TAF IAS ACADEMY

HIMALAYA BATCH - SSC MTS 2023

FULL TEST -4

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

Ants, like most insects, have (1) ______ are known as compound eyes. This means their
eyes have multiple lenses, (2) ______ in general, most species of ant do not have particularly
great eyes for seeing (3) ______ far. Ants can detect movement and see the areas around them,
but (4) ______ more on senses and information they get from their legs and antennae (5) ______
from their eyes.

1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

(a) whose
(b) how
(c) what
(d) who

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

Ants, like most insects, have (1) ______ are known as compound eyes. This means their
eyes have multiple lenses, (2) ______ in general, most species of ant do not have particularly
great eyes for seeing (3) ______ far. Ants can detect movement and see the areas around them,
but (4) ______ more on senses and information they get from their legs and antennae (5) ______
from their eyes.

2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

(a) whether
(b) so
(c) but
(d) rather

Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage
carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
 Ants, like most insects, have (1) ______ are known as compound eyes. This means their
eyes have multiple lenses, (2) ______ in general, most species of ant do not have particularly
great eyes for seeing (3) ______ far. Ants can detect movement and see the areas around them,
but (4) ______ more on senses and information they get from their legs and antennae (5) ______
from their eyes.

3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

(a) some
(b) many
(c) enough
(d) very

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

Ants, like most insects, have (1) ______ are known as compound eyes. This means their
eyes have multiple lenses, (2) ______ in general, most species of ant do not have particularly
great eyes for seeing (3) ______ far. Ants can detect movement and see the areas around them,
but (4) ______ more on senses and information they get from their legs and antennae (5) ______
from their eyes.

4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

(a) calculate
(b) shout
(c) rely
(d) struggle

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

Ants, like most insects, have (1) ______ are known as compound eyes. This means their
eyes have multiple lenses, (2) ______ in general, most species of ant do not have particularly
great eyes for seeing (3) ______ far. Ants can detect movement and see the areas around them,
but (4) ______ more on senses and information they get from their legs and antennae (5) ______
from their eyes.

5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

(a) than
(b) when
(c) then
 (d) thus

6. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

The police warned citizens to be alert when outdoors as gangs has been attacking people
on the road.

(a) No substitution required

(b) was attacking
(c) have been attacking
(d) was being attacked

7. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

Cakes are Jaya’s favourite snack, even samosas is Aparna’s preferred choice.

(a) but samosas be

(b) while samosas are
(c) No substitution required
(d) either samosa are

8. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Problems often ______ when you least expect them.

(a) raise
(b) arise
(c) rise
(d) arouse

9. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

______ it was snowing we decided to carry on driving in the mountains.

(a) However
(b) If
(c) Unless
(d) Though
10. Select t he INCORRECT LY spelt word.
(a) Addres
(b) Midday
(c) Cuddle
(d) Occur

11. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

(a) Receipt
(b) Greatful
(c) Column
(d) Accident

12. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

COMPREHEND

(a) understand
(b) attack
(c) permit
(d) confess

13. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

PROMINENT

(a) Inconspicuous
(b) Dangerous
(c) Crazy
(d) Evident

14. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

ADMIRE

(a) Respect
(b) Dislike
(c) Approve
(d) Disagree
15. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

AGONY

(a) pain
(b) help
(c) risk
(d) blame

16. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Cut one short

(a) To chop something

(b) To interrupt someone
(c) To act quickly
(d) To be rude

17. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Sail in the same boat

(a) pay a very low price for something

(b) be in the same situation as others
(c) be in heavy debt
(d) go for a boat ride

18. Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No
error’.

The 91 year old lady have been a fan of cricket for decades. /No error

(a) of cricket for decades

(b) No error
(c) The 91 year old lady
(d) have been a fan

19. Choose the most appropriate word that can substitute the given group of words.
 One who can't speak

(a) Bevy
(b) Quiet
(c) Orphan
(d) Dumb

20. Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No
error’.

Sterling is only twenty four but have achieved so much in his professional football career.

(a) but have achieved so much

(b) in his professional football career
(c) No error
(d) Sterling is only twenty four

21. Choose the most appropriate word that can substitute the given group of words.

Full of criticism and mockery

(a) Cliché
(b) Eulogy
(c) Praise
(d) Satire

22. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Give someone a taste of their own medicine

(a) Sell something back to someone

(b) Mistreat someone in the same way they have treated others
(c) Show someone their faults
(d) Make fun of someone

23. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Barking up the wrong tree

 (a) Pursue a course of action that will most likely be futile
(b) Make an enemy of someone
(c) Respectfully disagree with someone
(d) Pursue one's agenda

24. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains
a grammatical error.

We've got to have / beefed-up intelligence, / including much strong / human intelligence
than before.

(a) We've got to have

(b) human intelligence
(c) including much strong
(d) beefed-up intelligence

25. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.

It will have detrimental effects on the healing process.

(a) Insidious
(b) Nasty
(c) Benign
(d) Baneful