SSC Comb. Higher Second. Level 2012

Solved Question Paper - ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Held on 28 Oct 2012)

Directions: In questions no. 23 to 29, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (D)


Question

23. I watched him fell.

  1. him fall
  2. him to fell
  3. him to falling
  4. No improvement

24. We want the leader to be he who works for the people.

  1. to be the leader
  2. to be he
  3. to be a person
  4. No improvement

25. The one factor that governs the progress of a nation is education.

  1. single factor
  2. primary factor
  3. one of the factors
  4. No improvement

26. I do not think it would not rain.

  1. will not rain
  2. will rain
  3. should not rain
  4. should rain

27. You are getting a beautiful salary.

  1. a smart
  2. a handsome
  3. a heavy
  4. No improvement

28. Mr. Sharma was stubborn that his son will attend coaching classes

  1. pleased
  2. amazed
  3. determined
  4. doubtful

29. As a wise old man, the Chief of the Apaches imagined a time when the white men and his fellow Indians would no longer fight for the land.

  1. envisaged
  2. think
  3. forecast
  4. expect

Directions: In questions No. 30 to 33, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words.


Question

30. Fluent and clear in speech

  1. confident
  2. emotional
  3. enthusiastic
  4. articulate

31. One who eats both vegetables and meat

  1. Carnivorous
  2. Omnivorous
  3. Vegevorous
  4. Herbivorous

32. Spoken or done without preparation

  1. verbation
  2. verbose
  3. extempore
  4. amateur

33. One who gains benefit from something

  1. a beneficiary
  2. a benefactor
  3. a miser
  4. a hermit

Directions: In questions no. 36 to 50, you have following two brief passages with 10 questions in Passage – I and 5 questions in Passage – II. Read the passages carefully and fill up the blanks with suitable words out of the four alternatives given.


Question

[Passage - I] (Question numbers 34 to 43)

"My new machine is so     34     that it will even suck out ground-in dust and dirt     35     this". As he spoke, he used his     36     to press the soot and dust into the carpet.

The old lady     37     again, but without     38     success as the young man had     39     gone out of the front door.

A few minutes     40    , he reappeared with a very modern-looking vacuum cleaner. "Now, where can I     41     this in?" he asked.

"Probably the next village, about ten miles away", replied the old lady. "The electricity     42     hasn’t     43     here yet".

34.

  1. effective
  2. expensive
  3. strong
  4. organized

35.

  1. similar
  2. like
  3. such
  4. as

36.

  1. shoulder
  2. heel
  3. ankle
  4. knee



Question

37.

  1. stated
  2. questioned
  3. spoke
  4. tried

38.

  1. little
  2. much
  3. some
  4. no

39.

  1. rapidly
  2. quickly
  3. fastly
  4. softly

40.

  1. following
  2. after
  3. later
  4. ago

41.

  1. connect
  2. join
  3. insert
  4. plug

42.

  1. supply
  2. power
  3. wires
  4. companies

43.

  1. appeared
  2. arrived
  3. reached
  4. started

[Passage - II] (Question numbers 44 to 48)

The thermometer is an instrument for measuring temperature. The     44     form consists of a     45     tube with a fine     46    . One end of the     47     is blown to form     48     bulb and the other is closed.

44.

  1. common
  2. seen
  3. unseen
  4. heard

45.

  1. metal
  2. brass
  3. glass
  4. plastic

46.

  1. bore
  2. boar
  3. cavity
  4. mole

47.

  1. place
  2. tube
  3. edge
  4. centre

48.

  1. an
  2. that
  3. a
  4. all
 

Directions: In questions no. 49 to 50, there are four different words out of which one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and indicated it by blackening the appropriate oval ( ) in the Answer Sheet.


Question

49.

  1. thorogh
  2. thurough
  3. thorouh
  4. thorough

50.

  1. honorery
  2. honorary
  3. honerary
  4. honarary