As per your request here I am sharing the Assam SSA Recruitment Test (English) Sample paper:

Directions: Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow (Q. No. 84 to 88)
by selecting the most appropriate option.

On A Tired Housewife
Here lies a poor woman who was always tired,
She lived in a house where help wasn’t hired:
Her last words on earth were: ‘Dear friends,
I am going
To where there’s no cooking, or washing, or sewing,
For everything there is exact to my wishes,
For where they don’t eat there’s no washing
of dishes.
I’ll be where loud anthems will always be ringing,
But having no voice I’ll be quit of the singing.
Don’t mourn for me now, don’t mourn for me never,
I am going to do nothing forever and ever.’



1. The woman described in the poem
(A) Lived in her own house
(B) Worked in the house of a rich man
(C) Was very busy doing chores
(D) Was no more
Ans: (D)

2. The woman was always tired because
(A) She did all the household work without any elp
(B) She had hardly anything to eat
(C) She was physically very weak
(D) She was suffering from a serious ailment
Ans: (A)

3. The woman wanted to go to a place where
(A) People would take good care of her
(B) People would sincerely mourn for her
(C) People didn’t sing or dance
(D) People didn’t cook, wash or sew
Ans: (D)

4. The woman’s account in the poem shows
(A) How a woman can escape from work
(B) How we should help each other
(C) How overworked a housewife is
(D) That there is no work in heaven
Ans: (C)

5. ‘For everything there is exact to my wishes,’ In this line, the word ‘exact’ can be interpreted to mean
(A) According
(B) Leading
(C) Contrary
(D) Contributing
Ans: (A)
6. Fill in the appropriate determiner: The ring is made of _______ gold.
(A) The
(B) A
(C) X (no determiner)
(D) Any
Ans : (C)

7. Choose the word with the correct spelling.
(A) Happenned
(B) Hapenned
(C) Happened
(D) Hapened
Ans: (C)

8. Fill in an appropriate determiner: _____ first item in today’s programme is a song.
(A) The
(B) A
(C) Any
(D) Some
Ans: (A)

9. Complete the sentence by putting an appropriate determiner: You should always carry _______ umbrella with you.
(A) A
(B) An
(C) Any
(D) A few
Ans : (B)

10. Fill in the appropriate determiner:
I have not got _____ money in my bank account.
(A) Any
(B) A
(C) A few
(D) Few
Ans: (A)

11. Identify the correct form of the adverb to fill in the blank. I have told you _______
(A) Twice
(B) Many many times
(C) One time
(D) Two times
Ans: (A)

12. Supply the correct form of the verb in the following sentence: She ___________ a new dress last week.
(A) Has bought
(B) Has been buying
(C) Buys
(D) Bought
Ans: (D)

13. Manjit said to Anisha, “Could you please open the window?”
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In the above sentence Manjit is -
(A) Asking a question
(B) Giving an instruction
(C) Offering advice
(D) Making a request
Ans : (D)

14. Supply the correct form of the verb ‘remember’ in the following sentence: I ______ your name.
(A) Am remembering
(B) Remember
(C) Was remembering
(D) Have remember
Ans: (B)

15. Choose the set of words which are in the alphabetical order.
(A) Celebration, celebrity, center centimeter
(B) Celebration, celebrity centimeter, center
(C) Celebrity, centimeter celebration, center
(D) Center, centimeter, celebrity celebration
Ans: (A)