CHSL 21 01-06-2022 Shift 3 previous year paper English Language PDF

Question 1

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To hold good

Options

A

To perform best

B

To keep relations

C

To keep an eye

D

To remain valid

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

To remain valid

Question 2

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
It's all Greek to me

Options

A

I can understand the cause of something

B

I am aware of the historical facts

C

I cannot understand anything

D

I know this subject well

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

I cannot understand anything

Question 3

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Options

A

Nocturnal

B

Irrespective

C

Repulcive

D

Scoreboard

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Repulcive

Question 4

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Quaint

Options

A

Quite 

B

Quiet 

C

Queer 

D

Quack 

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Queer 

Question 5

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Ambiguous

Options

A

 Certain

B

 Sensational

C

Annoying

D

 Stylish

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

 Certain

Question 6

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.
Shylock was a cut-throat and was known as someone who was only interested in the amount of money that he could get from a situation.

Options

A

Selfish

B

Greedy

C

Mercenary

D

Meddlesome

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Mercenary

Question 7

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
We will not remind you again.

Options

A

You will not remind us again.

B

You will not be reminding us again.

C

You will not have reminded us again.

D

You will not be reminded by us again.

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

You will not be reminded by us again.

Question 8

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word given in bold in the following sentence.
The headless monster winked at her from eyes embedded in pudgy shoulders.

Options

A

narrow

B

stubborn

C

bright

D

thick-bodied

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

thick-bodied

Question 9

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Maverick

Options

A

Brilliance

B

Conformist

C

Versatility

D

Custodian

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Conformist

Question 10

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The lawyer had presented the facts of the case well.

Options

A

The facts of the case had been presented well by the lawyer.

B

The facts of the case had presented the lawyer well.

C

The lawyer was presented well by the facts of the case.

D

The facts of the case were being presented by the lawyer well.

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

The facts of the case had been presented well by the lawyer.

Question 11

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Crocodile tears

Options

A

Sincere expression of sorrow 

B

Crying of a crocodile 

C

Cruel presentation of sorrow 

D

Pretended show of sorrow 

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Pretended show of sorrow 

Question 12

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Options

A

Culminate

B

Hasty

C

Stingy

D

Picth

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Picth

Question 13

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.
Raman had always been attracted to the scientific study of sound and decided to take up a course in sound engineering to pursue his dream career.

Options

A

Agronomy

B

Aesthetics

C

Alchemy

D

Acoustics

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Acoustics

Question 14

Complete the collocation.
Since I like him a lot, I _____ him out.

Options

A

asked

B

talked

C

called

D

went

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

asked

Question 15

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
He asked us, “When are you reaching?”

Options

A

He asked us whether we are reaching.

B

He asked us when we were reaching.

C

He asked us when will you reach?

D

He asked us when we will reach.

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

He asked us when we were reaching.

Question 16

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.
My brother is a connoisseur of food and does not miss any chance to experiment with new dishes.

Options

A

Gourmet

B

Steward

C

Porter

D

Glutton

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Gourmet

Question 17

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Allay

Options

A

Allure

B

Arrange

C

Relieve

D

Release

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Relieve

Question 18

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
When Sanathan asked Mr. Jignesh / for a fresh evaluation of his performance / in the last financial year, / little did him know that the results will come out worse than expected.

Options

A

little did him know that the results will come out worse than expected

B

for a fresh evaluation of his performance

C

in the last financial year

D

When Sanathan asked Mr. Jignesh

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

little did him know that the results will come out worse than expected

Question 19

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
As I review the events of my past life, I realise how________ are the influences that shape our destinies.

Options

A

 artless

B

plain

C

crude 

D

subtle

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

subtle

Question 20

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. It was in this spirit that my little ones crept about me the other evening to hear about their great-grandmother Field, who lived in a great house in Norfolk (a hundred times bigger than that in which they and papa lived), which had been the scene—so at least it was generally believed in that part of the country—of the tragic incidents which they had lately become familiar with from the ballad of the Children in the Wood.
B. Here, Alice put out one of her dear mother’s looks, too tender to be called upbraiding.
C. Children love to listen to stories about their elders when they were children ; to stretch their imagination to the conception of a traditionary great-uncle, or grandame, whom they never saw.
D. Certain it is, that the whole story of the children and their cruel uncle was to be seen fairly carved out in the wood upon the chimney-piece of the great hall— the whole story down to the Robin Redbreasts—till a foolish rich person pulled it down to set up a marble one of modern invention in its stead, with no story upon it.

Options

A

DBCA

B

CDBA

C

CADB

D

ADCB

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

CADB

Question 21

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Connie Sellecca plays first officer Mimi Thompkins who manages successfully to land Flight 243 after its roof is ripped (1)_________ mid-flight due to mental fatigue. She is not the only one (2)__________ that flight, since there was also a flight attendant who kept checking on people. And telling them they were going to be fine (3)__________ they had giant pieces of aeroplane carpet stuck to their heads. I can’t (4)_________ land a plane or tell the wounded people that they would be fine soon, due to the fact that I would be (5)_________ too hard and throwing out what ever food I had throughout the day.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Options

A

out

B

by

C

off

D

down

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

off

Question 22

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Connie Sellecca plays first officer Mimi Thompkins who manages successfully to land Flight 243 after its roof is ripped (1)_________ mid-flight due to mental fatigue. She is not the only one (2)__________ that flight, since there was also a flight attendant who kept checking on people. And telling them they were going to be fine (3)__________ they had giant pieces of aeroplane carpet stuck to their heads. I can’t (4)_________ land a plane or tell the wounded people that they would be fine soon, due to the fact that I would be (5)_________ too hard and throwing out what ever food I had throughout the day.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Options

A

on

B

over

C

at

D

in

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

on

Question 23

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Connie Sellecca plays first officer Mimi Thompkins who manages successfully to land Flight 243 after its roof is ripped (1)_________ mid-flight due to mental fatigue. She is not the only one (2)__________ that flight, since there was also a flight attendant who kept checking on people. And telling them they were going to be fine (3)__________ they had giant pieces of aeroplane carpet stuck to their heads. I can’t (4)_________ land a plane or tell the wounded people that they would be fine soon, due to the fact that I would be (5)_________ too hard and throwing out what ever food I had throughout the day.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Options

A

besides

B

otherwise

C

even though

D

however

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

even though

Question 24

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Connie Sellecca plays first officer Mimi Thompkins who manages successfully to land Flight 243 after its roof is ripped (1)_________ mid-flight due to mental fatigue. She is not the only one (2)__________ that flight, since there was also a flight attendant who kept checking on people. And telling them they were going to be fine (3)__________ they had giant pieces of aeroplane carpet stuck to their heads. I can’t (4)_________ land a plane or tell the wounded people that they would be fine soon, due to the fact that I would be (5)_________ too hard and throwing out what ever food I had throughout the day.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Options

A

either

B

nevertheless

C

neither

D

even so

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

either

Question 25

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Connie Sellecca plays first officer Mimi Thompkins who manages successfully to land Flight 243 after its roof is ripped (1)_________ mid-flight due to mental fatigue. She is not the only one (2)__________ that flight, since there was also a flight attendant who kept checking on people. And telling them they were going to be fine (3)__________ they had giant pieces of aeroplane carpet stuck to their heads. I can’t (4)_________ land a plane or tell the wounded people that they would be fine soon, due to the fact that I would be (5)_________ too hard and throwing out what ever food I had throughout the day.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Options

A

spewing

B

razing

C

vomiting

D

oozing

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

vomiting

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