Important English Quiz For SSC and Bank Set-80

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Directions: In Question nos.151 to 155 sentences given. with the blanks to be filled
in with an appropriate word(s). 
151. The little boy ran _____ fast that he was _____ for breath.
(A) so, gasping (B) too, fighting
(C) very, struggling (D) so, inhailing

A

152. There were so many _____ points in his speech that the audience _____ to get the
message.
(A) relevant, hastened
(B) superficial, listened
(C) irrelevant, failed
(D) interesting, tried

C

153. She was so _____ that she was _____ by all.
(A) talented, praised
(B) proud, respected
(C) stupid, admired
(D) excellent, warned
A

154. He was so _____ at his job that he was asked to give a _____ to the visitors.
(A) able, disclosure
(B) agile, demolition
(C) accurate, display
(D) adept, demonstration
D

155. The_____ of the ‘Chief' was _____ upon him.
(A) name, dismissed
(B) appointment, thrown
(C) title, bestowed
(D) title, imposed
C

Directions: In Question nos. 156 to 160 if, choose the word opposite in meaning to the
given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet
156. Obsequious
(A) clever (B) careful
(C) opaque (D) domineering

D

157. Vacillate
(A) repel (B) relieve
(C) injure (D) decide
D

158. Tranquil
(A) Disturbed (B) Perpetual
(C) Unruffled (D) Temporal
A

159. Enlarge
(A) condense (B) glorify
(C) augment (D) amplify
A

160. Unscrupulous
(A) Dedicated (B) Conscientious
(C) Superfluous (D) single-minded
B

Directions: In Question nos.161 to 165 out of the four alternatives, choose’ the one which
can be substituted for the given words/ sentences and indicate it by blackening the
appropriate circle in the Answer Sheet.

161. That which cannot be avoided
(A) Infallible (B) Inevitable
(C) Inestimable (D) Indifferent
B

162. Artistic, musical, or dramatic interpretation.
(A) Rendition (B) Reparation
(C) Report (D) Imitation
A

163. A person who leaves his own country in
order to go and live in another.
(A) Refugee (B) Immigrant
(C) Expatriate (D) EmigrantGIVEN B BUT IT SHOULD BE "D"  AS ONE WHO LEAVES OWN COUNTRY IS "D" AND ONE WHO COMES IN ONE COUNTRY IS "B"

164. Showing a dislike of anything improper.
(A) Crude (B) Strict
(C) Prim (D) Rude
C

165. Walking in sleep.
(A) Somnambulism
(B) Insomnia
(C) Sleepyhead
(D) Somnolence
A

Directions : In Question nos.171 to 175, four words in each question, out of which only one
word iscorrectly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark your answer in the Answer
Sheet.
171. (A) Ansastral (B) Encestral
(C) Ansestral (D) Ancestral
D

172. (A) Aberrance (B) Naseating
(C) Delibarate (D) Maditation
A

173. (A) Intecedent (B) Antecedent
(C) Antecedant (D) Entecedent
B

174. (A) Cemetry (B) Cemetary
(C) Symetry (D) Cemetery
D

175. (A) Curioucity (B) Curiousity
(C) Curiosity (D) Quriocity
C

Directions: In Question nos. 176 to 180 in the following passage some of the words have been
left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the
four alternatives and fill in the blanks.
Passage

A team of Indian engineers (176) shown that digital photographs of the hand may (177)
cholesterol levels in the body and serve as an early warning signal (178) poor lipid health
without a standard blood test. Researchers believe the programme may be (179) in the
future and (180) into mobile phones to enable it to analyse digital images of the hand captured in
the camera on a mobile phone.
176. (A) have (B) has
(C) are (D) has been
177. (A) conduct (B) conjecture
(C) conceal (D) reveal
178. (A) by (B) at
(C) of (D) before
179. (A) resolved (B) retracted
(C) refined (D) recorded
180. (A) featured (B) loaded
(C) formulated (D) fixed

176. (B)
177. (D)
178. (C)
179. (C)
180. (B)





Directions: In Question nos. 181 to 185, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given
alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose ‘No Improvement’ option.
Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet 
181. She is very [eccentric] woman.
(A) Unusual
(B) Generous
(C) No improvement
(D) Impatient
A


182. The workers should have been more [meticulous.]
(A) Punctual (B) Committed
(C) Precise (D) No improvement
C

183. I was angry [at] myself for making such a big
mistake.
(A) about (B) on
(C) with (D) no improvement
C


184. The chickens in his farm [are fatted] up
nicely.
(A) are fattying (B) are fattening
(C) are fattened (D) No improvement
B


185. Torture and trauma has made her a [mental] patient.
(A) Mania (B) Mad
(C) No improvement (D) Lunatic
D

Directions: In Question nos. 186 to 190, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best
expresses the meaning of the given word and mark It in the Answer Sheet.
186. Interference
(A) deference (B) honour
(C) fearful (D) obstruction
D

187. Conjecture
(A) truth (B) guess
(C) knowledge (D) bias
B

188. Quarry
(A) denounce (B) victim
(C) quake (D) quest
B

189. Verisimilitude
(A) fantastic (B) festive
(C) grotesque (D) authenticity
D

190. Annihilate
(A) Solve (B) Initiate
(C) Deduce (D) Destroy
D

Directions: In Question nos. 191 to 195, some parts of the sentences have errors and some
are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the circle
corresponding to the appropriate correct option. If a sentence is free from error, blacken
the circle corresponding to “No Error” option in the Answer sheet.

191. The team was (A)/ now in the field and (B)/ about to take their place. (C)/ No error (D)

191. (C) Here 'team' is used as singular noun so possessive adjective 'its' must be used in place of
'their'.


192. Everyone were happy (A)/ to hear (B)/ about his success. (C)/ No error (D)
192. (A) Use 'was' in place of 'were' with indefinite pronoun like everyone, everybody, someone, no
one-one etc. we use singular verb



VERY IMP
193. Hearing these strange noises above, (A)/ the thought at once occurred to me (B)/ that
thieves had entered the house. (C)/ No error (D)

193. (B) Remove 'at once' because 'occur to' means 'to remember suddenly'.



194. The lions (A)/ kill the animals (B)/ and eat his meat. (C)/ No error (D)
194. (C) Use 'their' in place of 'his'. 'Animals' is plural noun so use plural possessive adjective.



IMP ERROR
195. Our beloved Prime Minister (A)/ is known to (B)/ the prominent figures all over the
world. (C) / No error (D)

195. (C) Use 'all around' in place of 'all over'.
All around means - Everywhere.
All over - Finished.


Directions : In Question nos. 196 to 200, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase
underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning
of Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

196. We must draw the line somewhere.
(A) put the screw on
(B) turn the tables
(C) aim at the sky
(D) fix a limit
D

197. To cut the Gordian knot
(A) to perform an easy task
(B) to perform a difficult task
(C) to do a job perfunctorily
(D) to cut a piece of cloth perfunctorily
B


198. The shopping mall is a bee hive of activity.
(A) a secure place (B) a sweet place
(C) a busy place (D) a costly place
C


199. The officer was in the soup when there was
a raid in his office
(A) drinking soup (B) to be in trouble
(C) preparing soup (D) distributing soup
B



200. To win laurels
(A) To memorise
(B) To earn great prestige
(C) To be disappointed
(D) To be victorious in a game
B


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