English Practice Questions with Explanation (Sentence Improvement) Set-37:
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Directions (Q 1-10): Which of the words/phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the words/phrases given in bold in the following sentences to make it meaningful and grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No improvement required’, mark (e) as the answer.
1).The railroad was not the first organization to force regularity on society, or to illustrate attention to the importance of particular timekeeping.
a) Association, strength, show, perfect
b) Society, entail, give, accurate
c) Institution, impose, draw, precise
d) Foundation, bring, provide, correct
e) No correction required
2).Call it the negligence of the government or the rashness of the drivers, the underlying fact is that at the end of the day, the common man is the one who suffers the most.
a) Carelessness, indiscretion, original, endure
b) Inattention, foolishness, fundamental, tolerate
c) Distraction, imprudence, essential, abide
d) Diversion, recklessness, primary, experiences
e) No correction required
3).The steel pipe plaits through crooked canyons, climbs steep mountains stabs over rocky crags, makes its way through thick forests, and exceeds over or under hundreds of rivers and streams.
a) Merges, sharp, cracks, surpasses
b) Weaves, sheer, plunges, passes
c) Entwines, gentle, sinks, crosses
d) Braids, vertical, falls, traverse
e) No correction required
4).Academic writing is the skilful elucidation and explanation of the dispute, which the writer has carefully examined and developed over a protracted period of time.
a) Description, agreement, inspected, expanded
b) Clarification, harmony, observed, extended
c) Illumination, accord, studied, prolonged
d) Exposition, argument, researched, sustained
e) No correction required
5).If one had watched The Pirates of The Caribbean movies, one would realize that even in the late eighteenth century, executions were public events - a large portion of the populace would gather around the site of the hanging in the city square in order to see justice being meted out in front of their very own eyes.
a) Recognize, implementations, public, fairness
b) Appreciate, accomplishments, masses, honesty
c) Identify, achievements, population, integrity
d) Classify, exploitations, people, reliability
e) No correction required
6).Surveillance studies have shown that these techniques might not be too efficient at all times, citizens might pretend decent behavior in order to evade themselves from getting into a brawl with the law of the land.
a) Effective, feign, avoid, tussle
b) Valuable, put on, elude, scrap
c) Helpful, invent, shirk, clash
d) Important, simulate, escape, collide
e) No correction required
7).Indians as a society have always been known to be inventive and hard-working, and it is clearly established by the students bearing abroad for undergraduate or higher studies.
a) Civilization, practical, confirmed, going
b) People, ingenious, recognized, leaving
c) Populace, creative, proved, departing
d) Community, resourceful, demonstrated, heading
e) No correction required
8).Much of the conventional studies of India’s position in the world depend on the all - too well-known indices of GDP, remarkable economic growth rates and our military prowess.
a) Research, based, recognizable, incredible
b) Analyses, rely, familiar, impressive
c) Investigations, put, identifiable, exciting
d) Survey, stand, renowned, striking
e) No correction required
9).For India, it means paying attention to the features and products of our society that the world would find smart - not in order to directly influence others to support us but to improve our country's standing in their eyes.
a) Attributes, elegant, sway, develop
b) Elements, impressive, manipulate, expand
c) Aspects, attractive, persuade, enhance
d) Characteristics, remarkable, convince, boost
e) No correction required
10).Opera refers to a staged art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional substance is expressed to the viewers as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the lyrics.
a) Dramatic, content, conveyed, audience
b) Theatrical, matter, suggested, listeners
c) Vivid, stuff, proposed, spectators
d) Stunning, things, implied, addressees
e) No correction required
Explanations With Answers Key:
1). Answer: c)
Institution – a society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose.
Impose – force (something unwelcome or unfamiliar) to be accepted or put in place.
Draw – direct or attract (someone's attention) to something.
Precise – marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.
2). Answer: e)
Negligence – failure to take proper care in doing something.
Rashness – the trait of acting rashly and without prudence
Underlying – be the cause or basis of (something).
Suffers – experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant).
3). Answer: b)
Weaves – twist and turn from side to side while moving somewhere in order to avoid obstructions.
Sheer – perpendicularly.
Plunges – jump or dive quickly and energetically.
Passes – an act or instance of moving past or through something.
4). Answer: d)
Exposition – a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
Argument – a summary of the subject matter of a book.
Researched – investigate systematically.
Sustained – continuing for an extended period or without interruption.
5). Answer: e)
Realize – become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly.
Executions – the carrying out of a sentence of death on a condemned person.
Populace – the people living in a particular country or area.
Justice – a judge or magistrate, in particular a judge of the supreme court of a country or state.
6). Answer: a)
Effective – successful in producing a desired or intended result.
Feign – pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).
Avoid – keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something).
Tussle – engage in a vigorous struggle or scuffle.
7). Answer: d)
Community – a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
Resourceful – having the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.
Demonstrated – clearly show the existence or truth of (something) by giving proof or evidence.
Heading – a direction or bearing.
8). Answer: b)
Analyses – detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation.
Rely – depend on with full trust or confidence.
Familiar – well known from long or close association.
Impressive – evoking admiration through size, quality, or skill: grand, imposing, or awesome.
9). Answer: c)
Aspects – a particular part or feature of something.
Attractive – (of a thing) pleasing or appealing to the senses.
Persuade – cause (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.
Enhance – intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of.
10). Answer: a)
Dramatic – of or relating to drama or the performance or study of drama.
Content – the ideas that are contained in a piece of writing, a speech, or a film.
Conveyed – communicate (a message or information).
Audience – the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting.
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