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The Best Memory Tricks

                 for 

Long Term Retention

The 3 - Word Rule:

Don't learn a single word

Learn:

 Word ➡️ Synonym ➡️ Antonym                                                   

Example:

Word: Rigid

Synonym: Strict and inflexible

Antonym: Lenient and flexible

PYQ Strategy (SSC CGL Tip):

• Focus only on previous year vocabulary words because 
• SSC repeats PYQ vocabulary.
• If you are seriously preparing for exams. 
• Don't cram dictionary words randomly.

The experts have suggested to focus on previous year paper and try to make
 sentence of new word. Examiners generally use highly effective strategy for 
competitive exams. 55% vocabulary in competitive exams are derived from
 previous year question paper, so prepare last 9 years question papers.

For competitive exam:

First of all, see the new word from PYQ, after then speak, when you feel 

confident note it down in your notebook. Finally, you revise the word for exam. 

Revision is must as we know revision is the key to success. Always try to follow  

the following formula if you want to ace the exam:

See - Speak - Write - Revise (vocabulary)

"Learn today, Revise tomorrow & Revise after weekend" approach is correct and highly effective for building long term memory.

Create a short story to increase vocabulary:

 Once there was a little girl who dwelled in a hut along with her grandma. One day

her grandma abandoned her as she was mentally disturbed.

Here you have learned two new words: 1 Dwell: means to live in a specific place or home.                                                                                    2 Abandon: means desert.

Root Word Trick:

Here are 15 words along with their synonyms, antonyms, accompanied by sentences.

Fill in the blanks:

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English Solved Mock Test| For SSC CGL Mock Test 2026 | Online Available

SSC CGL Level - Mock Test 

 (PYQ - based)

English Language

Questions: 15 

Time: 15 minutes

SECTION A:  ERROR DETECTION

Spot the error

Each of the employees (1)

were given an incentive (2)

 by the government. (3) 

No error (4)

Ans: (2) Each of the employees were given .... is incorrect because 

'each' requires a singular verb. So, instead of writing "were given",

here it should be "was given" even though it is followed by the plural

"employees".

Spot the error

He likes (1)

the poetries of (2) 

Wordsworth and P.B.Shelley. (3)

No Error (4)

Ans: (2) "poetry" is uncountable noun that is why, we cannot make its plural.
So, the answer will be:
He likes the poetry of Wordsworth and P.B Shelley.

SECTION B - FILL IN BLANKS

Choose the correct option

My friend invited his near and dear .... tea because he passed with flying colors.

1. for
2. on
3. to

Ans: to
My friend invited his near and dear to tea, having passed his exam with flying colors.

He instructed me as if he ...... my mentor.

1. was
2. were
3. is

Ans: were
He instructed me as if he were my mentor.

SECTION C: Voice

Change into passive voice:

Children like to play Minecraft.

1. Minecraft is being played by children.
2. Minecraft was played by children.
3. Minecraft is liked to be played by children.

Ans: Minecraft is liked to be played by children.

Change into passive voice:

May you lead happy life.

1. May a happy life lead by you.
2. May a happy life be led by you.
3. May a happy life is led by you.

Ans: May a happy life be led by you.

SECTION D 

SUBJECT- VERB AGREEMENT

Choose the correct option:

1. A number of lizards are called lounge.
2. A number of lizards is called lounge.
3. A number of lizard is called lounge.

Ans: A number of lizards is called lounge.

Fill in the blanks:

Choose the correct option:

1. Not only the chef but also the waiters were blamed.
2. Not only the chef but the waiters were blamed.
3. Not only the chef but also the waiters was also blamed. 

Ans: Not only the chef but also the waiters were blamed.

SECTION E: VOCABULARY

Synonym of Perplexed:

1. Accused
2. Obsessed
3. Puzzled

Ans: Puzzled

Antonym of Admonish:

1. Modest
2. Strength
3. Praise

Ans: Praise

Give one word of, "To struggle helplessly":

1. Fanatic
2. Gnash
3. Flounder

Ans: Flounder

He gave the correct answer on the spur of the moment.

Meaning of the idiom "On the spur of the moment"

• To act deliberately
• To act at once
• To act foolishly

Ans: To act at once

Choose the correct option:

He .... the right to speak and remained silent during the interrogation.

1. waved
2. kneed
3. waived

Ans: waived

The old man ...... his bad habits.

1. quiet
2. quit
3. quite

Ans: quit

Mixed Grammar Quiz with answers for SSC, CGL, Bank, & Other Competitive Exams | Learn English

       

             

  Quiz With Answers        

     What is the meaning of 'Pragmatic'?

•                   Irrational
•                   Practical
•                   Idealistic

                 Ans: Practical

       Which word is an antonym of,' Benevolent'

•                           Kind
•                           Generous
•                           Melovent 
• 
  
• Ans:      Melovent     
• 
  
•       What is the meaning of phrase,' Piping hot'?

•                               Frozen
•                               Very hot
•                / freshly cooked
•                               Tasty

                 Ans: Very hot /      

                Freshly cooked

                  

                

                                

                                      

     Choose the correct answer:

    He is proficient .... four languages.

•                                       for
•                                        in
•                                        at
•                               with             
• 
  
•     Ans: He is proficient in four languages.

          In the picture, she is proficient in four languages.

Choose the correct option:
1

• She is more smarter than him.
• She is smarter than him.
• She is the most smarter than him.

Ans: She is smarter than him

2

• Everyone forgot their notebook.
• Everyone forgot one's notebook.
• Everyone forgot his/her notebook.

 Ans: Everyone forgot his/her  

           notebook.

3

She is an European girl.

•          am
•          a
•          an
•          the

    Ans: a ( She is a European girl.)

Fill in the blanks:

1

My cousin... here since 2023.

•      is living 
•      has been living
•      have been living

     has lived

   Ans:  has been living

2

By the time the principal arrived, the students..... the class.

•    left
•    had left
•    were leaving

   leave

    Ans: had left

3

His daughter is not accustomed....

         hard work.

•     by
•     for
•     to
•     with

    Ans: He is not accustomed to hard

                        work.

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Most (Expected & Repeated) PYQ for 2026 (Synonyms and Antonyms) | Upgrade Vocabulary for Competitive Exams

 

Antonyms & Synonyms for 

Competitive Exam

 Choose the correct synonym:

Lousy 

• Energetic
• Unbearable
• Awful
• Loose

Ans: Awful

Some other Synonyms of Lousy are:

• Crummy
• Bad
• Poor
• Terrible, 

In other words, we can say 'Lousy' means very bad, poor quality

What a crummy day! means someone is having a very unpleasant, frustrating or 
disappointing day where things have gone wrong.
We can easily understand by this easy memory trick (beneficial for SSC, CGL)
Lousy - means low quality

After learning the synonyms, try to make sentences:

• Yesterday was a lousy day, so we didn't go out.
• I don't know why my body feels lousy.

This is the best trick to remember the meaning.

Anticipate:

• Hope
• Accept
• Expect
• Think

Ans: Expect

Envisaged:

• Severe
• Ensured
• Contemplated
• Imagined 

Ans: Imagined 

Envisaged means 'visualized' or 'imagined beforehand'.

In other words, we can say to imagine or picture something in the mind,

especially about the future.

Let's go through other synonyms of 'Envisaged'

•                                                              Visualized
•                                                              Foreseen
•                                                              Envisioned
•                                                              Conceived

Choose the correct antonym:

Spurious:

• Original
• Content
• Mitigate
• Authentic

Ans: Authentic

The antonym of 'Spurious' is 'Authentic'.

Here, two concepts are created, on the left-hand side, you see a spurious object 
while on the right-hand side, you can find an authentic object.

Antonym of Obscure:

• Clear
• Easy
• Create
• Veiled

Ans: Clear

The antonym of obscure is obvious or clear

In the image, there are two types of paths:

On the left side, there is obscure path,

while on the right side, we see obvious path.

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Subject -Verb Agreement requires a singular subject to take a singular verb and a plural subject take a plural verb.

Rule 1                                                                                                          When two subjects are joined together by 'Neither....nor' and ' Either....or' , the verb agrees with the nearest subject (the second one)

       First Subject: my boss (Singular)

  

   Second Subject:  my colleagues (Plural)               

      1.  Neither my boss nor my colleagues ....... present in the meeting.

• (a)  is
• (b) am
• (c) are

                                                       Ans: Neither my boss nor my colleagues are present in the meeting. 

Rule 2                                           Abstract nouns and uncountable nouns are considered as singular subjects, so make sure we use a singular verb along with it.             Uncountable Noun  : information

2. The information ....  true.        

  (a) are 

  (b) is        

  (c) am    

Ans: The information is true.      

Here in this sentence, information is uncountable noun so in such type of sentences, we have to identify the subject. In the above sentence:

The subject: information 

So, information - singular noun, 

we use a singular verb. 

Here are some examples of uncountable nouns:

advice                                       

news                                         

furniture                                           

knowledge                                                     luggage  

                                                                   

  Rule 3                                                                                       

 Collective noun is considered as a single unit, it takes a singular unit, it takes a singular verb.                

The members of jury .... going to give the verdict.

  (a) is

  (b) are

  (c) am

Subject:  members (plural)      Prepositional phrase:  of jury       

So, the real subject - members, not jury (members - plural; we use plural verb).

Ans: The members of jury are going to give the verdict.

 

Members of + Collective Noun = Plural Verb 

    

Examples of: ' Members of'

The members of the committee are divided.

The members of the team are sincere.          

Ignore the phrase after 'of'

The verb agrees with the noun before 'of', not after it.

The quality of these grapes is good.

A bunch of bananas costs Rs 70.

Subject: bunch = collective noun (singular) 

                                                      Prepositional Phrase: of bananas                                                              Bunch is treated as one unit so, singular verb 'costs' is correct.       

Idiom/Phrase                                   

     To 'burn the midnight oil' 

    A) To be lazy                

    B)  To light a fire                     

    C)  To work or study late into the night     

Ans: To work or study late into the night.

Sentence: During exams, she often burns the midnight oil to achieve good marks.

          This idiom is commonly used to describe academic, creative

 or professional work done late at night.

        Antonym (Select the word opposite in meaning)                                                                             

               Fragile                                         

               A) Delicate
              B) Weak  

              C) Brittle 

              D) Robust             

Ans: Antonym of Fragile is - Robust

Synonyms of Fragile are: Delicate, Brittle, Weak  

                        He eats healthy food to make himself robust.                                                              

Synonym (Select the word closest in meaning):

Lucrative                                               

        A) Profitable

         B)  Futile          

         C) Losing

         D) Fruitless            

Ans: Synonym of 'Lucrative' is - Profitable

Antonyms of ' Lucrative' are: Futile, Losing, Fruitless 

The tourism sector found a lucrative tourist attraction.

One Word Substitution:                                                         One who is skilled in many arts               

A)  Creative                                                            B)     Versatile                                                       C)      Artisan     

Ans: C) Versatile            

Change the following Passive to Active Voice:                             

 Why should she be deprived of her liberty.  (Select the correct option) 

 A) Why should she deprive of her liberty.

  B)  Why she should be deprived of her liberty.                                  

   C) Why should we deprive her of her liberty.                                     

Rule:  After modals (should, can, may, must) we use first form of the verb.

So, while forming active sentence always keep in mind:

should deprived (incorrect)

should deprive (correct) 

Ans: Why should we deprive her of her liberty. (Active Voice)     

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