CHSL Mini Mock English (01 June 2024)

Question 1:

Direction :-Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,

The action of examining with care or reading carefully

• Persiflage

• Perusal

• Persuade

• Perverse

Question 2:

Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations of (1) _________ unethical acts over the past decade. They've wasted tonnes of food, they've underpaid their suppliers and they've contributed to excessive plastic waste in their packaging, which has had its impact on our environment. But supermarkets and grocers are (2) ____________ to sit up and take notice. In response to (3) ______________ consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have (4) __________ up a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage. In a pledge to reuse, recycle or compost all plastic wastage by 2025, supermarkets are now beginning to take (5) ____________ responsibility for the part they play in contributing to the damage to our environment, with one major supermarket announcing their plan to eliminate all plastic packaging in their own-brand products by 2023.

3.

• growing

• developing

• enlarging

• believing

Question 3:

The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

Amphan, the more severe cyclone in the Bay of Bengal Since the super cyclone of 1999, made landfall in the afternoon on Wednesday.

• in the afternoon

• since the super cyclone

• made landfall

• the more severe cyclone

Question 4:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

The patient complained of giddiness after surgery.

• unsteadiness

• opponent

• enthusiasm

• pride

Question 5:

Direction:- 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'.

Vishnu and family are looking around into the possibility of moving to Canada.

• are looking around to

• are looking upto

• look into

• are looking into

Question 6:

Direction:- 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'.

I was forbidden to take any drink.  

• prohibited from rejecting

• prohibited from rebuffing

• prohibited from receiving

• prohibited from snubbing

Question 7:

Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.

The incident was narrated by somebody to Naresh.

• Somebody was narrating the incident to Naresh.

• Somebody will narrate the incident to Naresh.

• Somebody was about to narrate the incident to Naresh.

• Somebody narrated the incident to Naresh.

Question 8:

Direction:- Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.

Salubrious

• Septic

• Vicarious

• Insidious

• Beneficial

Question 9:

Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations of (1) _________ unethical acts over the past decade. They've wasted tonnes of food, they've underpaid their suppliers and they've contributed to excessive plastic waste in their packaging, which has had its impact on our environment. But supermarkets and grocers are (2) ____________ to sit up and take notice. In response to (3) ______________ consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have (4) __________ up a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage. In a pledge to reuse, recycle or compost all plastic wastage by 2025, supermarkets are now beginning to take (5) ____________ responsibility for the part they play in contributing to the damage to our environment, with one major supermarket announcing their plan to eliminate all plastic packaging in their own-brand products by 2023.

3.

• enlarging

• growing

• believing

• developing

Question 10:

Direction:- 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'.

I was forbidden to take any drink.  

• prohibited from receiving

• prohibited from snubbing

• prohibited from rejecting

• prohibited from rebuffing