SSC GD & MTS Quiz : English Language | 25-12-2021

Dear Readers,

As SSC GD & 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 GD & 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.

1-5. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question.

Bringing up the baby is now a science and fine art! Most of the maternal grandparents would agree with this statement. My mother lost fifteen kilos in six months when my son was born and I gained that as much. Both ways it was because of the anxiety and shared responsibility. My colleagues welcome retirement when their daughter is ready to deliver or had just delivered. They most often befriend young experienced mothers and spend long counselling sessions with them collecting tips on how to tackle a crisis.

It is a funny sight to see grey haired women browse “Bringing up Baby” books at the local book store. One tends to think what they did with their own off springs. Ask them and pat comes the reply “it was so easy then. They grew up on their own”. The mother may wear many hats at the same time. But to her or her parents, the mind boggling thing for the first few years is diaper changes, circadian rhythm and continual feeding. At home social life is taboo. Phone calls give cause for irritation, music becomes noise, friends and relatives become total strangers, the domestic help a spirit of mercy and the pediatrician a fairy godmother. Raising a kid is akin to a guerilla warfare and if you hear a woman say that her baby ‘is beautiful and perfect and an angel all the time’ then she is the grandma.

1 What is difficult for maternal grandparents?

A. Raising grandchildren

B. Feeding children

C. Giving birth to grandchildren

D. Bringing up babies

2 How did the mother and the daughter share the same anxiety?

A. Both were uneasy with the new born

B. Both feared babies

C. Both were concerned about raising the baby

D. Both were nervous about shared responsibility

3 Why do female colleagues welcome retirement?

A. They get lot of free time.

B. They become free to attend to household duties.

C. They can be of help to their daughters and their offspring.

D. They can cook good food for their children and grandchildren.

4 ‘To wear many hats’ means

A. Wear helmet

B. Wear head gear

C. Do hairstyling

D. Undertake much work

5 Why is social life taboo at home?

A. Babies are demanding.

B. Babies do not like guests.

C. Babies hate parties.

D. Babies prefer to go out than stay at home.

6-10. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and if the sentence is free from error, mark your answer corresponding to (D).

6 The principal (A)/started his lecture (B)/with a pessimistic note(C)/No error(D)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

7 Rohan had been playing (A)/for his club for fifteen years,(B)/when his elbow got injured(C)/ No error(D)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

8 None of (A)/ the twins (B)/offered to help me. (C)/ No error (D)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

9 My teacher (A)/ did not object (B)/ to me using the calculator(C) / No error(D)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

10 The river (A)/ has overflown (B)/ its banks. (C)/ No error (D)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

Answers:-

Q.1 (B)

Q.2 (A)

Q.3 (C)

Q.4 (D)

Q.5 (A)

Q.6 (D)

Q.7 (C)

Q.8 (C)

Q.9 (D)

Q.10 (D)