SSB General English Question Papers
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SSB General English Question Papers for Preparation
Identify the Italicized part of speech. Choose the correct answer.
1. The man disappeared with the cash.
(A) Transitive verb
(B) Intransitive verb
(C) Linking verb
(D) Auxiliary verb
2. His ability to concentrate is legendary.
(A) Transitive verb
(B) Intransitive verb
(C) Linking verb
(D) Auxiliary verb
3. The director told the actors, “Do your best, and we’ll be a hit.”
(A) Transitive verb
(B) Intransitive verb
(C) Linking verb
(D) Auxiliary verb
4. The campers hid inside the Cabin when they saw the bear.
(A) Transitive verb
(B) Intransitive verb
(C) Linking verb
(D) Auxiliary verb
5. The student procrastinated too long and failed to finish the project.
(A) Transitive verb
(B) Intransitive verb
(C) Linking verb
(D) Auxiliary verb
Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with suitable adjectives and determiners.
6. This is the ________ building in our village.
(A) Elder
(B) Eldest
(C) Oldest
(D) older
7. My ___ brother is an LAS Officer.
(A) older
(B) elder
(C) eldest
(D) oldest
8. We should respect to our _______________.
(A) eldests
(B) elders
(C) alders
(D) aldests
9. ___________ the girls were present in the function.
(A) Whole
(B) All
(C) Hole
(D) Any
10. She has __________ clothes.
(A) some
(B) any
(C) much
(D) latter
SSB General English Sample Question
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the alternatives given below each sentence.
11. He advised me, “You had better ___________ now”.
(A) leaving
(B) leave
(C) left
(D) had left
12. The office needs proper _________.
(A) cleanliness
(B) cleaning
(C) to clean
(D) clean
13. The students refused ___________ the hostel.
(A) leaving
(B) to leave
(C) left
(D) lefting
14. We have nothing to do but ________ for her.
(A) waiting
(B) to wait
(C) wait
(D) waited
15. _________ inside a bus is prohibited.
(A) smoking
(B) To smoke
(C) Have smoking
(D) Have smokey
Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of modals from the alternatives given below each sentence.
16. The door __________ painting.
(A) need
(B) needs
(C) needing
(D) needy
17. You ___________ come and have dinner with me.
(A) must
(B) need
(C) would
(D) shall
18. ________ you rather have tea or coffee?
(A) Would
(B) Shall
(C) Can
(D) Could
19. I ______ learn English, and none shall stop me.
(A) can
(B) could
(C) will
(D) would
20. You _________ go only when you have finished your work.
(A) will
(B) should
(C) would
(D) used to
Practice Papers for SSB
Each sentence given below has been divided into four Sections A, B, C, D, one of which is erroneous. Identify the erroneous part and mark that option as your answer.
21. I visited (A)/Ram‘s and Sita’s house (B)/ and found the couple missing (C)/ No error (D).
22. The English teacher (A)/gave him a homework (B)/to complete that (C)/ by night positively (D).
23. I know nothing (A)about her (B)where about (C)/No error (D).
24. All the woman teachers (A)are agitating (BY against the haughty attitude (C)/ of the Principal (D).
25. You and myself (A)/will enjoy the function (B)/ being arranged in honour of (C)/the new Principal (D).
26. As a student (A)/of arts (B)/you are much better (C)/than him (D).
27. He asked for (A)/permission to go to the cinema (B)/but his mother (C)/did not give (D).
Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct connector from the alternatives given below each sentence.
28. He was late _________ it was raining heavily.
(A) while
(B) after
(C) so
(D) because
29. ________ you have any doubt, please ask me.
(A) In case
(B) Because
(C) Unless
(D) Until
30. The rent being very high he will not take that house: _______ sit is very far away from his office.
(A) because
(B) moreover
(C) still
(D) hence
31. 1 cannot permit you to leave the class _________ the teacher comes and instructs me in the matter.
(A) unless
(B) until
(C) so
(D) if
32. She was not so well versed in English ______ they had expected.
(A) that
(B) so
(C) as
(D) hence
Choose the best way to complete these passive voice sentences.
33. Nothing ______ me.
(A) can be hold against
(B) can be held against
(C) can be holding against
(D) none of there
34. The inconvenience ________ by this money.
(A) will made up for
(B) will been made up for
(C) will be made up for
(D) will being made up for
35. A story ___________.
(A) will be making up
(B) will being made up
(C) will be made up
(D) will been made up
36. The road ____________.
(A) was blocking off
(B) was block off
(C) was blocking of
(D) was blocked off
37. My bank loan ___________ in five years time.
(A) will paid off
(B) will be being paid off
(C) will be paying off
(D) will be paid off
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idioms/phrases. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase.
38. To smell a rat.
(A) to see hidden meaning
(B) to smell bad odour
(C) to misunderstand
(D) to suspect a trick or deceit
39. To rise like a phoenix.
(A) to resemble a Phoenician
(B) to get up with a start
(C) to rise with a new life
(D) to rise with anger
40. To meet one’s waterloo.
(A) to meet a strong adversary
(B) to die fighting
(C) to meet one’s final defeat
(D) to die an ignoble death
Previous Year Question Papers
Choose the correct alternative out of the four choices given below each sentence.
41. Books are very often compared _______ a granary.
(A) with
(B) to
(C) by
(D) at
42. It was the first time he had eaten a square meal _________ he had left the village.
(A) since
(B) for
(C) before
(D) although
43. My son is apprenticed _________ Mr. Lal, Chartered Accountant.
(A) over
(B) with
(C) to
(D) of
44. I correspond __________ her regularly.
(A) of
(B) on
(C) in
(D) to
45. This election is different __________ mine.
(A) over
(B) from
(C) with
(D) of
Find out the wrongly spelt word and mark that option as the answer.
46. (A) budge (B) pillage (C) cartridge (D) suffrage
47. (A) malicious (B) conscientious (C) delicious (D) avaricious
48. (A) forciable (B) valuable (C) agreeable (D) contemptible
Complete the phrasal verb in each of the following sentences from the alternatives given below it.
49. The Prime Minister pulled ______ his partymen for their rude behavior.
(A) away
(B) in
(C) up
(D) down
50. Each time a new problem cropped____________ he rushed to his parents for advice.
(A) up
(B) in
(C) off
(D) down
