GENEREL ENGLISH TEST FOR SSC CHSL 2016

इस पोस्‍ट में हम जनरल अंगेजी से संबंधित प्रश्‍नों को पोस्‍ट कर रहे है।

Direction: In question no 1 to 5, you have a passage with 5 questions. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each questions out of the four alternatives. 

passage

 The next day while taking my evening walk, I heard someone come up behind me panting. It was the fatso halwai hollering "babuji". I got immediately suspicious---------was there any shortfall in my payments to him that he was trying to made good? But the halwai, it seemed, had come to escort me to his new shop, the thought of which had completely escaped me.

 I was ushered in with a flourish. The halwai and his assistant Dhiru hovered about, lavishing all their attention on me, Now everybody's gaze was riveted on me; evidently, I was the distinguished guest of the evening.

Within minutes Dhiru produced a crisp special dosa as if out of a conjuror's hat. I bit into it. It was quite tasty. The halwai, meanwhile, was busy fussing over me and asking me if I wanted anything more. In fact, I had only a fiver in my pocket and did not venture to strain my resources. So i waved away the trayful of vada, idli and other goluptious delicacies that Dhiru had brought in.

When it was time to pay I said a few appropriate words of appreciation for the food and gave him the fiver. The halwai looked shocked : "Oh no, babuji. Don't embarrass me. You have honoured me by stepping into my shop today and tasting my food. I'm highly indebted to you".

I was thrilled : at last here I am a guest of honoured  obsequiously waited upon by the most while the riffraff look up to me with awa! But with the first belch of satisfaction came a touch of regret .... if only I had known that I wouldn't have to pay for all that scrupulous repast ...ah ! 

(1) Find a word from the passage which means--------"breathlessly"?

a. breathing 

b. running 

c. panting 

d. choking 

(2) The author was attended to by the halwai because 

a. he wanted money from the author 

b. he wanted the author to inaugurate his shop 

c. he wanted the author to join inaugurate his shop

d. he wanted the author to assist him

(3) The phrase, "out of a conjurer's hat' implies

a. shock

b. surprise

c. happiness

d. delight

(4) The halwai refused to take money from the author because

a. the author had no money

b. the author had paid in advance 

c. the author was a regular visitor 

d. the author was a guest of honor 

(5) Why was everbody's gaze riveted on the author?

a. because he was eating everything that was given to him 

b. Because he was a very special guest 

c. because he was a ''babuji''

d. Because Dhiru had given him a special dosa.

Direction: In question 6 to 10, some parts of the sentences have erros and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. If a sentence is free from error, chose option d.

6. He does not write /(a) as fast as/ (b) me/ (c) No error./(d)

7. The enemity /(a) between the two families /(b) continued for several decades./(c) no error/(d)

8. I will go out / (a) when you/(b) will come home/(c) no error/(d)

9. Travelling by the air /(a) is much faster /(b) than travelling by train./(c) no error/(d)

10. The elephant /(a) is the stronger/(b) of all living animals./(c) no error/(d) 

Direction: fill in the blanks, choose the correct alternative out the four. 

11. He climbed ----- the tree. 

a. to 

b. over

c. up

d. in

12. He doesn't believe ----helping others.

a. in 

b. for 

c. with

d. of 

13. For a whole month they lived----fruit and water. 

a. with 

b. on 

c. in

d. from 

14. No sooner did he finish his speech --- the audience began applauding. 

a. when 

b. then 

c. than 

d. while 

15. He is not very ----- , but he wants to marry a charming girl. 

a. cute 

b. beautiful 

c. pretty

d. attractive

Answer Sheet 

1.c	4.d	7.a	10.b	13.b
2.b	5.b	8.c	11.a	14.c
3.b	6.c	9.a	12.a	15.d