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SSC CGL Tier 2 English Language & Comprehension Mock Test 3

Staff Selection Commission: Combined Graduate Level

Focus on English Language and Comprehension with 45 original questions in one dedicated practice session.

Syllabus-checked original practice

Mapped to the official Tier 2 syllabus and answer-checked on 3 August 2026.

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Test-day essentials

Know before you start

  1. The timer starts as soon as you click "Start test" and the test auto-submits when time runs out.
  2. Mark questions for review and return to them while their section or timing group is still open.
  3. Your answers and timer deadline are saved on this device, so a refresh can resume safely.
  4. After submitting, review section and topic scores, explanations, and source links.

About this SSC CGL English Language and Comprehension sectional test

This sectional test isolates English Language and Comprehension from the SSC CGL Tier 2 pattern, so you can drill it on its own instead of only meeting it inside the full mock. It draws 45 original practice questions across 20 distinct topics, syllabus-checked the same as our full mocks.

Topics covered

Reading comprehension

15 questions

Cloze passage

5 questions

One-word substitution

3 questions

Active and passive voice

2 questions

Idioms and phrases

2 questions

Sentence improvement

2 questions

Sentence parts

2 questions

Synonyms

2 questions

Antonyms

1 question

Articles

1 question

Direct and indirect speech

1 question

Fill in the blanks

1 question

Homophones

1 question

Prepositions

1 question

Punctuation

1 question

Sentence ordering

1 question

Spellings

1 question

Spot the error

1 question

Subject-verb agreement

1 question

Word usage

1 question

Scoring and result analysis

Correct answers earn 3 marks and wrong answers deduct 1 mark. Unattempted questions score zero. This section's 45 questions are difficulty-tagged: 29 easy, 16 medium. After submitting, you receive topic-wise accuracy, time spent, answer explanations, and source links.

Frequently asked questions

Is this an official SSC CGL question paper?

No. It's an independent practice test with original English Language and Comprehension questions, mapped to the official SSC CGL Tier 2 syllabus and answer-checked on 3 August 2026.

How many questions are in this English Language and Comprehension sectional test, and how long is it?

45 questions in 40 minutes.

Which topics does this test focus on?

It spans 20 topics, with the heaviest coverage on Reading comprehension, Cloze passage, and One-word substitution.

Is there negative marking in this test?

Yes. Each wrong answer deducts 1 mark, and each correct answer earns 3 marks. Unattempted questions score zero.

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