SSC English: Sentence completion
As SSC exams are approaching, it is very essential to study the respective subjects properly and in timely manner. English language & comprehension section is asked in all SSC exams whether it is tier-1, 2 or 3. There will nearly four questions on this topic as per the new exam pattern is introduced by SSC. Now, understand “What is sentence completion?” you are given a sentence with a blank and you have to place a word in that. So that, meaningful & coherent sentence can be obtained. This word can be adjective, adverb, noun, pronoun or verb. As much as you practice them, you will gain more confidence to solve them. Let us take a tour of such questions- SSC English practice questions: Sentence completion Take online quiz 1. She hadn’t eaten all day, and by the time she got home she was ______. a. blighted b. confutative c. ravenous d. ostentatious 2. The movie offended many of the parents of its younger viewers by including unnecessary ______ in the dialogue. a. vulgarity b. verbosity c. vocalizations d. garishness 3. His neighbors found his ______ manner bossy and irritating, and they stopped inviting him to backyard barbeques. a. insentient b. magisterial c. reparatory d. restorative 4. Steven is always ______ about showing up for work because he feels that tardiness is a sign of irresponsibility. a. legible b. tolerable c. punctual d. literal 5. Candace would ______ her little sister into an argument by teasing her and calling her names. a. advocate b. provoke c. perforate d. lamente 6. The dress Ariel wore ______ with small, glassy beads, creating a shimmering effect. a. titillated b. reiterated c. scintillated d. enthralled 7. Being able to afford this luxury car will ______ getting a better paying job. a. maximize b. recombinant c. reiterate d. necessitate 8. Levina unknowingly ______ the thief by holding open the elevator doors and ensuring his escape. a. coerced b. proclaimed c. abetted d. sanctioned 9. Shakespeare, a(n) ______ writer, entertained audiences by writing many tragic and comic plays. a. numeric b. obstinate c. dutiful d. prolific 10. I had the ______ experience of sitting next to an over-talkative passenger on my flight home from Brussels. a. satisfactory b. commendable c. galling d. acceptable 11. Prince Phillip had to choose: marry the woman he loved and ______ his right to the throne, or marry Lady Fiona and inherit the crown. a. reprimand b. upbraid c. abdicate d. winnow 12. If you will not do your work of your own ______, I have no choice but to penalize you if it is not done on time. a. predilection b. coercion c. excursion d. volition 13. After sitting in the sink for several days, the dirty, food-encrusted dishes became ______. a. malodorous b. prevalent c. imposing d. perforated 14. Giulia soon discovered the source of the ______ smell in the room: a week-old tuna sandwich that one of the children had hidden in the closet. a. quaint b. fastidious c. clandestine d. fetid 15. After making ______ remarks to the President, the reporter was not invited to return to the White House pressroom. a. hospitable b. itinerant c. enterprising d. irreverent 16. With her ______ eyesight, Krystyna spotted a trio of deer on the hillside and she reduced the speed of her car. a. inferior b. keen c. impressionable d. ductile 17. With a(n) ______ grin, the boy quickly slipped the candy into his pocket without his mother’s knowledge. a. jaundiced b. nefarious c. stereotypical d. sentimental 18. Her ______ display of tears at work did not impress her new boss, who felt she should try to control her emotions. a. maudlin b. meritorious c. precarious d. plausible 19. Johan argued, “If you know about a crime but don’t report it, you are ______ in that crime because you allowed it to happen.” a. acquitted b. steadfast c. tenuous d. complicit 20. The authorities, fearing a ______ of their power, called for a military state in the hopes of restoring order. a. subversion b. premonition c. predilection d. infusion
Tanya Mittal
12 tips to Ace the CFA exam
Passing the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level I exam is no easy business – only approximately 43% of the 50,000-plus candidates who take it in June or December pass. Peter Mackey, the head of CFA examination development at the CFA Institute, manages a team of 23 people who develop the CFA exams, as well as the Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM) and the Claritas qualification. Here is his advice for passing the CFA exams: 1. Focus your efforts on the CFA Institute’s curriculum Everything you will see on the exam comes directly from the curriculum that the CFA Institute provides. Look at the exam prep materials and study tips on the institute’s website thoroughly. “A lot of candidates make a number of mistakes, for example, they rely on too many sources of information rather than focusing on the curriculum,” Mackey says. “It’s hard enough to master in the six months we recommend that you take to learn it. “It makes it easier and fairer for our candidates, because we will only write a test question based on our assigned curriculum – they won’t get asked something outside of that,” he says. 2. Keep up-to-date with what’s changed In 2009 the CFA Institute changed all of its multiple-choice questions to have three answer choices, one correct answer and two distractors, instead of four choices. “Don’t underestimate Level I; it’s going to be tough,” Mackey says.“ 3. Know the format The morning session of Level I lasts three hours, with 120 multiple-choice questions, followed by a two-hour break for lunch, then another three hours to complete an additional 120 questions. Level II consists of “Item Set” questions, one-to-two-page case studies of information about an institutional or individual investor, then six questions based on that case drawing from the curriculum. “Level II is similarly structured, but requires a lot more reading, with 60 questions in the morning and 60 in the afternoon,” Mackey says. The morning session of the Level III exam has short-answer essay questions that require candidates to make calculations. The afternoon is Item Set questions. 4. Practice the lost art of penmanship You have to write down your answers by hand, which presents a challenge in an age of computers. Practice writing for long stretches using a pen or pencil to exercise your hand and finger muscles. “Most of us don’t write by hand much anymore, so the act of writing for three hours is tough,” Mackey says. “We encourage candidates to practice writing manually in the months before the exam.” 5. Practice makes perfect – but don’t go overboard in any one area Don't focus obsessively on certain parts of the curriculum that you think will make up the bulk of the test while neglecting others. "It's a dangerous game to try to figure out what’s going to be on the test, to the extent that you’re skipping chapters," Mackey says. "That's reducing the probability that you’re going to be able to handle the questions you’ll actually see on the exam." 6. Take care of yourself Candidates are tempted to cram in as many last few hours of study as they can. But don’t sacrifice time usually spent on exercise, eating well or sleeping a full night for studying – especially in the days just before the exam. Consider putting in a request to take some personal time off work for review and rest right before the exam. "You want to perform your best, and that means caring for your physical well-being as much as mental [preparedness]," Mackey says. "If your body isn’t ready, then hundreds of hours of prep won’t mean anything." 7. Plan the logistics of exam day Scout the exam location ahead of time. Learn the route, look at parking, plan what you will eat for lunch and where, and have a general notion of what you’re going to walk into. "You don’t want to be tripped up by little things like that," Mackey says. "The fewer last-minute decisions to make, the better." 8. On exam day you'll want to... Make sure you have your valid passport, ticket and approved calculator – and leave the personal belongings at home. "Pay close attention to all the instructions provided to make sure you’re following the procedures properly," Mackey says. 9. Time management is key For Level I, you have to complete 40 questions per hour, meaning you can spend an average of 90 seconds on each question. An important point to remember is that there’s no penalty for a wrong answer, so answer every question. “If you’re not managing your time well, you can really mess yourself up,” Mackey says. “You want to turn in a fully completed answer sheet to give yourself an opportunity to get credit for every question.” Levels II and III get more complicated. Level III has 12-minute and 23-minute questions, many with multiple parts. “For Level III in particular, it’s really important to focus on time management,” Mackey says. “Some people write us a treatise on a topic they know well but take twice the allotted time to do it.” 10. Don’t rush While you have to keep your eye on the clock, some people work too fast. There are a lot of key directions in the pre-exam instructions. “Candidates fly into this without paying attention, they miss questions, misread them, or they don’t follow instructions and write on the wrong page,” Mackey says. “You have to calm yourself down and work at a steady pace without rushing.” 11. They’re not trying to trick you – really Some people tend to overthink a question, convinced that it’s a clever trap designed to ensnare unsuspecting saps, but they end up outsmarting themselves or taking too much time per question. “Certain candidates have a view that every question is a trick – that we’re sitting here rubbing our hands thinking ‘How are we going to get them on this one?’” Mackey says. “Candidates can overthink or overcomplicate it by making an unnecessary assumption, ‘I’m sure these guys are trying to trick me,’ which can do more harm than good.” 12. Take a deep breath Stress management is an overlooked element of test-taking. “There’s good stress that can help you and bad stress – if you panic, it will hurt you,” Mackey says. “You’re not going to know all of the answers to all of these questions – nobody gets 100%; if you get 70% you’re doing pretty well. “If you don’t know an answer, move on,” he says. “The brain is an amazing organ, and research has shown that if you calm down, answers will start to come to you more readily.”
SSC Reasoning Practice set-1: Blood Relations
In this article, we have prepared a series of 20 questions based on Blood Relations ranging from the easiest to the toughest one. There are almost 1-2 questions that were asked in SSC CHSL and CGL exam. These questions are a little bit tricky and time-consuming if you do not know how to solve them. Now, you may be confusing about the shortcuts. We would like to tell you that there is no such things. You should solve them with graphical representation. Simplify the problem in Graph-tree representation. Example: - Pointing to a photograph of a boy Suresh said, "He is the son of the only son of my mother." How is Suresh related to that boy? Hence, Suresh is the father of that boy. Blood Relations Q1. Sita and Vaibhavi are sisters. Ravi and Girdhar are brothers. Sita's daughter is Ravi's sister. What is Vaibhavi's relation to Girdhar ? (1) Mother (2) Grandmother (3) Sister (4) Aunt Q2. It is given that Shalini is the mother of Sunil, Arjun is the son of Shalini, Karan is the brother of Pallavi, Pallavi is the daughter of Sunil, Who is the grandmother of Karan? (1) Shalini (2) Sunil (3) Arjun (4) Karan Q3. Ayushi is the niece of Ankit. Ankit's mother is Lakshmi. Kavya's husband is Gaurav. Parvathi is the mother-in-law of Gaurav. How is Ayushi related to Gaurav ? (1) Great grandson's daughter (2) Gaurav is Ayushi's father (3) Ayushi is Gaurav's great grand-daughter (4) Grand niece Q4. Arun is Bishwajeet's brother. Chaman is Arun's father. Deepika is Chaman's sister and Ekta is Deepika's Mother. How is Bishwajeet related to Ekta ? (1) Granddaughter (2) Great-granddaughter (3) Grandaunt (4) Daughter Q5. Amit is the father of Chaitali and Deepak is the son of Binod. Eklavya is the brother of Amit. If Chaitali is the sister of Deepak. How is related to Eklavya? (1) Sister-in-law (2) Sister (3) Brother (4) Brother-in-law Q6. Pointing to a photograph, Mayuri said, "Her father's only son's wife is my mother-in-law". How is Mayuri's husband related to that lady in the photo? (1) Nephew (2) Uncle (3) Son (4) Father Q7. A's sister is the wife of B. B is C's brother. B’s father is D. E is B's grandmother. F is E's daughter-in-law. G is C's brother's son. Who is G to A? (1) Brother-in-law (2) Son (3) Brother (4) Nephew Q8. Among her children, Radha's favourites are Ravi and Rani. Rani is the mother of Abhinav, Who is loved most by his uncle Arav. The head of the family is Ravi lal, who is succeeded by his son Govind and Mahesh. Govind and Radha have been married for 35 years and have 3 children. What is the relation between Arav and Mahesh ? (1) Uncle (2) Son (3) Brother (4) No relation Q9. Vinit introduces Varun as the son of the only brother of his father's wife. How is Vinit related to Varun ? (1) Cousin (2) Brother (3) Son (4) Uncle Q10. 'A' reads a book and find the name of the author familiar. The author 'B' is the paternal uncle of 'C'. 'C' is the daughter of 'A'. How is 'B' related to 'A'? (1) Brother (2) Sister (3) Father (4) Uncle Q11. Prerna has a son, named Arun. Ramesh is Prerna's brother. Neetu too has a daughter named Neema. Neetu is Ramesh's sister. What is Arun's relationship to Neema? (1) Brother (2) Nephew (3) Cousin (4) Uncle Q12. Ajay is Binny's daughter. Binny is Chirag's mother. Dinesh is Chirag's brother. How is Dinesh related to Ajay? (1) Father (2) Grandfather (3) Brother (4) Son Q13. Ankita and Babita are sisters. Ankita is mother of Dilip. Babita has a daughter Chanchal who is married to Tarun. Gaurav is the husband of Ankita. How is Chanchal related to Dilip? (1) Cousin (2) Niece (3) Aunt (4) Sister-in-law Q14. Abhishek's father has a son Rohit who has an aunt Sangeeta who has a husband, Girish whose father-in-law is Mohan. What is the relation of Mohan to Abhishek? (1) Nephew (2) Grandfather (3) Son (4) Uncle Q15. Arvind and Binoy are brothers. Ekta is the daughter of Ramaya. Ramaya is the wife of Binoy. What is the relation of Ekta to Arvind? (1) Sister (2) Daughter (3) Niece (4) Sister-in-law Q16. Q is the son of P. X is the daughter of Q. R is the aunty (Bua) of X and L is the son of R,then what is L to P ? (1) Grandson (2) Granddaughter (3) Daughter (4) Nephew Q17. Introducing a man, a woman said, "His wife is the only daughter of my mother." How is the woman related with the man? (1) Sister-in-law (2) Wife (3) Aunt (4) Mother-in-law Q18. Raghubeer and Baburam are twins. Baburam's sister is Reema. Reema's husband is Rajan. Raghubeer's mother is MahaLakshmi. MahaLakshmi's husband is Rajesh. How is Rajesh related to Rajan? (1) Father-in-law (2) Cousin (3) Uncle (4) Son-in-law Q19. Romila is Ravi's sister-in-law. Ram is Ravi's brother. Ram's wife is Romila. Deepa is Ravi's sister. Deepa mother is Shamita. How is Romila related to Shamita? (1) Mother-in-law (2) Daughter-in-law (3) Granddaughter (4) Daughter Q20. P said pointing to Q that his father is my father's only son". How is P related to Q? (1) Grandfather (2) Grandson (3) Son (4) Father All the Best!