SSC English Language & Comprehension 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the correct synonym for 'ELOQUENT':
- Fluent (Correct answer)
- Silent
- Dull
- Confused
Correct answer: Fluent
Eloquent means well-spoken or fluent in expressing oneself, so 'Fluent' is the correct synonym.
Question 2: Identify the correctly spelled word:
- Accomodation
- Accommodation (Correct answer)
- Acommodation
- Accommodtion
Correct answer: Accommodation
The correct spelling is 'Accommodation' with double 'c' and double 'm'.
Question 3: Choose the antonym of 'METICULOUS':
- Careful
- Precise
- Careless (Correct answer)
- Thorough
Correct answer: Careless
Meticulous means very careful and precise, so its antonym is 'Careless'.
Question 4: Fill in the blank: He is _____ honest man.
- a
- an (Correct answer)
- the
- no article needed
Correct answer: an
'Honest' begins with a silent 'h' and a vowel sound /É’/, so the article 'an' is used before it.
Question 5: Select the correct meaning of the idiom 'Burn the midnight oil':
- To waste resources
- To work late into the night (Correct answer)
- To cause destruction
- To celebrate loudly
Correct answer: To work late into the night
The idiom 'burn the midnight oil' means to stay up late working or studying.
Question 6: Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
- Its a lovely day
- It's a lovely day (Correct answer)
- Its' a lovely day
- It's' a lovely day
Correct answer: It's a lovely day
It's (with apostrophe) is the contraction of 'It is'; 'its' without apostrophe is possessive.
SSC English Language & Comprehension 1
Choose the correct synonym for 'ELOQUENT':