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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: Fill in the blanks in each of the
following sentences with appropriate words. Choose the correct alternative out
of the four given for each question.
1. He _______ the clothes and hung them up on the
cloth-line.
(a) picked up
(b) kept on (c) blew
up (d) cleared away
2. I know the girl _________ danced yesterday.
(a) which
(b) whose (c) who (d) whom
3. She did not _________ the shock of her son’s death.
(a) get up
(b) get through (c) get
on (d) get over
4. I promise to ________ you in your difficulty.
(a) stand with (b) stand for (c) stand against (d) stand by
5. Mr Pal has ___________ been absent, but I wonder
why he has not come today.
(a) always (b) usually (c) often (d) never
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Answers
1(a) 2(c) 3(d)
4(d) 5(d)