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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 English PYQ – 16 Sep 2025 Shift 3 (24 Questions with Solutions)

English section of SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1, 16 September Shift 3: rare synonyms, idioms, inversion errors, voice, narration, a reading passage and a climate-change para-jumble.

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Duration
15 min
Marks
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About this test

SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 English PYQ 16 Sep Shift 3: Vocabulary, Grammar and RC

Rare synonyms, idioms, inversion, voice and narration are what this set tests.

Topic-wise questions in SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 English

11topics
Reading Comprehension5 · 21%
Synonyms & Antonyms3 · 13%
Active & Passive Voice2 · 9%
Direct & Indirect Speech2 · 9%
Error Spotting2 · 8%
Fill in the Blanks2 · 8%
One Word Substitution2 · 8%
Para Jumbles2 · 8%
Sentence Improvement2 · 8%
Idioms & Phrases1 · 4%
Spelling1 · 4%

What this tells you: course of action

  • First priority: Reading Comprehension, Synonyms & Antonyms, Active & Passive Voice and Direct & Indirect Speech, roughly 50% of the questions between them.
  • Keep in rotation: Error Spotting, Fill in the Blanks, One Word Substitution, Para Jumbles and Sentence Improvement, a steady 42% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Leave for last: 2 topics appear only once, about 8% in total. Revise them from short notes after the topics above are solid.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 5 for the first group, 4 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

Grammar rules to revise for this English paper

  • When a sentence opens with rarely, little or never, an auxiliary comes before the subject, and the main verb takes the form the auxiliary needs: little did he know, rarely have critics agreed
  • The passive of a present perfect question uses has or have, then the subject, then been with the past participle
  • In indirect speech the tense usually shifts back when the reporting verb is in the past, with exceptions such as universal truths
  • Use good at, not good in, for skill in a subject

FAQs about SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 English PYQ – 16 Sep 2025 Shift 3 (24 Questions with Solutions)

How many questions were in the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (16 September 2025, Shift 3) English Comprehension section?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 16 September 2025 Shift 3 English Comprehension section on Aptitude360 has 24 multiple-choice questions, and Aptitude360's timed version gives 15 minutes for them.
What was the marking scheme in SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (16 September 2025, Shift 3) English Comprehension?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 16 September 2025 Shift 3 English Comprehension section, each question carries 2 marks and a wrong answer costs 0.5 marks; an unanswered question costs nothing. The maximum score on this section is 48.
What type of questions came in SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (16 September 2025, Shift 3) English?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 16 September 2025 Shift 3 English Comprehension section included reading comprehension, voice and narration, antonyms and vocabulary questions. For example, one question begins: “A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Vocabulary by Etymology and Subject Verb Agreement practice lessons.
What is an example question from SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (16 September 2025, Shift 3) English Comprehension?
One question in the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 16 September 2025 Shift 3 English Comprehension section asked: “Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: Little did the committee knew (1)/ about the hidden liabilities (2)/ when it approved the merger (3)/ late last quarter. (4)/” The full solution is shown under the question in Aptitude360's Normal practice mode.
Can I attempt SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (16 September 2025, Shift 3) English as a mock test on Aptitude360?
Yes, the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 16 September 2025 Shift 3 English Comprehension section is available on Aptitude360 as a free test. It can be taken untimed in Normal practice, with solutions shown as you answer, or as a timed Simulated test that reports your score and accuracy the moment you submit.

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SectionQuestionsTime
CGL25 T1 · 16 Sep 2025 · S3 · English2415 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
48 across 24 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

What you get when you submit

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Score and accuracy

Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

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The same figures for each section, so a weak one cannot hide in an average.

The full answer key

Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

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