Directions
(Q. Nos. 1 to 60) In the following questions, choose the alternative which is
an improvement upon the italicised part. If none of the three alternatives (a,
b, c) improves the sentence, your answer is (d).
1. I am used to hard work.
(a) hard working (b) working hard (c) work hardly
(d) No imporvement
(d) No imporvement
2. The main point of his speech was well
understood.
(a) that he
spoke (b) in the speech of his (c) made
when he spoke
(d) No improvement
3. Mr. Johnson had staying here since 1954
and had made India his home.
(a) was to stay (b)
is staying (c) has been
staying (d) No improvement
4. No sooner I saw the tiger than I ran
away.
(a) No sooner I
had seen (b) No sooner did I see
(c) As
soon as I saw (d) No Improvement
5. Because of his mastery in this field
his suggestions are wide accepted.
(a) are widely
accepted (b) are wide acceptance
(c) have widely acceptance (d) No improvement
(c) have widely acceptance (d) No improvement
6. The manager was unhappy at Gaurav
because he did not complete the work in time.
(a) is unhappy
at (b) is to be unhappy at (c) was unhappy with
(d) No
improvement
7. Old habits die hardly.
(a) die much
hardly (b) die hard (c)
die too hard (d) No improvement
8. Your results depend not only on how much
you have studied but now long you have read.
(a) but also how
long (b) but also on how long
(c) but also on
how much long (d) No
improvement
9. When I was fourteen, I sat the entrance
examination for senior secondary school.
(a) sat for (b) sat in (c) sat at (d)
No improvement
10. Sumit would have been looked smart in
traditional clothes.
(a) was looked (b) would be looked (c) would have looked
(d) No improvement
11. If you had told your problem yesterday,
we might had helped you.
(a) would have (b) might have been (c) would have been
(d) No improvement
(d) No improvement
12. A lot depends on your early brought up in
the faimly.
(a) bring up (b)
bringing on (c) up bringing (d)
No improvement
13. Try to be diplomatic where you refuse any
invitation, so far not to cause bad feeling.
(a) as far not (b) so as not (c) if as far not (d) No improvement
14. She gave most of her time to music.
(a) devoted (b) spent (c) lent (d) No improvement
15. All his answers were correct.
(a) His every
answers (b) His all answers (c) All of his answers
(d) No improvement
16. I wish I was with him.
(a) have been (b)
were (c) am (d)
No improvement
17. She cut a sad figure in her first
performance on the stage.
(a) made a sorry
figure (b) cut a sorry face (c) cut a sorry figure
(d) No improvement
18. They have stopped from constructing new
buildings.
(a) to construct (b) at constructing (c) constructing
(d) No improvement
19. Since 1986, there is no Earthquakes here.
(a) have been (b) are (c) were
being (d) No improvement
20. His father won’t be able to leave for
Varanasi until they have arrived.
(a) until they
arrive (b) until thy will arrive
(c) until they will have arrived (d) No improvement
(c) until they will have arrived (d) No improvement
21. Young men and women should get habituated
to reading and writing about current affairs.
(a) prepared (b)
trained (c) used (d) No improvement
22. His trousers are three sizes large.
(a) three sizes
too (b) three size (c) three sizes over
(d) No improvement
(d) No improvement
23. Five years ago today, I am sitting in a
small Japanese car, driving across Polard towards Berlin.
(a) was sitting (b) have been sitting (c) sat (d) No improvement
24. The actress said that it sometimes took
her two hours to put her make-up.
(a) put over (b)
put up (c) put on (d) No improvement
25. Let’s buy a new sari with the annual
bonus, can we ?
(a) can’t we (b) don’t we (c) shall we (d) No improvement
26. The members of his family are coming in
this train.
(a) with (b)
by (c) on (d) No improvement
27. Bad habits must be nipped at the bud.
(a) nipped off
the bud (b) nipped in the bud (c) nipped on the bud
(d) No
improvement
28. The unemployment rate has dropped sharply
this month, though it may only be temporary.
(a) but it may
be only temporary
(b) even though the drop may only be temporary
(b) even though the drop may only be temporary
(c) but the drop
may only be temporary
(d) No improvement
(d) No improvement
29. He has been working off and on for
several years to compile a dictionary.
(a) on or off (b) on and off (c) regularly (d)
No improvement
30. Anand has the guts to rise from the
occasion and come our successful.
(a) to rise
against (b) in rising from (c) to rise to (d) No improvement
31. I would gladly accompany your sister if
you had asked me.
(a) would have
gladly accompanied (b) was to have gladly accompanied
(c) will gladly
accompany (d)
No improvement
32. He doesn’t hesitate to do whatever his
brother does.
(a) will do (b)
would do (c) shall do (d) No improvement
33. None of the guests were introduced to the
bride.
(a) introduced (b) was introduced (c) have been introduced
(d) No improvement
(d) No improvement
34. The intruder stood quitely for few
moments.
(a) for few
time (b) for a few moments (c) for
the few moments
(d) No improvement
35. He is very active and will finish the
work within no time.
(a) at no time (b) without taking time (c) in no time
(d) No improvement
(d) No improvement
36. Rajni unnecessarily picked up a quarrel
with Kashish and left the party
hurriedly.
hurriedly.
(a) picking up (b)
picked on (c) picked (d) No improvement
37. Is there any place for me to sit ?
(a) space (b)
room (c) area (d)
No improvement
38. When he heard the rhetorical speech of
the leader, he was carried along by his enthusiasm.
(a) was carried
away (b) was carried down (c) was carried off
(d) No improvement
39. He complained that he had too much work
to cope up with.
(a) to cope with (b) for coping up with (c) to cope
(d) No improvement
40. One of the man gave first-aid to Hitesh
who is injured in a road accident.
(a) who had
injured (b) who was injured (c) which was injured
(d) No improvement
41. Last evening I went to the optician and
bought spectacles.
(a) a spectacle (b) two spectacles (c) a pair of spectacles
(d)
No improvement
42. He enjoys to tell stories to children.
(a) how to tell
stories (b) telling stories (c)
to narrate stories
(d) No
improvement
43. Scarcely had he entered the room than the
phone rang.
(a) when (b) while (c) as (d) No improvement
44. The need of the hour was some fast action
on the part of the leaders.
(a) needed (b) needing (c) needs (d) No improvement
45. You are warned against committing the
same mistake again.
(a) to
committing (b) to be committing (c)
to commit
(d) No improvement
46. The cloud of misfortunes appears to have
blown out.
(a) away (b)
over (c) up (d)
No improvement
47. It is unreasonable to distort the
statement of a man simply because he does not agree you’re your opinions.
(a) discourage (b)
denounce (c) bend (d)
No improvement
48. He stopped to work an hour ago.
(a) to working (b)
to have worked (c) working (d)
No improvement
49. He stayed back, so that it can look as if
he were unaware of the entire incident.
(a) may look (b)
would look (c) will
look (d)
No improvement
50. You ought not to have gone there, but you
did.
(a) be going (b)
have been (c) go (d) No improvement
51. What he needed are not large houses but
small cottages.
(a) were (b)
was (c) is (d) No improvement
52. Who does not know that this was
broadcasted ten days ago ?
(a) Had
broadcast (b) Was broadcast (c) Was broadcasting
(d) No improvement
53. The Three Musketeers have been written by
Dumas.
(a) are
written (b) are being written (c)
has been written
(d) No
improvement
54. No one needs to worry about me.
(a) will worry (b) need worry (c) shall worry (d)
No improvement
55. Manisha purchased the very good of all
the saries kept in the shop.
(a) the better (b)
the very better (c) the best (d) No improvement
56. Many a man have died of cancer.
(a) have died
from (b) has died of (c) have been dying of
(d) No improvement
57. People are tiring very soon in an
activity which they don’t like.
(a) tried (b) trying (c) tired (d) No improvement
58. He has said, so out of affection, do not
take it to heart.
(a) in heart (b) in the heart (c)
by the heart (d) No improvement
59. The summer has set out and the days are
getting warm.
(a) set up (b)
set in (c) set off (d)
No improvement
60. I am sorry, but I don’t believe what you
say.
(a) I will not
believe (b) I am not believing (c) I
will not be believing
(d) No
improvement
ANS KEY
(English Test on Sentence
Improvement-1)
Question No.
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Answer
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Question No.
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Answer
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Question No.
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Answer
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1
|
B
|
21
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C
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41
|
C
|
2
|
D
|
22
|
B
|
42
|
B
|
3
|
C
|
23
|
A
|
43
|
D
|
4
|
B
|
24
|
C
|
44
|
D
|
5
|
A
|
25
|
C
|
45
|
D
|
6
|
C
|
26
|
B
|
46
|
B
|
7
|
B
|
27
|
B
|
47
|
B
|
8
|
B
|
28
|
A
|
48
|
C
|
9
|
A
|
29
|
D
|
49
|
B
|
10
|
C
|
30
|
C
|
50
|
D
|
11
|
A
|
31
|
A
|
51
|
C
|
12
|
C
|
32
|
D
|
52
|
B
|
13
|
B
|
33
|
B
|
53
|
C
|
14
|
A
|
34
|
B
|
54
|
D
|
15
|
C
|
35
|
C
|
55
|
C
|
16
|
B
|
36
|
C
|
56
|
B
|
17
|
C
|
37
|
B
|
57
|
C
|
18
|
C
|
38
|
A
|
58
|
D
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19
|
A
|
39
|
A
|
59
|
B
|
20
|
C
|
40
|
B
|
60
|
D
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