ADRE Higher Secondary (HSSLC) Level Paper III 2024 Complete Question Paper Solution with Explanations of English Section

ADRE Higher Secondary (HSSLC) Level Paper III 2024 Complete Solved Paper with Detailed Explanations of English Section

The English section of the ADRE Higher Secondary (HSSLC) Level Paper III 2024 evaluates candidates' command of the English language through questions on grammar, vocabulary, sentence correction, comprehension, synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and usage. This section is designed to assess both language proficiency and problem-solving ability. In this article, you will find the complete English questions along with accurate answers and easy-to-understand explanations to help you analyze your performance and strengthen your preparation for upcoming Assam government examinations.

English Section

Total Questions : 35

Total Marks :35

Negative Marking : 0.25%

Q1. Identify the adverb in the following sentence :

He could not go deep into the forest.

(A) Deep

(B) Go

(C) He

(D) Into

Answer: (A) Deep

Explanation:

• An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb by describing how, where, when, or to what extent an action is performed.
• In the sentence "He could not go deep into the forest," the word deep modifies the verb go, indicating how far he could go.

Q2. From the list below, identify the antonym of ‘cheap’.

(A) Price

(B) Poor

(C) Expensive

(D) Rice

Answer: (C) Expensive

Explanation:

• An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.
• The word cheap means low in price or inexpensive. Its opposite is expensive, which means costing a lot of money or high-priced.

Q3. What is the synonym of ‘furious’?

(A) Laughter

(B) Witch

(C) Impure

(D) Angry

Answer: (D) Angry

Explanation:

• A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.
• The word furious means extremely angry or full of rage. Therefore, angry is its correct synonym.

Q4. Identify the incorrectly spelt word.

(A) Square

(B) Parpendicular

(C) Diagonal

(D) Triangle

Answer: (B) Parpendicular

Explanation:

• The word Parpendicular is incorrectly spelt. The correct spelling is Perpendicular.

Q5. Give one-word substitution for ‘a person who loots and plunders ships’.

(A) Robber

(B) Pirate

(C) Dacoit

(D) Looter

Answer: (B) Pirate

Explanation:

• A pirate is a person who attacks, loots, or plunders ships at sea for personal gain.
• Robber – A person who steals by force, usually on land.
• Pirate – A person who robs or attacks ships at sea.
• Dacoit – A member of an armed gang of robbers, especially in South Asia.
• Looter – A person who steals goods during riots, wars, or disasters, but not specifically from ships.

Q6. What is meant by ‘to get the green signal’ ?

(A) To stop others

(B) To go away

(C) To get permission

(D) To get the keys of a car

Answer: (C) To get permission

Explanation:

• The idiom "to get the green signal" means to receive approval or permission to proceed with a plan or action.

Q7. Fill in the blank :

Lokesh can jump very _____.

(A) high

(B) higher

(C) highest

(D) tall

Answer: (A) high

Explanation:

• The word very is followed by the positive degree of an adjective or adverb. Since jump is a verb, it should be modified by the adverb high, indicating the extent of the jump.
• High – Correct adverb describing how Lokesh can jump.

• Higher – Comparative degree; used to compare two things.

• Highest – Superlative degree; used to compare three or more things.

• Tall – An adjective describing height, not how someone jumps.

Q8. What is the collective noun for ‘fish’?

(A) Swarm

(B) Pack

(C) School

(D) Herd

Answer: (C) School

Explanation:

• A collective noun is a word used to describe a group of people, animals, or things.
• The correct collective noun for a group of fish is school (also called a shoal in some contexts).
• Swarm – Used for insects such as bees or locusts.
• Pack – Used for animals like wolves or dogs.
• Herd – Used for grazing animals such as cattle, deer, or elephants.

Q9. Fill in the correct conjunctions in the following :

_____ Reshma _____ Padma knew the directions, and now they are lost.

(A) Either, or

(B) Both, and

(C) Not only, but also

(D) Neither, nor

Answer: (D) Neither, nor

Explanation:

• The sentence means that Reshma did not know the directions and Padma also did not know the directions.
• It means negative i.e., unable to act.
• So,the correlative conjunction "Neither...nor" is used to connect two negative alternatives.
• Either...or – Indicates one of two alternatives, not both being negative.
• Both...and – Means both knew the directions, which contradicts the sentence.
• Not only...but also –Gives emphasis to two positive statements and does not fit the context-" they are lost."

Q10. Which of the following punctuation marks is called ‘apostrophe’ ?

(A) (-)

(B) (/)

(C) (’ )

(D) (:)

Answer: (C) (')

Q11. Which of the following means similar to ‘elevated’ ?

(A) Topped

(B) Wished

(C) Promoted

(D) Transferred

Answer: (C) Promoted

Explanation:

• A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.
• The word elevated means raised to a higher position, rank, or status. In this context, promoted is the closest in meaning.

Q12. What is meant by ‘to create a ruckus’ ?

(A) Make loud noise

(B) An artistic work

(C) Produce music

(D) Bake a cake

Answer: (A) Make loud noise

  Explanation:

• The idiom "to create a ruckus" means to make a loud noise, disturbance, or commotion, often because of an argument or disorder.

Q13. Which of the following sentences is correct?

(A) She had not coming to the wedding.

(B) She is not come to the wedding.

(C) She did not coming to the wedding.

(D) She is not coming to the wedding.

Correct Answer: (D) She is not coming to the wedding.

Explanation:

• (D) She is not coming to the wedding. — Correct. This is the present continuous tense, used for a planned action or event.
• (A) She had not coming... — Incorrect. After had not, use the past participle (come), not coming.
• (B) She is not come... — Incorrect. After is, use the -ing form (coming), not come.
• (C) She did not coming... — Incorrect. After did not, use the base form (come), not coming.

Q14. Choose the correct option :

We _____ the National Anthem every morning at school.

(A) sanged

(B) sing

(C) sings

(D) singed

Correct Answer: (B) sing

Explanation

• The phrase every morning indicates a habitual action, which requires the simple present tense.
• For the first-person plural subject We, the correct present tense form of the verb is sing (e.g., We sing , He/She sings).

Q15. Which of the following pronouns refers to ‘myself’ ?

(A) We

(B) They

(C) I

(D) You

Correct Answer: (C) I

Explanation

• The reflexive pronoun myself is the first-person singular form.
• The corresponding first-person singular personal pronoun used as a subject is I (e.g., I did it myself).

Q16. Identify the incorrectly spelt word.

(A) Damsel

(B) Wicked

(C) Volcano

(D) Mountein

Correct Answer: (D) Mountein

Explanation

• The correct spelling is Mountain.

Q17. Identify the correctly spelt word.

(A) Mongrel

(B) Marval

(C) Martal

(D) Middel

Correct Answer: (A) Mongrel

Explanation

• Mongrel is spelled correctly

• Marval should be Marvel
• Martal should be Mortal or Martial
• Middel should be Middle

Q18. Identify the preposition in the following sentence :

The cat was sleeping under the cot.

(A) Sleeping

(B) Under

(C) Cot

(D) Was

Correct Answer: (B) Under

Explanation

• Under is a preposition of place
• Sleeping is a verb
• Cot is a noun.
• Was is an auxiliary verb.

Q19. Identify the incorrect set.

(A) Bad : Worse : Worst

(B) Poor : Poorest : Poorer

(C) Rich : Richer : Richest

(D) Good : Better : Best

Correct Answer: (B) Poor : Poorest : Poorer

Explanation

•   Degrees of comparison follow the order of Positive : Comparative : Superlative.   

Q20. Identify the verb in the following sentence :

Neeraj ran very fast.

(A) Very

(B) Neeraj

(C) Fast

(D) Ran

Correct Answer: (D) Ran

Explanation:

• A verb is a word that shows an action, state, or occurrence.
• Neeraj → Noun (subject)
• ran → Verb (shows the action)
• very → Adverb (modifies fast)
• fast → Adverb (modifies the verb ran)

Q21. Which word of the following is an example of pronoun?

(A) Again

(B) Pink

(C) They

(D) Speed

Correct answer: (C) They

Explanation:

• A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun.
• Again → Adverb
• Pink → Adjective (or noun, depending on context)
• They → Pronoun
• peed → Noun

Q22. What would be the antonym of ‘friend’ ?

(A) Foe

(B) Unfriend

(C) Dislike

(D) Buddy

Correct answer: (A) Foe

Q23. From the list below, identify the synonym of ‘lament’.

(A) Sad

(B) Mourn

(C) Copied

(D) Molecule

Correct answer: (B) Mourn

Explanation:

• Lament = to express grief or sorrow.

Q24. Which word is incorrectly spelt?

(A) Basically

(B) Essentially

(C) Primarily

(D) Varbally

Correct answer: (D) Varbally

Explanation:

• Correct spelling: Verbally

Q25. Give one-word substitution for ‘life history of a person written by another person’.

(A) Autobiography

(B) Biography

(C) Monograph

(D) Bigamy

Correct answer:  (B) Biography

Explanation:

• Autobiography is written by the person themselves.

Q26. What does ‘in a nutshell’ mean?

(A) Peanuts and almonds

(B) Very tough explanation

(C) Expressed in short

(D) Important discussion

Correct answer: (C) Expressed in short

Explanation:

• It means briefly or in summary.

Q27. Fill in the blank :

Tuhin ran _____ than Zubin to win the race.

(A) fast

(B) faster

(C) fastest

(D) fasting

Correct answer: (B) faster

Explanation:

• "Than" requires the comparative form.
• The word "than" is used to compare two people or things.

Q28. Identify the collective noun for ‘dogs’.

(A) Gang

(B) Herd

(C) Team

(D) Pack

Correct answer: (D) Pack

Explanation:

• A collective noun is a word that refers to a group of people, animals, or things.
• The collective noun for a group of dogs is pack.
• A pack of dogs was running through the field.
• A pack of wolves lives in the forest.

Q29. Which of the following punctuation marks is called ‘hyphen’?

(A) (-)

(B) (/)

(C) (’ )

(D) (:)

Correct answer: (A) (-)

Q30 What is the opposite of ‘sorrow’?

(A) Joy

(B) Happy

(C) Laugh

(D) Beauty

Correct answer: (A) Joy

Q31. Which of the following means ‘to get rid of a problem’ ?

(A) To hammer it out

(B) To get to the bottom of

(C) To get the monkey off one’s back

(D) To get the acts together

Correct answer: (C) To get the monkey off one's back

Explanation

• This idiom means to free oneself from a burden or problem.

Q32. Identify the grammatically incorrect sentence.

(A) I want to go home now.

(B) I wish to go home now.

(C) I shall go home now.

(D) I went to go home now.

Correct answer:  (D) I went to go home now.

Explanation

• Correct: "I went home." or "I am going home now."

Q33. Choose the correct option :

Is your brother _____ to the gym?

(A) gone

(B) going

(C) go

(D) went

Correct answer: (B) going

Explanation:

The sentence is in the Present Continuous Tense, which is used for actions happening now or around the present time.

The structure is:

Subject + is/am/are + verb + ing

Q34. Which pronoun is used for ‘non-living thing’ ?

(A) I

(B) We

(C) Us

(D) It

Correct answer:  (D) It

Explanation:

• A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.
• The pronoun "it" is generally used to refer to non-living things, objects, animals (when the gender is unknown or unimportant)

Q35. Identify the incorrectly spelt word.

(A) Monkey

(B) Moniker

(C) Matress

(D) Molten

Correct answer: (C) Matress

Explanation

• Correct spelling: Mattress

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FAQs

Q1. Which subjects are covered in Questions 1–30 of the ADRE HSSLC Level 2024 Social Studies section?

Ans: Questions 1–30 mainly cover Geography, Indian Geography, General Science, Indian Awards, and important world facts, helping candidates test their basic social studies knowledge.

Q2. Are the answers to ADRE HSSLC 2024 Social Studies Questions  1–30   officially verified?

Ans: Yes. The correct answers are verified using the official ADRE HSSLC Level 2024 final answer key, while the explanations are written independently to help candidates understand the concepts.

Q3. Are detailed explanations provided for every question?

Ans: Yes. Every question includes a detailed explanation to help candidates understand why the correct option is right and improve their preparation for future ADRE examinations.

Q4. Is this solved paper useful for upcoming ADRE examinations?

Ans: Yes. Previous year question papers help candidates understand the exam pattern, important topics, and frequently asked questions, making them an essential resource for ADRE preparation.

Q5. Where can I find solutions for the remaining ADRE HSSLC Level 2024 questions?

Ans: You can explore the complete subject-wise solutions on RozgarAssam, including Social Studies, General Knowledge, Logical Reasoning & Mental Ability, General English, and General Mathematics, along with detailed explanations for all 150 questions.