PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-11

Direction (Qs.1-5): In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is given 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 the alternative that indicates ‘No improvement required’.

Question No : 1

People often erroneously have been believed that others have different attitudes than we do, which can limit our willingness to express our attitudes in public.

(A) erroneously believed that

(B) erroneous believes that

(C) erroneously been believing

(D) erroneously believing

(1) Only (A)

(2) Only (B)

(3) Both (C) and (D)

(4) Only (C)

(5) No improvement required

Question No : 2

The laws of most countries today are unified into two kinds i.e., criminal law and civil law.

(A) cleaved into

(B) Converged into

(C) Blended into

(1) Both (B) and (C)

(2) Only (C)

(3) Only (A)

(4) Both (A) and (B)

(5) No improvement required

Question No : 3

The human mind is never stationary, it is impeding or it retrogrades.

(A) It advances

(B) It retracts

(C) It impedes

(1) Both (B) and (C)

(2) Only (A)

(3) Both (A) and (B)

(4) Only (C)

(5) No improvement required

Question No : 4

Nothing is so easy and inviting as the retort into abuse and sarcasm, but it is a paltry and an unprofitable contest.

(A) As the retort by abuse

(B) As the retort of abuse

(C) As the retort for abuse

(1) Only (B)

(2) Both (B) and (C)

(3) Both (A) and (B)

(4) Only (A)

(5) No improvement required

Question No : 5

The necessity by amusing made me a carpenter, a bird-catcher and a gardener.

(A) Necessary amusement

(B) Necessity of amusement

(C) Necessity of amusing

(1) Both (A) and (B)

(2) Only (B)

(3) Both (B) and (C)

(4) Only (A)

(5) No improvement required