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 -4
1) My opinion for the film is that it will bag the national ward.
a) opinion on
b) opinion about
c) opinion to
d) No improvement
b) opinion about
c) opinion to
d) No improvement
2) We were not the wiser for all this effort to explain the case to us.
a) none
b) nevertheless
c) neither
d) No improvement
b) nevertheless
c) neither
d) No improvement
3) The end of the examinations is (an) oppurtunity for celebrating.
a) chance
b) moment
c) occasion
d) No improvement
b) moment
c) occasion
d) No improvement
4) Practically every part of the banana tree is used by man.
a) most part
b) each part
c) any part
d) No improvement
b) each part
c) any part
d) No improvement
5) I would have waited for you at the station if I knew that you would come.
a) had known
b) was knowing
c) have known
d) No improvement
b) was knowing
c) have known
d) No improvement
6) Whenever my students come across new words, I ask them to look for them in the dictionary.
a) to look at them
b) to look them up
c) to look it up
d) No improvement
b) to look them up
c) to look it up
d) No improvement
7) Realising is the significance of technical education for developing country, the government laid aside a large sum on it during the last plan-period.
a) laid out
b) set aside
c) laid up
d) No improvement
b) set aside
c) laid up
d) No improvement
8) No sooner he had returned home then his mother felt happy.
a) he had returned home than
b) had he returned home when
c) did he return home than
d) No improvement
b) had he returned home when
c) did he return home than
d) No improvement
9) You are warned against committing the same mistake again.
a) for committing
b) against to commit
c) to commit
d) No improvement
b) against to commit
c) to commit
d) No improvement
10) If you are not clear about the meaning of a word, it is wise to look to a dictionary.
a) look at
b) look for
c) look up
d) No improvement
b) look for
c) look up
d) No improvement
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