Cloze Test and Sentence Correction SSC CGL Questions

SSC CGL-General English

Cloze Test and Sentence Correction MCQ Questions


1.
Select the most appropriate option to complete the given sentence.
His brother ______ his ______ and gave him a watch after his result.
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A.
look, word
B.
broke, record
C.
lost, temper
D.
kept, promise
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ANSWER :
D. kept, promise
2.
Select the most appropriate option to complete the given sentence.
She raised a ___ when she saw her luggage missing.
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A.
hue and cry
B.
spick and span
C.
hand and foot
D.
whip and spur
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ANSWER :
A. hue and cry
3.
Select the option with the correct use of future tense.
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A.
By next December, I will have been completed six years in this home.
B.
By next December, I will be completed six years in this home.
C.
By next December, I will have complete six years in this home.
D.
By next December, I will have completed six years in this home.
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ANSWER :
D. By next December, I will have completed six years in this home.
4.
Select the sentence in which the ‘-ing’ form of verb expresses the continuity of an action/event.
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A.
Reading novels is my favourite pastime.
B.
I am fond of reading science fiction.
C.
Please do not disturb me. I am preparing for exams.
D.
The optician advised me to use reading glasses.
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ANSWER :
C. Please do not disturb me. I am preparing for exams.
5.
Identify the option that defines the homonyms 'gate' and 'gait' most appropriately.
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A.
Gate means to achieve or receive, and gait means a person's manner of walking.
B.
Gate means a hinged barrier used to close an opening in a wall, fence or hedge, and gait means a person's manner of walking.
C.
Gate means general agreement on tariff and excise, and gait means a person's manner of talking
D.
Gate means a hinged barrier used to close an opening in a wall or fence, and gait means a cloth or leather leg covering reaching from the instep to above the ankle or to the mid-calf or Knee
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ANSWER :
B. Gate means a hinged barrier used to close an opening in a wall, fence or hedge, and gait means a person's manner of walking.
6.
Identify the sentence that correctly uses the indefinite article.
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A.
I have never seen an UFO in an English movie.
B.
I have never seen a UFO in a English movie.
C.
I have never seen a UFO in an English movie.
D.
I have never seen an UFO in a English movie.
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ANSWER :
C. I have never seen a UFO in an English movie.