SSC CGL Reading Comprehension Practice Test 9
15 new SSC CGL reading-comprehension questions on gist, tone, inference, and contextual understanding.
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SSC CGL Reading Comprehension Practice Test 9
15 new SSC CGL reading-comprehension questions on gist, tone, inference, and contextual understanding.
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- Inference
1. If a passage says the roads were wet and umbrellas were everywhere, the weather was likely:
- A. stormy or rainy (Correct)
- B. dry
- C. snowy
- D. extremely hot
Explanation: Those clues suggest rain.
- Vocabulary in Context
2. Context clues help readers understand:
- A. the page number
- B. an unfamiliar word (Correct)
- C. the font style
- D. punctuation only
Explanation: Context helps infer the meaning of difficult words.
- Summary
3. A summary should mainly include:
- A. minor details
- B. main points only (Correct)
- C. all examples
- D. personal feelings
Explanation: A summary condenses the core ideas.
- Purpose
4. A public notice asking people to conserve water is mainly meant to:
- A. entertain readers
- B. inform or persuade (Correct)
- C. tell a story
- D. describe scenery
Explanation: Such notices aim to guide public action.
- Inference
5. If a writer presents both benefits and drawbacks of online learning, the tone is likely:
- A. balanced (Correct)
- B. furious
- C. mocking
- D. fearless
Explanation: Discussing both sides suggests a balanced tone.
- Tone
6. A report full of statistics and neutral wording is usually:
- A. subjective
- B. objective (Correct)
- C. sarcastic
- D. romantic
Explanation: Neutral evidence-based writing is objective.
- Cause and Effect
7. If poor drainage leads to waterlogging, poor drainage is the:
- A. effect
- B. cause (Correct)
- C. title
- D. opinion
Explanation: The cause produces the result.
- Title
8. A suitable title should reflect:
- A. one example only
- B. the central theme (Correct)
- C. the longest sentence
- D. the author's name
Explanation: A title should match the main idea of the passage.
- Reading Skill
9. Reading quickly to find a particular date or number is called:
- A. skimming
- B. scanning (Correct)
- C. proofreading
- D. editing
Explanation: Scanning is used to locate specific information.
- Inference
10. If a student avoids eye contact and answers in a low voice during an interview, the student is probably:
- A. shy (Correct)
- B. arrogant
- C. overjoyed
- D. careless
Explanation: Those behavioural clues suggest shyness.