SSC English Quiz 08

Spotting the error.

He was courted arrest (a) / in order to protest against corruption (b) / among the government servants. (c) / No error (d)

Spotting the part of the sentence which has an error.

The letter has been written (a) / I insist on (b) / it being sent at once. (c) / No error (d)

Ravi has the habit of...........a headache.

Spotting the part of the sentence which has an error.

A prism is used to refract white light (a) / so it spreads out (b) / in a continuous spectrum. (c) / No error (d)

Find Synonym.

APPRAISAL

Idiom/Phrase is printed in bold in the sentence.Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Listening to the lecture was watching grass grow.

Improve the sentence.

This book is the more interesting of the three.

Choose the most appropriate option for the given Idiom/ Phrase.

A hot potato

Choose the opposite word of the coloured word.

The baby could not move as the place was soggy.

I always want to go alone for a ride, but my mother........going with my brother.

Find Synonym.

APPALLED

Spotting the error.

Mr. Joshi was, however, sure (a) / that the idea would never work (b) / in practice. (c) / No error. (d)

Spotting the part of the sentence which has an error.

Because of the movement of a glacier (a) / the form (b) / of the Great Lakes was very slow. (c) / No error (d)

Select the option that is nearer to meaning to the coloured word.

His derisive behaviour has led to the situation we face now.

Improve the sentence.

Kamal's suggestion was greeted with hoots of laughter.