SSC CGL Reading Comprehension Verified Practice Test 6
15 structurally validated Reading Comprehension questions with unique options, mapped answers and explanations.
SSC CGL Reading Comprehension Verified Practice Test 6
15 structurally validated Reading Comprehension questions with unique options, mapped answers and explanations.
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- Summary
1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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.
- Main Idea
10. The central thought of a passage is known as its:
- A. title
- B. tone
- C. main idea (Correct)
- D. reference
Explanation: The main idea tells what the passage is mostly about.
- Inference
11. If a passage says the sky darkened and people rushed indoors, the weather was likely:
- A. sunny
- B. rainy (Correct)
- C. dry
- D. cold
Explanation: Those clues suggest rain.
- Tone
12. A passage that presents facts without emotion is likely to have a tone that is:
- A. comic
- B. objective (Correct)
- C. angry
- D. fearful
Explanation: A neutral fact-based passage is objective in tone.
- Purpose
13. A passage written to convince readers about recycling is mainly:
- A. descriptive
- B. persuasive (Correct)
- C. narrative
- D. comic
Explanation: Writing intended to convince is persuasive.
- Reading Skill
14. Reading quickly to locate a specific fact is called:
- A. skimming
- B. scanning (Correct)
- C. editing
- D. summarising
Explanation: Scanning is used to find particular information fast.
- Inference
15. A passage states that a village built check dams and water tables rose within two seasons. What can be inferred?
- A. local water conservation helped (Correct)
- B. rainfall stopped completely
- C. farming became impossible
- D. the village shifted location
Explanation: The rise in water tables after check dams suggests successful water conservation.