English language Test for SSC Exam

Direction:(1-5): Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions.

        After 500 years, Christopher Columbus's ship the Santa Maria were claimed to be found by archaeological investigators led by Barry Clifford. Christopher Columbus's flagship, the Santa Maria, got wrecked in the Caribbean. 

        The vessel's long-lost remains was claimed to the lying at the bottom of the sea off the north coast of Hatti.

          An expedition was mounted by team of Barry Clifford a decade ago. He had found and photographed the wreck but had not realized its probable identity. 

           Tentatively identifying the wreck as the Santa Maria was made possible by quite separate discoveries made by other archaeologists in 2003 suggesting the the probable location of Columbus' fort relatively nearby.

          Santa Maria was the larges of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage. The ship was constructed in 1460 and was struck in 1492. The ship was used by Columbus in 1492 to find a direct trade tour to India. 

1. What did Christopher Columbus aim at his first voyage?

(a) fishing 

(b) to find a direct trade tour to India 

(c) to discover new lands 

(d) Globetrotting 

2.Where were the Santa Maria's remains founds?

(a) Florida Coast 

(b) South coast of Hawaii 

(c) North coast of Hatti

(d) South coast of Hatti

3.How long was Christopher Columbus's ship laid at the bottom of the sea before it was discovered?

(a) 100 years

(b) 300 years 

(c) 400 years 

(d) 500 years 

4.How many other ships were accompanying the Santa Maria in Columbus's voyage?

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 1

5.When was the Santa Maria constructed?

(a) 2003

(b) 1492

(c) 1450 

(d) 1460 

Direction (6-10) find out the error in the sentence if any 

6. I shake his hand / when he arrived / and when he left./No Error 

7. The old, grey horse that was standing / beside the barn had a sad look in its eyes / when it saw the shotgun that the farmer was carrying./No Error

8. A pair of slippers / is / cheap nowadays./ No Error 

9. The young child / singed / a very sweet song for the audience./No Error 

10. Mohit /who is one of the best player /in our team is inured./No error  

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