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'.
Robin has less marbles than George.
enough marbles
few marbles
lower marbles
fewer marbles
We use 'few/fewer' before plural countable nouns & 'less' is used before uncountable nouns. Similarly, 'marbles' in the given sentence are countable.
Hence, 'fewer marbles' 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'.
Shanti heard the children who were shouting outside.
who were thrashing in the open air
who were screaming outdoors
who were flaying in the open air
who were playing outdoor
Outdoors means outside a building or shelter. So, option a will be the most appropriate answer.
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'.
Would you have been so kind as to close the window?
Would you being
Will you been
Would you be
No substitution required
We generally use the modal verb 'would' when we want to politely request someone for something. Similarly in the given sentence, someone is asking politely to close the window.
Hence, 'Would you be' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 4:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Modern technology has created many new jobs that require ____________ skills and knowledge.
dangerous
specialised
hard
common
specialised
'Specialised' means to be used for a particular purpose. The given sentence states that Modern technology has created many new jobs that require skills and knowledge used for a particular purpose.
Hence, 'specialised' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 5:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
A team of doctors has been sent to the worst affected area to _____________ the patients there.
experiment
treat
result
conduct
'Treat' means to use medicine or medical care to try to make a sick or injured person well again. However, Doctors treat medically-ill people.
Hence, 'treat' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 6:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Some patches of the _____________ garden have a rich cover of grass now.
slouching
stretching
sprawling
stroking
Sprawling means covering a large area of land. The given sentence states that some patches of the large garden have a rich cover of grass now.
Hence, 'sprawling' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 7:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
A major advertising ____________ was planned to launch the new brand of garments.
ambush
election
campaign
pension
'Campaign' means a plan to do a number of things in order to achieve a special aim. The given sentence states that a major advertising campaign was planned to launch the new brand of garments.
Hence, 'campaign' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 8:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The old building was _________ by the authorities.
pulled up
pulled down
pulled through
pulled off
pulled down
Let's look into the meaning of the given words in the options-
Pulled through - to survive a dangerous or difficult situation
Pulled down: demolish/crush
Pulled up - to stop/scold
Pulled off - succeed in achieving or winning something difficult.
Clearly, the word that we are looking for is (b) pulled down.
Question 9:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Aid workers have delivered vast quantities of food on the refugee camps.
on the refugee camps
Aid workers have delivered
No error
vast quantities of food
There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The preposition 'on' must be replaced with 'to' because we generally use the preposition 'to' after the verb 'delivered. Hence, 'to the refugee camps' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 10:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Whatever a writer puts / into a story probably comes with / his own life experience.
with his own life experience
into a story probably comes
Whatever a writer puts
No error
The given sentence talks about different 'experiences acquired throughout the life by the writer.
Hence, 'with his own life experiences' is the most appropriate answer.
