = a female ruler of an empire, or the wife of a male ruler of an empire

    Encompass = surround and have or hold within.

     

  • Question 5/10
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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    She _________ the entrance examination last year.

    Solutions

    Let's understand the meaning of each phrasal verb to find out which one fits best in the sentence:

    Sit in = any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises

    Sit for an exam = to take an exam to qualify for a license, such as a bar exam

    Sit at = No phrasal verb

    Sit on = to delay a matter

    The correct phrasal verb to be used in the sentence is "sat for" as only it gives meaning to the sentence. Hence, option B is the correct answer.

     

  • Question 6/10
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    In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. If the sentence has no error, then select 'No error'.

    Stratford is the town when Shakespeare was born.

    Solutions

    Option B has the grammatically incorrect part. We need a relative pronoun to talk about a place. Hence, replace “when” (to ask for information about what time something happens) with “where” to make the sentence grammatically correct.

     

  • Question 7/10
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    Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no Improvement’.

    Sorry, I have a little money. I really can't afford to go out with you guys.

    Solutions

     The underlined part is grammatically incorrect. The person here said sorry for not being able to go out with his friends. The only reason for it could be shortage of money.

    Let’s see the difference between “little” and “a little”-

    Little – it has a negative meaning. We use them to mean ‘not as much as may be expected or wished for’

    A little – it has a positive meaning. We use them to mean ‘to have some’.

    In the above context, “little” will be the correct form. Hence, option A is the correct answer.

     

  • Question 8/10
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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    I’d love to go for a pizza with you ______ not tonight.

    Solutions

     The sentence here shows a contrast. Therefore, the only conjunction that is appropriate for the blank is “but”. Hence, option D is the correct answer.

     

  • Question 9/10
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    Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

    Action that is likely to make people very angry

    Solutions

    Inflammatory = to arousing or intended to arouse angry or violent feelings in someone.

    Inflationary = characterized by or tending to cause monetary inflation.

    Inflammable = used for substances that are easily set on fire.

    Commensurable = measurable by the same standard.

     

  • Question 10/10
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    Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no Improvement’.

    "Had the pilot been drinking before the crash?" the Judge inquired.

    Solutions

     The underlined part is grammatically correct. We use the past perfect continuous tense to show that an action started in the past and continued up to another point in the past. Hence, option D is the correct answer.

     

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