Directions (1-15): Look at the bold part of each sentence. Below each sentence are three possible alternatives for the bold part. If one of them is better than the bold part, indicate your response on the answer sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the alternatives improve the sentence, indicate (D) as your response.
Q1. When he left the house, it has not ceased raining.
(a) Even before
(b) Ever since
(c) Until
(d) no improvement
Q2. While campaigning against child-labour the leader said that he was feeling strongly about children being made to work when they should be going to school.
(a) was feeling strong
(b) felt strong
(c) felt strongly
(d) no improvement
Q3. You’d have won if you acted upon my advice.
(a) had acted
(b) would have acted
(c) have acted
(d) no improvement
Q4. Don’t hold this dirty insect, throw it.
(a) throw it down
(b) throw it out
(c) throw it away
(d) no improvement
Q5. The principal asked me that I should not enter his office without permission.
(a) don’t enter
(b) not to enter
(c) not entering
(d) no improvement
Q6. All that I wish to tell you is that you better revise this essay.
(a) should better
(b) could better
(c) had better
(d) no improvement
Q7. If it were possible to get near when one of the volcanic eruptions took place, we should see a grand sight.
(a) takes
(b) was taking
(c) is taking
(d) no improvement
Q8. Whenever Suresh gets into trouble he makes a story to get out of it.
(a) makes for
(b) makes out
(c) makes up
(d) no improvement
Q9. We could not help admire his inventive genius.
(a) could not but
(b) could not help to
(c) could not help but
(d) no improvement
Q10. There is absolutely no reason to call his statement in question.
(a) under question
(b) out of question
(c) into question
(d) no improvement
Q11. I had given him a lot of money, but he ran up it in a couple of weeks.
(a) ran into
(b) ran down
(c) ran through
(d) no improvement
Q12. It is time you start earning your own living.
(a) started
(b) would start
(c) may start
(d) no improvement
Q13. The sun set before we reached the village.
(a) would have set
(b) would set
(c) had set
(d) no improvement
Q14. He evaded to pay income tax.
(a) from paying
(b) against paying
(c) paying
(d) no improvement
Q15. The members swore on the Constitution to uphold the integrity of the country.
(a) by
(b) at
(c) upon
(d) no improvement
Solutions
1.B
2.C
3.A
4.C
5.B
6.C
7.A
8.C
9.C
10.D
11.C
12.A
13.C
14.C
15.A
Q1. When he left the house, it has not ceased raining.
(a) Even before
(b) Ever since
(c) Until
(d) no improvement
Q2. While campaigning against child-labour the leader said that he was feeling strongly about children being made to work when they should be going to school.
(a) was feeling strong
(b) felt strong
(c) felt strongly
(d) no improvement
Q3. You’d have won if you acted upon my advice.
(a) had acted
(b) would have acted
(c) have acted
(d) no improvement
Q4. Don’t hold this dirty insect, throw it.
(a) throw it down
(b) throw it out
(c) throw it away
(d) no improvement
Q5. The principal asked me that I should not enter his office without permission.
(a) don’t enter
(b) not to enter
(c) not entering
(d) no improvement
Q6. All that I wish to tell you is that you better revise this essay.
(a) should better
(b) could better
(c) had better
(d) no improvement
Q7. If it were possible to get near when one of the volcanic eruptions took place, we should see a grand sight.
(a) takes
(b) was taking
(c) is taking
(d) no improvement
Q8. Whenever Suresh gets into trouble he makes a story to get out of it.
(a) makes for
(b) makes out
(c) makes up
(d) no improvement
Q9. We could not help admire his inventive genius.
(a) could not but
(b) could not help to
(c) could not help but
(d) no improvement
Q10. There is absolutely no reason to call his statement in question.
(a) under question
(b) out of question
(c) into question
(d) no improvement
Q11. I had given him a lot of money, but he ran up it in a couple of weeks.
(a) ran into
(b) ran down
(c) ran through
(d) no improvement
Q12. It is time you start earning your own living.
(a) started
(b) would start
(c) may start
(d) no improvement
Q13. The sun set before we reached the village.
(a) would have set
(b) would set
(c) had set
(d) no improvement
Q14. He evaded to pay income tax.
(a) from paying
(b) against paying
(c) paying
(d) no improvement
Q15. The members swore on the Constitution to uphold the integrity of the country.
(a) by
(b) at
(c) upon
(d) no improvement
Solutions
1.B
2.C
3.A
4.C
5.B
6.C
7.A
8.C
9.C
10.D
11.C
12.A
13.C
14.C
15.A