CHSL 22 17-03-2023 Shift 3 Previous Year Paper English Language PDF


Question 1


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

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

Options

A

Assimilate

Assimilate

B

Estrange

Estrange

C

Disrupt

Disrupt

D

Skew

Skew


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Assimilate

Assimilate


Question 2


Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
I won't bore you with the details, but I finally finish my taxes.

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
I won't bore you with the details, but I finally finish my taxes.

Options

A

No improvement

No improvement

B

finally finished

finally finished

C

finally finishing

finally finishing

D

final finishing

final finishing


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

finally finished

finally finished


Question 3


Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
P. The earliest years of a child’s life are critical.
Q. This is why an establishment has been created for the protection of children in these crucial years, known as ECCE.
R. It is during the early years that children develop the cognitive, physical, social and emotional skills that they need to succeed in life.
S. These years determine child’s survival and thriving in life, and lay the foundations for her/ his learning and holistic development.

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
P. The earliest years of a child’s life are critical.
Q. This is why an establishment has been created for the protection of children in these crucial years, known as ECCE.
R. It is during the early years that children develop the cognitive, physical, social and emotional skills that they need to succeed in life.
S. These years determine child’s survival and thriving in life, and lay the foundations for her/ his learning and holistic development.

Options

A

QPSR

QPSR

B

PSQR

PSQR

C

RSPQ

RSPQ

D

PSRQ

PSRQ


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

PSRQ

PSRQ


Question 4


Select the option that will improve the (bracketed) part of the sentence. In case of no improvement select the option 'No improvement'.
Check all radiators for (meagre leaks, special) round pipework connections.

Select the option that will improve the (bracketed) part of the sentence. In case of no improvement select the option 'No improvement'.
Check all radiators for (meagre leaks, special) round pipework connections.

Options

A

cramped leaks, specially

cramped leaks, specially

B

No improvement

No improvement

C

modest leaks, specially

modest leaks, specially

D

small leaks, especially

small leaks, especially


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

small leaks, especially

small leaks, especially


Question 5


Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
It could be
P. became a byword for superhuman intellectual ability
Q. argued that 1919 was the year when Einstein’s name
R. making possible the small industry of
S. Einstein-themed merchandise that still exists today

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
It could be
P. became a byword for superhuman intellectual ability
Q. argued that 1919 was the year when Einstein’s name
R. making possible the small industry of
S. Einstein-themed merchandise that still exists today

Options

A

PQRS

PQRS

B

RSPQ

RSPQ

C

PSQR

PSQR

D

QPRS

QPRS


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

QPRS

QPRS


Question 6


Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
I can hear the band which is playing patriotic tunes, in the playground.

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
I can hear the band which is playing patriotic tunes, in the playground.

Options

A

patriotically tuned

patriotically tuned

B

patriotic tuning

patriotic tuning

C

patriot tunes

patriot tunes

D

No improvement

No improvement


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

No improvement

No improvement


Question 7


Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
One who is a centre of attraction

Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
One who is a centre of attraction

Options

A

Exposure

Exposure

B

Censure

Censure

C

Commissure

Commissure

D

Cynosure

Cynosure


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Cynosure

Cynosure


Question 8


Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
David always kept his ______ open for anything that might put them at risk.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
David always kept his ______ open for anything that might put them at risk.

Options

A

eagle eyes

eagle eyes

B

starry eyes

starry eyes

C

black eye

black eye

D

sheep eyes

sheep eyes


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

eagle eyes

eagle eyes


Question 9


Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, then select the option "No error".
A witness had seen a youth, / perhaps aged young as/ ten or eleven, acting suspiciously.

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, then select the option "No error".
A witness had seen a youth, / perhaps aged young as/ ten or eleven, acting suspiciously.

Options

A

No error

No error

B

A witness had seen a youth,

A witness had seen a youth,

C

ten or eleven, acting suspiciously.

ten or eleven, acting suspiciously.

D

perhaps aged young as

perhaps aged young as


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

perhaps aged young as

perhaps aged young as


Question 10


Choose the option that is the correct indirect form of the sentence.
Rahul asked me, "Are we going to New York next year?"

Choose the option that is the correct indirect form of the sentence.
Rahul asked me, "Are we going to New York next year?"

Options

A

Rahul asked me if we were going to New York next year.

Rahul asked me if we were going to New York next year.

B

Rahul asked that are we going to New York next year.

Rahul asked that are we going to New York next year.

C

Rahul asked me that were we going to New York next year.

Rahul asked me that were we going to New York next year.

D

Rahul asked me that would we go to New York next year?

Rahul asked me that would we go to New York next year?


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Rahul asked me if we were going to New York next year.

Rahul asked me if we were going to New York next year.


Question 11


Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The manager lost the letter.

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The manager lost the letter.

Options

A

The letter was loose by the manager.

The letter was loose by the manager.

B

The letter was lost by the manager.

The letter was lost by the manager.

C

The letter was lose by the manager.

The letter was lose by the manager.

D

The letter was loss by the manager.

The letter was loss by the manager.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

The letter was lost by the manager.

The letter was lost by the manager.


Question 12


Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
Our hands have been crucial tools for finding and eat food, and helping us navigate the world.

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
Our hands have been crucial tools for finding and eat food, and helping us navigate the world.

Options

A

tools for finding and eat food,

tools for finding and eat food,

B

No error

No error

C

Our hands have been crucial

Our hands have been crucial

D

and helping us navigate the world.

and helping us navigate the world.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

tools for finding and eat food,

tools for finding and eat food,


Question 13


Select the wrongly spelt word

Select the wrongly spelt word

Options

A

Inimical

Inimical

B

Invulnerable

Invulnerable

C

Innocuous

Innocuous

D

Ingenous

Ingenous


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Ingenous

Ingenous


Question 14


Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
The violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred

Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
The violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred

Options

A

Holy

Holy

B

Sacramental

Sacramental

C

Pious

Pious

D

Sacrilege

Sacrilege


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Sacrilege

Sacrilege


Question 15


Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
All bark and no bite

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
All bark and no bite

Options

A

Not being able to understand anything

Not being able to understand anything

B

Full of talk, but low on action

Full of talk, but low on action

C

Actions are stronger than mere words

Actions are stronger than mere words

D

Someone who sticks to his words

Someone who sticks to his words


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Full of talk, but low on action

Full of talk, but low on action


Question 16


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

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

Options

A

Worship

Worship

B

Work

Work

C

Play

Play

D

Retire

Retire


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Work

Work


Question 17


In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Appeal to Caesar

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Appeal to Caesar

Options

A

To live in a false reality

To live in a false reality

B

An authority given to a foolish person

An authority given to a foolish person

C

To expect good from a wrong person

To expect good from a wrong person

D

Appeal to the highest possible authority

Appeal to the highest possible authority


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Appeal to the highest possible authority

Appeal to the highest possible authority


Question 18


Select the wrongly spelt word

Select the wrongly spelt word

Options

A

gauche

gauche

B

harange

harange

C

erudite

erudite

D

fallacious

fallacious


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

harange

harange


Question 19


Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
BABBLE

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
BABBLE

Options

A

JARGON

JARGON

B

DRIVEL

DRIVEL

C

GIBBERISH

GIBBERISH

D

SENSE

SENSE


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

SENSE

SENSE


Question 20


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

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

Options

A

Artless

Artless

B

Articulate

Articulate

C

Refined

Refined

D

Formless

Formless


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Refined

Refined


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.
Data 1. _______ the Pioneer spacecraft of NASA apparently prove the theory that the high surface temperature of Venus is 2. _______ to an atmospheric greenhouse effect caused mainly by a blanket of carbon dioxide. Such a greenhouse 3. _______ is created when energy in the form of sunlight easily passes through a planet's atmosphere, warms its 4. _______ and is converted to heat radiation that is then held in by the atmosphere from top to bottom. Venus has a relatively thin atmosphere like the Earth's, but Venus' atmosphere consists of more than ninety percent carbon dioxide, compared to less than four percent in that of the 5. _______.
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.
Data 1. _______ the Pioneer spacecraft of NASA apparently prove the theory that the high surface temperature of Venus is 2. _______ to an atmospheric greenhouse effect caused mainly by a blanket of carbon dioxide. Such a greenhouse 3. _______ is created when energy in the form of sunlight easily passes through a planet's atmosphere, warms its 4. _______ and is converted to heat radiation that is then held in by the atmosphere from top to bottom. Venus has a relatively thin atmosphere like the Earth's, but Venus' atmosphere consists of more than ninety percent carbon dioxide, compared to less than four percent in that of the 5. _______.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.1.

Options

A

across

across

B

through

through

C

on

on

D

from

from


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

from

from


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.
Data 1. _______ the Pioneer spacecraft of NASA apparently prove the theory that the high surface temperature of Venus is 2. _______ to an atmospheric greenhouse effect caused mainly by a blanket of carbon dioxide. Such a greenhouse 3. _______ is created when energy in the form of sunlight easily passes through a planet's atmosphere, warms its 4. _______ and is converted to heat radiation that is then held in by the atmosphere from top to bottom. Venus has a relatively thin atmosphere like the Earth's, but Venus' atmosphere consists of more than ninety percent carbon dioxide, compared to less than four percent in that of the 5. _______.
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.
Data 1. _______ the Pioneer spacecraft of NASA apparently prove the theory that the high surface temperature of Venus is 2. _______ to an atmospheric greenhouse effect caused mainly by a blanket of carbon dioxide. Such a greenhouse 3. _______ is created when energy in the form of sunlight easily passes through a planet's atmosphere, warms its 4. _______ and is converted to heat radiation that is then held in by the atmosphere from top to bottom. Venus has a relatively thin atmosphere like the Earth's, but Venus' atmosphere consists of more than ninety percent carbon dioxide, compared to less than four percent in that of the 5. _______.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.2.

Options

A

understood

understood

B

due

due

C

cause

cause

D

because

because


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

due

due


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.
Data 1. _______ the Pioneer spacecraft of NASA apparently prove the theory that the high surface temperature of Venus is 2. _______ to an atmospheric greenhouse effect caused mainly by a blanket of carbon dioxide. Such a greenhouse 3. _______ is created when energy in the form of sunlight easily passes through a planet's atmosphere, warms its 4. _______ and is converted to heat radiation that is then held in by the atmosphere from top to bottom. Venus has a relatively thin atmosphere like the Earth's, but Venus' atmosphere consists of more than ninety percent carbon dioxide, compared to less than four percent in that of the 5. _______.
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.
Data 1. _______ the Pioneer spacecraft of NASA apparently prove the theory that the high surface temperature of Venus is 2. _______ to an atmospheric greenhouse effect caused mainly by a blanket of carbon dioxide. Such a greenhouse 3. _______ is created when energy in the form of sunlight easily passes through a planet's atmosphere, warms its 4. _______ and is converted to heat radiation that is then held in by the atmosphere from top to bottom. Venus has a relatively thin atmosphere like the Earth's, but Venus' atmosphere consists of more than ninety percent carbon dioxide, compared to less than four percent in that of the 5. _______.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.3.

Options

A

effect

effect

B

affect

affect

C

contour

contour

D

displacement

displacement


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

effect

effect


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.
Data 1. _______ the Pioneer spacecraft of NASA apparently prove the theory that the high surface temperature of Venus is 2. _______ to an atmospheric greenhouse effect caused mainly by a blanket of carbon dioxide. Such a greenhouse 3. _______ is created when energy in the form of sunlight easily passes through a planet's atmosphere, warms its 4. _______ and is converted to heat radiation that is then held in by the atmosphere from top to bottom. Venus has a relatively thin atmosphere like the Earth's, but Venus' atmosphere consists of more than ninety percent carbon dioxide, compared to less than four percent in that of the 5. _______.
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.
Data 1. _______ the Pioneer spacecraft of NASA apparently prove the theory that the high surface temperature of Venus is 2. _______ to an atmospheric greenhouse effect caused mainly by a blanket of carbon dioxide. Such a greenhouse 3. _______ is created when energy in the form of sunlight easily passes through a planet's atmosphere, warms its 4. _______ and is converted to heat radiation that is then held in by the atmosphere from top to bottom. Venus has a relatively thin atmosphere like the Earth's, but Venus' atmosphere consists of more than ninety percent carbon dioxide, compared to less than four percent in that of the 5. _______.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.4.

Options

A

atmosphere

atmosphere

B

surface

surface

C

core

core

D

walls

walls


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

surface

surface


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.
Data 1. _______ the Pioneer spacecraft of NASA apparently prove the theory that the high surface temperature of Venus is 2. _______ to an atmospheric greenhouse effect caused mainly by a blanket of carbon dioxide. Such a greenhouse 3. _______ is created when energy in the form of sunlight easily passes through a planet's atmosphere, warms its 4. _______ and is converted to heat radiation that is then held in by the atmosphere from top to bottom. Venus has a relatively thin atmosphere like the Earth's, but Venus' atmosphere consists of more than ninety percent carbon dioxide, compared to less than four percent in that of the 5. _______.
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.
Data 1. _______ the Pioneer spacecraft of NASA apparently prove the theory that the high surface temperature of Venus is 2. _______ to an atmospheric greenhouse effect caused mainly by a blanket of carbon dioxide. Such a greenhouse 3. _______ is created when energy in the form of sunlight easily passes through a planet's atmosphere, warms its 4. _______ and is converted to heat radiation that is then held in by the atmosphere from top to bottom. Venus has a relatively thin atmosphere like the Earth's, but Venus' atmosphere consists of more than ninety percent carbon dioxide, compared to less than four percent in that of the 5. _______.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.5.

Options

A

Mercury

Mercury

B

Pluto

Pluto

C

Mars

Mars

D

Earth

Earth


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Earth

Earth


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