ENGLISH COMPULSORY SSC–II

SECTION – A (Marks 15)

Time allowed: 20 Minutes
Section – A is compulsory. All parts of this section are to be answered on this page and handed over to the
Centre Superintendent. Deleting/overwriting is not allowed. Do not use lead pencil.

Q1. Fill the relevant bubble for each part. Each part carries one mark.

Q.1 Encircle the correct option i.e. A / B / C / D. All parts carry equal marks.

i. ‘’Knowledge strengthens our belief” the underline word is a /an ___________:

A. noun B. adjective

C. adverb D. verb

ii. The word patriot comes from the______ word patriota.

A. Greek B. English

C. French D. Latin

iii. She simply posed a counter question that infuriated Abu Jehl. The underline

word means.

A. Pleased B. Enraged

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iv. Drug addictions is caused by ______ factors.

A. Medical B. Biological

C. Environmental D. by the

v. He is the young man who saved my life. The underline word is a /an _______.

A. personal pronouns B. Interrogative pronouns

C. Relative pronouns D. Indefinite pronouns

vi. He was speaking clearly. The underline word is a /an _______.

A. adverb of time B. adverb of place

C. adverb of manner D. adverb of frequency

vii. The little boy with the blue hat ate the pudding. The underline statement is a/an _________.

A. adverb phrase B. noun phrase

C. adjective phrase D. adverb clause

viii. If you had studied hard, you_____ succeeded. Fill the blank with conditional sentence.

A. Would B. might

C. could D. would have

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 ix. He had completed his assignment before everyone else even started? Which tense is
it?

A. present perfect B. present perfect continuous

C. past perfect D. future perfect

x. Do you know anybody here? The underlined part of the sentence is a/an:

A. Relative pronoun B. Indefinite pronoun

C. Interrogative pronoun D. Demonstrative pronoun

xi. She met his gaze anxiously and shook her head slowly. The underlined adverb is;

A. Adverb of manner B. Adverb of degree

C. Adverb of time D. Adverb of frequency

xii. The branches were covered with blanket of snow. In this sentence we find an example of

A. alliteration B. simile

C. metaphor D. personification

xiii. Which of the following options shows the correct spellings?

A. Entercede B. Intersede

C. Intercede D. Interscede

xiv. Which of the following options gives the synonym of the word ‘leisure’?

A. free time B. pleasure

C. poultry D. type of clothing

xv. Which of the following options provides the antonym of ‘convenient’?

A. easy B. just

C. wise D. uncomfortable

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