SSC CGL Grammar and Usage Practice Test 3
15 fresh SSC CGL English grammar questions on clauses, modifiers, verbs, articles, and sentence correction.
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SSC CGL Grammar and Usage Practice Test 3
15 fresh SSC CGL English grammar questions on clauses, modifiers, verbs, articles, and sentence correction.
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- Articles
1. She waited for _____ hour before boarding.
- A. a
- B. an (Correct)
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: Hour begins with a vowel sound.
- Preposition
2. The child was angry _____ his friend.
- A. with (Correct)
- B. to
- C. for
- D. at
Explanation: The usual expression is 'angry with someone'.
- Agreement
3. The list of candidates _____ been displayed.
- A. have
- B. has (Correct)
- C. were
- D. are
Explanation: The subject 'list' is singular.
- Tense
4. By the time we arrived, the movie _____.
- A. starts
- B. had started (Correct)
- C. has started
- D. will start
Explanation: Past perfect shows the earlier of two past actions.
- Voice
5. Choose the passive form: Someone has stolen my bag.
- A. My bag has stolen.
- B. My bag has been stolen. (Correct)
- C. My bag was stealing.
- D. My bag had stolen.
Explanation: Present perfect passive uses has/have been plus past participle.
- Error Spotting
6. Identify the error: Neither of the answers are correct.
- A. Neither
- B. of the answers
- C. are correct (Correct)
- D. no error
Explanation: 'Neither' is singular, so 'is correct' is required.
- Conjunction
7. He stayed at home _____ it was raining.
- A. because (Correct)
- B. although
- C. unless
- D. until
Explanation: The reason is introduced by 'because'.
- Sentence Improvement
8. Choose the best replacement: She prefers tea than coffee.
- A. prefers tea to coffee (Correct)
- B. prefers tea over coffee than
- C. prefers tea more than coffee
- D. no improvement
Explanation: The correct pattern is 'prefer A to B'.
- Question Tag
9. You can solve this, _____?
- A. can you
- B. can't you (Correct)
- C. don't you
- D. won't you
Explanation: Positive statement takes a negative tag with the same auxiliary.
- Conditional
10. If she studies regularly, she _____ the exam.
- A. passes
- B. will pass (Correct)
- C. would pass
- D. had passed
Explanation: A first conditional uses present in the if-clause and future in the main clause.
- Verb Form
11. I look forward to _____ from you.
- A. hear
- B. heard
- C. hearing (Correct)
- D. have heard
Explanation: 'Look forward to' takes a gerund.
- Pronoun
12. Every player must carry _____ own ID card.
- A. their
- B. his (Correct)
- C. our
- D. its
Explanation: Traditional singular agreement takes 'his' here in exam grammar style.
- Adverb
13. He spoke so _____ that everyone understood him.
- A. clear
- B. clearly (Correct)
- C. more clear
- D. clearest
Explanation: An adverb is needed to modify 'spoke'.