CHSL 22 13-03-2023 Shift 4 Previous Year Paper English Language PDF


Question 1


Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
He released the brake, and the tractor slow moved forward.

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
He released the brake, and the tractor slow moved forward.

Options

A

slow move

slow move

B

slowly moved

slowly moved

C

slowly move

slowly move

D

No improvement

No improvement


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

slowly moved

slowly moved


Question 2


Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, then select the option "No error".
It's 4 p.m. local time and quite a/ large crowd has gathered from yesterday/ evening around the giant stage.

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, then select the option "No error".
It's 4 p.m. local time and quite a/ large crowd has gathered from yesterday/ evening around the giant stage.

Options

A

No error

No error

B

evening around the giant stage.

evening around the giant stage.

C

large crowd has gathered from yesterday

large crowd has gathered from yesterday

D

It's 4 p.m. local time and quite a

It's 4 p.m. local time and quite a


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

large crowd has gathered from yesterday

large crowd has gathered from yesterday


Question 3


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

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

Options

A

Sedulous

Sedulous

B

Casual

Casual

C

Carefree

Carefree

D

Savage

Savage


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Sedulous

Sedulous


Question 4


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

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

Options

A

Gluttonous

Gluttonous

B

Solvent

Solvent

C

Satiated

Satiated

D

Insolvent

Insolvent


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Gluttonous

Gluttonous


Question 5


Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
I don’t know if such thoughts have ever ______ to Liz Truss, who is still, at the time of writing, Britain’s prime minister.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
I don’t know if such thoughts have ever ______ to Liz Truss, who is still, at the time of writing, Britain’s prime minister.

Options

A

yielded

yielded

B

occurred

occurred

C

monitored

monitored

D

desisted

desisted


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

occurred

occurred


Question 6


Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
Mount Everest is a peak in the Himalaya mountain range.
P. It is located between Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China.
Q. At 8,849 meters (29,032 feet), it is considered the tallest point on Earth.
R. In the nineteenth century, the mountain was named after George Everest, a former Surveyor General of India.
S. The Tibetan name is Chomolungma, which means “Mother Goddess of the World.”
The Nepali name is Sagarmatha, which has various meanings.

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
Mount Everest is a peak in the Himalaya mountain range.
P. It is located between Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China.
Q. At 8,849 meters (29,032 feet), it is considered the tallest point on Earth.
R. In the nineteenth century, the mountain was named after George Everest, a former Surveyor General of India.
S. The Tibetan name is Chomolungma, which means “Mother Goddess of the World.”
The Nepali name is Sagarmatha, which has various meanings.

Options

A

PQRS

PQRS

B

SPQR

SPQR

C

SRQP

SRQP

D

RPSQ

RPSQ


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

PQRS

PQRS


Question 7


Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Khushi wiped down the tables.

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Khushi wiped down the tables.

Options

A

The tables were being wiped down by Khushi.

The tables were being wiped down by Khushi.

B

The tables were wiped down by Khushi.

The tables were wiped down by Khushi.

C

The tables was wiped down by Khushi.

The tables was wiped down by Khushi.

D

The tables are wiped down by Khushi.

The tables are wiped down by Khushi.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

The tables were wiped down by Khushi.

The tables were wiped down by Khushi.


Question 8


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’.
The businessman also insisted (that the police had issued him several summons).

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’.
The businessman also insisted (that the police had issued him several summons).

Options

A

that the police issued him several summons

that the police issued him several summons

B

No improvement

No improvement

C

that the police had issued him several summonses

that the police had issued him several summonses

D

that the police issued him with several summonses

that the police issued him with several summonses


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

that the police had issued him several summonses

that the police had issued him several summonses


Question 9


Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Partial

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Partial

Options

A

Sufficient

Sufficient

B

Whole

Whole

C

Broke

Broke

D

Truce

Truce


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Whole

Whole


Question 10


In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
To twiddle one’s thumbs

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
To twiddle one’s thumbs

Options

A

To be idle

To be idle

B

To waste one’s resources

To waste one’s resources

C

To play safe

To play safe

D

To show no mercy

To show no mercy


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

To be idle

To be idle


Question 11


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

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

Options

A

Guarded

Guarded

B

Delicate

Delicate

C

Torpid

Torpid

D

Strenuous

Strenuous


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Strenuous

Strenuous


Question 12


Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
As per the study, mosquito-borne dengue fever infects little 400 million people annually.

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
As per the study, mosquito-borne dengue fever infects little 400 million people annually.

Options

A

dengue fever infects little

dengue fever infects little

B

400 million people annually.

400 million people annually.

C

As per the study, mosquito-borne

As per the study, mosquito-borne

D

No error

No error


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

dengue fever infects little

dengue fever infects little


Question 13


Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
A hallucination is an error in perception that is why it is often ______ mental health issues.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
A hallucination is an error in perception that is why it is often ______ mental health issues.

Options

A

accounted with

accounted with

B

suspended in

suspended in

C

dispose of

dispose of

D

associated with

associated with


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

associated with

associated with


Question 14


Select the option that will improve the (bracketed) part of the sentence. In case of no improvement select the option 'No improvement'.
The detention (arised two distinct) but closely linked questions.

Select the option that will improve the (bracketed) part of the sentence. In case of no improvement select the option 'No improvement'.
The detention (arised two distinct) but closely linked questions.

Options

A

No improvement

No improvement

B

rises two distinct

rises two distinct

C

raised two distinct

raised two distinct

D

increased two distinct

increased two distinct


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

raised two distinct

raised two distinct


Question 15


Select the correctly spelt word.

Select the correctly spelt word.

Options

A

Indiet

Indiet

B

Indit

Indit

C

Indict

Indict

D

Indicte

Indicte


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Indict

Indict


Question 16


Select the correctly spelt word.

Select the correctly spelt word.

Options

A

Inginious

Inginious

B

Ingenious

Ingenious

C

Ingenius

Ingenius

D

Ingenous

Ingenous


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Ingenious

Ingenious


Question 17


Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Give cold shoulder

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Give cold shoulder

Options

A

Ignore, avoid or be unfriendly towards someone

Ignore, avoid or be unfriendly towards someone

B

Think only of one thing

Think only of one thing

C

Start doing something before the appropriate time

Start doing something before the appropriate time

D

Be guiltless

Be guiltless


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Ignore, avoid or be unfriendly towards someone

Ignore, avoid or be unfriendly towards someone


Question 18


Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
The dog will whine at the door when he wants to go out.

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
The dog will whine at the door when he wants to go out.

Options

A

wants to gone

wants to gone

B

want to go

want to go

C

No improvement

No improvement

D

wants to going

wants to going


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

No improvement

No improvement


Question 19


Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
P. Many years ago, Paul Bunyan was born in the north-eastern American state of Maine.
Q. His mother and father were shocked when they first saw the boy.
R. Paul was so large at birth that five large birds had to carry him to his parents.
S. When the boy was only a few weeks old, he weighed more than forty-five kilograms.

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
P. Many years ago, Paul Bunyan was born in the north-eastern American state of Maine.
Q. His mother and father were shocked when they first saw the boy.
R. Paul was so large at birth that five large birds had to carry him to his parents.
S. When the boy was only a few weeks old, he weighed more than forty-five kilograms.

Options

A

QRPS

QRPS

B

SPRQ

SPRQ

C

PQRS

PQRS

D

PSQR

PSQR


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

PQRS

PQRS


Question 20


Choose the option that is the correct direct form of the sentence.
She said that she would not be coming to the school that day.

Choose the option that is the correct direct form of the sentence.
She said that she would not be coming to the school that day.

Options

A

She said, "I may not come to the school tomorrow."

She said, "I may not come to the school tomorrow."

B

She said, "You will not be coming to the school today".

She said, "You will not be coming to the school today".

C

She said, "I will not be coming to the school today".

She said, "I will not be coming to the school today".

D

She had said "She must not be coming to the school today".

She had said "She must not be coming to the school today".


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

She said, "I will not be coming to the school today".

She said, "I will not be coming to the school today".


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 blank.
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous 1. ______ that can be distinguished from legless lizards by 2. ______ lack of eyelids and external ears. 3. ______ species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, 4. ______ them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side 5. ______ side, and most have only one functional lung.
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 blank.
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous 1. ______ that can be distinguished from legless lizards by 2. ______ lack of eyelids and external ears. 3. ______ species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, 4. ______ them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side 5. ______ side, and most have only one functional lung.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.1.

Options

A

mammals

mammals

B

amphibians

amphibians

C

reptiles

reptiles

D

birds

birds


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

reptiles

reptiles


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 blank.
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous 1. ______ that can be distinguished from legless lizards by 2. ______ lack of eyelids and external ears. 3. ______ species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, 4. ______ them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side 5. ______ side, and most have only one functional lung.
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 blank.
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous 1. ______ that can be distinguished from legless lizards by 2. ______ lack of eyelids and external ears. 3. ______ species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, 4. ______ them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side 5. ______ side, and most have only one functional lung.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.2.

Options

A

their

their

B

there

there

C

those

those

D

them

them


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

their

their


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 blank.
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous 1. ______ that can be distinguished from legless lizards by 2. ______ lack of eyelids and external ears. 3. ______ species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, 4. ______ them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side 5. ______ side, and most have only one functional lung.
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 blank.
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous 1. ______ that can be distinguished from legless lizards by 2. ______ lack of eyelids and external ears. 3. ______ species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, 4. ______ them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side 5. ______ side, and most have only one functional lung.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.3.

Options

A

Much

Much

B

Lots

Lots

C

Few

Few

D

Many

Many


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Many

Many


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 blank.
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous 1. ______ that can be distinguished from legless lizards by 2. ______ lack of eyelids and external ears. 3. ______ species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, 4. ______ them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side 5. ______ side, and most have only one functional lung.
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 blank.
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous 1. ______ that can be distinguished from legless lizards by 2. ______ lack of eyelids and external ears. 3. ______ species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, 4. ______ them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side 5. ______ side, and most have only one functional lung.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.4.

Options

A

prevailing

prevailing

B

enabling

enabling

C

disabling

disabling

D

compelling

compelling


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

enabling

enabling


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 blank.
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous 1. ______ that can be distinguished from legless lizards by 2. ______ lack of eyelids and external ears. 3. ______ species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, 4. ______ them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side 5. ______ side, and most have only one functional lung.
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 blank.
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous 1. ______ that can be distinguished from legless lizards by 2. ______ lack of eyelids and external ears. 3. ______ species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, 4. ______ them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side 5. ______ side, and most have only one functional lung.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.5.

Options

A

of

of

B

by

by

C

over

over

D

and

and


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

by

by


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