Dear PaGaLGuY readers, English Comprehension and English Language skills form an integral part of a number of competitive examinations, such as the SSC CGL, SSC CHSL exams, Banking Entrance exams, UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination, MBA entrance exams, Combined Defence Service Examination, etc. Given the importance of this section, we bring you this English Language Quiz to help you practise and improve.

This quiz has questions from actual SSC examinations held during the last few years. Solve this quiz and leave your responses/ answers in the comments section below. We will soon let you know the correct answers!

In the passage given below, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to fill each of the blanks.

In these days of cable television, the radio has again become popular. As in the days before the ___1___ of television, people switch on their radios first thing in the morning. FM Channels of every __2__ can be heard broadcasting news and songs of every __3__. More than anything else, people prefer to listen __4__which bring a refreshing change to the __5__ routine of their everyday lives.

1. (a) advent      (b) appearance  (c) birth                  (d) genesis

2. (a) range      (b) variety           (c) frequency         (d) category

3. (a) state      (b) language        (c) description        (d) kind

4. (a) into the songs              (b) from the songs

    (c) the songs                      (d) to the songs

5. (a) packed                         (b) monotonous

    (c) exciting                         (d) light

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