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SSC English Language Master Test — 100 MCQs

A comprehensive SSC English Language practice test covering grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, and exam-oriented English questions for SSC aspirants.

25 Questions
30 min Duration
75% To pass
1.00 Marks / correct

Instructions

  • This quiz has 25 questions.
  • Questions are picked at random from a bank of 100, so each attempt is different.
  • You have 30 minutes. The quiz submits automatically when time runs out.
  • You need 75% to pass.
  • 0.25 mark(s) are deducted for each wrong answer.
  • You can mark questions for review and return to them before submitting.
  • Correct answers and explanations are shown after you submit.

Sample Questions & Answers

A preview of 12 questions from this quiz, each with the correct answer and a written explanation. Attempt the full, timed quiz to be scored and earn XP.

  1. Question 1

    Identify the part containing an error: Neither the manager nor his assistants was willing to accept the proposal.

    • Neither the manager
    • nor his assistants
    • was willing Correct answer
    • to accept the proposal
    Explanation: With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject; 'assistants' is plural, so 'were willing' is required.
  2. Question 2

    Identify the part containing an error: The quality of these mangoes are not satisfactory.

    • The quality
    • of these mangoes
    • are not satisfactory Correct answer
    • No error
    Explanation: The subject is singular 'quality', so the verb must be 'is', not 'are'.
  3. Question 3

    Identify the part containing an error: He is senior than me in the department.

    • He is
    • in the department
    • me
    • senior than Correct answer
    Explanation: The adjective 'senior' takes the preposition 'to', so the correct phrase is 'senior to me'.
  4. Question 4

    Identify the part containing an error: Each of the candidates have submitted their certificates.

    • Each of the candidates
    • No error
    • their certificates
    • have submitted Correct answer
    Explanation: 'Each' is singular and requires 'has submitted'.
  5. Question 5

    Identify the part containing an error: Hardly had I reached the station than the train left.

    • Hardly had I reached
    • the station
    • than the train left Correct answer
    • No error
    Explanation: 'Hardly...when' is the standard correlative construction, so 'when the train left' is required.
  6. Question 6

    Choose the best improvement: The committee discussed about the proposal at length.

    • No improvement
    • discussed on the proposal
    • discussed over about the proposal
    • discussed the proposal Correct answer
    Explanation: 'Discuss' is transitive and is normally followed directly by its object without 'about'.
  7. Question 7

    Choose the best improvement: She is one of those students who works very hard.

    • No improvement
    • who has worked very hard
    • who is working very hard
    • who work very hard Correct answer
    Explanation: The relative pronoun 'who' refers to the plural antecedent 'students', so 'work' is appropriate.
  8. Question 8

    Choose the best improvement: I prefer tea than coffee.

    • No improvement
    • prefer tea over than coffee
    • prefer tea from coffee
    • prefer tea to coffee Correct answer
    Explanation: The verb 'prefer' is conventionally followed by 'to' when comparing two things.
  9. Question 9

    Choose the correct sentence.

    • The news are encouraging.
    • The news have been encouraging.
    • The news were encouraging.
    • The news is encouraging. Correct answer
    Explanation: 'News' is an uncountable singular noun in standard English and takes 'is'.
  10. Question 10

    Choose the correct tense: By the time we arrived, the film ____.

    • started
    • has started
    • had started Correct answer
    • was starting
    Explanation: The film started before another past action, so the past perfect 'had started' is appropriate.
  11. Question 11

    Choose the correct tense: She ____ in Delhi since 2022.

    • lives
    • lived
    • has been living Correct answer
    • is living
    Explanation: 'Since 2022' indicates an action that began in the past and continues into the present, requiring present perfect continuous.
  12. Question 12

    Choose the correct article: He is ____ honest officer and ____ useful administrator.

    • a, an
    • a, a
    • an, an
    • an, a Correct answer
    Explanation: 'Honest' begins with a vowel sound, so it takes 'an'; 'useful' begins with a consonant /y/ sound, so it takes 'a'.

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