SSC English Sample Paper SSC Sample Test Paper English-11

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    Directions for questions 21 to 25: You have a passage followed by question based on it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
    The important thing in life is not what you have been but what you are reaching for and becoming. At my age, when I can see the end of the road more clearly than most. I can sit back and recollect in tranquility the varying vicissitudes of my life and what it has taught me; When I look back, I find that the great and glorious hour of my life were those when I gave a helping hand to others without expecting anything in return and not when I struggled and succeeded to gain my own ends. And I can well imagine and appreciate that in this world those, alone can live who live for others. I have no regrets for the past. Life has been kind to me. My only regret is that I received more from life than I gave.
    What stage of life must the author be?

    A)  Adolescence                 

    B)  Youth

    C)  Middle age                   

    D)  Old age

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     The correct alternative is old age, as the paragraph reflects the old age.


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