SSC CGL & MTS Quiz : English Language | 10-08-2021

Dear Readers,

As SSC CGL & MTS notification is out and candidates have started their preparation for this exam. Mahendras also has started special quizzes for this examination. This series of quizzes are based on the latest pattern of the SSC CGL & MTS examination. Regular practice of the questions included in the quizzes will boost up your preparations and it will be very helpful in scoring good marks in the examination.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

Today, when I reflect on those initial days of struggle, I realise that every experience taught me something. Working in a new city, away from my home town, taught me how to adapt. It was exceedingly difficult for me to leave my folks behind and live with strangers, but then I learned how to accept changes. Those odd jobs I did during the internship taught me how to be patient and precise. Filling thousands of papers is no child’s play. You need undivided attention, for if you miss one, you need to start all over again. Adhering to deadlines, collaborating with teammates, being responsible are some of the key things I learned during my first job. Every student goes through this tumultuous phase in his/her life but the key lies in sustaining and learning from it. Life gives us numerous opportunities; to utilise them is our responsibility. In the end you are always rewarded. The trust of my manager, new friends and rich learning (challenges faced at work) are some of the priceless awards that I have won which have made my journey meaningful.

Q1 Why is the author reflecting on his days of struggles?

A. He wants to visit his home

B. He is now successful and wants to recall the bad days

C. He wants to write a book on his past struggles.

D. Not mentioned in the passage

Q2 Which experiences have taught the author something?

A. Odd jobs

B. Working in a new city

C. Cooperating with teammates

D. All of the above

Q3 What did the author learn by taking up odd jobs during his internship?

A. Working as a team

B. Patience

C. Hard work

D. How to make easy money

Q4 Which of the following statements is/are FALSE as per the passage?

A. At the end of all our struggles we are always rewarded.

B. Gaining new friends was one of the assets acquired by the author.

C. Life gives us very few opportunities.

D. Even if one is going through some troubled times, one must try to sustain it and learn from it.

Q5 What priceless awards is the author talking about?

A. trust of his manager

B. rich learning

C. Both A and B

D. some special privileges

Q6-10 ln the following question, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the idiom.

Q6 A dime a dozen

A. Having lots of money

B. Something cheap and common

C. Something difficult to acquire

D. Something present everywhere

Q7 Back to the drawing board

A. Time to start from the start

B. Going a great distance

C. Something broken angrily

D. Doing the same thing again and again

Q8 Between a rock and a hard place

A. Facing an easy exam

B. In a very difficult position

C. Something ordinary in routine life

D. Something very expensive

Q9 Cut the mustard

A. To fail in an endeavour

B. To gamble with life

C. To lie and hide the truth

D. To come up to expectations

Q10 Cry over spilt milk

A. To be unhappy about what cannot be undone

B. To have wrong measures for weighing milk

C. To create problems for others

D. To harm someone

Answers:-

Q.1 (D)

Q.2 (D)

Q.3 (B)

Q.4 (C)

Q.5 (C)

Q.6 (B)

Q.7 (A)

Q.8 (B)

Q.9 (D)

Q.10 (A)