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CHSL 22 10-03-2023 Shift 2 Previous Year Paper English Language PDF

Question 1


Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
When we cook garlic, the sulphide molecules raise into the air and fill the room with their pleasing aroma.

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
When we cook garlic, the sulphide molecules raise into the air and fill the room with their pleasing aroma.

Options

A

When we cook garlic, the sulphide

When we cook garlic, the sulphide

B

No error

No error

C

and fill the room with their pleasing aroma.

and fill the room with their pleasing aroma.

D

molecules raise into the air

molecules raise into the air


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

molecules raise into the air

molecules raise into the air


Question 2


Choose the correctly spelt word.

Choose the correctly spelt word.

Options

A

MAINTAINANCE

MAINTAINANCE

B

OBSEQUIOS

OBSEQUIOS

C

VACILLATE

VACILLATE

D

STILLETOES

STILLETOES


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

VACILLATE

VACILLATE


Question 3


Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement’.
Africa has glaciers on the Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and on the Mount Kenya.

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement’.
Africa has glaciers on the Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and on the Mount Kenya.

Options

A

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and on Mount Kenya

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and on Mount Kenya

B

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and the Mount Kenya

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and the Mount Kenya

C

No improvement

No improvement

D

the Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and to Mount Kenya

the Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and to Mount Kenya


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and on Mount Kenya

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and on Mount Kenya


Question 4


Select the word that is similar in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below
Glib

Select the word that is similar in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below
Glib

Options

A

Sincere

Sincere

B

Easy

Easy

C

Implausible

Implausible

D

Inarticulate

Inarticulate


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Easy

Easy


Question 5


Choose the option that is the correct indirect form of the sentence.
My mother said, “I am meeting your father today.”

Choose the option that is the correct indirect form of the sentence.
My mother said, “I am meeting your father today.”

Options

A

My mother said that she was meeting my father that day.

My mother said that she was meeting my father that day.

B

The mother said that she has been meeting my father that day.

The mother said that she has been meeting my father that day.

C

My mother said that she were meeting my father that day.

My mother said that she were meeting my father that day.

D

My mother says that she was meeting my father today.

My mother says that she was meeting my father today.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

My mother said that she was meeting my father that day.

My mother said that she was meeting my father that day.


Question 6


Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Gallivant

Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Gallivant

Options

A

Meander

Meander

B

Gall

Gall

C

Brave

Brave

D

Grave

Grave


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Meander

Meander


Question 7


Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
The researchers
P. performed experiments and developed a model
Q. which explains how the worm's taste sensors
R. to direct its foraging behaviour
S. process information from the environment

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
The researchers
P. performed experiments and developed a model
Q. which explains how the worm's taste sensors
R. to direct its foraging behaviour
S. process information from the environment

Options

A

PSQR

PSQR

B

PQSR

PQSR

C

PRQS

PRQS

D

RPQS

RPQS


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

PQSR

PQSR


Question 8


Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below.
Fiend

Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below.
Fiend

Options

A

Atrocious

Atrocious

B

Vile

Vile

C

Junkie

Junkie

D

Saint

Saint


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Saint

Saint


Question 9


Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Options

A

BOISTEROUS

BOISTEROUS

B

BENEVOLENT

BENEVOLENT

C

PERCIEVE

PERCIEVE

D

VISCOUS

VISCOUS


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

PERCIEVE

PERCIEVE


Question 10


Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
He was a handsome man in his ______ thirties.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
He was a handsome man in his ______ thirties.

Options

A

least

least

B

latter

latter

C

late

late

D

lest

lest


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

late

late


Question 11


Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement’.
(Hardly had the news leak out that) my telephone started ringing.

Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement’.
(Hardly had the news leak out that) my telephone started ringing.

Options

A

No improvement

No improvement

B

No sooner did the news leaked out than

No sooner did the news leaked out than

C

No sooner had the news leaked out that

No sooner had the news leaked out that

D

No sooner had the news leaked out than

No sooner had the news leaked out than


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

No sooner had the news leaked out than

No sooner had the news leaked out than


Question 12


Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
This heap of rubbish has not been remove for 6 months.

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
This heap of rubbish has not been remove for 6 months.

Options

A

been removing from

been removing from

B

been removes since

been removes since

C

been removed for

been removed for

D

No improvement

No improvement


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

been removed for

been removed for


Question 13


Some parts of a few sentences have been jumbled up, and labelled A, B, C and D. Select the option that gives the correct sequence in which these parts can be rearranged to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.
There were two final
A. the story was the tale of Kunti
B. a story and a parchment.
C. gifts the sorceress gave me
D. mother of Arjun. The parchment was a map of Bharat’s many kingdoms

Some parts of a few sentences have been jumbled up, and labelled A, B, C and D. Select the option that gives the correct sequence in which these parts can be rearranged to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.
There were two final
A. the story was the tale of Kunti
B. a story and a parchment.
C. gifts the sorceress gave me
D. mother of Arjun. The parchment was a map of Bharat’s many kingdoms

Options

A

ABCD

ABCD

B

DCBA

DCBA

C

CBAD

CBAD

D

ADCB

ADCB


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

CBAD

CBAD


Question 14


Select the word that is closest in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below.
ANXIOUS

Select the word that is closest in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below.
ANXIOUS

Options

A

FLAWLESS

FLAWLESS

B

ACCEPT

ACCEPT

C

COLLECTED

COLLECTED

D

APPREHENSIVE

APPREHENSIVE


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

APPREHENSIVE

APPREHENSIVE


Question 15


Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the part that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
This was no strange sight / to the boy by that time, / for he had neither gun or spear.

Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the part that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
This was no strange sight / to the boy by that time, / for he had neither gun or spear.

Options

A

No error

No error

B

to the boy by that time,

to the boy by that time,

C

for he had neither gun or spear.

for he had neither gun or spear.

D

This was no strange sight

This was no strange sight


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

for he had neither gun or spear.

for he had neither gun or spear.


Question 16


Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Slack off

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Slack off

Options

A

To understand a hidden meaning

To understand a hidden meaning

B

To be very rude

To be very rude

C

To make most effort

To make most effort

D

To ease pressure on something

To ease pressure on something


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

To ease pressure on something

To ease pressure on something


Question 17


Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
Recovering from an illness or medical treatment.

Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
Recovering from an illness or medical treatment.

Options

A

Bohemian

Bohemian

B

Connoisseur

Connoisseur

C

Convalescent

Convalescent

D

Cosmopolitan

Cosmopolitan


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Convalescent

Convalescent


Question 18


In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Pig in a poke

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Pig in a poke

Options

A

A brave man amongst all the cowards

A brave man amongst all the cowards

B

To obstruct someone’s work

To obstruct someone’s work

C

To bring something to an end

To bring something to an end

D

Something that is bought without examining properly

Something that is bought without examining properly


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Something that is bought without examining properly

Something that is bought without examining properly


Question 19


Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Meghna has taken all the cash.

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Meghna has taken all the cash.

Options

A

All the cash had been taken by Meghna.

All the cash had been taken by Meghna.

B

All the cash had been taking by Meghna.

All the cash had been taking by Meghna.

C

All the cash was taken by Meghna.

All the cash was taken by Meghna.

D

All the cash has been taken by Meghna.

All the cash has been taken by Meghna.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

All the cash has been taken by Meghna.

All the cash has been taken by Meghna.


Question 20


Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
If a product placement
P. we are either less likely to notice the placement
Q. our attention is fixated on what will happen next,
R. or more likely to be annoyed by it if we do notice it
S. appears at the climax, the moment when

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
If a product placement
P. we are either less likely to notice the placement
Q. our attention is fixated on what will happen next,
R. or more likely to be annoyed by it if we do notice it
S. appears at the climax, the moment when

Options

A

SQPR

SQPR

B

RSQP

RSQP

C

PRSQ

PRSQ

D

SPQR

SPQR


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

SQPR

SQPR


Question 21

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Through the (1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2) ______ to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would go to my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and edifying tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of my birth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Through the (1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2) ______ to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would go to my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and edifying tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of my birth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.

Options

A

beautiful

beautiful

B

timid

timid

C

menial

menial

D

long

long


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

long

long


Question 22

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Through the (1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2) ______ to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would go to my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and edifying tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of my birth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Through the (1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2) ______ to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would go to my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and edifying tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of my birth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.

Options

A

besides

besides

B

seemed

seemed

C

perhaps

perhaps

D

thought

thought


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

seemed

seemed


Question 23

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Through the (1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2) ______ to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would go to my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and edifying tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of my birth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3.
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Through the (1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2) ______ to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would go to my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and edifying tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of my birth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3.

Options

A

around

around

B

surround

surround

C

revolving

revolving

D

encompassing

encompassing


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

around

around


Question 24

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Through the (1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2) ______ to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would go to my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and edifying tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of my birth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4.
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Through the (1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2) ______ to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would go to my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and edifying tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of my birth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4.

Options

A

breath

breath

B

breathe

breathe

C

breathed

breathed

D

breathing

breathing


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

breathe

breathe


Question 25

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Through the (1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2) ______ to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would go to my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and edifying tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of my birth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Through the (1) _______ , lonely years of my childhood, when my father’s palace (2) ______ to tighten its grip (3) _______ me until I couldn’t (4) _______, I would go to my nurse and ask for a story. And though she knew many wondrous and edifying tales, the one I made her tell me over and over was the (5) _______ of my birth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.

Options

A

news

news

B

ode

ode

C

poem

poem

D

story

story


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

story

story


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