West Bengal Police Constable Special Mock Test

English - Improvement of Sentences- II

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1) A part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at 1, 2, and 3 which may
improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternatives. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is 4.

The courtiers used to tell the King how efficient an administrator he was all day long.

A) D No improvement

B) B The courtiers and used all day long to tell the King how efficient an administrator he was

C) A The courtiers all day long used to tell the King how, efficient an administrator he was

D) C The courtiers used to tell the King all day long how efficient an administrator he was

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2) The manager will discuss project details in the meeting soon. Choose the correct improvement: The manager will discuss project details in the meeting soon.

A) The manager will discuss about project details in the meeting soon.

B) No improvement

C) The manager will be discussing project details in the meeting soon.

D) The manager will discuss project detail in the meeting soon.

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3) The research team presented their findings, but the audience disagreed. Improve the sentence if needed: The research team presented their findings, but the audience disagreed.

A) No improvement

B) The research team present their findings, but the audience disagreed.

C) The research team presented them findings, but the audience disagreed.

D) The research team presented their findings, but the audience disagree.

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4) She prefers reading books than to watching TV. Choose the correct improvement: She prefers reading books than to watching TV.

A) No improvement

B) She prefers read books than to watch TV.

C) She prefers reading books rather than watching TV.

D) She prefer reading books to watching TV.

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5) She has attended a number of conferences last year. Improve the sentence if needed: She has attended a number of conferences last year.

A) No improvement

B) She have attended a number of conferences last year.

C) She has been attending a number of conferences last year.

D) She attended a number of conferences last year.

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6) Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there
is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
The state government has announced that it was giving financial helps
sections of society.
to the economically weaker

A) Gives financial helps

B) will give financial helps

C) No improvement.

D) A will give financial help

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7) Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segmentin the given sentence. If there is
no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
The sound of the sea waves became gradually weaker over the time.

A) sound from sea waves

B) sounds of the sea wave

C) No improvement

D) sound with the sea waves

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8) Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there
is no need to substitute it, select No Improvement.
The prince was told kill the dragon,but in order to do so, he had to cross the Forbidden Mountain

A) No improvement

B) was told killing the dragon

C) was told to kill the dragon

D) was told too kill the dragon

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9) The teacher asked the student to repeat the answer twice. Choose the correct improvement: The teacher asked the student to repeat the answer twice.

A) No improvement

B) The teacher asked the student to repeat the answer once more.

C) The teacher asked the student to repeat the answer again.

D) The teacher asked the student to repeat the answer thrice.

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10) By the time we reached, the dinner was already served. Improve the sentence if needed: By the time we reached, the dinner was already served.

A) By the time we reached, the dinner is already served.

B) By the time we reached, the dinner was served already.

C) No improvement

D) By the time we reach, the dinner was already served.

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CT 11: English (Improvement of Sentences- II)

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