SSC CGL Grammar and Usage Practice Test 4
15 fresh SSC CGL English grammar questions on tense, agreement, narration, voice, and sentence correction.
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SSC CGL Grammar and Usage Practice Test 4
15 fresh SSC CGL English grammar questions on tense, agreement, narration, voice, and sentence correction.
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- Tense
1. By next Monday, she _____ the report.
- A. completes
- B. completed
- C. will have completed (Correct)
- D. has completed
Explanation: Future perfect is used for an action completed before a future time.
- Agreement
2. Each of the players _____ a separate locker.
- A. have
- B. has (Correct)
- C. were given
- D. are given
Explanation: 'Each' is singular and takes a singular verb.
- Article
3. He is _____ honest officer.
- A. a
- B. an (Correct)
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: Honest begins with a vowel sound.
- Preposition
4. She has been absent _____ Monday.
- A. from
- B. since (Correct)
- C. for
- D. by
Explanation: 'Since' is used with a point of time.
- Voice
5. Choose the passive form: They will announce the result tomorrow.
- A. The result will announce tomorrow.
- B. The result will be announced tomorrow. (Correct)
- C. The result is announced tomorrow.
- D. The result was announced tomorrow.
Explanation: Future passive uses will be plus past participle.
- Narration
6. He said, 'I have finished my task.' The indirect form is:
- A. He said that he had finished his task. (Correct)
- B. He said that I had finished my task.
- C. He says that he has finished his task.
- D. He said that he finished my task.
Explanation: Present perfect changes to past perfect in reported speech after a past reporting verb.
- Error Spotting
7. Identify the error: One of the boys have solved the puzzle.
- A. One of
- B. the boys
- C. have solved (Correct)
- D. the puzzle
Explanation: 'One' is singular, so 'has solved' is correct.
- Conditional
8. If I had seen her, I _____ to her.
- A. speak
- B. would speak
- C. would have spoken (Correct)
- D. spoke
Explanation: Third conditional uses 'would have' plus past participle.
- Sentence Improvement
9. Choose the best replacement: He is senior than me.
- A. senior to me (Correct)
- B. senior from me
- C. more senior than me
- D. no improvement
Explanation: 'Senior' is followed by 'to', not 'than'.
- Pronoun
10. Neither Rani nor Meena brought _____ notebook.
- A. her (Correct)
- B. their
- C. our
- D. its
Explanation: In traditional exam grammar, singular nouns joined by 'nor' take a singular pronoun.
- Conjunction
11. He worked hard _____ he could succeed.
- A. so that (Correct)
- B. unless
- C. although
- D. because of
Explanation: 'So that' expresses purpose.
- Gerund
12. Swimming is good for health. The underlined word functions as a:
- A. noun (Correct)
- B. adjective
- C. adverb
- D. preposition
Explanation: A gerund acts as a noun.
- Adjective
13. This is the _____ building in the area.
- A. taller
- B. tall
- C. tallest (Correct)
- D. more tall
Explanation: The superlative is needed for comparison among many.
- Verb Form
14. I would rather _____ at home tonight.
- A. stay (Correct)
- B. stayed
- C. staying
- D. to stay
Explanation: 'Would rather' is followed by the base form.