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 Services 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!

Four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase highlighted in the sentences below. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

1. All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder because she ill-treated her daughter-in-law.

(a) showed intentional unfriendliness to her company

(b) felt her shoulder was cold

(c) showed dislike for her company

(d) showed liking for her company

2. If you want to solve the problem forever, you must take the bull by horns.

(a) pull the bull’s horns

(b) face a difficulty or danger cautiously

(c) run away from a difficulty or danger

(d) face a difficulty or danger confidently

3. Rajib washed his hands of the matter long ago.

(a) overcame the difficulties

(b) refused to accept responsibility for

(c) too the responsibility

(d) refused to change the decision

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

4. A women hater.

(a) Bigamist      (b) Misogynist       (c) Misanthrope   (d) Polygynist

5. A person who runs away from justice or law.

(a) Refugee        (b) Martyr           (c) Fugitive           (d) Recluse

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