Combined Graduate Level Tier II ( North Region ) Question Answer Notes
Table of Contents
Combined Graduate Level Tier II ( North Region ) Question Answer Notes: Solved paper 2014 SSC English Most important Notes for SSC English Question Answer :
SSC English Lower Division Clerk Solved Paper 2014 Question Answer Notes
COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL TIER – II (North Region)
All Answer in red Colour
1 (a) Ingredient
(b) Ingredient
(c) Ingredient
(d) Ingredient
- (a) Miscellaneous
(b) Miscellaneous
(c) Miscellaneous
(d) Miscellaneous
- (a) Accommodation
(b) Accommodation
(c) Accommodation
(d) Accommodation
- Despite the highs and lows, life tends to average itself out.
(a) be unvarying
(b) balance itself
(c) show equal value
(d) get compatible
- His plan was so complicated that it floored his listeners,
(a) encouraged
(b) entertained
(c) annoyed
(d) puzzled
- My uncle’s business has gone to the dogs.
(a) is ruined
(b) is sick
(c) is angry
(d) is dead
- On second thoughts she refused to accept his invitation.
(a) reconsidering
(b) seeing his brashness
(c) reviewing leisurely
(d) moral grounds
- He knows how to break in horses.
(a) rear
(b) force
(c) train
(d) tend
- The Judge declared the agreement null and void.
(a) empty
(b) annulled
(c) unavoidable
(d) not binding
- We should bury the hatchet and become friends.
(a) keep a secret
(b) influence friends
(c) make peace
(d) obtain
- I stirred the hornet’s nest by my honest statement.
(a) caused anger in many people
(b) responded to criticism angrily
(c) acted with energy and interest
(d) stopped people criticizing someone
- The bridge gave way under the heavyweight.
(a) collapsed
(b) stooped
(c) withstood
(d) endured
- Sheila’s tall-tales have no meaning
(a) greed
(b) boasting
(c) jealousy
(d) pride
- A. his writings are so philosophical
(a) ACBD
(b) ABCD
(c) BCAD
(d) BDAC
- A. he did not take revenge on Ravi
(b) CABD
(a) BCAD
(d) DACE
(c) ADCB
- A. For some time
(a) CADB
(b) ACBD
(c) DBAC
(d) CBD
- A. have some influence on
(a) DACE
(b) ADBC
(c) CBD
(d) CADB
- A. to raise their status
(a) BCAD
(b) DACB
(c) ABCD
(d) DBCA
- A. a lazy sulky
(a) CDBA
(b) DCAB
(e) ADCB
(d) BADC
- A. a valuable aid to education
(a) DABC
(b) BDAC
(c) BCDA
(d) CBDA
- A. can make Indian farmers active
(a) CADB
(b) BADC
(c) BCAB
(d) BDAC
- A. inside the auditorium
(a) CBDA
(b) CDBA
(c) ABDO
(d) BDAC
- A. the public
(a) CADB
(b) ABDC
(c) BADC
(d) CBD
- A. just to prove
(a) CBD
(b) CDAB
(c) DBAC
(d) ADBC
- A. although a great scientist
(a) DABC
(b) ADBC
(c) DCBA
(d) DECA
- A. well skilled in his job
(a) ADBC
(b) CDBA
(c) BACD
(d) BCDA
- A. into the office
(a) ABCD
(b) BADC
(c) BDCA
(d) CABD
- A. people blame others for their misdeeds
(a) CBD
(b) DCBA
(c) ABDC
(d) CBDA
- A. reasons for this failure
(a) ACBD
(b) BDAC
(c) BADC
(d) CBD
- A. to understand
(a) ADBC
(b) CABD
(c) BDCA
(d) DACB
- A. whole of last year
(a) CADB
(b) BADC
(C) DCA
(d) ACBD
- A has only spread to other parts of the world recently
(a) DACB
(b) BADC
(c) ADBC
(d) BDCA
- A. choice of goals that are not
(a) ADCB
(b) BDAC
(c) ABCD
(d) CBDA
- (i) = ?
(a) one
(b) alone
(c) best
(d) only
- (ii) = ?
(a) At
(b) In
(C) During
(d) For
- (iii) = ?
(b) working
(c) like
(d) becoming
- (iv) = ?
(a) when
(b) and
(c) while
(d) than
- (v) = ?
(a) has
(b) is
(c) was
(d) had
- (vi) = ?
(a) has
(b) had
(c) had been
(d) has been
- (vii) –
(a) for
(b) on
(c) at
(d) in
- (viii) = ?
(a) mostly
(b) more
(c) most
(d) much
- (ix) = ?
(a) cope down
(b) cope up
(c) cope at
(d) cope with
- (x)= ?
(a) by
(b) at
(c) for
(d) in
- Everyone praises good men.
(a) Good men are given praises by everyone.
(b) Good men are being given praises by everyone.
(C) Everyone gives praises to good men.
(d) Good men are praised by everyone.
- Open the door.
(a) The door was opened.
(b) The door shall be opened.
(c) Let the door be opened.
(d) Let the door shall be opened.
- My brilliant niece is speaking in Italian.
(a) Italian is being spoken by my brilliant niece.
(b) Italian is spoken by my brilliant niece.
(c) Italian has been spoken by my brilliant niece.
(d) Italian was being spoken by my brilliant niece.
- They established this club in 2000.
(a) This club is being established in 2000,
(b) This club had been established in 2000.
(c) This club was established in 2000.
(d) This club was being established in 2000.
- For a long time, people believed the earth to be flat.
(a) The earth was being believed to be flat for a long time.
(b) The earth was believed to be flat for a long time.
(c) The earth is believed to be flat for a long time.
(a) The earth had been believed to be flat for a long time.
- I was obliged to go.
(a) Circumstances oblige me to go.
(b) Circumstances obliged me to go.
(c) Circumstances oblige I should go.
(d) Circumstances oblige me to go.
- My father will write a letter.
(a) A letter is written by my father.
(b) A letter will have been written by my father.
(c) A letter was written by my father.
(d) A letter will be written by my father.
- The gardener ought to water the plants daily.
(a) The plants ought to be watered daily by the gardener
(b) The plants have been watered daily by the gardener.
(c) The plants are ought to water daily by the gardener.
(d) The plants ought to water daily by the gardener.
- The lady of the house was furnishing the mansion.
(a) The mansion has been furnished by the lady of the house.
(b) The mansion is being furnished by the lady of the house.
(c) The mansion is furnished by the lady of the house.
(d) The mansion was being furnished by the lady of the house.
- My mother bakes cakes.
(a) A cake is being baked by my mother.
(b) A cake was baked by my mother.
(c) My mother is baking a cake.
(d) Cakes are baked by my mother.
- My father has promised me a bicycle.
(a) I promised a bicycle by my father.
(b) have been promised by my father a bicycle.
(c) have been promised a bicycle by my father.
(d) I have promised a bicycle by my father.
- Who wrote it?
(a) By who will it be written?
(b) By who would it be written?
(c) By who might it be written?
(d) By whom was it written?
- The convict was found guilty by the jury.
(a) The jury convicted him.
(b) The jury found that the convict was guilty.
(c) The jury found the convict guilty.
(d) The jury finds the convict guilty.
- The servant will execute all orders promptly.
(a) All orders will have to be executed promptly by the servant.
(b) All orders would be executed promptly by the servant.
(c) All orders should be executed promptly by the servant.
(d) All orders will be executed promptly by the servant.
- I have lost my book.
(a) My book had been lost.
(b) My book must have been lost.
(c) My book has been lost
(d) My book has been lost.
- The boy did not break the glass.
(a) The glass is not broken by the boy.
(b) The glass had not been broken by the boy.
(c) The glass has not been broken by the boy.
(d) The glass was not broken by the boy.
- The principal will announce the results.
(a) The results are announced by the principal
(b) The results will have announced by the principal.
(c) The results were announced by the principal.
(d) The results will be announced by the principal.
- They fund schools for girls.
(a) Schools for girls is funded by them.
(b) Schools for girls are being funded by them.
(c) Schools for girls will be funded by them.
(d) Schools for girls were funded by them.
- She is putting in many hours of work.
(a) Many hours of work will be put in by her.
(b) Many hours of work would be put in by her.
(c) Many hours of work are being put in by her.
(d) Many hours of work are being put in by her.
- Some people were helping the wounded woman.
(a) The wounded woman was helped by some people.
(b) The wounded woman is being helped by some people.
(c) The wounded woman was being helped by some people.
(d) The wounded are helped by some people.
- Every one of this girls is beautiful
(a) these
(b) No improvement
(c) the
(d) that
- Granting that he has a very great influence, he cannot injure us.
(a) No improvement
(b) He may have great influence so
(c) Because of his great influence
(d) Having great influence
- Water drawn from a municipal reservoir or a private well is likely to contain traces of minerals or bacteria.
(a) village tank
(b) No improvement
(c) private tank
(d) public tank
- I will buy the house provided it is quite sound.
(a) No improvement
(b) until
(c) whether
(d) unless
- The police found a human body in the forest.
(a) No improvement
(b) copse
(c) carcass
(d) corpse
- It was fortunate that the time bomb had burst only after the crowd had dispersed.
(a) No improvement
(b) exploded
(c) blown up
(d) erupted
- The tribunal has postponed the hearing to December 15.
(a) No improvement
(b) pushed
(c) delayed
(d) adjourned
- The amount multiplies over a period of time.
(a) No improvement
(b) within
(c) in
(d) by
- One day the hare began to make fun of the tortoise as it moved slowly.
(a) mock
(b) No improvement
(c) torture
(d) shout at
- The teacher asked him to copy the material word for word.
(a) No improvement
(b) after
(e) by
(d) before
- The teacher was stimulated by the mischievous behavior of the students.
(a) evoked
(b) No improvement
(c) inspired
(d) provoked
- We could not help admire his inventive genius.
(a) could not but
(b) No improvement
(c) could not help but
(d) could not help to
- He bore down all opposition with an iron hand.
(b) No improvement
(e) bore down all
(d) bore up all
- The workers are very determined on fighting for their dues.
(a) have seriously planned
(b) have decided
(C) No improvement
(d) hell-bent
- Placing a talisman or lucky charm on the door or near the threshold is not mere superstition.
(a) entrance
(b) No improvement
(c) doorway
(d) opening
- Too much of anything is good for everything.
(a) all things
(b) nothing
(C) No improvement
(d) a thing
- He could not cope up with the heavy rush.
(a) cope by
(b) cope up
(c) No improvement
(d) cope with
- The most important part of life is to be humble.
(a) entity
(b) No improvement
(c) aspect
(d) appearance
- The prisoner was kept in Jail.
(a) kept in confined
(b) kept in confirmation.
(c) kept in confinement.
(d) No improvement
- The students met the college authority who allowed them to sit for the exams.
(a) No improvement
(b) which allowed them to sit in exams
(c) which allowed them to sit for the exams
(d) who allowed them to sit at the exams
- Equipment and practice space will be provided for the players.
(a) Much facility
(b) No improvement
(c) Each facility
(d) Every facility
- Tax-payers are to be conscious of their privileges.
(a) have to
(b) No improvement
(c) might
(d) could
- Everybody says, “How well she sings!”
(a) Everybody tells that she sang very well.
(b) Everybody says that she sang well.
(c) Everybody says how well she sings.
(d) Everybody comments that she sings well.
- “Come home early”, said Mr. Mathew to his clerk.
(a) Mr. Mathew requested his clerk to come home a little early.
(b) Mr. Mathew ordered his clerk to come home early.
(c) Mr. Mathew asked his clerk to be home early.
(d) Mr. Mathew told his clerk to come home as early as possible.
- Tania said to her friend, “Can you lend me an umbrella?”
(a) Will you lend me your umbrella, Tania asked her friend,
(b) Tania requested her friend to lend her an umbrella.
(c) Tania asked her friend to give her an umbrella.
(d) Please give me an umbrella Tania requested her friend.
- She asked me if I was going to college.
(a) She asked me, “Will you go to college?”
(b) She asked to me, “Was I going to college?”
(c) She said, “Am I going to college?”
(d) She said to me, “Are you going to college?”
- Daman says, “Priya is working in Ahmedabad.”
(a) Daman said that Priya works in Ahmedabad.
(b) Daman say that Priya was working in Ahmedabad.
(c) Daman says that Priya is working in Ahmedabad.
(d) Daman said that Priya was working in Ahmedabad.
- I said, “Water is essential for life.”
(a) I told that water was essential for life.
(b) I said that water is essential for life.
(C) Water is essential for life was said me.
(d) I exclaimed that water was essential for life.
- I said to him, “Will you go to Delhi?”
(a) I asked him will he go to Delhi.
(b) I said to him would you go to Delhi.
(c) I said to him would he go to Delhi.
(d) I asked him if he would go to Delhi.
- He says that he is very sorry.
(a) He says, “I am very sorry.
(b) He told me, “I felt sorry.”
(c) He said, “He is very sorry.”
(d) He said, “He was very sorry.”
- Sita said, “I may go there.”
(a) Sita said that she might go there.
(b) Sita says that she is going there.
(e) Sita says that she may go there.
(d) Sita said that she will go there.
- He said that he intended to leave for Surat that night.
(a) “I intend to leave for Surat that night”, he said.
(b) “I intend to left for Surat that night”, he said.
(c) “I intended to leave for Surat tonight”, he said.
(d) “Intended to leave for Surat tonight”, he said.
- He said, “I have read this novel.”
(a) He said that he had read that novel.
(b) He said that he read that novel.
(c) He said that he had read this novel.
(d) He said that he has read this novel.
- The old man said that he would soon be leaving the world.
(a) The old man said, “I shall soon be leaving the world.”
(b) The old man said, “I would soon leave the world.”
(c) The old man said, “I am going to leave the world soon.”
(d) The old man said, “I am soon leaving the world.”
- Anne said, “It is time to leave for the meeting.”
(a) Anne told me that it is time to leave for the meeting.
(b) Anne said that it was time to leave for the meeting.
(c) Anne said its time to leave for the meeting.
(d) Anne said that it was time for the meeting.
- He bade his friends goodbye.
(a) “I will see you later”, he told his friends.
(b) “Goodbye, my friends”, he was saying to them.
(e) “I am bidding you Goodbye.”
(d) He said, “Goodbye, my friends.”
- The teacher said to him, “Is not poverty a curse?”
(a) The teacher asked him if poverty was not a curse.
(b) The teacher asked him was poverty, not a curse.
(c) The teacher asked him whether poverty is not a curse.
(d) The teacher asked him if poverty, not a curse,
