SSC MTS 2013

Solved Question Paper - ENGLISH LANGUAGE held on 17.03.2013

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPREHENSION

Directions : In questions no. 1 to 10, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the oval corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If a sentence is free from error, blacken the oval corresponding to (D) in the Answer Sheet.


Question

1. I and him (A)/ are (B) / very good friends. (C) / No error.

2. One should (A)/ look after (B) /their parents. (C)/ No error.

3. She placed (A)/ the offering (B) /to God in the altar. (C)/ No error.

4. Teachers were instructed (A)/ to follow an uniform method (B) / of evaluation (C) / No error.

5. The newspapers they admit that (A)/ advertising sometimes (B) / influences their editorial policy. (C) / No error.

6. No sooner did I finish (A)/ my speech, I was subjected (B) / to a barrage of questions. (C) / No error.

7. I saw him (A)/ coming out of the hotel (B) / on 10 O’clock. (C) / No error.

8. One of my friend (A)/ is returning (B) / to India from the U.S.A. (C) / No error.

9. He knows (A)/ that your muscles (B) / are not same as his (C) / No error.

10. We shall wait (A)/ till you (B) / will finish your lunch. (C) / No error.

Directions: In questions no. 11 to 20, sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by blackening the appropriate oval in the Answer Sheet.


Question

11. The new government took _______ last year.

  1. out
  2. after
  3. over
  4. upon

12. Mohan’s career has taken some ____________ twists and turns.

  1. incentive
  2. interesting
  3. interactive
  4. intuitive

13. The bus _______ fifty passengers fell _______ the river.

  1. with; into
  2. for; upon
  3. over; on
  4. of; at

14. It is raining _________. Do not go out.

  1. heavily
  2. fast
  3. soundly
  4. strongly

15. She tries to adjust _________ her relations.

  1. for
  2. at
  3. an
  4. with

16. She was remarkably __________ in singing and dancing.

  1. accomplished
  2. conducive
  3. fluctuating
  4. cooperative

17. Sheila gained an advantage _________ me.

  1. upon
  2. from
  3. of
  4. over

18. Take this medicine regularly and you will get rid _________ this disease.

  1. at
  2. from
  3. of
  4. over

19. Statistics ________ always my worst subject.

  1. are
  2. were
  3. is
  4. have

20. When she retired, she handed ______ the charge to the Vice-President.

  1. over
  2. out
  3. across
  4. off

Directions: In questions no. 21 to 23, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.


Question

21. Barbaric

  1. Thorny
  2. Uncivilized
  3. Premeditated
  4. Barber’s

22. Hurdle

  1. Suspicion
  2. Throw
  3. Opposition
  4. Obstacle

23. Deter

  1. To hinder
  2. To neglect
  3. To disapprove
  4. To differ

Directions: In questions no. 24 to 26, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.


Question

24. Indolent

  1. Solvent
  2. Diligent
  3. Malevolent
  4. Brilliant

25. Coherent

  1. Distorted
  2. Disorganized
  3. Inept
  4. Carefree

26. Brutal

  1. Adamant
  2. Humane
  3. Fearless
  4. Criminal



Directions: In questions no. 27 to 29, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.


Question

27. The man changed colours when I questioned him on the allocation of funds.

  1. turned pale
  2. got numbed
  3. turned happy
  4. got motivated

28. We cannot depend on him for this assignment as it needs careful handling and he is like a bull in a china shop.

  1. a felicitous person
  2. a clumsy person
  3. a tactful person
  4. a no-nonsense person

29. The mother always insists on keeping the house spick and span.

  1. open
  2. locked
  3. safe
  4. tidy

Directions: In questions no. 30 to 34, 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 newled, your answer is (D).


Question

30. On receiving his appointment letter, Ravi treated us with a sumptuous meal.

  1. treated us to
  2. treated us for
  3. treated us by
  4. No improvement

31. She is scrutinising hard for the final examination.

  1. recollecting
  2. recapitulating
  3. revising
  4. No improvement

32. Since she directing the play for quite some time, she knows the actors really well.

  1. Since she has directed
  2. Since she has been directing
  3. Since she was directing
  4. No improvement

33. You can borrow my laptop as long as you promise not to misuse it.

  1. only long as
  2. too long as
  3. so long as
  4. No improvement

34. This is the late edition of the Shakespearean play which was originally published in 1603.

  1. later
  2. latest
  3. latter
  4. No improvement

Directions: In questions no. 35 to 39, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentence.


Question

35. One who is unable to pay one’s debt.

  1. Borrower
  2. Bankrupt
  3. Bank-roll
  4. Extravagant

36. Instrument that magnifies objects

  1. Microscope
  2. Periscope
  3. Stethoscope
  4. Telescope

37. Animals which live in water

  1. Barren
  2. Wild
  3. Domestic
  4. Aquatic

38. The study of plant life

  1. Geology
  2. Zoology
  3. Botany
  4. Geography

39. Exclusive possession or control of anything

  1. Mono-mania
  2. Monotheism
  3. Monopoly
  4. Monoism

Directions : In questions no. 40 to 45, 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

40.

  1. exellence
  2. excellence
  3. excellencce
  4. exillance

41.

  1. grammar
  2. grammer
  3. gramer
  4. gramar

42.

  1. ommited
  2. ommitted
  3. omitted
  4. omited

43.

  1. calender
  2. calandar
  3. colendar
  4. calendar

44.

  1. objectionable
  2. objectioneble
  3. objecktionable
  4. objectionablle

45.

  1. apollogy
  2. appology
  3. apalogy
  4. apology