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Directions (1-9): Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Q1. My roommate was (angry on me) for not locking the room.
(a) angry with me
(b) angry to me
(c) angry at me
(d) No improvement
S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. Correct preposition to use here is “with”. If directed at a person “angry with” should always be used. If directed at a situation “angry at” would be acceptable.
Q2. I am sure he would make a good commando, (he is cut out to) the job.
(a) he is cut out for
(b) he is cut down for
(c) he is cut up
(d) No improvement
S2. Ans. (a)
Sol. Cut out for is a phrasal verb which means naturally able or suited to do or be (something).
Q3. He (didn’t always know)how to articulate what he thinks.
(a) doesn’t always know
(b) don’t always know
(c) is not knowing
(d) No improvement
S3. Ans. (a)
Q4. There have been thousands of four-minute miles (recorded since Bannister’s will run).
(a) recorded since Bannister’s run.
(b) recorded after Bannister had been run.
(c) recorded since Bannister has run.
(d) No improvement
S4. Ans. (a)
Q5. An orangutan’s intelligence (is as superior to that of)man.
(a) is more superior to
(b) is superior to
(c) is superior than that of
(d)No improvement
S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. while comparing, the equal objects we use as- as but when comparing to unequal objects we use superior to, junior to, senior to, inferior to.
Q6. (Though he was more faster than his opponent on the field), his chances of winning the race was low as he lacked the killer instinct.
(a) No improvement
(b) As he was more faster than his opponent on the field
(c) Though he was more fast from his opponent on the field
(d) Though he was faster than his opponent on the field
S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. The comparative degree for verb ‘fast’ is ‘faster’ and there is no need to add more to it.
Q7. A simple life of freedom and happiness is (one of the more difficult thing to achieve)
(a) No substitution required.
(b) one of the most difficult things to achieve
(c) one of the most difficult thing to achieve.
(d) one of the more difficult thing to achieve.
S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. One of takes plural noun as well as superlative adj. after it.
Q8. He has not taken any coaching in the game but (he plays good than) many professional players.
(a) He is playing good than
(b) He plays the best than
(c) He plays better than
(d) No improvement
S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. As we are comparing two subjects we need to use comparative degree. Option C is correct to use.
Q9. Scarcely had Deepa closed the door (than the calling) bell started ringing.
- Then the calling
- When the calling
- After the call
- No improvement
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct answer is option (b).
Replace ‘Then the calling ‘with ‘When the calling’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.
‘Scarcely’ is always followed by the word ‘When’ and not ‘Than’.
The conjunction ‘Scarcely —— when’ is also used to denote simultaneous actions.
The correct sentence thus formed is – Scarcely had Deepa closed the door when the calling bell started ringing.
Q10. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
You can solve this problem.
(a) This problem ought to be solved by you.
(b) This problem might be solved by you.
(c) This problem can be solved by you.
(d) This problem should be solved by you.
S10. Ans(c)
Q11. (He’s been studying a lot recently, haven’t he?)
- He’s been studying a lot recently, hasn’t he?
- He’s been studying a lot recently, didn’t he?
- He’s been studying a lot recently, wasn’t he?
- No improvement
S11. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option (a).
Replace ‘Haven’t He ‘with ‘Hasn’t He’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.
The given sentence is of question tag. It is a statement followed by a mini-question. We use tag questions to ask for confirmation.
When the statement is positive, we use a negative question tag & if the statement is negative, we use a positive question tag.
Tag repeats the auxiliary verb (or main verb when be) from the statement and changes it to negative or positive.
In the given sentence,’ The subject is ‘He’ which is third person singular & hence, it takes singular verb ‘Has’. As the statement is positive, we use a negative question tag. Hence, usage of ‘Hasn’t’ is correct here.
Q12. In the following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If there is no error, select ‘No error’.
Modern science have broken many myths about our food and diet.
(a) about our food and diet.
(b) Modern science have
(c) broken many myths
(d) No error
S12. Ans(b)
Sol. In the given sentence, the plural form of the verb ‘’have’’ is incorrect. The noun ‘science’ in the given sentence is an uncountable noun, we know the uncountable nouns always take singular verbs. Therefore, the singular form of the verb ‘’has’’ should be used in place of the plural form ‘have’.
Q13. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
My neighbor was admitted to the hospital when he developed an allergic ______ to some medicine he took.
(a) retort
(b) result
(c) rejoinder
(d) reaction
S13. Ans(d)
Sol. The most appropriate word to be filled in the blank is ‘reaction’. The word ‘reaction’ means a bad effect that your body experiences because of something that you have eaten, touched, or breathed.
Q14. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Detrimental
(a) Friendly
(b) Smart
(c) Intellectual
(d) Harmful
S14. Ans(d)
Sol. Detrimental: means causing harm or damage.
Let’s see the meaning of other given options:
Friendly means helpful to somebody or something; not harmful to something.
Smart means (used about a person) having a clean and tidy appearance.
Harmful means causing harm.
Intellectual means connected with a person’s ability to think in a logical way and to understand things.
Q15. Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
- According to his hypothesis, now known as the neuron theory, each nerve cell communicates with others through contiguity rather than continuity.
- The watershed of all studies of the nervous system was an observation made in1889 by Spanish scientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
- It has since been proved that Cajal’s theory is not universally true, but his centralidea has remained an accurate guiding principle for all further study.
- That is, communication between adjacent but separate cells must take place acrossthe space and barriers separating them.
(a) CDAB
(b) BADC
(c) BCDA
(d) ADCB
S15. Ans(d)
Sol. ’B’ is independent of any other sentence as it is giving general information about “an observation by Spanish scientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal”.
Hence, ‘B’ is the first part. Sentence A will come after B as it is explaining the observation made by the scientist i.e. the neuron theory. Sentence D will come after A as it is further explaining the neuron theory.
The sentence ‘C’ is the concluding part because it is talking about the final output of the theory.
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