SSC CGL 2018 Tier-II (English) Previous Year Paper (11-Sep-2019)

Question 1

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.A. These tribes believe that they can communicate with dead ancestors only through this language.B. Today, linguists call such a language an &ldquo;isolated&rdquo; language.C. Zuni is a language spoken only by the Zuni tribes.D. It is remarkable that these tribes have been able to preserve their language.

Accepted Answer

CADB

Answer

DABC

Answer

BCDA

Answer

ADCB

Question 2

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.Mary said, &ldquo;I have to be there by 10 am tomorrow.&rdquo;

Accepted Answer

Mary told me that she had to be there by 10 am the next day.

Answer

Mary is telling me that she has to be there by 10 am tomorrow

Answer

Mary says to me that she has to be there by 10 am.

Answer

Mary tells me she has to be there by 10 am tomorrow.

Question 3

Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice (active / passive) form of the given sentence.I am writing a story after a long time.

Accepted Answer

A story is being written by me after a long time.

Answer

I have written a story after a long time.

Answer

A story after a long time was written by me.

Answer

A story had been written by me after a long time.

Question 4

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.Sumit said, &ldquo;I will be leaving for London this summer so I can meet you only when I return.&rdquo;

Accepted Answer

Sumit said that he would be leaving for London that summer and he could meet me only when he returned.

Answer

Sumit said he will go to London this summer and he would meet me only when he will be returning.

Answer

Sumit said he will be leaving for London this summer and he could meet him only when he returned.

Answer

Sumit said he will have gone to London that summer and could meet me only when he returned.

Question 5

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.&ldquo;You should lock your car as there have been some instances of theft,&rdquo; said Anil.

Accepted Answer

Anil advised me that I should lock my car as there had been some instances of theft.

Answer

There have been some instances of theft so I should have locked my car said Anil.

Answer

There have been instances of theft so I should lock my car was told to me by Anil.

Answer

Anil said he must lock his car because there were some instances of theft.

SSC CGL 2018 Tier-II (English) Previous Year Paper (11-Sep-2019)

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