SSC CGL Grammar and Usage Practice Test 5
15 fresh SSC CGL grammar questions on tense, agreement, clauses, narration, and sentence correction.
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SSC CGL Grammar and Usage Practice Test 5
15 fresh SSC CGL grammar questions on tense, agreement, clauses, narration, and sentence correction.
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- Tense
1. She _____ to Delhi last week.
- A. go
- B. goes
- C. went (Correct)
- D. gone
Explanation: Past time marker requires simple past.
- Agreement
2. Neither of the boys _____ ready.
- A. are
- B. were
- C. is (Correct)
- D. have
Explanation: 'Neither' takes a singular verb.
- Article
3. He bought _____ umbrella yesterday.
- A. a
- B. an (Correct)
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: Umbrella begins with a vowel sound.
- Voice
4. Choose the passive form: They are repairing the road.
- A. The road is repaired.
- B. The road is being repaired. (Correct)
- C. The road was being repaired.
- D. The road has repaired.
Explanation: Present continuous passive uses is being + past participle.
- Error Spotting
5. Identify the error: The news are surprising.
- A. The
- B. news
- C. are surprising (Correct)
- D. no error
Explanation: 'News' is singular, so 'is surprising' is correct.
- Conditional
6. If it rains, we _____ indoors.
- A. stay
- B. stayed
- C. will stay (Correct)
- D. would stay
Explanation: First conditional uses future in the main clause.
- Sentence Improvement
7. Choose the best replacement: He is good in maths.
- A. good at maths (Correct)
- B. good on maths
- C. good for maths
- D. no improvement
Explanation: 'Good at' is the correct phrase.
- Pronoun
8. Everyone should do _____ duty.
- A. their
- B. his (Correct)
- C. our
- D. its
Explanation: Traditional exam grammar prefers singular 'his' here.
- Conjunction
9. Work hard, _____ you will fail.
- A. and
- B. or (Correct)
- C. but
- D. so
Explanation: 'Or' expresses warning in this pattern.
- Gerund
10. He enjoys _____ books.
- A. read
- B. reading (Correct)
- C. to read
- D. reads
Explanation: 'Enjoy' is followed by a gerund.
- Adjective
11. This road is _____ than that one.
- A. wide
- B. wider (Correct)
- C. widest
- D. more widest
Explanation: Comparative adjective is needed.
- Verb Form
12. Had I known, I _____ helped you.
- A. will
- B. would have (Correct)
- C. shall
- D. am
Explanation: Third conditional takes 'would have'.
- Question Tag
13. She is absent today, _____?
- A. is she
- B. isn't she (Correct)
- C. doesn't she
- D. wasn't she
Explanation: Positive statement takes negative tag.