Subject Experts Solutions for Chapter: SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Solved Paper (2018), Exercise 4: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

VINDICTIVE

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

When his envious competitor extended a hand of friendship, he smelt a rat.

Directions: In the following question, a sentence is divided into some parts. Choose the part which is grammatically or contextually incorrect.

The match is about to begin (a) /since the captain (b)/ as well as the team (c)/ are on the field.(d)

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.

A. European cloth manufacturers therefore had to depend on a plant called woad to make dyes.

B. However, cloth dyers preferred indigo which produced a rich blue colour.

C. Being a plant of the temperate zones, woad was easily available in Europe.

D. Indian indigo was very expensive and only small quantities reached the European markets.

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

AFFINITY

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.

A reason why there are so much misconception on dyslexia could be the sheer invisibility of the disorder.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

People of the older generation _____ over the good old school days.

Directions: From the options given below, choose the correctly spelt word.