Dear PaGaLGuY readers, English Comprehension and English Language skills form an integral part of a number of competitive examinations, such as the SSC CGL, SSC CHSL exams, Banking Entrance exams, UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination, MBA entrance exams, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc. Given the importance of this section, we bring you this English Language Quiz to help you practise and improve.
This quiz has questions from actual SSC examinations held during the last few years. Solve this quiz and leave your responses/ answers in the comments section below. We will soon let you know the correct answers!
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
1. Mrs. Roy keeps an open house on Saturday evening parties — you’ll find all kinds of people there.
(a) welcomes all members
(b) welcomes a select group pf people
(c) keeps the doors of the house open
(d) keeps the gates open for a few persons
2. The police cordoned off the area after the explosion.
(a) The police filled the whole area
(b) The police isolated the area
(c) The police checked everyone in the area
(d) The police did not allow anyone to leave the area
3. The manager hesitated to assign the job to the newcomer as he was wet behind the ears.
(a) drenched in the rain
(b) unpunctual and lethargic
(c) stupid and slow – witted
(d) young and inexperienced
In the following questions, choose one of the four alternatives which can be best substituted for the given sentence.
4. A building in which aircraft are housed.
(a) Dockyard
(b) Garage
(c) Hangar
(d) Granary
5. A short story based on your personal experience.
(a)Anecdote
(b) Fable
(c) Parable
(d) Legend
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