Direction:- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
Megha's habit of procrastination puts her colleagueson lot of trouble.
into lot troubles
in lot of troubles
to a lot of trouble
No improvement required
to a lot of trouble
The phrase 'put someone to trouble' means make somebody work extra and cause problems. Similarly in the given sentence, Megha's habit makes his colleagues do extra work and creates problems. Hence, 'to a lot of trouble' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 2:
Direction:- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
The languages he can speak are English, Hindi, Marathi and Kannada.
is speaking are
No substitution required
will speak are
can speak is
No substitution required.
The sentence is grammatically correct.
Question 3:
Direction:- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
She had grown too thin which she looked like a scarecrow.
so thin that
very thin that
No substitution required
too thin or
so thin that
'So-that' is a fixed phrase that is used to introduce a clause of purpose. Hence, 'so thin that' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 4:
Direction:- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
Japan has made important and original contributions inside some fields like photography and electronics.
No substitution required
in some fields like
on some field like
for some field like
There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The preposition 'inside' must be replaced with 'in'.
Hence, 'in some fields like' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 5:
Direction:- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
My hands were eager for tore up that awful letter.
of tearing up
No substitution
for tearing upon
to tear up
TEAR UP (phrasal verb): destroy something by pulling it into pieces; damage or destroy something by attacking it. We can either write "to + V1" or "for + V-ing" in a sentence. Both are grammatically correct.
Question 6:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The trek manager ____________ that the trekkers rest for a while before the climb.
told
informed
insisted
warned
insisted
'Insisted' means to say strongly that you must have or do something. The given sentence states that the trek manager strongly told the trekkers to rest for a while before the climb. Hence, 'insisted' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 7:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
After many years of ______________ the world's first test tube baby was born in
research
success
experience
service
research
'Research' means a detailed and careful study of something to find out more information about it. The given sentence states that the world's first test-tube baby was born after a detailed and careful study done for years.
Hence, 'research' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 8:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
For each question, four ____________ are given as options.
alternatives
alterations
altercations
alternates
Alternative means one of two or more things that you can choose between. The given sentence states that four options are given to choose between.
Hence, 'alternatives' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 9:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
During her vacation, Shanta _______ her mother when she went to work in the mall.
isolated
abandoned
accompanied
associated
Accompanied means to go together with somebody/something. The given sentence states that Shanta went together with her mother when she went to work in the mall.
Hence, 'accompanied' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 10:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
There was a range of ____________ that kept tourists engaged during the International Film Festival in Goa.
employments
moments
conversions
activities
Activities
Moment - a very brief period of time.
Conversions - the process of changing or causing something to change from one form to another.
Employment - the state of having paid work.
Activity - something that you do, usually regularly and for enjoyment.
According to the context of the sentence option (d) is the most logical answer.
