Saturday, January 17, 2015
Instructions: In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicised and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option 'D' is the answer.
Statement Improvement Question Paper -2
1) The greatest thing in style is to have a use of metaphor.
a) knowledge
b) need
c) command
d) No improvement
b) need
c) command
d) No improvement
2) He found a wooden broken chair in the room.
a) broken and wooden chair
b) broken wooden chair
c) wooden and broken chair
d) No improvement
b) broken wooden chair
c) wooden and broken chair
d) No improvement
3) Will you lend me few rupees in this hour of need?
a) borrow me a few rupees
b) lend me any rupees
c) lend me a few rupees
d) No improvement
b) lend me any rupees
c) lend me a few rupees
d) No improvement
4) If he had time he will call you.
a) would have had
b) would have
c) has
d) No improvement
b) would have
c) has
d) No improvement
5) While crossing the highway a five year old child was knocked out by a passing car.
a) up
b) away
c) down
d) No improvement
b) away
c) down
d) No improvement
6) More than one person was killed in accident.
a) were killed
b) have been killed
c) are killed
d) No improvement
b) have been killed
c) are killed
d) No improvement
7) Five years ago today, I am sitting in a small Japanese car, driving across Poland towards Berlin.
a) was sitting
b) have been sitting
c) sat
d) No improvement
b) have been sitting
c) sat
d) No improvement
8) Please make it a point to send you letter at my address.
a) in my address
b) to my address
c) on my address
d) No improvement
b) to my address
c) on my address
d) No improvement
9) I took the cycle which he bought yesterday.
a) that which he had bought yesterday
b) that he bought yesterday
c) that he had bought yesterday
d) No improvement
b) that he bought yesterday
c) that he had bought yesterday
d) No improvement
10) No one could explain how a calm and balanced person like him could penetrate such a mindless act on his friends.
a) precipitate
b) perpetrate
c) perpetuate
d) No improvement
b) perpetrate
c) perpetuate
d) No improvement
6) More than one person was killed in accident.
ReplyDeleteAns .A IS NOT CORRECT
6) More than one persons was killed in accident
Ans A IS CORRECT
you can check the answer... its "were killed"
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