CHSL 21 30-05-2022 Shift 2 previous year paper English Language PDF

Question 1

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
The sweet and bitter memories of her past make her weak and sad.

Options

A

had to make her pale and unhappy

B

ought to make her pallid and unhappy

C

must make her pastel and unhappy

D

made her feeble and unhappy

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

made her feeble and unhappy

Question 2

Select the most appropriate synonym of the highlighted word.
This is credible information provided by the informer.

Options

A

commendable

B

detachable

C

digestible

D

dependable

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

dependable

Question 3

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Clamour

Options

A

Babble

B

Quiet

C

Danger

D

Complaint

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Quiet

Question 4

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The notice / that the office / posted over the wall / is very appropriate.

Options

A

 posted over the wall

B

 that the office

C

 is very appropriate

D

The notice

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

 posted over the wall

Question 5

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
One expects better behaviour from a senior student.

Options

A

Better behaviour is expected from a senior student.

B

Better behaviour was expected from senior student.

C

As a senior student you need to behave.

D

Senior student behaviour is expected better.

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Better behaviour is expected from a senior student.

Question 6

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The thieves were caught by the police.

Options

A

The police caught the thieves.

B

The police had caught the thieves.

C

The police was caught the thieves.

D

The police were caught the thieves.

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

The police caught the thieves.

Question 7

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the highlighted word.
Let’s ascertain whether his claims have any truth.

Options

A

prove

B

detect

C

approve

D

disprove

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

disprove

Question 8

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
I am watching a movie, when my mother came into the room.

Options

A

No substitution required

B

I was watching

C

I watched a movie

D

I would be watching

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

I was watching

Question 9

In the following passage, a word has been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
In a ________ move, the robbers chose their next place of attack over 255 km away from the locations they had earlier ________ in Dewas.

Options

A

corrupt, vanished

B

righteous, incorporated

C

noble, decided

D

shrewd, targeted

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

shrewd, targeted

Question 10

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Pull the plug

Options

A

End something

B

Annoy someone

C

Launch something

D

Distract someone

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

End something

Question 11

Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. One of them contains a grammatical error. Select the option that has the error.
He is such an untruthful man, that no one will believing him.

Options

A

 that no one

B

will believing him 

C

 an untruthful man,

D

He is such  

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

will believing him 

Question 12

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Rescind

Options

A

Accredit

B

Revoke

C

Sign

D

Validate

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Revoke

Question 13

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

At loggerheads

Options

A

Disagreeing with

B

At mercy

C

In one’s absence

D

To write down

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Disagreeing with

Question 14

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Have a soft spot for someone

Options

A

To like someone a lot

B

To argue something with no effect

C

To show the true nature of someone

D

To resolve a problem successfully

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

To like someone a lot

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. One morning the Giant was lying awake in bed when he heard some lovely music.
B. Then the Hail stopped dancing over his head, and the North Wind ceased roaring, and a delicious perfume came to him through the open casement. “I believe the Spring has come at last,” said the Giant; and he jumped out of bed and looked out.
C. It was really only a little linnet singing outside his window, but it was so long since he had heard a bird sing in his garden that it seemed to him to be the most beautiful music in the world.
D. It sounded so sweet to his ears that he thought it must be the King’s musicians passing by.

Options

A

ACDB

B

BACD

C

BADC

D

ADCB

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

ADCB

Question 16

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Options

A

Suspecious 

B

Jealous

C

Possession

D

Luxurious 

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Suspecious 

Question 17

Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank.
She couldn’t eat the________ pizza by herself

Options

A

heal

B

haul

C

hole

D

whole

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

whole

Question 18

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The thief / entered the house, / in the middle of the night, / quiet.

Options

A

The thief

B

 quiet 

C

in the middle of the night

D

entered the house

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

 quiet 

Question 19

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration or research.

Options

A

Expedition 

B

Voyage 

C

Sojourn 

D

Pilgrimage 

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Expedition 

Question 20

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Reconnoitre

Options

A

Inspect  

B

Overlook

C

Glance

D

Disclaim

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Inspect  

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.
The contract (1) __________ the author and the reader is a game. And the game is one of the greatest inventions (2) __________ Western civilisation: the game of telling stories, inventing characters and creating the (3) ___________ paradise of the individual, from whence no one can be expelled (4) ____________, in a novel, no one owns the truth and everyone has the right to be (5) _____________ and understood.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Options

A

as

B

before

C

beside

D

between

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

between

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.
The contract (1) __________ the author and the reader is a game. And the game is one of the greatest inventions (2) __________ Western civilisation: the game of telling stories, inventing characters and creating the (3) ___________ paradise of the individual, from whence no one can be expelled (4) ____________, in a novel, no one owns the truth and everyone has the right to be (5) _____________ and understood.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Options

A

about

B

of

C

since

D

in

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

of

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.
The contract (1) __________ the author and the reader is a game. And the game is one of the greatest inventions (2) __________ Western civilisation: the game of telling stories, inventing characters and creating the (3) ___________ paradise of the individual, from whence no one can be expelled (4) ____________, in a novel, no one owns the truth and everyone has the right to be (5) _____________ and understood.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Options

A

transparent

B

plausible

C

imaginary

D

drastic

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

imaginary

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.
The contract (1) __________ the author and the reader is a game. And the game is one of the greatest inventions (2) __________ Western civilisation: the game of telling stories, inventing characters and creating the (3) ___________ paradise of the individual, from whence no one can be expelled (4) ____________, in a novel, no one owns the truth and everyone has the right to be (5) _____________ and understood.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Options

A

across

B

beyond

C

beside

D

because

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

because

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.
The contract (1) __________ the author and the reader is a game. And the game is one of the greatest inventions (2) __________ Western civilisation: the game of telling stories, inventing characters and creating the (3) ___________ paradise of the individual, from whence no one can be expelled (4) ____________, in a novel, no one owns the truth and everyone has the right to be (5) _____________ and understood.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Options

A

prejudiced

B

heard

C

removed

D

neglected

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

heard

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