SSC CHSL 9th August 2021 Shift-1

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The headmaster ______ on the stage and gave a short speech.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
BRAVERY

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
ABSOLUTE

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Clandestine

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person who presents a radio/television programme

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
Had you not interfering in my affairs, I would have been in the US now.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. His father shifted his own ambitions to those of his son, providing him with models and support for his first exhibition at the age of 13.
B. Pablo Picasso was the son of José Ruiz Blasco, a professor of drawing, and Maria Picasso López.
C. From that point his ability to experiment with what he learned and to develop new expressive means quickly allowed him to surpass his father’s abilities.
D. His unusual adeptness for drawing began to manifest itself early, around the age of 10, when he became his father’s pupil.

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
The need today is for both sides / to introspect and re-examine the issue carefully / and resolve it amicably.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
My niece said, “I have decided to take coaching in badminton.”