WBSSC Group C English Practice (Set 1)

WBSSC Group C English Practice (Set 1)

Q1. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice: Ishika saw the tiger in the forest.

(a) The tiger saw by Ishika in the forest.

(b) The tiger was seen by the forest in Ishika.

(c) The tiger was seen by Ishika in the forest.

(d) The tiger sees Ishika in the forest.

✅ Correct Answer: (c) The tiger was seen by Ishika in the forest.

Q2. Select the option that expresses the opposite meaning of the underlined word: The explosive used is of my own formulation, and I can vouch for its efficiency.

(a) Maintain

(b) Certify

(c) Invalidate

(d) Witness

✅ Correct Answer: (c) Invalidate

Q3. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment: 'Spy Family' is a graphic novel... conveyed to the reader using uninterrupted art in a traditional comics format.

(a) sequential art in a traditional

(b) existential art in a traditional

(c) sedimental art in a traditional

(d) longitudinal art in a traditional

✅ Correct Answer: (a) sequential art in a traditional

Q4. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: Fatal

(a) Deadly

(b) Additional

(c) Jovial

(d) Easy

✅ Correct Answer: (a) Deadly

Q5. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: Innuendo

(a) Prose

(b) Crude

(c) Ragged

(d) Insinuation

✅ Correct Answer: (d) Insinuation

Q6. Identify the segment that contains an error: Mr. Abhilash and his family / have received / no informations / about the incident.

(a) have received

(b) no informations

(c) about the incident.

(d) Mr. Abhilash and his family

✅ Correct Answer: (b) no informations (Correction: 'information' is uncountable)

Q7. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank: Vinod had a ______ escape in the car accident.

(a) comfortable

(b) full

(c) narrow

(d) wide

✅ Correct Answer: (c) narrow

Q8. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

(a) Embarrass

(b) Connoisseur

(c) Relevent

(d) Bureaucracy

✅ Correct Answer: (c) Relevent (Correct Spelling: Relevant)

Q9. One-word substitute for: She is proficient in speaking many languages.

(a) Monolithic

(b) Multilingual

(c) Heterolinguistic

(d) Bilingual

✅ Correct Answer: (b) Multilingual

Q10. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error: My brother performed / extremely good / in the class test / held yesterday.

(a) held yesterday

(b) in the class test

(c) My brother performed

(d) extremely good

✅ Correct Answer: (d) extremely good (Correction: extremely well)

Q11. Select the most appropriate synonym of the word in bold: We'd better watch our step and not give him any excuse to harass us further.

(a) betray

(b) relish

(c) soothe

(d) intimidate

✅ Correct Answer: (d) intimidate

Q12. One-word substitute for: A short interesting story about a real person or event

(a) Poem

(b) Sketch

(c) Anecdote

(d) Narrative

✅ Correct Answer: (c) Anecdote

Q13. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: Toxic

(a) Laudatory

(b) Lanky

(c) Lethal

(d) Licit

✅ Correct Answer: (c) Lethal

Q14. One-word substitute for: A person who likes to argue about anything

(a) Reticent

(b) Coward

(c) Veracious

(d) Contentious

✅ Correct Answer: (d) Contentious

Q15. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom: To have bigger fish to fry

(a) To have an interest in cooking

(b) To know different kinds of fishing techniques

(c) To take calculated risks

(d) To have bigger things to take care of than the menial task at hand

✅ Correct Answer: (d) To have bigger things to take care of than the menial task at hand

Q16. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice: Lovely tunes are composed by Domnica.

(a) Domnica composed lovely tunes.

(b) Domnica composes tunes lovely.

(c) Domnica will compose lovely tunes.

(d) Domnica composes lovely tunes.

✅ Correct Answer: (d) Domnica composes lovely tunes.

Q17. Select the most appropriate synonym to replace the underlined word: No altruistic act is truly sincere.

(a) philanthropic

(b) phantasmal

(c) phenomenal

(d) phonotypical

✅ Correct Answer: (a) philanthropic

Q18. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment: She has been studying for two o'clock.

(a) study from two o'clock

(b) studying since two o'clock

(c) study for two o'clock

(d) studying two o'clock

✅ Correct Answer: (b) studying since two o'clock

Q19. Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word: After the recapture (A) of Tololing and the adjacent features, evacting (B) the enemy from this well-fortified (C) position became a priority.(D)

(a) B

(b) D

(c) A

(d) C

✅ Correct Answer: (a) B (Correct Spelling: Evicting)

Q20. Select the word which means: Unit of weight for precious stones

(a) Pure

(b) Reliable

(c) Carat

(d) Accurate

✅ Correct Answer: (c) Carat