ssc steno re-exam question paper english

101. serveral guests noticed Mr. sharma / collapsing in his
chair/ and gasping for breath/ no error


102. This is our second reminder/ and we are much surprised/
at receiving no answer from you/ no error

103. you should/ be always greatful/ to your mentor. / no error

104. the furnitures/ had become old and rusty./ no error

105. most people/ are afraid of/ swine flu these days. / no
error

106 I may not be able / to attend/ to the function. / no error

107 he is / residing here / since 1983/ no error

108 at his return/ we asked him/ many questions/ no error

109 the chief guest entered into/ the room./ no error

110. she is/ very angry /on him /no error

fill in the blanks

111. we shall go for a picnic if the weather......... good
a is b was c has been d had been

112. mr and mrs joshi go for a ..... walk just before dinner.

a vibrant b brisk c vivacious d slow

113 ............ weight gain or weight loss is not good for
your body
a explosive b expressive c extensive d excessive

114 john must have the ...... to stick to his diet, if he
wants to lose weight.
a obstinacy b determination c decision d obligation

115 there was an .......... response for the marathon.
a overwhelming
b overriding
c excessive
d extreme
116 some animals have unique......... that allow them to
survive in extreme weather conditions.
a characteristics b problems c feelings d conditions

117 did the boys turn.... for football practice?
a up b on c back d in

118 the fireman managed to put.... the fire.
a away b down c out d off

119 the pupil was asked to write ...... his name on the
front page of the exercise book
a back b in c down d about

120 the teacher found many mistakes in my composition, when
she went.... it
a into b about c for d though

121 to 125 choose the correct alternative in case no
improvement is needed your answer is d

121 the advancements in medical science has proved to be a
boon for all of us.
a has proven
b had proven
c have proved
d no improvement

122. educational facilities in under developed nations are
often limiting.
limited
limitless
delimiting
no improvement

123 docors are known for their illegible handwriting
ineligible
eligible
incorrigible
no improvement

124 he cited a number of reasons for his absence
a sited b recited c sighted d no improvement
125 he received many praised for his latest invention
great may praises
much praise
too much praises
no improvement

idiom/ phrase

126 yesterday in a collision between a truck and a car he
had a close shave.
a maintain cleanliness
b remove the entire hair
c a narrow escape
d close relations

127 the piece of parental property has created bad blood
between the two brothers
a impure relation
b ill matched temper
c active enmity
d bad parentage

128 since you couldb't accept a timely warning, it's no use
repenting now. why cry over spilt milk
cry over irreparable loss
to regret uselessly
cry needlessly
feel guilty of

129 after fifteen years of marriage she did not expect her
husband to leave her in the lurch
listen to her
provoke her
ignore her
desert her

130 who are we to sit in judgement over their choices
a lecture
b criticize
c speak
d communicate

131 the teacher took me to task for not completing my homework
a gave me additional homework
punished me
took me to the principlal
redcuced my homework

132 do not lose your head when faced with a difficult situation
a forget anything
b neglect anything
c panic
d get jealous
133 when i entered the hosue everything was at sixes and sevens
a quarrel among six or seven people
to have six or seven visitors at a time
in disorder or confusion
an unpleasant argument

134 he was pulled up by the director of the company
assaulted \
dragged
reprimanded
cleared
135 the storm broguht about great destruction in the valley
invited
caused
succeeded
halted




opposite meaning
136 stationary- standing speedy moving fast
137 fictitious- real ambitious unbelievable imaginary
138 acquitted- jailed exonerated convicted accused
139 exhaustive- interesting short incomplete complete
140 sacrifice - assimilate abandon acquire absorb
141 thoroughly- superficially carefully freely callously
142 gradual - unscrupulous dynamic rapid enthuiastic
143 retain- remember release unfurl engage
144 enmity- rivalry amicability animosity proximity
145 diligent- incompletent lazy entravagant frugal


choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given
word

146 imaginary- fabulous ficititious factitious fallacious
147 tranquil- tremendous dynamic treacherous peaceful
148 sordid sore unpleasant splendid dissatisfied
149 nefarious- docile natural neurotic wicked
150 mellow- melodious dramatic genial fruity
151 boisterous- boyish huge sound noisy
152 shines glows dazzles blazes glitters
153 circuitous- short roundabout circular different
154 insensitive- repulsive revolting cunning callous
155- dearth- scarcity familiarity closeness relation

156 to 160 PQRS

156. 1. once there was a king
p. on the next day a group of merchants passed on that way
q. the people in his kingdom were very lazy
r the king wanted to teach them a lesson
s one night he had arranged a big stone in the middle of the
road
6. they didn't move the stone, but passed round it

sqrp roqs qrsp qsrp


171 to 175 active passive

171. india is evolving a new plan to control here population
a a new plan is evolved by india to control here population
b a new plan has been evolved by india to control her population
c a new plan was being evolved to control her population by
india
d a new plan is being evolved by india to control her population

172. we found the lock broken last night

a. the lock was found by us breaking last night
the lock was found by us broken last night
c the lock was broken by us last night
d the broken lock we found last night

173. they should shoot the traitor dead.
a the traitor should be shot at by them
b the traitor should be shot them
c the traitor should be shot dead by them.
d the traitor is shot by them

174. who inaugurated the fair?
the fair was inaugurated by whom
the fair is inaugurated by who
by whom was the fair inaugurated
by who was the fair inaugurated

175 close the doors
a let the doors are closed
the doors are to be closed
c let the doors be closed
d allwow the doors to close
in the following passage some of the words have been left
out. first read the passage over and try to understand what
it is about. then fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given

India and 25 other countries agreed to the copenhagen accord
even as other developing countries accepted it as an
irreversible decision later. the accord come out of
......181 bargaining lasting almost 20 hours among......182
of governments of some of the most.....183 countries of the
world. at the ....184 of the day on saturday, india.....185
to have given ground on some ......186 but blocked intrusion
on other red lines. It had become.....187 within the first
week of the .....188 that the best even the four emerging
and.....189 economies of the developing world were going to
do was to defend the......190 economic resource sharing regimes.

181 difficult hard easy early
182 rulers kings heads chiefs
183 influential corrupted useless beautiful
184 middle evening night end
185 proved appeared viewed cleared
186 materials thougts issues discussions
187 evident ambiguous vague indecisive
188 accord talks issues thoughts
189 economic political powerful praiseworthy
190 expected existing resultant consequential

passage
the stone age was a period of history which began in
approximately 2 million bc and lasted until 3000 bc its name
was derived from the stone tools and weapons that modern
scientist discovered. this period was divided into the
paleolithic, mesolithic, and neolithic ages. during the
first period 2 million to 8000 bc the fist hatched and the
use of fire for heating and cooking were developed. as a
result of the ice age, which evolved about 1 million years
in the paleolithic age, people were forced to seek shelther
in caves, wear clothing and develop new tools.

During the mesolithic age 8000 to 6000 bc people made
crude pottery and the first fish hooks, took dogs for
hunting, and developed a bow and arrowk, which was used
until the fourteenth century ad.
The nbeolithic age 6000 to 3000 bc saw human kind
domesticating sheep, goats, pigs and cattle, becoming less
nomadic than in the previous ages, establishing permanent
settements and creating goverments.

191 the stone age was divided into ------------ periods
five four three six
192 what developed first in the paleolithic period
the bow and arrow
pottery
the fist hatched
the fish hook
193 which period lasted longest
paleolithic
ice age
mesolithic
neolithic
194 for how many years did mesolithic age exist
2000 3000 4000 5000

195 when did people create governments
8000 - 6000 bc
2 million to 8000 bc
6000 to 3000 bc
2 million to 1 million bc