General English Questions for SSC Exam

In passive voice, the object of the active sentence (in this case, "the work") becomes the subject, and the active verb ("complete") is changed to its passive form ("completed"). The subject of the active sentence ("They") is either omitted or mentioned at the end with "by" followed by the doer of the action (optional in this case).

So, the transformation from active voice to passive voice is:

• Active voice: They will complete the work by tomorrow.
• Passive voice: The work will be completed by tomorrow.

This maintains the meaning of the original sentence while changing its grammatical structure to passive voice.

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to provide more information about how, when, where, or to what extent something happens. In this case, "very" modifies the adverb "hard", indicating the intensity or degree of their hard work.

Explanation: The idiom "a blessing in disguise" refers to a situation that initially appears to be unfortunate or bad but ultimately results in something good or beneficial. It suggests that what seemed like a setback or problem actually turns out to have positive outcomes in the end. Therefore, option c) accurately reflects the meaning of this idiom.

The phrase "By the time he arrives" indicates a point in the future relative to another action. When we use this phrase, we typically use a future perfect tense to indicate an action that will be completed before another future action.

• a) will have finished - This option correctly uses the future perfect tense ("will have finished"), indicating that the action of finishing dinner will be completed before the arrival of "he".
• b) have finished - This is in the present perfect tense, which suggests that the action of finishing dinner has already been completed, without necessarily linking it to the future arrival.
• c) will be finishing - This uses the future continuous tense, which implies that the action of finishing dinner will be ongoing at the time "he" arrives, rather than already completed.
• d) finished - This is in the simple past tense, which does not fit the context of a future action ("By the time he arrives").

Therefore, the correct answer is a) will have finished.

This choice correctly indicates that the action of finishing dinner will be completed by the time "he" arrives in the future.

In this sentence, "neither" is used to refer to "boys," which is a plural noun. When "neither" or "either" is used as the subject followed by "of," the verb agrees with the noun immediately following "of." In this case, "boys" is plural, but "neither" requires a singular verb form because it refers to "none" or "not one" of the boys.

Therefore, the correct verb form is "was" (singular), making the correct sentence:

c) Neither of the boys was present in the class.

This sentence correctly matches the singular verb "was" with the subject "neither of the boys."

When determining which article to use before a noun, consider the following:

• A is used before words that begin with a consonant sound.
• An is used before words that begin with a vowel sound.
• The is used when referring to specific or particular nouns.

In the sentence "He is _____ European," the word "European" begins with a consonant sound (/jʊəˈrəʊpɪən/), so the correct article to use is "a."

Therefore, the sentence should be: "He is a European."

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• Obsolete means no longer in use or outdated.
• Modern (a) means current, up-to-date.
• Current (b) means happening or existing now.
• Trendy (d) means fashionable or stylish.

Therefore, the correct answer is c) Outdated, as it best matches the meaning of "Obsolete."

"Abundant" refers to something that is available in large quantities or is plentiful. Therefore, "Plentiful" is the correct synonym for "Abundant." The other options (Rare, Scarce, Sparse) have meanings that are opposite to "Abundant."

The sentence is in the present tense and describes a habitual action (something that happens every day). Therefore, the correct form of the verb "go" for the third person singular (he, she, it) in the present tense is "goes."

To determine the part of speech of the underlined word "quickly," we need to understand its role in the sentence.

• Noun: A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. "Quickly" does not name anything.
• Adjective: An adjective describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. "Quickly" does not describe a noun.
• Verb: A verb expresses an action or state of being. The main verb in this sentence is "ran."
• Adverb: An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, often indicating how, when, where, or to what extent something is done. "Quickly" describes how she ran.

In this sentence, "quickly" modifies the verb "ran," indicating how she ran.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

d) Adverb