Direction (1 – 14) : Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence, three possible situation for the underlined part are given. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). if none of these substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your answer. thus a ‘No improvement’ response will be signified by the letter (d).
1. More than one person was killed in the accident.
(a) were killed
(b) are killed
(c) have been killed
(d) No improvement
(b) are killed
(c) have been killed
(d) No improvement
2. Not a word they spoke to the unfortunate wife about it.
(a) did they speak
(b) they will speak
(c) they had spoken
(d) No improvement
(b) they will speak
(c) they had spoken
(d) No improvement
3. The poor villagers have waited in bitter cold for more than four hours now.
(a) have been waiting
(b) had waited
(c) has been waiting
(d) No improvement
(b) had waited
(c) has been waiting
(d) No improvement
4. If he had time he will call you.
(a) would have
(b) would have had
(c) has
(d) No improvement
(b) would have had
(c) has
(d) No improvement
5. All, but her, had made an attempt.
(a) All, but she,
(b) All but her
(c) All, but her
(d) No improvement
(b) All but her
(c) All, but her
(d) No improvement
6. I am used to hard work.
(a) work hard
(b) work hardly
(c) hard working
(d) No improvement
(b) work hardly
(c) hard working
(d) No improvement
7. Twenty kilometers are not a great distance in these days of fast moving vehicles.
(a) is not a great distance
(b) is no distance
(c) aren’t great distance
(d) No improvement
(b) is no distance
(c) aren’t great distance
(d) No improvement
8. They were working as usually.
(a) usual
(b) as usual
(c) usually
(d) No improvement
(b) as usual
(c) usually
(d) No improvement
9. He is unlikely to come to the party. But if he comes I would talk to him.
(a) if he would come
(b) if he is to come
(c) if he will come
(d) No improvement
(b) if he is to come
(c) if he will come
(d) No improvement
10. The passengers have formed queue at the booking-counter much before a train arrives.
(a) formed
(b) have been forming
(c) form
(d) No improvement
(b) have been forming
(c) form
(d) No improvement
11. You must complete this work upto Sunday.
(a) Within Sunday
(b) by Sunday
(c) until Sunday
(d) No improvement
(b) by Sunday
(c) until Sunday
(d) No improvement
12. If it win rain, the match will be abandoned.
(a) If it rains
(b) If it would rain
(c) If it rained
(d) No improvement
(b) If it would rain
(c) If it rained
(d) No improvement
13. How long do you think Mr Kamal knew John?
(a) will know
(b) knows
(c) has known
(d) No improvement
(b) knows
(c) has known
(d) No improvement
14. I have still to meet a person who is perfectly satisfied with his job.
(a) am still to meet
(b) am yet to meet
(c) might still meet
(d) No improvement
(b) am yet to meet
(c) might still meet
(d) No improvement
| Questions | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | Q6 | Q7 | Q8 | Q9 | Q10 | Q11 | Q12 | Q13 | Q14 |
| Answers | a | a | a | c | c | d | a | b | d | c | b | a | c | b |
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