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  1. 811SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Choose the most suitable option to replace the underlined part of the sentence. If the sentence is already correct, select 'No substitution required'. The team has been preparing for the match since two months without a break.

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    Correct option: A — for two months

    for two months ‘For’ is used for a definite period of time. For example:- five years, six months, ten days, etc. ‘Since’ is used to denote a time in the past when something started. Hence, ‘for two months’ is the most appropriate answer.

  2. 812SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Select the option that correctly replaces the underlined phrase in the following sentence: The doctor gave the patient some medications after he felt some pain on his left knee.

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    Correct option: C — had felt

    had felt If two actions took place in the past then the 1st action must be in the Past perfect tense(Had + V3) and the 2nd action must be in the Simple Past tense(V2). In the given sentence, ‘feeling some pain on the left knee’ is the first action. Hence, ‘had felt(V3)’ is the most appropriate answer.

  3. 813SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Select the most appropriate option to improve the bold part of the sentence. The plane landed in the airport.

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    Correct option: C — at the airport

    at the airport ‘At’ is used to denote a specific place. ‘In’ is used to indicate the location or presence of an object inside something. ‘Airport’ is a specific place where planes land. Hence, ‘at the airport’ is the most appropriate answer.

  4. 814SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Select the most appropriate option to improve the bold part of the sentence. If I was you, I would accept the offer.

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    Correct option: C — were you

    were you The phrase ‘If i were’ is generally used in the subjunctive mood to talk about possibilities, wishes, or conditions that are contrary to reality. ‘If I were… (would + V1) / (would have + V3)’ is the correct grammatical structure. Hence, ‘were you’ is the most appropriate answer.

  5. 815SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Select the most appropriate option to improve the bold part of the sentence. I am not used with this kind of work.

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    Correct option: A — to this kind of work

    to this kind of work The phrase "used to" means accustomed to or familiar with something. Therefore, "I am not used to this kind of work" is the correct grammatical structure.

  6. 816SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Select the most appropriate option to improve the bold part of the sentence. The teacher explained him the topic.

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    Correct option: C — explained the topic to him

    explained the topic to him The verb ‘explain’ does not take a direct object pronoun (like him) immediately after it. Therefore, the correct form is explained the topic to him.

  7. 817SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Select the most appropriate option to improve the bold part of the sentence. He said me a lie.

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    Correct option: A — told me a lie

    told me a lie In the given sentence, we need to say that he lied to me. The correct way is He told me a lie. Therefore, option (a) told me a lie is the correct answer.

  8. 818SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Choose the most suitable option to replace the underlined part of the sentence. If the sentence is already correct, select 'No substitution required'. Each of the candidates have submitted their documents for verification.

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    Correct option: C — has submitted their documents

    has submitted their documents According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, ‘Each of + Plural Subject + Singular verb’ is grammatically the correct structure. Therefore, ‘Each of the candidates has submitted their documents’ is the most appropriate answer.

  9. 819SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Choose the most suitable option to replace the underlined part of the sentence. If the sentence is already correct, select 'No substitution required'. The research paper was full of errors because the data is not verified by any expert.

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    Correct option: D — was not verified

    was not verified The sentence is in the past tense because it refers to a research paper that had already been written. Therefore, the verb phrase must also be in the past tense. Hence, ‘was not verified’ is the most appropriate answer.

  10. 820SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Select the most appropriate option to improve the bold part of the sentence. She said that she will go to market later.

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    Correct option: D — would go

    would go The reporting verb said is in the past tense, so the future form will go changes to would go in indirect speech. Hence, option (d) is the most appropriate answer.

English Language practice — common questions

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They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
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