SSC MTS 2023 Tier-1 - Fill in the Blanks Part 1 [Quiz]

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

The hiring manager has already offered you the job; now, ________________ to accept or decline the offer.

1 point a penny for your thoughts pull your leg get your act together the ball is in your court

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

Hardik Pandya hit four ________ fours and scored 72 runs in the match.

1 point consecutive ongoing constant continuous

3➤ Select the most appropriate synonym of the bracketed word in the following sentence to fill in the blank.

The athlete’s perseverance and mental toughness ________(facilitate) her to overcome adversity and achieve her goals.

1 point limited enabled restricted hindered

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

Oberon doesn’t like the way Demetrius ________ to Helena. (Credit: A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

1 point talking talked talks to talk

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

Early childhood experiences have a _________ impact on brain development affecting learning, health, behaviour, and, ultimately, productivity and income.

1 point superficial profound perfect basic

6➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Ours is ________ house of all the houses in our area.

1 point the most biggest the bigger the more bigger the biggest

7➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The tigress that was killed by the villagers was not only a man-eater, ________ a mother.

1 point and but often but also but

8➤ Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in brackets to fill in the blank.

The doctor said that the patient named Rumi is in the ____________________(initial) stage of lung cancer.

1 point outermost innermost early terminal

9➤ Select the most appropriate idiom from the given options to fill in the blank.

We broke the traffic rules unknowingly while coming back from the party, now we have to ________ sooner or later.

1 point face the music bid defiance cry for the moon look sharp

10➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

He generally avoids arguments as he is _____ by nature.

1 point questionable reliable peaceful quick-minded

11➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Rajat is known for his notorious nature. He will be friendly to your face but likes ____________.

1 point to stab you in the back to paint the whole town red to get all bent out of the shape to blow his trumpet

12➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The play I saw last night was a ________.

1 point hit the road hit the hay smash hit hit the roof

13➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

He is _________ of many chain snatching cases in Dariyaganj.

1 point accused akused ackused acxused

14➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The students of class 7 gave their teacher a gift, which was ________ to her.

1 point revealing surprising shocking confusing

15➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Our trainer asked for _______ on her for the next informative session.

1 point chasing rainbows all eyes and ears going bananas being around the bend

16➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Her stories paid _____ to her mother, whom she regarded as the goddess of bravery.

1 point absoluteness frustration homage sainthood

17➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Suresh has been learning Tamil ________ two months.

1 point for since from before

18➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I asked my friend to ___________________ against her employers who are doing wrong to her.

1 point finders keepers, losers weepers fine words butter no parsnips fight the good fight fight fire with fire

19➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Can you quote any _______ in your favour?

1 point answer lines precedent summary

20➤ Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in brackets to fill in the blank.

The company is looking for some ______________(idle) workers who can join the organisation immediately.

1 point diligent sober coy callous

21➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Bhanu, the security guard, asks everyone entering my building to show their ________ card.

1 point place self identity name

22➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Jane, please don’t tell me fairy tales; I just want to know the real matter ________.

1 point in the cold in the long run in a fortnight in a nutshell

23➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The team had a _________ with respect to the proposal given by Mr. Albert.

1 point disckassion descussion discussion discusion

24➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I don’t think you should go out in the rain, it's ________.

1 point rain on cats and dogs raining dogs and puppies storming cats and dogs raining cats and dogs

25➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

COVID-19 _________ structural weaknesses in health systems worldwide and negatively impacted individuals, societies, and economies.

1 point hit laid revealed concealed

26➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Tom waited until __________ to start working on his term paper but managed to finish it just in time.

1 point the twelfth hour the tenth hour the thirteenth hour the eleventh hour

27➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The tone of his voice seemed to ______ that he knew more than he was letting on.

1 point imply inculcate incise intent

28➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The rusty door made a ________ screeching noise.

1 point soft smooth harsh low

29➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Varun has to ______ his studies for the sake of his ill father.

1 point imitate sacrifice applaud reverse

30➤ By living in a rural area with access to the city, she gets _______________.

1 point in for a penny in for a pound to keep an ear to the ground the best of both worlds on cloud nine

31➤ Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in brackets to fill in the blank.

The student provided her English teacher a short and _________(incoherent) account of her journey to Shimla with her parents.

1 point humble genuine lucid rough

32➤ Select the most appropriate synonym of the bracketed word in the following sentence to fill in the blank.

The athlete’s injury was a ________(defeat) for the team’s chances of winning the championship.

1 point setback breakthrough stress progression

33➤ Select the most appropriate idiom from the given options to fill in the blank.

Being a journalist, your first duty is to ____________ or else your colleagues might surpass you.

1 point eat a humble pie keep your ear to the ground build castles in the air have an axe to grind

34➤ Select the most appropriate idiom from the given options to fill in the blank.

Greta Thunberg _____________ when she dared to question about accountability with respect to global warming and climate change.

1 point hit the nail on the head kept the pot boiling sowed wild oats gave the devil his due

35➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Some things are meant to be, and death is ______ for humans.

1 point edible spiral viral natural

36➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

They are going to give me a lovely present, but I cannot ____ what it will be.

1 point gist guess guest give

37➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. (Ø = No article)

____ doctor suggested doing some eye exercises and wearing ____ pair of powered glasses.

1 point A; a The; a Ø; a A; Ø

38➤ Select the most appropriate synonym of the bracketed word in the following sentence to fill in the blank.

The sun was setting over the mountains, painting the sky with ________(energetic) shades of orange and pink.

1 point bright reactive faded vibrant

39➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Many soldiers marched in ________ at the international border.

1 point dress fabric uniform clothes

40➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

She was known for her __________ attention to detail, always making sure everything was perfectly organised and in its proper place.

1 point fastidious tedious scornful exact

41➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Chaitnya was __________ from the school due to his misappropriate behaviour.

1 point expelled expeled xpelled xpeled

42➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

During the meeting, he went on a long and angry _______ about how the project was being mismanaged.

1 point rant shout whisper mutter

43➤ Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The mother ________ the chips because they were soggy.

1 point wasted discarded recovered saved

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