PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-64

Direction (Qs.1-5): In the given question, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below the sentence three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (5), i.e., “No correction required”.

Question No : 1

A good position for a stop-loss would have been the most recent higher low that had taken place before the breakout, which was at about $12.50.

(I) For the outbreak

(II) Before the outbreak

(III) For the breakout

(1) Both (I) and (II)

(2) Both (II) and (III)

(3) Both (I) and (III)

(4) Only (I)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

People consider the trains as their best medium of transportation because their tickets are cheaper when compared with airlines.

(I) People consider the train as theirs best medium

(II) People consider trains as the best medium

(III) People consider the trains as its best medium

(1) Only (I)

(2) Only (II)

(3) Only (III)

(4) Both (I) and (II)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

Having chidden the young lover for the fallacious and fatuous nature of his love, he agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet on the grounds that “this alliance may… turn your households’ rancour to pure love.”

(I) To chide

(II) Having chid

(III) Having chided

(1) Only (I)

(2) Only (II)

(3) Only (III)

(4) Both (II) and (III)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

You start the process by creating a cart and then go on dragging the objects you wish moving from a connected database to the cart.

(I) Drag the objects you wish moving

(II) The objects you wish to move are dragged

(III) Dragging the objects you wish to move

(1) Only (I)

(2) Only (II)

(3) Only (III)

(4) Both (II) and (III)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

Resource – rich economies mostly undergone high growth during periods of increasing commodity prices, which in turn leads to hopes of sustained economic growth.

(I) Generally witness high growth

(II) For the mostly part experience high growth

(III) Usually experience high growth

(1) Both (I) and (III)

(2) Only (I)

(3) Only (II)

(4) Both (II) and (III)

(5) No correction required