Sentences Improvement(English ) Questions and answers for exam Preparation

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SENTENCES IMPROVEMENT MCQs

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Question 61. Chennai is by the way a cosmopolitan city.

by the by
by and large
on the large
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Answer: Option B. -> by and large
Answer: (b)

Question 62. When I first saw Ankit, he was playing cricket.

had played
had been playing
played
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Answer: Option D. -> No improvement
Answer: (d) The action took place in the past but was continuing. So the sentence should be in simple past tense

Question 63. When you want to rent a house, you should look out at first.

around
for
into
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Answer: Option C. -> into
Answer: (c)Before deciding the correct option, it is better to understand the meaning of all the phrases given as options and also the one used in bold. Look for = to hope for something. Look into = to examine something Look around = To visit a place or building, walking around it to see what is there. Thus, it is clear that ‘out’ should be replaced with ‘around’, ie option (c).

Question 64. His speech was marked by disagreement and scorn for his opponents position.

is being marked with disagreement and scorn for his opponents position.
was marked with disagreement and scorn for his opponents positions, .
was marked by disagreement and scorn for this opponents positions.
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Answer: Option B. -> was marked with disagreement and scorn for his opponents positions, .
Answer: (b)

Question 65. Too little is known by this time about possible side effects of the drug.

presently
In the end
before hand
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Answer: Option A. -> presently
Answer: (a)

Question 66. Will enter the league of major developed nations as a space giant within a short time.

energy
force
power
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Answer: Option C. -> power
Answer: (c)

Question 67. He thanked me for what I have done for his wife.

had done
had been done
have been done
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Answer: Option A. -> had done
Answer: (a)For two actions happening in the past, the first one is in past perfect tense and the second one is in simple past tense.

Question 68. Search for and collect anything usable from discarded waste

Scavenge
Disperse
Dissipate
Scatter

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Answer: Option A. -> Scavenge
Answer: (a) Scavenge is searching for and collecting anything usable from discarded waste

Question 69. We have no less than a thousand students in our College.

not less
no less
no fewer
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Answer: Option C. -> no fewer
Answer: (c)

Question 70. I had a few eggs in the fridge, so we need to go to the market to buy them.

a little
few
little
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Answer: Option B. -> few
Answer: (b) Few means hardly any and is used to indicate negation. A few means some and indicates positivity.Since the subject insists on going to the market, it implied that there are hardly any eggs