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| Topic | English MCQ |
| Category | Daily Quiz |
| Used for | SSC MTS Exam |
English MCQ
Directions (1-5): In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
There once was a poor boy who _________ (1) his days going door-to-door selling newspapers to pay for school. One day, as he was walking his route, he started feeling low and weak. The poor boy was __________, (2) so he decided to ask for food when he came to the next door.
The poor boy asked for food but was _________ (3) every time, until he reached the door of a girl. He asked for a glass of water, but seeing his poor state, the girl came back with a glass of milk. The boy asked how much he owed her for the milk, but she refused payment.
Years ________, (4) the girl, who was now a grown woman, fell sick. She went from doctor to doctor, but no one was able to cure her. Finally, she went to the best doctor in town.
The doctor spent months treating her until she was finally cured. Despite her happiness, she was _________ (5) she couldn’t afford to pay the bill. But, when the hospital handed her the bill, it read, ‘Paid in full, with a glass of milk.’
Q1. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 1.
(a)Spent
(b)Save
(c)Worked
(d)Live
Q2. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 2.
(a)Unfit
(b)Weak
(c)Undernourished
(d)Starving
Q3. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 3.
(a)Insulted
(b)Denied
(c)Refuse
(d)Beaten
Q4. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 4.
(a)After
(b)When
(c)Then
(d)Later
Q5. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 5.
(a)Confident
(b)Excited
(c)Afraid
(d)Calm
Q6. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Dismantle
(a)Scatter
(b)Dissolve
(c)Assemble
(d)Flatten
Q7. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid
(a)Trickle
(b)Flood
(c)Torrent
(d)Hail
Q8. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Concrete
(a)Speculative
(b)Potential
(c)Theoretical
(d)Factual
Q9. Identify the segment in the given sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Maya as well as her friends are studying for the test.
(a)studying for
(b)friends are
(c)Maya as well as
(d)No error
Q10. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
- One day he got a pot full of flour.
- Only to wake up in the end, & find himself surrounded by broken pieces of the earthen pot & covered in flour!
- He returns home & daydreams about all that he will make with a pot of flour.
- Once there lived a poor Brahmin, who used to beg for living & sometimes had to go without food for many days.
(a) ACDB
(b) CBAD
(c) DACB
(d) BCDA
English MCQ Solution
S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
The word that can be filled in the blank is `Spent’.
As per the context, the word `Spent’ fits in very well & hence, it is the correct choice
S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The word that can be filled in the blank is ` Starving’.
As per the context, the word `Starving’ fits in very well & hence, it is the correct choice.
S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The word that can be filled in the blank is `Denied.’
As per the context, the word `Denied fits in very well & hence, it is the correct choice.
S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The word that can be filled in the blank is `Later.’
As per the context, the word ` Later’ fits in very well & hence, it is the correct choice.
S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The word that can be filled in the blank is `Afraid’.
As per the context, the word ` Later’ fits in very well & hence, it is the correct choice.
S6. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
Dismantle – To take apart, to demolish.
Synonyms – Break down, Demount, Disassemble.
Antonyms – Assemble, Construct.
S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
Torrent – A strong fast flow of something, especially water.
Option c portrays the same meaning as that of the given group of words & hence it is the correct choice.
S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
Concrete – To make actual or real.
Synonyms – Actual, Existent, Factual, Genuine, Real.
Antonyms – Hypothetical, Ideal, Non-existent, Possible.
Option d portrays the same meaning as that of the given word & hence it is the correct choice.
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
The error lies in part b of the sentence.
Replace `Are’ with `Is’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.
‘As well as’ means ‘In addition to’. We can combine two sentences using ‘As well as.’
When we combine two subjects with ‘As well as’, the verb is likely to be singular if the first subject is singular.
The sentence thus formed is – Maya as well as her friends is studying for the test.
S10. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The proper arrangement is- DACB
D – It is the opening sentence as it introduces the topic by informing about a poor Brahmin.
A – It mentions that he got a pot full of flour.
C – It further continues what happened after he got the pot. Hence, AC forms the pair.
B – It concludes by stating that he started daydreaming & found that his pot had broken into pieces.
