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  1. 2341SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    Fill in the blank with most appropriate tense: If it rains tomorrow, we ____ at home.

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    Correct option: C — will stay

    will stay The given sentence is an example of the first conditional sentence and ‘If + simple present, … will + V1’ is the correct grammatical structure for it. Hence, ‘will stay ’ is the most appropriate answer.

  2. 2342SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    Fill in the blank with most appropriate option: Her ___ impressed everyone at the event.

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    Correct option: C — confidence

    confidence In the given sentence, the adjective ‘her’ requires a noun to follow it. Therefore, the noun ‘confidence’ will be used. Hence, ‘confidence’ is the most appropriate answer.

  3. 2343SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    Fill in the blank with most appropriate option: There isn’t _________ time left to finish the assignment.

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    Correct option: B — much

    much ‘Much’ is used with uncountable nouns like time to show quantity. The sentence states that there isn’t enough time left. Hence, ‘much’ is the most appropriate answer.

  4. 2344SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    Fill in the blank with most appropriate tense: He got a promotion after he ________ his project successfully.

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    Correct option: C — had completed

    had completed If two actions took place in the past, the first action should be in the Past Perfect tense (had + V3), and the second action should be in the Simple Past tense (V2). Hence, ‘had completed’ is the most appropriate answer.

  5. 2345SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    Fill in the blank with most appropriate collocation: She will try to ___________ progress in her English speaking skills.

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    Correct option: B — make

    make ‘Make’ is the correct verb to use with the word ‘progress’. Hence, ‘make’ is the most appropriate answer.

  6. 2346SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    Fill in the blank with most appropriate option: No sooner had he reached the station __________ the train departed.

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    Correct option: C — than

    than ‘No sooner… than’ is a fixed conjunction pair. Hence, ‘than’ is the most appropriate answer.

  7. 2347SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    Fill in the blank with the appropriate adverb: The water in the river is __________ cold to swim in during winter.

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    Correct option: B — too

    too ‘Too’ shows excess beyond a desirable limit. The given sentence indicates swimming is not possible because it is excessively cold. Hence, ‘too’ is the most appropriate answer.

  8. 2348SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    Fill in the correct collocation in the following sentence. She wants to __________ her own fashion brand in the future.

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    Correct option: C — have

    have ‘Have’ is used to express possession or ownership. The given sentence talks about owning a fashion brand in the future. Hence, ‘have’ is the most appropriate answer.

  9. 2349SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    Fill in the blank with most appropriate tense: By the end of this year, they ____ the project successfully.

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    Correct option: C — will have completed

    will have completed The sentence indicates an action that will be finished by a specific future time. Therefore, Future Perfect (will have + V3) is required. Hence, ‘will have completed’ is the most appropriate answer.

  10. 2350SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    Fill in the blank with most appropriate collocation: He will __________ a speech at the annual function today.

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    Correct option: B — give

    give ‘Give’ means to deliver or present something to others. The given sentence states that he will deliver a speech at the annual function. Hence, ‘give’ is the most appropriate answer.

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