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As we all know, Verbal Aptitude is an important component of
a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC Civil Services
Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL Examination, MBA
Entrance Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc. In order to
help you practise and improve your verbal ability, we provide you this English
Quiz.

Given below are a few questions from SSC examinations held in
the last few years. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below
and we’ll soon let you know the correct answers!

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-5) In each of the questions
given below, read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks with suitable
words out of the four alternatives given.

A 50 year old woman found that she could (1)
with her shyness when she (2). She would emerge from her shy-self and (3) the way she
wanted to see herself as-carefree, uninhibited and (4) the center of a
heated discussion. Many are shy (5) once they’re on stage, they are
comfortable.

1. (a) tackle            (b) deal              (c) handle           (d) bear

2. (a) amused       (b) assumed        (c) avoide         (d) averted

3. (a) act                (b) play                 (c) do                (d) enact

4. (a) in                  (b) at                      (c) with            (d) above

5. (a) at                  (b) but                    (c) and             (d) since

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Answers

1(b)   2(b)   3(a)   
4(a)    5(b)