SSC MTS 2023-08.09.2023-3 SSC Question Paper

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Clumsy

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
No sooner had the sun risen over the horizon when the birds began to chirp and the squirrels started to scamper around the park.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
During the meeting, he went on a long and angry ________ about how the project was being mismanaged.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
I had / a bad habit of / waking up / lately.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Chaitnya was _________ from the school due to his misappropriate behaviour.

Answer the next 5 Questions.
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Once there was a king named Midas who was granted a (1)________by Dionysus, the god of wine. For his wish, Midas asked that whatever he (2)_________would turn to gold. Despite Dionysus’ efforts to prevent it, Midas pleaded that this was a fantastic wish, and so, it was bestowed. Excited about his newly-earned (3)________, Midas started touching all kinds of things, turning each item into pure gold. But soon, Midas became (4)_________. As he picked up a piece of food, he found he couldn’t eat it. It had turned to gold in his hand. Hungry, Midas groaned, “I’ll starve! Perhaps this was not such an excellent wish after all!” Seeing his dismay, Midas’ (5)_________daughter threw her arms around him to comfort him, and she, too, turned to gold. “The golden touch is no blessing,” Midas cried.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.