Combined Higher Secondary Level

Examination Tier I 2023

Date - 4th August 2023

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 Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination 2023 Tier I

Section : English Language

Q.1 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Ans 1. Coincidence

2. Pronounciation

3. Homogeneous

4. Mischievous

Question ID : 264330143998
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.2 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The chef’s culinary creations were infused with a distinctive ________ that set them
apart from typical restaurant fare.
Ans 1. flare

2. fair

3. flair

4. flere

Question ID : 264330143964
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.3 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined phrase in the following
sentence.
After procrastinating for weeks, I finally had to bite the bullet and ask my boss for a
raise.
Ans 1. To be indecisive

2. To take the easy way out

3. To endure a painful or difficult situation with courage and determination

4. To give up easily

Question ID : 264330143946
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.4 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the
given sentence.
Mr. Arvind was accused of beating up before the students in the class.
Ans 1. accused of beating up off the

2. accused of beating up of the

3. accused of beating up in the

4. accused of beating up on the

Question ID : 264330143623
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.5 Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Select the option that arranges
the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.

A.The prosperity and business acumen

B.Mumbai and Kolkata indicate that in the commercial sector
C.Of the great industrial and commercial houses in
D.India has a considerable potential for modernisation
Ans 1. B, D, A, C

2. A, C, D, B

3. D, C, B, A

4. A, C, B, D

Question ID : 264330142619
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.6 Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Select the option that arranges
the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.

A. through the streets of London on a single day in June 1923

B. the novel is as patterned as a Post-Impressionist painting
C. can trace Clarissa’s and Septimus’s movements
D. but is also so accurately representational that the reader
Ans 1. B, D, C, A

2. C, A, B, D

3. A, D, B, C

4. B, C, D, A

Question ID : 264330149583
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.7 Select the most appropriate option that can replace the underlined word in the
following sentence.

Abraham narrated Reshma his last escapade in a dramatic way.

Ans 1. escape

2. exertion

3. ordeal

4. adventure

Question ID : 264330148925
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.8 Select the most appropriate option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The book was written by the author over a period of two years.
Ans 1. The period of two years was taken by the author to write the book.

2. The book was being written by the author over a period of two years.

3. The author wrote the book over a period of two years.

4. The book was written over a period of two years.

Question ID : 264330144188
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.9 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

The government is bringing a new law where every municipial will have its own
hospitals across the country.
Ans 1. Country

2. Government

3. Municipial

4. Hospitals

Question ID : 264330144129
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Q.10 Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that
contains an error.

The company was sued for breach of contract, but it still deny any wrongdoing.
Ans 1. but it still deny

2. any wrongdoing

3. for breach of contract

4. The company was sued

Question ID : 264330142561
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.11 Select the option that expresses the following sentence in positive degree of
comparison. She is liked by everybody as she is so good.
Ans 1. She is liked by everybody for being good.

2. Everybody like her as she is good.

3. She is so good that everybody likes her.

4. She is good because everybody likes her.

Question ID : 264330149503
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.12 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.

Swami learned music when he is studying in the third class.

Ans 1. No substitution

2. he will be studying

3. he will study

4. he was studying

Question ID : 264330144374
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.13 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

Getting the long-awaited promotion is a milestone in her career.

Ans 1. Burden

2. Important event

3. Mishap

4. Wonder

Question ID : 264330144380
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.14 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the
following sentence.

If we had moved to Italy when I was a child, I will had an Italian accent.
Ans 1. I will be have

2. I would have had

3. I would has

4. I am having

Question ID : 264330142626
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.15 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for ‘apprehension’ in the given sentence.

Shradha was never in such a situation before; her excitement was understandable for
her peers.
Ans 1. Situation

2. Peers

3. Excitement

4. Before

Question ID : 264330144116
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.16 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Abrogate
Ans 1. Establish

2. Sabotage

3. Eradicate

4. Demoralise

Question ID : 264330147534
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.17 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Copious
Ans 1. Meagre

2. Enough

3. Unsparing

4. Galore

Question ID : 264330144276
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1

Q.18 Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word in the given sentence.
Don’t you think the dog would need a kennel to stay?
Ans 1. A type of toy

2. A house for a dog or a cat

3. A small piece of material

4. A type of seed

Question ID : 264330149738
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Q.19 Select the most appropriate homonym in the context of the following sentence to fill in
the blank.

He was convicted of assaulting a police officer, but he got off with a

________sentence.
Ans 1. light: any device serving as a source of illumination

2. light: the energy from the sun

3. light: lightly; with few burdens

4. light: not serious or profound

Question ID : 264330142647
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Q.20 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

The test was passed by only a few students.

Ans 1. Only a few students passed the test.

2. Very few students passed the test.

3. The test was not passed by many students.

4. Many students did not pass the test.

Question ID : 264330142571
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
 Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Nainital has a 1.___________ lake. Tourists come from far and wide to 2._______ boating
here. There is a skating place behind it. People who skate here say that the ride seems to go
round with them. Evenings are also pleasant here. The 3._______ of the electric lights looks
as if they are dancing in the ripples of the lake. Truly, Nainital is an 4._____ city of
5.________ beauty.

SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option for blank 1.
Ans 1. pleasing

2. sagacious

3. alluring

4. beautiful

Question ID : 264330151095
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Nainital has a 1.___________ lake. Tourists come from far and wide to 2._______ boating
here. There is a skating place behind it. People who skate here say that the ride seems to go
round with them. Evenings are also pleasant here. The 3._______ of the electric lights looks
as if they are dancing in the ripples of the lake. Truly, Nainital is an 4._____ city of
5.________ beauty.

SubQuestion No : 22
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option for blank 2.
Ans 1. celebrate

2. enjoy

3. appreciate

4. adore

Question ID : 264330151096
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Nainital has a 1.___________ lake. Tourists come from far and wide to 2._______ boating
here. There is a skating place behind it. People who skate here say that the ride seems to go
round with them. Evenings are also pleasant here. The 3._______ of the electric lights looks
as if they are dancing in the ripples of the lake. Truly, Nainital is an 4._____ city of
5.________ beauty.

SubQuestion No : 23
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option for blank 3.
Ans 1. mirror

2. reflection

3. echo

4. shadow

Question ID : 264330151097
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
 Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Nainital has a 1.___________ lake. Tourists come from far and wide to 2._______ boating
here. There is a skating place behind it. People who skate here say that the ride seems to go
round with them. Evenings are also pleasant here. The 3._______ of the electric lights looks
as if they are dancing in the ripples of the lake. Truly, Nainital is an 4._____ city of
5.________ beauty.

SubQuestion No : 24
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option for blank 4.
Ans 1. opulent

2. irritating

3. excellent

4. ominous

Question ID : 264330151098
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Nainital has a 1.___________ lake. Tourists come from far and wide to 2._______ boating
here. There is a skating place behind it. People who skate here say that the ride seems to go
round with them. Evenings are also pleasant here. The 3._______ of the electric lights looks
as if they are dancing in the ripples of the lake. Truly, Nainital is an 4._____ city of
5.________ beauty.

SubQuestion No : 25
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option for blank 5.
Ans 1. logical

2. natural

3. synthetic

4. chronic

Question ID : 264330151099
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2

Section : General Intelligence

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Section : Quantitative Aptitude

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Section : General Awareness

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