This is Day 2 of our free SSC CGL Tier 1 English mock test series — 25 real, verified questions covering Spotting Errors, Sentence Improvement, Idioms, Active-Passive Voice, Spelling, Para Jumbles, and One-Word Substitutions. Every question here is drawn and independently verified from official Tier 1 papers (2019–2025). Attempt each question first, then click "Show Answer" to reveal the correct option and a short explanation — no JavaScript, just simple click-to-reveal.
Section A: Spotting Errors (Q1–Q5)
Q1. Identify the segment with the grammatical error:
"One of the boys from our school have been selected for National Badminton Championship."
1. have been selected 2. from our school 3. for National Badminton Championship 4. One of the boys
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Answer: 1. have been selected. "One of the boys" is a singular subject, so the verb must be "has been selected," not "have been selected."
Q2. Identify the segment with the grammatical error:
"The modern man is busy acquiring more and more wealth and designing ways to invest it in more sense pleasures."
1. modern man is busy 2. acquiring more and more wealth 3. in more sense pleasures 4. designing ways to invest it
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Answer: 3. in more sense pleasures. The correct word is "sensuous pleasures," not "sense pleasures."
Q3. Identify the segment with the grammatical error:
"Deepa walked down the road slowly without looking anybody."
1. down the road 2. Deepa walked 3. looking anybody 4. slowly without
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Answer: 3. looking anybody. The correct phrasing needs the preposition "at": "looking at anybody."
Q4. Identify the segment with the grammatical error:
"Modern man is completely engross in the mad pursuit of material pleasures and luxuries."
1. Modern man is 2. material pleasures and luxuries 3. mad pursuit of 4. completely engross
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Answer: 4. completely engross. The correct form is the adjective "engrossed," not the verb "engross."
Q5. Identify the segment with the grammatical error:
"We had a long discussion at a cup of coffee."
1. We had 2. a long discussion 3. of coffee 4. at a cup
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Answer: 4. at a cup. The correct preposition is "over": "over a cup of coffee," not "at a cup of coffee."
Section B: Sentence Improvement (Q6–Q10)
Q6. Substitute the underlined part: "The Director will agree with the proposal if we do not exceed the budget."
1. agreed by the proposal 2. agree on a proposal 3. No Improvement 4. agree to the proposal
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Answer: 4. agree to the proposal. The correct collocation is "agree to a proposal," not "agree with."
Q7. Substitute the underlined part: "To fight on the battlefield for the sake of one's country needs a great strongness."
1. great courage 2. a lots of strength 3. No improvement 4. the greatest strongness
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Answer: 1. great courage. "Strongness" isn't a standard English word; the intended meaning is best expressed as "great courage."
Q8. Substitute the underlined part: "We came back because we had ran out of money."
1. No improvement 2. we have ran 3. we had run 4. we run
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Answer: 3. we had run. The past participle of "run" is "run," not "ran" — so the correct past perfect form is "had run."
Q9. Substitute the underlined part: "The old lady nearly dead from fright."
1. dead out of fright 2. No improvement 3. died of fright 4. died with frightening
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Answer: 3. died of fright. The sentence needs a proper verb ("died"), and the correct collocation is "died of fright."
Q10. Substitute the underlined part: "There is a great degrade in values in modern age."
1. degradation of values 2. No improvement 3. demonstration from values 4. deliberation for values
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Answer: 1. degradation of values. "Degrade" is a verb; the sentence needs the noun form, "degradation."
Section C: Idioms (Q11–Q14)
Q11. Select the meaning: "Blow one's own trumpet"
1. Condemn others 2. Praise oneself 3. Follow others 4. Be self-reliant
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Answer: 2. Praise oneself.
Q12. Select the meaning: "Back to square one"
1. Come to the original point 2. Neglect something 3. Draw a square 4. Move ahead
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Answer: 1. Come to the original point.
Q13. Select the meaning: "To take the bull by the horns"
1. To surrender to the enemy 2. To speak arrogantly 3. To handle difficulties 4. To murder someone
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Answer: 3. To handle difficulties.
Q14. Select the meaning: "Cut and dried"
1. Very old 2. Already decided 3. Badly hurt 4. Dead and gone
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Answer: 2. Already decided.
Section D: Active-Passive Voice (Q15–Q18)
Q15. Select the passive form: "The manager keeps the work pending."
1. The work has been kept pending by the manager 2. The work was kept pending by the manager 3. The work is kept pending by the manager 4. The work are being kept pending by the manager
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Answer: 3. The work is kept pending by the manager. Present simple active becomes present simple passive ("is kept").
Q16. Select the active form: "This beautiful story was written by Maya."
1. Maya is writing this beautiful story 2. Maya writes this beautiful story 3. Maya wrote this beautiful story 4. Maya was writing this beautiful story
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Answer: 3. Maya wrote this beautiful story. "Was written" (past simple passive) becomes "wrote" (past simple active).
Q17. Select the passive form: "They offered me a chair."
1. A chair is offered to me by them 2. A chair was being offered to me 3. I was offered a chair by them 4. I offered a chair to them
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Answer: 3. I was offered a chair by them.
Q18. Select the passive form: "The farmer is ploughing the fields."
1. The fields have been ploughed by the farmer 2. The fields are being ploughed by the farmer 3. The fields were ploughed by the farmer 4. The fields are ploughed by the farmer
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Answer: 2. The fields are being ploughed by the farmer. Present continuous active becomes present continuous passive ("are being ploughed").
Section E: Spelling (Q19–Q21)
Q19. Select the incorrectly spelt word.
1. Pierce 2. Piteous 3. Pursue 4. Patrner
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Answer: 4. Patrner. Correct spelling: "Partner."
Q20. Select the incorrectly spelt word.
1. Nuisance 2. Negligible 3. Negociate 4. Necessary
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Answer: 3. Negociate. Correct spelling: "Negotiate."
Q21. Select the incorrectly spelt word.
1. Alien 2. Awful 3. Already 4. Accross
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Answer: 4. Accross. Correct spelling: "Across."
Section F: Para Jumbles (Q22–Q23)
Q22. Arrange in correct logical order:
A. It contains high levels of Vitamin A and D.
B. Cod liver oil is thus used to treat arthritis.
C. This supplement is made from the liver of cod fish.
D. Cod liver oil is a nutritional supplement.
1. BACD 2. DCAB 3. CBAD 4. ABCD
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Answer: 2. DCAB. D introduces the topic, C explains its source, A adds a property, and B states its use — a clear cause-to-effect flow.
Q23. Rearrange the sentence parts in correct order:
"We have been —
P. able to identify certain patterns in
Q. the microbiome and immune response
R. that are clearly linked to the progression and
S. severity of brain injury"
1. PQSR 2. QPSR 3. RSPQ 4. PQRS
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Answer: 4. PQRS. Reads naturally as: "We have been able to identify certain patterns in the microbiome and immune response that are clearly linked to the progression and severity of brain injury."
Section G: One-Word Substitution (Q24–Q25)
Q24. Select the one-word substitute: "To give up the throne"
1. Bequeath 2. Usurp 3. Consign 4. Abdicate
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Answer: 4. Abdicate.
Q25. Select the one-word substitute: "A place where coins, medals or tokens are made"
1. Mint 2. Mill 3. Workshop 4. Casting
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Answer: 1. Mint.
How Did You Score?
25 marks total — one for each question. If you scored 20+, you're in strong shape for this section. Below 15? Revisit our Common Errors in SSC CGL English guide and our Synonyms & Antonyms PYQ list before attempting Mock Test Day 1 again.
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