SSC CGL Grammar and Usage Practice Test 6
15 fresh SSC CGL English grammar questions on agreement, tense, articles, narration, and sentence correction.
Leaderboard slot above the practice session for revision tools, test series, books, and career products.
SSC CGL Grammar and Usage Practice Test 6
15 fresh SSC CGL English grammar questions on agreement, tense, articles, narration, and sentence correction.
Preview all 13 questions in SSC CGL Grammar and Usage Practice Test 6 (no login required)
- Articles
1. Choose the correct article: It was _____ unique opportunity.
- A. a (Correct)
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: Unique begins with a consonant sound, so 'a' is correct.
- Preposition
2. She is interested _____ classical music.
- A. at
- B. in (Correct)
- C. on
- D. for
Explanation: The correct phrase is 'interested in'.
- Agreement
3. Neither the manager nor the workers _____ ready.
- A. is
- B. was
- C. are (Correct)
- D. has
Explanation: The verb agrees with the nearer subject, 'workers'.
- Tense
4. By this time tomorrow, they _____ the journey.
- A. finish
- B. finished
- C. will finish
- D. will have finished (Correct)
Explanation: Future perfect is used for completion before a future point.
- Voice
5. Choose the passive form: The police arrested the thief.
- A. The thief arrested by the police.
- B. The thief was arrested by the police. (Correct)
- C. The police was arrested by the thief.
- D. The thief is arrested by the police.
Explanation: Simple past passive uses was/were plus past participle.
- Error Spotting
6. Identify the error: The list of items are on the table.
- A. The list
- B. of items
- C. are (Correct)
- D. on the table
Explanation: 'List' is singular, so 'is' is correct.
- Conjunction
7. He stayed at home _____ he was unwell.
- A. because (Correct)
- B. unless
- C. although
- D. till
Explanation: 'Because' correctly gives the reason.
- Modal
8. You _____ wear a helmet while riding.
- A. should (Correct)
- B. might
- C. used to
- D. can be
Explanation: 'Should' expresses advice or obligation.
- Question Tag
9. He can solve it, _____?
- A. can't he (Correct)
- B. can he
- C. doesn't he
- D. isn't he
Explanation: The positive statement takes a negative tag.
- Conditional
10. If I had more time, I _____ another chapter.
- A. read
- B. would read (Correct)
- C. will read
- D. would have read
Explanation: This is a second conditional structure.
- Verb Form
11. She avoided _____ late.
- A. to arrive
- B. arrive
- C. arriving (Correct)
- D. arrived
Explanation: 'Avoid' is followed by a gerund.
- Pronoun
12. Each candidate must bring _____ admit card.
- A. their
- B. his or her (Correct)
- C. our
- D. its
Explanation: Formal singular agreement with 'each' takes 'his or her'.
- Adverb
13. He answered the question _____.
- A. correct
- B. correctly (Correct)
- C. more correct
- D. correction
Explanation: An adverb is needed to modify the verb.