CHSL 21 30-05-2022 Shift 1 previous year paper English Language PDF

Question 1

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Options

A

Anonymous

B

Autopsy

C

Indefatigable

D

Supercede

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Supercede

Question 2

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Get the axe

Options

A

Get the job 

B

Lose the job 

C

Burdened job 

D

 Relaxed job

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Lose the job 

Question 3

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Merry, convivial, hearty and good humoured

Options

A

Jowl

B

Joyous

C

Jovial

D

Jubilee

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Jovial

Question 4

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
All the electric poles in the suburbs were destroyed by the cyclone last year.

Options

A

The cyclone destroyed all the suburbs by the electric poles last year.

B

The cyclone was being destroyed with all the electric poles in the suburbs last year.

C

The cyclone was destroyed by the all the electric poles in the suburbs last year.

D

The cyclone destroyed all the electric poles in the suburbs last year.

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

The cyclone destroyed all the electric poles in the suburbs last year.

Question 5

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word in bold in the following sentence.
Her candid remarks impressed the Board of members.

Options

A

unconventional

B

deceitful

C

blunt

D

sincere

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

deceitful

Question 6

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Vulgar

Options

A

Refined

B

Senior

C

Decreased

D

Ignorant

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Refined

Question 7

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The car was being washed by me.

Options

A

I had been washing the car.

B

I did the washing car.

C

I was washing the car.

D

I washed the car.

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

I was washing the car.

Question 8

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Decipher

Options

A

Create

B

Calculate

C

 Interrogate

D

Interpret

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Interpret

Question 9

Select the most appropriate option fill in the blank.

The death of her father had made her sullen and __________ .

Options

A

joyful

B

smug

C

melancholic

D

jovial

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

melancholic

Question 10

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The utensils have been cleaned.

Options

A

Someone is cleaning the utensils. 

B

Someone has cleaned the utensils.

C

Someone cleaned the utensils. 

D

Someone was cleaning the utensils. 

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Someone has cleaned the utensils.

Question 11

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Lion’s share

Options

A

Forceful share

B

Largest share

C

Limited share

D

Animal’s share

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Largest share

Question 12

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Wipe the floor with someone

Options

A

To help someone

B

To cheat someone

C

To criticise someone

D

To defeat someone

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

To defeat someone

Question 13

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Whenever he is / on a holiday, / he travels by foot / to the temple nearby.

Options

A

 on a holiday

B

 to the temple nearby

C

 Whenever he is

D

 he travels by foot

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

 he travels by foot

Question 14

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Startle

Options

A

Surprise

B

Humiliate

C

Scare

D

Shame

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Surprise

Question 15

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. The deeper you immerse it, the greater will be the difference in the water level.
B. This difference in the levels in the U-tube is a measure of the pressure applied by your palm.
C. If you immerse the funnel into a bucket of water, you will again see the difference in the water level in the U-tube.
D. When you gently apply pressure on the rubber film with your palm, you will find that a difference in the water level is created in the manometer.

Options

A

DBCA

B

BACD

C

ABCD

D

CBAD

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

DBCA

Question 16

Select the most appropriate spelling that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence.

We love to play with our neighboar’s children

Options

A

neighbour’s

B

neighbours

C

neighboars

D

naighbour’s

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

neighbour’s

Question 17

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Overture

Options

A

Plunk

B

Preamble

C

Slander

D

Conclusion

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Preamble

Question 18

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure

Options

A

Putrid

B

Putrefy

C

Reiterate

D

Quash

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Quash

Question 19

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
A note of ______ during the leaders' meeting at the UN.

Options

A

strife surfaced

B

grievance surfaced

C

discord surfaced

D

friction surfaced

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

discord surfaced

Question 20

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
If you had consulted me, I would have ________ you.

Options

A

advise

B

advised

C

advising

D

advises

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

advised

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.
Most of the valley had been (1)_________ over the ages by the river waters, (2)_________ rainfall, and fierce winds. All except for one giant monolith, a (3)_________ tower-like mountain of a single rock. It stood at a proud (4)_________ of eight hundred and fifty metres from the valley floor, towering well above the (5)_________ shoulders.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Options

A

decoded

B

eroded

C

dried

D

wiped

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

eroded

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.
Most of the valley had been (1)_________ over the ages by the river waters, (2)_________ rainfall, and fierce winds. All except for one giant monolith, a (3)_________ tower-like mountain of a single rock. It stood at a proud (4)_________ of eight hundred and fifty metres from the valley floor, towering well above the (5)_________ shoulders.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Options

A

empty

B

heavy

C

scanty

D

less

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

heavy

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.
Most of the valley had been (1)_________ over the ages by the river waters, (2)_________ rainfall, and fierce winds. All except for one giant monolith, a (3)_________ tower-like mountain of a single rock. It stood at a proud (4)_________ of eight hundred and fifty metres from the valley floor, towering well above the (5)_________ shoulders.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Options

A

small

B

tiny

C

neat

D

humongous

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

humongous

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.
Most of the valley had been (1)_________ over the ages by the river waters, (2)_________ rainfall, and fierce winds. All except for one giant monolith, a (3)_________ tower-like mountain of a single rock. It stood at a proud (4)_________ of eight hundred and fifty metres from the valley floor, towering well above the (5)_________ shoulders.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Options

A

width

B

weight

C

length

D

height

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

height

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.
Most of the valley had been (1)_________ over the ages by the river waters, (2)_________ rainfall, and fierce winds. All except for one giant monolith, a (3)_________ tower-like mountain of a single rock. It stood at a proud (4)_________ of eight hundred and fifty metres from the valley floor, towering well above the (5)_________ shoulders.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Options

A

mountain

B

shelf’s

C

valley

D

valley’s

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

valley’s

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