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SSC Selection Post-XI 2023 (Graduation) English Test - 12
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SSC Selection Post-XI 2023 (Graduation) English Test - 12
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  • Question 1/10
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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    The fireworks display was so bright that it ______ the entire sky.

    Solutions

    Let’s understand the meanings of the given words:

    Illuminate = to light something and make it brighter

    Decorate = to add something to an object or place, especially in order to make it more attractive

    Pollute = contaminate (water, the air, etc.) with harmful or poisonous substances.

    Colour = change the colour of (something) by painting, dyeing, or shading it.

    • The sentence talks about the sky becoming bright due to the fireworks.
    • So, the correct filler would be “illuminated”.

    Hence,option Ais the correct answer.

  • Question 2/10
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    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the active or passive voice.

    Celebrate the New Year with amazing offers.

    Solutions

    The given sentence is in active form. The passive voice of imperative sentences which suggest order, suggestion or request can be made in two ways:

    Active: Verb + object

    Passive: 1. Let + object + be + past participle

    2. You are requested/ordered/suggested + to + verb (Ist form) + object

    So, with the help of the above structures, we can convert the sentence into passive voice: Let the New Year be celebrated with amazing offers.

    Hence, option D is the correct answer.

  • Question 3/10
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    Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice (active/passive) form of the given sentence.

    Our home was built in 1990 by my father.

    Solutions

    The given sentence is in the active form. It is in the simple past tense.

    The structures for active/passive voices are:

    Active: Subject + verb (IInd form) + object...

    Passive: Object + was/were + verb (IIIrd form) + by + subject...

    So, with the help of the above structures, we can convert the given sentence into passive voice: My father built our home in 1990. 

    Hence, option A is the correct answer.

  • Question 4/10
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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’.

    I would not have left my job if I have known why difficult it is to find another one.

    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect.

    • The given sentence is the case of the third conditional sentence.
    • We use the past perfect (i.e., had + past participle) in the if-clause.
    • The modal auxiliary (would, could, should, etc.) + have + past participle in the main clause expresses the theoretical situation that could have happened.
      Hence, replace "have" with "had".
    • Also, "why" is used to ask "reasons" whereas "how" is used to emphasize something. In the given sentence, the person is focussing on the difficult part of getting a new job. Thus, "how" is appropriate here. 

    Thus, the correct sentence will be:I would not have left my job if I had known how difficult it is to find another one.

    Hence,option Cis the correct answer.

  • Question 5/10
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    Given below four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.

    A. When we can’t laugh at the same joke again, why should we cry over the same problems?

    B. One day he told them a joke and everyone roared with laughter.

    C. People came to the wise man to complain about the same problem every time.

    D. When he repeated the joke twice, nobody laughed anymore.

    Solutions
    • Sentence C will be the first sentence as it introduces the theme of the passage i.e. ‘people complaining to wise man about the same problem’.
    • Sentence B will come next as it mentions what happened when the wise man told a joke. 
    • Next in the sequence will be D, as it tells us what happened when he repeated the joke.
    • Sentence A aptly concludes the passage by giving the moral of the story.

    Thus, the correct sequence will be:CBDA.

    After rearranging the sentences, the passage will be: People came to the wise man to complain about the same problem every time. One day he told them a joke and everyone roared with laughter. When he repeated the joke twice, nobody laughed anymore. When we can’t laugh at the same joke again, why should we cry over the same problems?

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

  • Question 6/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

    Pigeon racing has become increasingly popular in parts of China __________ (1) the country’s elite and its middle class. Sun Yan, the deputy general-secretary of Beijing Racing Pigeons Association, __________ (2) that at least 100,000 pigeon breeders live in Beijing, and __________ (3) 90,000 of them are registered with Racing Pigeons Associations at __________ (4) levels, to qualify for the games held in the spring and autumn. Competitions can be lucrative for __________ (5) owners, with some prizes amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in popularity across China.

    ...view full instructions


    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1

    Solutions
    • The blank needs a preposition that implies "occurring in or shared by some members of a group or community".  ‘Among’ means the same.
      e.g. Discuss it amongst yourselves and let me know your decision.
    • Other prepositions and their meanings:
      About = on the subject of
      e.g. Let’s talk about something else.
      Along = from one end to or towards the other end of something
      e.g. I walked slowly along the road.
      Against = being an opponent to somebody/something in a game, competition, etc., or an enemy of somebody/something in a war or fight
      e.g. We played football against a school from another district.

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

  • Question 7/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

    Pigeon racing has become increasingly popular in parts of China __________ (1) the country’s elite and its middle class. Sun Yan, the deputy general-secretary of Beijing Racing Pigeons Association, __________ (2) that at least 100,000 pigeon breeders live in Beijing, and __________ (3) 90,000 of them are registered with Racing Pigeons Associations at __________ (4) levels, to qualify for the games held in the spring and autumn. Competitions can be lucrative for __________ (5) owners, with some prizes amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in popularity across China.

    ...view full instructions


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

    Solutions
    • The sentence implies that Sun Yan, the deputy general-secretary of Beijing Racing Pigeons Association, conveyed that at least 100,000 pigeon breeders live in Beijing.
    • Out of the given options, ‘said’ meaning "utter words so as to convey information, an opinion, a feeling or intention, or an instruction" is the apt word to fill in the blank.
    • "Told" is followed by an object. And words like "advised" and "clarified" do not fit in the blank.

    Hence, option A is the correct answer.

  • Question 8/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

    Pigeon racing has become increasingly popular in parts of China __________ (1) the country’s elite and its middle class. Sun Yan, the deputy general-secretary of Beijing Racing Pigeons Association, __________ (2) that at least 100,000 pigeon breeders live in Beijing, and __________ (3) 90,000 of them are registered with Racing Pigeons Associations at __________ (4) levels, to qualify for the games held in the spring and autumn. Competitions can be lucrative for __________ (5) owners, with some prizes amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in popularity across China.

    ...view full instructions


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

    Solutions
    • We need a word to convey the message that nearly 90,000 people have registered themselves with the Racing Pigeons Associations.
    • ‘Almost’ meaning ‘very nearly; not quite’ is the apt fit for the blank.
    • The meaning of other words are:
      Exact = (completely) correct; accurate
      Nearby = not far away in distance
      Utmost = greatest
      Other words do not fit in the blank contextually.

    Hence, option B is the correct answer.

  • Question 9/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

    Pigeon racing has become increasingly popular in parts of China __________ (1) the country’s elite and its middle class. Sun Yan, the deputy general-secretary of Beijing Racing Pigeons Association, __________ (2) that at least 100,000 pigeon breeders live in Beijing, and __________ (3) 90,000 of them are registered with Racing Pigeons Associations at __________ (4) levels, to qualify for the games held in the spring and autumn. Competitions can be lucrative for __________ (5) owners, with some prizes amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in popularity across China.

    ...view full instructions


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

    Solutions
    • The blank needs an adjective to modify the noun ‘levels’.
    • ‘Different’ meaning ‘not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form, or quality’ is the apt fit for the blank.
    • Both "differ" and "differed" are verbs.
    • Although "differential" can be used both as a noun and an adjective, it doesn't fit in the blank.

    Hence, option A is the correct answer.

  • Question 10/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

    Pigeon racing has become increasingly popular in parts of China __________ (1) the country’s elite and its middle class. Sun Yan, the deputy general-secretary of Beijing Racing Pigeons Association, __________ (2) that at least 100,000 pigeon breeders live in Beijing, and __________ (3) 90,000 of them are registered with Racing Pigeons Associations at __________ (4) levels, to qualify for the games held in the spring and autumn. Competitions can be lucrative for __________ (5) owners, with some prizes amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in popularity across China.

    ...view full instructions


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

    Solutions
    • The passage is about pigeons. Thus, we can easily eliminate "animal" and "cats".
    • Between "bird" and "birds", "bird" is appropriate here as we need an adjective in the blank for the noun "owners".

    Hence,option Dis the correct answer.

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