CHSL 22 17-03-2023 Shift 2 Previous Year Paper English Language PDF


Question 1


Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
A game that results neither in victory nor in defeat

Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
A game that results neither in victory nor in defeat

Options

A

Draw

Draw

B

Fawn

Fawn

C

Cynic

Cynic

D

Void

Void


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Draw

Draw


Question 2


Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Options

A

Poison

Poison

B

Treasure

Treasure

C

Mason

Mason

D

Clouwn

Clouwn


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Clouwn

Clouwn


Question 3


Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said, “You were making excuses.”

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said, “You were making excuses.”

Options

A

He said that I had been making excuses.

He said that I had been making excuses.

B

He said that you had been making excuses.

He said that you had been making excuses.

C

He said that I was making excuses.

He said that I was making excuses.

D

He said that you were making excuses.

He said that you were making excuses.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

He said that I had been making excuses.

He said that I had been making excuses.


Question 4


Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
Balloons filled with helium travel hundreds or even thousands of mile.

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
Balloons filled with helium travel hundreds or even thousands of mile.

Options

A

even thousands of mile.

even thousands of mile.

B

Balloons filled with helium

Balloons filled with helium

C

travel hundreds or

travel hundreds or

D

No error

No error


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

even thousands of mile.

even thousands of mile.


Question 5


In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Get into hot water

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Get into hot water

Options

A

To get into trouble

To get into trouble

B

To reach nowhere

To reach nowhere

C

To get a costly gift

To get a costly gift

D

A private end to serve

A private end to serve


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

To get into trouble

To get into trouble


Question 6


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

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

Options

A

Gluttony

Gluttony

B

Celibacy

Celibacy

C

Control

Control

D

Continence

Continence


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Gluttony

Gluttony


Question 7


Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.
He was rewarded for his meekness _______ and understanding heart.

Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.
He was rewarded for his meekness _______ and understanding heart.

Options

A

with a wise

with a wise

B

with wiser

with wiser

C

on a wisely

on a wisely

D

wisest

wisest


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

with a wise

with a wise


Question 8


Choose the sentence with no spelling error.

Choose the sentence with no spelling error.

Options

A

They give the impression that you are desperate.

They give the impression that you are desperate.

B

They give the impresion that you are desperate.

They give the impresion that you are desperate.

C

They give the impressin that you are desperate.

They give the impressin that you are desperate.

D

They give the impression that you are desparate.

They give the impression that you are desparate.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

They give the impression that you are desperate.

They give the impression that you are desperate.


Question 9


Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Ideal

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Ideal

Options

A

Optimal

Optimal

B

Excellent

Excellent

C

Flawed

Flawed

D

Fitting

Fitting


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Flawed

Flawed


Question 10


Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.
______ on the silver tray like a white snake, the wedding garland was as thick as my forearm.

Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.
______ on the silver tray like a white snake, the wedding garland was as thick as my forearm.

Options

A

Circulated

Circulated

B

Bartered

Bartered

C

Repeated

Repeated

D

Coiled

Coiled


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Coiled

Coiled


Question 11


Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
More than 40 percent of the world’s population lives in regions where water has becoming increasingly scarce.

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
More than 40 percent of the world’s population lives in regions where water has becoming increasingly scarce.

Options

A

More than 40 percent of the world’s population

More than 40 percent of the world’s population

B

has becoming increasingly scarce.

has becoming increasingly scarce.

C

No error

No error

D

lives in regions where water

lives in regions where water


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

has becoming increasingly scarce.

has becoming increasingly scarce.


Question 12


Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
Someone who avoids other people's company.

Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
Someone who avoids other people's company.

Options

A

Reclusive

Reclusive

B

Amiable

Amiable

C

Gregarious

Gregarious

D

Amicable

Amicable


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Reclusive

Reclusive


Question 13


Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
My father cooks breakfast every day.

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
My father cooks breakfast every day.

Options

A

Breakfast was being cooked every day by my father.

Breakfast was being cooked every day by my father.

B

Breakfast was cook every day by my father.

Breakfast was cook every day by my father.

C

Breakfast was cooked every day by my father.

Breakfast was cooked every day by my father.

D

Breakfast is cooked every day by my father.

Breakfast is cooked every day by my father.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Breakfast is cooked every day by my father.

Breakfast is cooked every day by my father.


Question 14


Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
Lion like characteristics

Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
Lion like characteristics

Options

A

Leonine

Leonine

B

Porcine

Porcine

C

Feline

Feline

D

Lionize

Lionize


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Leonine

Leonine


Question 15


In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Penny wise and pound foolish

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Penny wise and pound foolish

Options

A

To act like a fool

To act like a fool

B

Careless with large amounts, but not small

Careless with large amounts, but not small

C

An intelligent person who behaves foolishly

An intelligent person who behaves foolishly

D

Dissipating money without caring about consequences

Dissipating money without caring about consequences


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Careless with large amounts, but not small

Careless with large amounts, but not small


Question 16


Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
P. won the right to host the 2020 Games, explicitly stated that
Q. Tokyo 2020 represented a key way to open up Japanese
R. culture and people to the watching and visiting world
S. Shinzo Abe, who was prime minister at the time Japan

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
P. won the right to host the 2020 Games, explicitly stated that
Q. Tokyo 2020 represented a key way to open up Japanese
R. culture and people to the watching and visiting world
S. Shinzo Abe, who was prime minister at the time Japan

Options

A

SPQR

SPQR

B

RPQS

RPQS

C

SRPQ

SRPQ

D

QRSP

QRSP


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

SPQR

SPQR


Question 17


Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
Earwax is a helpful and ______ part of your body's defenses.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
Earwax is a helpful and ______ part of your body's defenses.

Options

A

tedious

tedious

B

transparent

transparent

C

natural

natural

D

flowing

flowing


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

natural

natural


Question 18


Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
The crime scene were surround by yellow tape.

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
The crime scene were surround by yellow tape.

Options

A

was surrounded

was surrounded

B

No improvement

No improvement

C

were surrounded

were surrounded

D

was surround

was surround


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

was surrounded

was surrounded


Question 19


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

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

Options

A

Amoral

Amoral

B

Amortization

Amortization

C

Amorous

Amorous

D

Amorphous

Amorphous


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Amorphous

Amorphous


Question 20


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

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

Options

A

Adulation

Adulation

B

Perturbed

Perturbed

C

Collected

Collected

D

Pure

Pure


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Collected

Collected


Question 21

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
The ocean floor is famously less (1)______ than the surface of Mars. And when our team of scientists recently mapped the seabed, and ancient sediments beneath, we (2)______ what looks like an asteroid impact crater.
Intriguingly, the crater, (3)______ “Nadir” after the nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, is of the same age as the Chicxulub impact caused by a huge asteroid at the end of the Cretaceous (4)______, around 66 million years ago, which (5)______ the dinosaurs and many other species.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
The ocean floor is famously less (1)______ than the surface of Mars. And when our team of scientists recently mapped the seabed, and ancient sediments beneath, we (2)______ what looks like an asteroid impact crater.
Intriguingly, the crater, (3)______ “Nadir” after the nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, is of the same age as the Chicxulub impact caused by a huge asteroid at the end of the Cretaceous (4)______, around 66 million years ago, which (5)______ the dinosaurs and many other species.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Options

A

imposed

imposed

B

explored

explored

C

stocked

stocked

D

reconstructed

reconstructed


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

explored

explored


Question 22

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
The ocean floor is famously less (1)______ than the surface of Mars. And when our team of scientists recently mapped the seabed, and ancient sediments beneath, we (2)______ what looks like an asteroid impact crater.
Intriguingly, the crater, (3)______ “Nadir” after the nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, is of the same age as the Chicxulub impact caused by a huge asteroid at the end of the Cretaceous (4)______, around 66 million years ago, which (5)______ the dinosaurs and many other species.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
The ocean floor is famously less (1)______ than the surface of Mars. And when our team of scientists recently mapped the seabed, and ancient sediments beneath, we (2)______ what looks like an asteroid impact crater.
Intriguingly, the crater, (3)______ “Nadir” after the nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, is of the same age as the Chicxulub impact caused by a huge asteroid at the end of the Cretaceous (4)______, around 66 million years ago, which (5)______ the dinosaurs and many other species.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Options

A

founded

founded

B

shaped

shaped

C

discovered

discovered

D

screened

screened


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

discovered

discovered


Question 23

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
The ocean floor is famously less (1)______ than the surface of Mars. And when our team of scientists recently mapped the seabed, and ancient sediments beneath, we (2)______ what looks like an asteroid impact crater.
Intriguingly, the crater, (3)______ “Nadir” after the nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, is of the same age as the Chicxulub impact caused by a huge asteroid at the end of the Cretaceous (4)______, around 66 million years ago, which (5)______ the dinosaurs and many other species.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
The ocean floor is famously less (1)______ than the surface of Mars. And when our team of scientists recently mapped the seabed, and ancient sediments beneath, we (2)______ what looks like an asteroid impact crater.
Intriguingly, the crater, (3)______ “Nadir” after the nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, is of the same age as the Chicxulub impact caused by a huge asteroid at the end of the Cretaceous (4)______, around 66 million years ago, which (5)______ the dinosaurs and many other species.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Options

A

murmured

murmured

B

squeaked

squeaked

C

named

named

D

dropped

dropped


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

named

named


Question 24

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
The ocean floor is famously less (1)______ than the surface of Mars. And when our team of scientists recently mapped the seabed, and ancient sediments beneath, we (2)______ what looks like an asteroid impact crater.
Intriguingly, the crater, (3)______ “Nadir” after the nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, is of the same age as the Chicxulub impact caused by a huge asteroid at the end of the Cretaceous (4)______, around 66 million years ago, which (5)______ the dinosaurs and many other species.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
The ocean floor is famously less (1)______ than the surface of Mars. And when our team of scientists recently mapped the seabed, and ancient sediments beneath, we (2)______ what looks like an asteroid impact crater.
Intriguingly, the crater, (3)______ “Nadir” after the nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, is of the same age as the Chicxulub impact caused by a huge asteroid at the end of the Cretaceous (4)______, around 66 million years ago, which (5)______ the dinosaurs and many other species.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Options

A

generation

generation

B

period

period

C

spell

spell

D

vase

vase


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

period

period


Question 25

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
The ocean floor is famously less (1)______ than the surface of Mars. And when our team of scientists recently mapped the seabed, and ancient sediments beneath, we (2)______ what looks like an asteroid impact crater.
Intriguingly, the crater, (3)______ “Nadir” after the nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, is of the same age as the Chicxulub impact caused by a huge asteroid at the end of the Cretaceous (4)______, around 66 million years ago, which (5)______ the dinosaurs and many other species.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
The ocean floor is famously less (1)______ than the surface of Mars. And when our team of scientists recently mapped the seabed, and ancient sediments beneath, we (2)______ what looks like an asteroid impact crater.
Intriguingly, the crater, (3)______ “Nadir” after the nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, is of the same age as the Chicxulub impact caused by a huge asteroid at the end of the Cretaceous (4)______, around 66 million years ago, which (5)______ the dinosaurs and many other species.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Options

A

counted in

counted in

B

turned off

turned off

C

absolved in

absolved in

D

wiped out

wiped out


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

wiped out

wiped out


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