PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-39

Direction (Qs.1-5): In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is bolded. Below are given alternatives to the Bolded part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose the option ‘No improvement required’.

Question No : 1

Many gamblers dropped out by the game when they watched Don Tulle approach the roulette table.

(A) Dropped out of

(B) Dropped out if

(C) Dropped out or

(1) Only (A)

(2) Only (C)

(3) Both (B) and (C)

(4) Both (A) and (B)

(5) No improvement required

Question No : 2

Anna Boleyn asked her sister to carry off towards the ballroom, she was taking a solitary breadth under the moon.

(A) Carry of

(B) Carry on

(C) Carry out

(1) Only (B)

(2) Both (B) and (C)

(3) Only (C)

(4) Only (A)

(5) No improvement required

Question No : 3

The town suffered an electricity break up due to the violent storm, last night

(A) Break off

(B) Break in

(C) Break down

(1) Both (A) and (C)

(2) Both (B) and (C)

(3) Only (B)

(4) Only (C)

(5) No improvement required

Question No : 4

Impression management techniques are often used by purposes of ingratiation.

(A) for purposes of ingratiation

(B) by purposes of ingratiating

(C) to purposes in ingratiation

(D) in purposes by ingratiation

(1) Only (C)

(2) Only (B)

(3) Only (A)

(4) Both (B) and (D)

(5) No improvement required

Question No : 5

When groups work on creative tasks together they tend to produce different kinds of solutions than when working alone.

(A) work on creativity tasks

(B) worked on creative tasks

(C) working on creative tasks

(D) work with creative tasks

(1) Only (C)

(2) Only (B)

(3) Both (A) and (D)

(4) Only (A)

(5) No improvement required