1470 + Mcqs in Sentence Improvement Page 15 McqOptions

701.	Why do you prefer the theatre than the cinema ?
A.	for
B.	against
C.	to
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

702.	The hawk said that the pigeons and dove are meat birds.
A.	No improvement
B.	meek birds
C.	meet birds
D.	weak birds
Answer» C. meet birds

Discussion

703.	We want the leader to be he who works for the people.
A.	to be the leader
B.	to be he
C.	to be a person
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

704.	The woman is waiting to see you looks rather angry.
A.	The women whose waiting to see you looks rather angry
B.	The women who is waiting see you looks rather angry
C.	The woman who is waiting to see you looks rather angry
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

705.	She said me about her holiday in Kerala.
A.	told about
B.	said about
C.	told me about
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

706.	The second pigeon flew just as the first pigeon had flown.
A.	No improvement
B.	one had done
C.	one had flown away
D.	had done
Answer» C. one had flown away

Discussion

707.	As a wise old man, the Chief of the Apaches imagined a time when the white men and his fellow Indians would no longer fight for the land.
A.	think
B.	forecast
C.	expect
D.	envisaged
Answer» E.

Discussion

708.	If the room had been brighter, Shweta would have been able to read for a while before bedtime.
A.	If the room was brighter, Shweta would have been able to read for a while before bedtime.
B.	If the room been brighter, Shweta would have been able to read for a while before bedtime.
C.	Had the room been brighter, Shweta would have been able to read for a while before bedtime.
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

709.	Laws were enacted to do away with social evils.
A.	to eradicate
B.	to stop
C.	to prevent
D.	No improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

710.	The old man has acquired experience through age.
A.	No improvement
B.	developed experience
C.	experienced
D.	got experience
Answer» B. developed experience

Discussion

711.	1 do not think it would not rain.
A.	will rain
B.	should not rain
C.	should rain
D.	will not rain
Answer» B. should not rain

Discussion

712.	The light went out while I read,
A.	was reading
B.	am reading
C.	had read
D.	No improvement
Answer» B. am reading

Discussion

713.	I sat down on the bench to look at the trophy I won as a prize.
A.	I sat down on the bench to look at the trophy I had won as a prize.
B.	I sat down on the bench to look at the trophy I have won as a prize.
C.	I sat down on the bench to look at the trophy I had to win as a prize.
D.	No improvement
Answer» B. I sat down on the bench to look at the trophy I have won as a prize.

Discussion

714.	No sooner had he agreed to join the job than he started to have doubts.
A.	No sooner did he
B.	No sooner than he
C.	No sooner was he
D.	No improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

715.	The hosts were taken aback when many guests who had been invited did not turn up for the party.
A.	had been invited
B.	had invited
C.	was invited
D.	No improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

716.	Water and soil pollutants find their entry into the body through ingestion of contaminated water or food.
A.	No improvement
B.	digestion of contaminated
C.	injection of contaminated
D.	passage of contaminated
Answer» B. digestion of contaminated

Discussion

717.	My foot is paining.
A.	aching
B.	ailing
C.	hurting
D.	No improvement
Answer» B. ailing

Discussion

718.	A buffalo cannot defend a buffalo against lion.
A.	A buffalo cannot defend another buffalo against a lion.
B.	Buffalo cannot defend buffalo against lions.
C.	Buffalo cannot defend a buffalo against lion.
D.	No improvement
Answer» B. Buffalo cannot defend buffalo against lions.

Discussion

719.	Satish told his mother that he had been reading for six hours.
A.	since six hours
B.	from six hours
C.	till six hours
D.	No improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

720.	The master aimed a blow to Oliver s head with the ladle.
A.	a throw at
B.	a punch in
C.	a blow at
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

721.	He lives far from the station.
A.	No improvement
B.	away from the station
C.	a long way from the station
D.	off the station
Answer» D. off the station

Discussion

722.	Work at the request of your conscience.
A.	behest
B.	desires
C.	orders
D.	No improvement
Answer» B. desires

Discussion

723.	They sat by the river bank with their legs remaining in the water.
A.	swimming
B.	dangling
C.	washing
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. washing

Discussion

724.	In the following question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose No Improvement .
A.	The work was finished
B.	Homework completed
C.	Having completed my homework
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

725.	The athletes who have won prizes are being honoured.
A.	The prize winning athletes
B.	The athletes who are given prizes
C.	The athletes who are winning prizes
D.	No improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

726.	Mumbai is famous because of its textiles.
A.	No improvement
B.	at
C.	in
D.	for
Answer» E.

Discussion

727.	Due to power grid collapse essential services like hospitals, the railways and water plants were perturbed.
A.	was perplexed
B.	were paralysed
C.	were abandoned
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. were abandoned

Discussion

728.	Beside being a poet, he is also a famous singer.
A.	Besides being
B.	Besides becoming
C.	Beside becoming
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. Beside becoming

Discussion

729.	You cannot pass as long as you study.
A.	provided
B.	unless
C.	less
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. less

Discussion

730.	Motor cars carry people from one place to another.
A.	from place to place
B.	about the place
C.	for travel
D.	No improvement
Answer» B. about the place

Discussion

731.	In the following question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part which may improve the sentence.Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose No
A.	had
B.	is having
C.	will have
D.	No improvement
Answer» B. is having

Discussion

732.	They spoke about the weather.
A.	No improvement
B.	said
C.	talked
D.	expressed
Answer» D. expressed

Discussion

733.	You need to read these kinds of books for the test.
A.	these kind of book
B.	this kind of book
C.	this kind of a book
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. this kind of a book

Discussion

734.	She scoffed on the idea of revolution.
A.	for
B.	at
C.	about
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. about

Discussion

735.	In the following question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose No Improvement.
A.	of
B.	from
C.	at
D.	No improvement
Answer» B. from

Discussion

736.	The student s interest raised by an article he had read.
A.	quickened
B.	multiplied
C.	increased
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. increased

Discussion

737.	Tax payers are to be conscious of their privileges.
A.	might
B.	have to
C.	No Improvement
D.	could
Answer» C. No Improvement

Discussion

738.	The stranger asked the little girl what is her name.
A.	what her name is
B.	what her name was
C.	what was her name
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. what was her name

Discussion

739.	The dictator declared an emergency in the country.
A.	proposed
B.	decreed
C.	ordered
D.	No improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

740.	She is loving chocolate ice cream
A.	has loving
B.	has been loved
C.	loves
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

741.	A large number of people have fallen victim to dengue fever.
A.	of
B.	from
C.	with
D.	No improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

742.	I would gladly accompany your sister if you had asked me.
A.	will gladly accompany
B.	would have gladly accompanied
C.	would gladly accompanied
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. would gladly accompanied

Discussion

743.	Would it be impertinent to ask why you are leaving ?
A.	if asking why you are leave
B.	for asking why you are leave
C.	to asking why you are leave
D.	No improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

744.	Water drawn from a municipal reservoir or a private well, is likely to contain traces of minerals or bacteria.
A.	village tank
B.	No Improvement
C.	public tank
D.	private tank
Answer» D. private tank

Discussion

745.	Mr. Mukherjee knows ten languages, isn t it ?
A.	No improvement
B.	doesn t Mr. Mukherjee ?
C.	hasn t he ?
D.	doesn t he ?
Answer» E.

Discussion

746.	There are many species of parakeets in India, the recognizable being the Rose-ringed parakeet.
A.	more recognizable
B.	more recognized
C.	most recognizable
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

747.	Flowers embellishment the beauty of our surroundings.
A.	replenish
B.	enhance
C.	destroys
D.	No improvement
Answer» C. destroys

Discussion

748.	James had been teaching at the university since June.
A.	has been teaching
B.	have been teaching
C.	is teaching
D.	No improvement
Answer» B. have been teaching

Discussion

749.	We have to know that we can achieve things slowly and gradually, not overnight.
A.	would know that
B.	had to know that
C.	must know that
D.	No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement

Discussion

750.	Helen Kelller s efforts rehabilitate herself despite her triple handicap.
A.	managed
B.	No improvement
C.	readapt
D.	reinstate
Answer» B. No improvement

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Verbal Ability.

Why do you prefer the theatre than the cinema ?

The hawk said that the pigeons and dove are meat birds.

We want the leader to be he who works for the people.

The woman is waiting to see you looks rather angry.

She said me about her holiday in Kerala.

The second pigeon flew just as the first pigeon had flown.

As a wise old man, the Chief of the Apaches imagined a time when the white men and his fellow Indians would no longer fight for the land.

If the room had been brighter, Shweta would have been able to read for a while before bedtime.

Laws were enacted to do away with social evils.

The old man has acquired experience through age.

1 do not think it would not rain.

The light went out while I read,

I sat down on the bench to look at the trophy I won as a prize.

No sooner had he agreed to join the job than he started to have doubts.

The hosts were taken aback when many guests who had been invited did not turn up for the party.

Water and soil pollutants find their entry into the body through ingestion of contaminated water or food.

My foot is paining.

A buffalo cannot defend a buffalo against lion.

Satish told his mother that he had been reading for six hours.

The master aimed a blow to Oliver s head with the ladle.

He lives far from the station.

Work at the request of your conscience.

They sat by the river bank with their legs remaining in the water.

In the following question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose No Improvement .

The athletes who have won prizes are being honoured.

Mumbai is famous because of its textiles.

Due to power grid collapse essential services like hospitals, the railways and water plants were perturbed.

Beside being a poet, he is also a famous singer.

You cannot pass as long as you study.

Motor cars carry people from one place to another.

In the following question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part which may improve the sentence.Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose No

They spoke about the weather.

You need to read these kinds of books for the test.

She scoffed on the idea of revolution.

In the following question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose No Improvement.

The student s interest raised by an article he had read.

Tax payers are to be conscious of their privileges.

The stranger asked the little girl what is her name.

The dictator declared an emergency in the country.

She is loving chocolate ice cream

A large number of people have fallen victim to dengue fever.

I would gladly accompany your sister if you had asked me.

Would it be impertinent to ask why you are leaving ?

Water drawn from a municipal reservoir or a private well, is likely to contain traces of minerals or bacteria.

Mr. Mukherjee knows ten languages, isn t it ?

There are many species of parakeets in India, the recognizable being the Rose-ringed parakeet.

Flowers embellishment the beauty of our surroundings.

James had been teaching at the university since June.

We have to know that we can achieve things slowly and gradually, not overnight.

Helen Kelller s efforts rehabilitate herself despite her triple handicap.