Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions : A word has been given in each question and has been used in the sentences given below. Identify the statements where the word has been used in a contextually and grammatically correct manner. If the word has been used correctly in all the statements, mark (e), “All of these”, as your answer.
HOSTILE
(i) He made hostile efficiency a key part of his budget plan.
(ii) There has been a hostile reaction to the government's proposed tax increase.
(iii) The security forces exercised great restraint by not responding to hostile attacks and threats.
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617f96d141b20233b976f352(i) He made hostile efficiency a key part of his budget plan.
(ii) There has been a hostile reaction to the government's proposed tax increase.
(iii) The security forces exercised great restraint by not responding to hostile attacks and threats.
- 1Only (i)false
- 2Both (i) and (ii)false
- 3Both (ii) and (iii)true
- 4Only (iii)false
- 5All of thesefalse
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Answer : 3. "Both (ii) and (iii) "
Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .
He had grown strong and tall in service and was indeed a fine man to look upon.
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612cac88bcfda60575d6d66f- 1had grewfalse
- 2have grownfalse
- 3had growfalse
- 4No Improvementtrue
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Answer : 4. "No Improvement"
Q:Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No Improvement.
What does it matter most is the quality of the goods that we require.
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6127788fb05363065a017ba3- 1what it matters morefalse
- 2what does it matterfalse
- 3what matters mosttrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "what matters most"
Q:Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No Improvement.
He paid the caretaker for his board and lodging.
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6127782593f02206607f9d56- 1roomfalse
- 2furniturefalse
- 3boardingfalse
- 4No improvementtrue
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Answer : 4. "No improvement"
Q:Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No Improvement.
The new king has been able to bear up all opposition.
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6127778d93f02206607f9aab- 1bear offfalse
- 2bear downfalse
- 3bear outfalse
- 4No improvementtrue
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Answer : 4. "No improvement"
Q:Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No Improvement.
While crossing the road, a snake was seen.
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61277707dbe92e068b91f882- 1a snake was movingfalse
- 2he saw a snaketrue
- 3a snake was observedfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "he saw a snake"
Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .
If she had studied hard, she would have got a first class.
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6127766993f02206607f95e8- 1If she studied hardfalse
- 2If she had studied hardtrue
- 3If she would study hardfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "If she had studied hard"
Q: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
“What a fine piece of workmanship this is!” he exclaimed.
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611e1bd408d7b65efee73216- 1these arefalse
- 2it is thisfalse
- 3No substitutiontrue
- 4is therefalse
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