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SSC MTS Fill in the Blanks Questions with Answers & Explanations

20 Fill in the Blanks questions from the Session II: English Language & Comprehension section of SSC MTS, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Try each question first, then tap Show answer to check. When you're ready, take the timed chapter-wise test to see your all-India rank.

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Question 1

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: Neither the teacher nor the students ____ present.

  1. Awere
  2. Bis
  3. Chas been
  4. Dwas
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Answer: (A) were With "neither…nor", the verb agrees with the nearer subject ("students").
Question 2

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: No sooner did he arrive ____ the meeting began.

  1. Awhen
  2. Bthat
  3. Cthan
  4. Dthen
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Answer: (C) than "No sooner … than" is the correct pair.
Question 3

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: I have lived in Delhi ____ my childhood.

  1. Afrom
  2. Bsince
  3. Cfor
  4. Dduring
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Answer: (B) since "Since" marks the starting point in time.
Question 4

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: One of my friends ____ a doctor.

  1. Ahave been
  2. Bis
  3. Care
  4. Dwere
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Answer: (B) is The subject is "one", which is singular.
Question 5

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: The furniture in this room ____ new.

  1. Awere
  2. Bis
  3. Care
  4. Dhave been
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Answer: (B) is "Furniture" is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
Question 6

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: She is ____ honest woman.

  1. Ano article
  2. Bthe
  3. Can
  4. Da
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Answer: (C) an "Honest" begins with a vowel sound, so "an" is used.
Question 7

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: He walked ____ the room and sat down.

  1. Ainto
  2. Bto
  3. Cat
  4. Din
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Answer: (A) into "Into" shows movement from outside to inside.
Question 8

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: He is the ____ of the two brothers.

  1. Ataller
  2. Btallest
  3. Cmore tall
  4. Dtall
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Answer: (A) taller Comparison between two takes the comparative degree.
Question 9

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: I have lived in Delhi ____ my childhood.

  1. Asince
  2. Bfrom
  3. Cduring
  4. Dfor
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Answer: (A) since "Since" marks the starting point in time.
Question 10

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: Each of the boys ____ a prize.

  1. Aget
  2. Bare getting
  3. Chave got
  4. Dgets
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Answer: (D) gets "Each" takes a singular verb.

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Question 11

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: She has been working here ____ 2018.

  1. Aby
  2. Bfrom
  3. Cfor
  4. Dsince
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Answer: (D) since "Since" is used with a point of time; "for" with a period of time.
Question 12

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: There are ____ mistakes in your essay.

  1. Aa few
  2. Ba little
  3. Cmuch
  4. Dlittle
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Answer: (A) a few "Mistakes" is countable, so "a few" is used.
Question 13

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: This is the ____ building in the city.

  1. Atall
  2. Btallest
  3. Ctaller
  4. Dmost tall
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Answer: (B) tallest Comparison among many takes the superlative degree.
Question 14

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: He died ____ cholera.

  1. Aof
  2. Bwith
  3. Cfrom
  4. Dby
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Answer: (A) of Death from a disease takes "died of".
Question 15

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: We ran ____ an old friend at the market.

  1. Aoff
  2. Binto
  3. Cout
  4. Dover
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Answer: (B) into "Run into" means to meet by chance.
Question 16

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: She has two ____.

  1. Asisters-in-law
  2. Bsister-in-law
  3. Csisters-in-laws
  4. Dsister-in-laws
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Answer: (A) sisters-in-law The plural is formed on the main word: sisters-in-law.
Question 17

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: The train arrived ____ the station on time.

  1. Aat
  2. Bin
  3. Con
  4. Dto
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Answer: (A) at "Arrive at" is used for a specific place such as a station.
Question 18

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: He insisted ____ paying the bill.

  1. Afor
  2. Bat
  3. Con
  4. Din
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Answer: (C) on The phrase is "insist on".
Question 19

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: She is senior ____ me.

  1. Aover
  2. Bto
  3. Cfrom
  4. Dthan
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Answer: (B) to Words like senior, junior, superior take "to".
Question 20

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: I look forward to ____ you.

  1. Ameeting
  2. Bhave met
  3. Cmeet
  4. Dmet
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Answer: (A) meeting "Look forward to" is followed by a gerund (-ing form).

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