SSC CGL Tier-2 11th September 2019 English

Instructions

For the following questions answer them individually

Question 191

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. This lovable big cat is all ready to charm kids in a film version.
B. ā€˜The Tiger who Came to Teaā€™ is Judith Kerrā€™s bestselling book,having sold 5million copies.
C. He ends up making a delightful nuisance of himself.
D. The story is about a tiger who pops by for tea.

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Question 192

Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice (active / passive) form of the given sentence.
I am writing a story after a long time.

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Question 193

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
A distinguished conductor or performer of classical music

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Instructions

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Comprehension:

The United Kingdomā€™s Social Mobility Commission study reports that disadvantaged children in England are being priced out of a cultural hinterland. Children aged 10-15 from low-income families are three times less likely than wealthier peers to engage in out-of-school musical
activities, such as learning an instrument etc. There were also differences according to race - 4% of British Pakistani children took part in
music classes, compared with 28% of Indian children and 20% of white children - and regional divides: 9% of children in north-east England played a musical instrument, compared with 22% in the south-east.

Disadvantaged children are also more likely to miss out on extracurricular sports (football, boxing, cricket) and drama, dance and art. The commission set out recommendations, including bursaries, better funding and support for schools - letā€™s hope theyā€™re taken on board. As well as the activities themselves, children are missing out on other crucial gains including confidence-building, team spirit and social skill, and are less likely to go on to higher education.

Extracurricular activities tend to cost money, but there are also problems with a lack of availability and access, such as schools being unable to afford to run after-school clubs or stay open during holidays. Another barrier is the kidsā€™ ā€œfear of not fitting inā€. In this sense, certain children are self-excluding from, say, learning an instrument, singing in a choir, playing cricket or acting. They decide by themselves that theyā€™re ā€œundeservingā€ of music, sport, art and drama. Unbelievably, in 2019, children as young as 10 are already hard-wired with the selflimiting poverty notion of ā€œnot for the likes of usā€.

This is heartbreaking. Itā€™s hardly news that life is tougher for poorer children, but itā€™s an outrage if all sense of curiosity, artistry and playfulness is knocked out of them so early. Something is wrong if better-off children feel entitled to explore and participate in areas that
interest and excite them, while the disadvantaged are cast from the start as cultural wallflowers - doomed to sit out every dance.

This isnā€™t about every child learning the piano or violin (but why not?), itā€™s about sowing the seeds for a cultural hinterland that will sustain and enrich them for life. Itā€™s about people exploring their passions and refusing to have their horizons artificially limited. Regardless of circumstances, all children should know that their faces ā€œfitā€ - automatically and forever. Culture belongs to everyone.

Question 194

The probability of a child in United Kingdom getting opportunities to engage in cultural and sports activities depends on-
1 parental economic background
2 whether one parent is British
3 whether parents have a university education
4 kind of school and funding available
Of the above points which are correct

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Question 195

According to the passage which of the following is not the correct reason- Exposure to cultural activities and sports at a young age is very important for children because it-

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Question 196

Pick out a phrase or a word which means the same as a group of people considered to be superior to others because of their social standing or wealth

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Question 197

How will a wholesome education including arts and sports not benefit the disadvantaged?

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Question 198

According to the author, what is truly heart- breaking and damaging for the kids is that -

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Instructions

For the following questions answer them individually

Question 199

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.
Sumit said, ā€œI will be leaving for London this summer so I can meet you only when I return.ā€

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Question 200

Pick a word opposite in meaning to
Lackadaisical.

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