spotting errors Model Questions & Answers, Practice Test for ssc cgl tier 1 2023

Directions:

  1. In this Section, a number of sentences are given. The sentences are underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. No sentence has more than one error. When you find an error in any one of the underlined parts (a), (b) or (c), indicate your response on the separate Answer Sheet at the appropriate space. You may feel that there is no error in a sentence. In that case letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.
  2. You are to indicate only one response for each item in your Answer Sheet. (If you indicate more than one response, your answer will be considered wrong : Errors may be in grammar word usage or idioms. They may be a word missing or there may be a word which should be removed.
  3. You are not required to correct the error. You are required only to indicate your response on the Answer Sheet
Question :16

During the earthquake (a) /people listened a strange noise (b) /and rushed out of homes. (c) /No error. (d)

Answer: (b)

Replace 'listened' with 'heard'.

Question :17

Every man is conditioned by the age in which he lives, (a) /and if he were to return to another age (b) /he would not be happy (c) /No error. (d)

Answer: (a)

Replace 'by' with 'to'.

Question :18

When the plane landed (a) /he found that (b) /one of the wings is damaged by a shell. (c) /No error. (d)

Answer: (c)

Replace 'is' with 'was'.

Question :19

Thousands of people far and near (a) /started gathering outside the auditorium (b) /from early morning to pay their tributes to the departed leader (c) /No error. (d)

Answer: (a)

Replace 'far and near' with 'from far and near.'

Question :20

Nobody (a) /in their sense (b) /would have acted so. (c) /No error. (d)

Answer: (b)

Replace 'sense' with 'senses'.

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