CHSL 22 20-03-2023 Shift 2 Previous Year Paper English Language PDF


Question 1


Select the most appropriate 'one word' for the expression given below.
Something that is no longer in use.

Select the most appropriate 'one word' for the expression given below.
Something that is no longer in use.

Options

A

Absolute

Absolute

B

Obsolete

Obsolete

C

Vogue

Vogue

D

Contemporary

Contemporary


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Obsolete

Obsolete


Question 2


Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
I can sees the mountains in the distance.

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
I can sees the mountains in the distance.

Options

A

No improvement

No improvement

B

can saw

can saw

C

can see

can see

D

can seen

can seen


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

can see

can see


Question 3


Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Options

A

Fantsy

Fantsy

B

Stormy

Stormy

C

Mince

Mince

D

Bubble

Bubble


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Fantsy

Fantsy


Question 4


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

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

Options

A

Sceptical

Sceptical

B

Credulous

Credulous

C

Incredulous

Incredulous

D

Scoffing

Scoffing


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Credulous

Credulous


Question 5


Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
P. we found that thyroid hormones regulate white bar formation
Q. sea anemone species in which the young fish is recruited
R. and that a shift in hormone levels, associated with ecological
S. differences, results in divergent colour patterns in different

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
P. we found that thyroid hormones regulate white bar formation
Q. sea anemone species in which the young fish is recruited
R. and that a shift in hormone levels, associated with ecological
S. differences, results in divergent colour patterns in different

Options

A

RSQP

RSQP

B

PRSQ

PRSQ

C

SQPR

SQPR

D

PQRS

PQRS


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

PRSQ

PRSQ


Question 6


Select the most appropriate 'one word' for the expression given below.
A place where public records are preserved.

Select the most appropriate 'one word' for the expression given below.
A place where public records are preserved.

Options

A

Diary

Diary

B

Archive

Archive

C

Library

Library

D

Court Room

Court Room


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Archive

Archive


Question 7


Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The police have apprehended the criminal.

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The police have apprehended the criminal.

Options

A

The criminal had been apprehended by the police.

The criminal had been apprehended by the police.

B

The criminal has been apprehended by the police.

The criminal has been apprehended by the police.

C

The criminal was apprehended by the police.

The criminal was apprehended by the police.

D

The criminal had been apprehend by the police.

The criminal had been apprehend by the police.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

The criminal has been apprehended by the police.

The criminal has been apprehended by the police.


Question 8


Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Legit

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Legit

Options

A

Illegal

Illegal

B

Bona fide

Bona fide

C

Canonical

Canonical

D

Endorsed

Endorsed


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Illegal

Illegal


Question 9


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

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

Options

A

Oracular

Oracular

B

Explicate

Explicate

C

Exhaust

Exhaust

D

Examine

Examine


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Explicate

Explicate


Question 10


Choose the sentence with no spelling error.

Choose the sentence with no spelling error.

Options

A

I thought I was goinng to die.

I thought I was goinng to die.

B

I thought I was going to die.

I thought I was going to die.

C

I thought I was going to diye.

I thought I was going to diye.

D

I thught I was going to die.

I thught I was going to die.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

I thought I was going to die.

I thought I was going to die.


Question 11


Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
The early morning flight is the lest expensive.

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
The early morning flight is the lest expensive.

Options

A

least expensive

least expensive

B

least’s expensive

least’s expensive

C

lastly expensive

lastly expensive

D

No improvement

No improvement


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

least expensive

least expensive


Question 12


Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
Her failure in life is too much painful for me.

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
Her failure in life is too much painful for me.

Options

A

painful for me.

painful for me.

B

is too much

is too much

C

No error

No error

D

Her failure in life

Her failure in life


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

is too much

is too much


Question 13


Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
One who adapts oneself readily to various situations

Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
One who adapts oneself readily to various situations

Options

A

Versatile

Versatile

B

Fastidious

Fastidious

C

Orthodox

Orthodox

D

Ardent

Ardent


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Versatile

Versatile


Question 14


In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
A beast of burden

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
A beast of burden

Options

A

A person who works hardly

A person who works hardly

B

A liability

A liability

C

A violent man

A violent man

D

An animal that carries luggage

An animal that carries luggage


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

An animal that carries luggage

An animal that carries luggage


Question 15


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

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

Options

A

To lose the track of time

To lose the track of time

B

To lose one’s self-control

To lose one’s self-control

C

To have bad memory

To have bad memory

D

To reach nowhere

To reach nowhere


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

To lose one’s self-control

To lose one’s self-control


Question 16


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

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

Options

A

Extol

Extol

B

Mulct

Mulct

C

Berate

Berate

D

Keelhaul

Keelhaul


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Extol

Extol


Question 17


Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
Bacteria are single-celled organisms that can reproduce on its own.

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
Bacteria are single-celled organisms that can reproduce on its own.

Options

A

reproduce on its own.

reproduce on its own.

B

Bacteria are single-celled

Bacteria are single-celled

C

organisms that can

organisms that can

D

No error

No error


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

reproduce on its own.

reproduce on its own.


Question 18


Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
P. To stop Caesar from gaining too much power, Brutus and the conspirators kill him on the Ides of March.
Q. Brutus and his friend Cassius lose and kill themselves, leaving Antony to rule in Rome.
R. Mark Antony drives the conspirators out of Rome and fights them in a battle.
S. The tale of Julius Caesar involves jealous conspirators who convince Caesar's most trusted ally Brutus to join their assassination plot against Caesar.

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
P. To stop Caesar from gaining too much power, Brutus and the conspirators kill him on the Ides of March.
Q. Brutus and his friend Cassius lose and kill themselves, leaving Antony to rule in Rome.
R. Mark Antony drives the conspirators out of Rome and fights them in a battle.
S. The tale of Julius Caesar involves jealous conspirators who convince Caesar's most trusted ally Brutus to join their assassination plot against Caesar.

Options

A

SQRP

SQRP

B

SPRQ

SPRQ

C

SQPR

SQPR

D

QPSR

QPSR


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

SPRQ

SPRQ


Question 19


Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
She said to her maid, “Clean the utensils properly.”

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
She said to her maid, “Clean the utensils properly.”

Options

A

She orders her maid to clean the utensils properly.

She orders her maid to clean the utensils properly.

B

She commands her maid that clean the utensils properly.

She commands her maid that clean the utensils properly.

C

She ordered her maid to clean the utensils properly.

She ordered her maid to clean the utensils properly.

D

She commanded her maid that kindly clean the utensils properly.

She commanded her maid that kindly clean the utensils properly.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

She ordered her maid to clean the utensils properly.

She ordered her maid to clean the utensils properly.


Question 20


Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Approaching her
P. upon the impacts of county lines drug-running networks
Q. 80th birthday in February next year, Hill’s
R. relevance and urgency this time focusing
S. writing has lost none of its immediate

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Approaching her
P. upon the impacts of county lines drug-running networks
Q. 80th birthday in February next year, Hill’s
R. relevance and urgency this time focusing
S. writing has lost none of its immediate

Options

A

QSRP

QSRP

B

RPQS

RPQS

C

PQSR

PQSR

D

SQRP

SQRP


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

QSRP

QSRP


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.
Sudden changes in the gilts market are (1)______, but when they do happen it can cause (2)_______ problems for certain types of pension scheme, as UK pension savers (3)_______ recently. In addition to raising borrowing costs for the government, the market mayhem following September’s mini-budget (4)______ many pension providers to quickly cash in some of their holdings to try to weather the (5)_____.
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.
Sudden changes in the gilts market are (1)______, but when they do happen it can cause (2)_______ problems for certain types of pension scheme, as UK pension savers (3)_______ recently. In addition to raising borrowing costs for the government, the market mayhem following September’s mini-budget (4)______ many pension providers to quickly cash in some of their holdings to try to weather the (5)_____.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Options

A

severe

severe

B

high

high

C

easy

easy

D

rare

rare


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

rare

rare


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.
Sudden changes in the gilts market are (1)______, but when they do happen it can cause (2)_______ problems for certain types of pension scheme, as UK pension savers (3)_______ recently. In addition to raising borrowing costs for the government, the market mayhem following September’s mini-budget (4)______ many pension providers to quickly cash in some of their holdings to try to weather the (5)_____.
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.
Sudden changes in the gilts market are (1)______, but when they do happen it can cause (2)_______ problems for certain types of pension scheme, as UK pension savers (3)_______ recently. In addition to raising borrowing costs for the government, the market mayhem following September’s mini-budget (4)______ many pension providers to quickly cash in some of their holdings to try to weather the (5)_____.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Options

A

major

major

B

bulky

bulky

C

scanty

scanty

D

untidy

untidy


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

major

major


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.
Sudden changes in the gilts market are (1)______, but when they do happen it can cause (2)_______ problems for certain types of pension scheme, as UK pension savers (3)_______ recently. In addition to raising borrowing costs for the government, the market mayhem following September’s mini-budget (4)______ many pension providers to quickly cash in some of their holdings to try to weather the (5)_____.
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.
Sudden changes in the gilts market are (1)______, but when they do happen it can cause (2)_______ problems for certain types of pension scheme, as UK pension savers (3)_______ recently. In addition to raising borrowing costs for the government, the market mayhem following September’s mini-budget (4)______ many pension providers to quickly cash in some of their holdings to try to weather the (5)_____.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Options

A

seen

seen

B

has seen

has seen

C

have seen

have seen

D

did saw

did saw


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

have seen

have seen


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.
Sudden changes in the gilts market are (1)______, but when they do happen it can cause (2)_______ problems for certain types of pension scheme, as UK pension savers (3)_______ recently. In addition to raising borrowing costs for the government, the market mayhem following September’s mini-budget (4)______ many pension providers to quickly cash in some of their holdings to try to weather the (5)_____.
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.
Sudden changes in the gilts market are (1)______, but when they do happen it can cause (2)_______ problems for certain types of pension scheme, as UK pension savers (3)_______ recently. In addition to raising borrowing costs for the government, the market mayhem following September’s mini-budget (4)______ many pension providers to quickly cash in some of their holdings to try to weather the (5)_____.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Options

A

forced

forced

B

uncontrived

uncontrived

C

seized

seized

D

slated

slated


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

forced

forced


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.
Sudden changes in the gilts market are (1)______, but when they do happen it can cause (2)_______ problems for certain types of pension scheme, as UK pension savers (3)_______ recently. In addition to raising borrowing costs for the government, the market mayhem following September’s mini-budget (4)______ many pension providers to quickly cash in some of their holdings to try to weather the (5)_____.
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.
Sudden changes in the gilts market are (1)______, but when they do happen it can cause (2)_______ problems for certain types of pension scheme, as UK pension savers (3)_______ recently. In addition to raising borrowing costs for the government, the market mayhem following September’s mini-budget (4)______ many pension providers to quickly cash in some of their holdings to try to weather the (5)_____.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Options

A

soil

soil

B

cup

cup

C

pond

pond

D

storm

storm


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

storm

storm


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