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As we all know, Verbal Aptitude is an important component of
a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC Civil Services
Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL Examination, MBA
Entrance Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc. In order to
help you practise and improve your verbal ability, we provide you this English
Quiz.
Given below are a few questions from SSC examinations held in
the last few years. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below
and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!
Directions 1 to 5: In these questions sentences are given
with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate words. Four alternatives are
suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
1. I _________ dinner one hour ago.
(a) have had
(b) had have (c)
have (d) had
2. He thought
that my car __________ for sale.
(a) is
(b) was (c) has
been (d) will be
3. He tried to
prevent me _________ doing my duty.
(a) against
(b) with (c) at (d) from
4. To the
dismay of the student body, the class president was ___________ berated by the
principal at the school assembly.
(a) ignominiously (b) privately (c) magnanimously (d) fortuitously
5. I would
apologize if I ________ you.
(a) am
(b) was (c) have
been (d) were
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Answers
1(d) 2(b) 3(d)
4(a) 5(d)