Practice English Questions (Sentence Improvement) for SSC CGL , CHSL Exam Set-96:
Dear Readers, Practice English Questions for upcoming SSC CGL,CHSL Exams were given below, candidates those who are preparing for the examination can use this question.
Directions(1-12): In the following
questions, a part of the sentence I printed in bold. Below are given
alternatives to the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer
is d)
1).At an
early age, he had made his mark as a
teacher
a)
Made
his mark
b)
Makes
his mark
c)
Made
his markings
d)
No
improvement
2).I have hardly any money
a)
With
difficulty
b)
not
c)
hard
d)
No
improvement
3).I had my
ears bored so I could wear my
diamond earrings
a)
holed
b)
pricked
c)
pierced
d)
No
improvement
4).It is
interesting to correspond the
history of the 19th century with its literature
a)
corroborate
b)
correlate
c)
command
d)
No
improvement
5).Didn’t Mr. Sharma
come to the office yet?
a)
Hadn’t
b)
Hasn’t
c)
Isn’t
d)
No
improvement
6).He can’t
read this, nor can I
a)
No,
I never can
b)
No,
I can’t
c)
No.
I don’t
d)
No
improvement
7).I bought
four dozen of mangoes
a)
Dozens
of mango
b)
Dozens
of mangocs
c)
Dozens
mangoes
d)
No
improvement
8).The master
was good at using pleasant names for
unpleasant things is order to hoodwink the labourers
a)
euphemisms
b)
euphoria
c)
pleasantries
d)
No
improvement
9).They had
to put off until later the open-air
performance because of heavy rain
a)
Postpone
b)
delay
c)
adjourn
d)
No
improvement
10).Dozens of
phrases can be offered to describe style but
perhaps the best one is : “style –it is the man”
a)
But
the best one is: “Style-it is the man.”
b)
But
perhaps the best one is: “Style is the man.”
c)
But
the best one is: “Style is the man.”
d)
No
improvement
11).They have
bought a new car, isn’t it?
a)
Haven’t
they?
b)
Don’t
they?
c)
Have
they?
d)
No
improvement
12).Only a few
persons can stand on entreaties
a)
Against
b)
With
c)
In
d)
No
improvement
Answers:
1).a) 2).d) 3).c) 4).b) 5).b) 6).d) 7).d) 8).a) 9).
a) 10). a) 11). a) 12).d)
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