Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select 'no improvement'.
We waited till 10 pm for our guests but they never turned up.
was waiting
have been waited
are waiting
no improvement
The correct answer is option 4.
The word 'turned' makes it clear that the sentence is in simple past tense.
So. we must use the past tense form of the word i.e. waited.
Option 1 is in past perfect tense.
Option 2 is in present continuous tense.
Option 3 is in past continuous tense.
Question 2:
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.
Frost occurs in the northern part of the state as frequentlythan in the central part.
more frequently as
more frequently than
No improvement
as frequent than
• The correct answer is Option 1 'more frequently than'.
• The word 'frost' means 'the cold weather that causes ice crystals to form'.
• In the given sentence, a comparison has been made between the frost that occurs in the northern part of the state to that of the central part.
• To represent a comparison, we use 'more/er + than'.
• Therefore, the correct sentence is 'Frost occurs in the northern part of the state more frequently than in the central part'.
Question 3:
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the as underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.
Many of a students were not short listed for the personal interview.
The many student
No improvement
Many of students
Many of the students
The correct answer is option 1, i.e., Many of the students. The sentence uses the incorrect article 'a'.
As the noun is the plural, general noun 'students', the appropriate article here becomes 'the'; and not the specific, singular article 'a'.
Thus, the rectified sentence is:
Many of the students were not short listed for the personal interview.
Question 4:
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 a relief to sit down after walking in the park from a hour!
by a hour
for an hour
No improvement
in a hour
The correct answer is Option 3.
• The word 'hour' when pronounced gives the vowel sound. Therefore, we use the indefinite article 'an' before vowel sounding words.
• Therefore, the correct option to substitute the underlined segment is 'for an hour'.
Question 5:
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 sing always when he is having a shower.
No improvement
He always sings
Always he is singing
He always sing
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 'He always sings'
The original sentence uses the phrase - He sing always - but this is incorrect because 'always' is an adverb and the adverb always comes before the verb - thus it should come before 'sing' and not after and 'sing' will be replaced with 'sings'.
Thus, the correct answer is option 3.
Question 6:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Technology can be _______ and people seem to be more attached to screens than ever before.
incorrigible
infatuated
contagious
addictive
Here are the meanings of all the given options:
• Addictive- an activity or substance likely to get someone unhealthily attached or obsessed with it.
• Contagious- (of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another
• Infatuated - having a very strong but not usually lasting feeling of love or attraction towards someone.
Incorrigible - incapable of being corrected or amended
In the context of the sentence, technology is described as something that people seem likely to get irrationally attached to.
Hence, of all the given options, it can best be described as had addictive.
Therefore, option 1 is correct.
Question 7:
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The company management is of the opinion that not wearing a suit and tie at the workplace could create a bad ___________ on clients.
response
impression
notion
outlook
Option 4 is the correct solution.
• 'impression' is the most appropriate word for the sentence: The company management is of the opinion that not wearing a suit and tie at the workplace could create a bad impression on clients.
• 'outlook' is a person's point of view.
• 'notion' is a conception about something.
• 'response' means a verbal or a written answer.
• 'impression' is an idea or feeling about something.
Question 8:
Choose the correct form of the modal auxiliary verb for the given sentence:
Maria is not answering her phone though I have called her thrice. She __________ be asleep.
ought
might
need to
should
The correct answer is might.
• Ought is used to indicate duty or correctness, typically when criticizing someone's actions.
• Should is used to indicate obligation, duty, or correctness, typically when criticizing someone's actions.
• Might is a modal verb most commonly used to express possibility.
• Need to expresses the obligation.
• Clearly, the correct answer is 'might' as the sentence indicates the possibility of sleeping.
Correct sentence- Maria is not answering her phone though I have called her thrice. She might be asleep.
Question 9:
Choose the appropriate prepositional phrase to complete the given sentence.
He succeeded __________ his perseverance and hard work.
with virtue of
on virtue off
by virtue of
in virtues of
The correct answer is option 4.
• The phrase 'by virtue of' means 'because or as a result of.
• All other phrases are incorrect.
Correct sentence- He succeeded by virtue of his perseverance and hard work.
Question 10:
Directions: Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
If the video clip of the murder had not been shared on social media, the world would likely have remained _________ of the tragedy.
recognised
unconfirmed
unaware
renowned
The correct answer is "unaware".
Let us explore the given options:
• Recognised means acknowledged the existence, validity, or legality of someone or something.
• Unconfirmed means not confirmed as to truth or validity.
• Unaware means having no knowledge of a situation or fact.
• Renowned means a known or talked about by many people; famous.
• Hence, the correct answer is option 3.
Complete Sentence: If the video clip of the murder had not been shared on social media, the world would likely have remained unaware of the tragedy.
