SSC CGL Reading Comprehension Practice Test 4
15 fresh SSC CGL comprehension questions on tone, inference, summary, sequence, and contextual meaning.
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SSC CGL Reading Comprehension Practice Test 4
15 fresh SSC CGL comprehension questions on tone, inference, summary, sequence, and contextual meaning.
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- Main Idea
1. The main idea of a passage is the:
- A. least important detail
- B. central message (Correct)
- C. last sentence only
- D. author's name
Explanation: The main idea captures the passage's core message.
- Inference
2. If a writer says the roads were empty and the shops closed, the time was likely:
- A. festival noon
- B. late night (Correct)
- C. school break
- D. market rush
Explanation: Those clues suggest a late-night setting.
- Tone
3. A passage praising a scientist's work most likely has a tone that is:
- A. admiring (Correct)
- B. sarcastic
- C. fearful
- D. careless
Explanation: Praise creates an admiring tone.
- Vocabulary in Context
4. When a word's meaning is guessed from nearby sentences, we use:
- A. context clues (Correct)
- B. headings only
- C. punctuation only
- D. page numbers
Explanation: Context clues help infer unfamiliar meanings.
- Summary
5. A good summary should include:
- A. every example
- B. the key points briefly (Correct)
- C. only the title
- D. personal opinion
Explanation: A summary compresses the important ideas.
- Fact and Opinion
6. Which sentence is an opinion?
- A. The Earth revolves around the Sun.
- B. Delhi is the capital of India.
- C. Summer is the most enjoyable season. (Correct)
- D. Water boils at 100 C.
Explanation: Enjoyable is based on personal judgment.
- Reference
7. In reading comprehension, the word 'this' usually refers to:
- A. the nearest relevant idea (Correct)
- B. the title only
- C. the reader
- D. the page margin
Explanation: Demonstrative references usually point back to a recent idea.
- Purpose
8. A notice is generally written to:
- A. narrate a story
- B. give formal information (Correct)
- C. debate a theory
- D. present a poem
Explanation: Notices are used to inform clearly and briefly.
- Inference
9. If an article mentions rising fuel costs and expensive transport, one likely result is:
- A. lower travel demand only
- B. higher prices of goods (Correct)
- C. more rainfall
- D. greater literacy
Explanation: Transport costs often raise the prices of delivered goods.
- Tone
10. A passage using facts, charts, and neutral wording is likely:
- A. objective (Correct)
- B. comic
- C. angry
- D. dramatic
Explanation: Neutral evidence-based language signals objectivity.
- Cause and Effect
11. If poor rainfall reduces crop output, poor rainfall is the:
- A. result
- B. cause (Correct)
- C. summary
- D. contrast
Explanation: The earlier condition produces the later outcome.
- Title
12. The best title for a passage should be:
- A. long and decorative
- B. connected to the central idea (Correct)
- C. based on a minor detail
- D. completely unrelated
Explanation: A strong title reflects the passage's main theme.
- Reading Skill
13. Reading a passage quickly to get the general idea is called:
- A. skimming (Correct)
- B. scanning
- C. editing
- D. copying
Explanation: Skimming is used to understand the overall gist.
- Inference
14. If a character keeps checking the time and pacing the room, the character is likely:
- A. relaxed
- B. anxious (Correct)
- C. asleep
- D. amused
Explanation: Those actions suggest nervousness or impatience.