SSC CGL Reading Comprehension Practice Test 6
15 fresh SSC CGL reading-comprehension questions on tone, gist, sequence, and inference.
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SSC CGL Reading Comprehension Practice Test 6
15 fresh SSC CGL reading-comprehension questions on tone, gist, sequence, and inference.
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- Main Idea
1. The central message of a paragraph is called its:
- A. title
- B. main idea (Correct)
- C. reference
- D. punctuation
Explanation: The main idea is the paragraph's central thought.
- Inference
2. If streets are flooded and umbrellas are open, the weather is likely:
- A. sunny
- B. rainy (Correct)
- C. windless
- D. dry
Explanation: These clues point to rain.
- Tone
3. A passage criticizing corruption is likely to have a tone that is:
- A. comic
- B. critical (Correct)
- C. sleepy
- D. joyful
Explanation: Criticism creates a critical tone.
- Vocabulary in Context
4. Context clues are words around a difficult word that help the reader:
- A. decorate the page
- B. guess the meaning (Correct)
- C. count the lines
- D. change the grammar
Explanation: Context clues help infer meaning.
- Summary
5. A good summary should be:
- A. long and detailed
- B. brief and focused on key points (Correct)
- C. full of quotations
- D. based on opinion
Explanation: A summary condenses the main ideas.
- Reference
6. In a passage, the word 'they' usually refers to:
- A. a previous noun (Correct)
- B. a punctuation mark
- C. the title only
- D. the last verb
Explanation: Pronouns usually refer back to nouns already mentioned.
- Purpose
7. A notice asking citizens to save electricity mainly tries to:
- A. entertain
- B. inform or persuade (Correct)
- C. describe scenery
- D. narrate history
Explanation: Such writing aims to guide public behaviour.
- Inference
8. If a writer praises discipline but warns against blind obedience, the tone is:
- A. balanced (Correct)
- B. careless
- C. comic
- D. fearful
Explanation: The writer appreciates one idea while cautioning against excess.
- Tone
9. A report based on figures and neutral wording is likely:
- A. sarcastic
- B. objective (Correct)
- C. angry
- D. romantic
Explanation: Neutral evidence-based writing is objective.
- Cause and Effect
10. If roads become slippery after rain, rain is the:
- A. effect
- B. cause (Correct)
- C. tone
- D. summary
Explanation: Rain causes the roads to become slippery.
- Title
11. A suitable title should match:
- A. one minor detail
- B. the central theme (Correct)
- C. the final punctuation mark
- D. the shortest sentence
Explanation: A title should reflect the main idea.
- Reading Skill
12. Reading quickly to get the general idea is called:
- A. scanning
- B. skimming (Correct)
- C. editing
- D. proofreading
Explanation: Skimming is used for the overall sense of a passage.
- Inference
13. If a speaker keeps looking at the floor and answers softly, the speaker is probably:
- A. proud
- B. confident
- C. shy (Correct)
- D. careless
Explanation: These clues suggest shyness.