IMPROVEMENT OF SENTENCES
 373. The bell was ringing and ringing        381. 1 do not think it would not rain.     Choose the correct alternative. In case
       but no one picked up the phone.              (1) will rain                        no improvement is needed, your an-
       (1) rang and rang                            (2) should not rain                  swer is (4).
       (2) rang repeatedly                          (3) should rain                                     (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry
       (3) was ringing repeatedly                   (4) will not rain                             Operator & LDC Exam. 28.10.2012
       (4) No improvement                           Directions (382-388) : In each                                       (1st Sitting)
 374. Sachin Tendulkar has completed         of the following questions, a part of the    389. The manager’s role is to define
       hundred centuries, hasn’t he ?        sentence is printed in bold. Below are              and resolve problems.
       (1) has he ?                          given alternatives to the bold part at              (1) identify and resolved
       (2) isn’t it ?                        (1), (2), (3) which may improve the sen-            (2) defined and resolved
       (3) didn’t he ?                       tence. Choose the correct alternative.
                                                                                                 (3) spot and resolved
       (4) No improvement                    In case no improvement is needed,
                                                                                                 (4) No improvement
        Directions (375–381) : In the        your answer is (4).
                                                            (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry
                                                                                          390. The little boy kick the ball.
following questions, a part of the sen-
tence is printed in bold. Below are giv-             Operator & LDC Exam. 28.10.2012,            (1) have been kicked by the ball
en alternatives to the bold part at (1),                        South Zone (1st Sitting)         (2) has been kicked the ball
(2), (3) which may improve the sentence.     382. I prefer tea rather than coffee.               (3) was kicked the ball
Choose the correct alternative. In case             (1) and       (2) over                       (4) kicked the ball
no improvement is needed, your an-                  (3) to        (4) No improvement      391. Playing cricket and football are
swer is (4).                                 383. The carpenter did not keep his                 his best hobbies.
              (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry          promise that the work will be fin-           (1) favourite    (2) closest
         Operator & LDC Exam. 21.10.2012            ished before the end of the week.            (3) friendliest (4) worst
                               (2nd Sitting)        (1) can       (2) could               392. Laura forgot her friend’s birth-
 375. The one factor that governs the               (3) would (4) No improvement                 day, so she make her a card
       progress of a nation is educa-        384. Try to understand the confidence               when she finally remembered.
       tion.                                        of your opponents before you                 (1) bought her a card
       (1) Single factor                            take any step against them.                  (2) send her a card
       (2) Primary factor                           (1) motivation
                                                                                                 (3) dispatch her a card
       (3) One of the factors                       (2) inspiration
       (4) No improvement                                                                        (4) e-mail her a card
                                                    (3) motive
 376. You are getting a beautiful sal-                                                    393. Rajan has got many friends be-
                                                    (4) No improvement
       ary.                                                                                      cause he has got much money.
                                             385. A lot depends on your early
       (1) a smart                                  brought up in the family.                    (1) a lot of money
       (2) a handsome                               (1) bringing                                 (2) enough money
       (3) a heavy                                  (2) bring up                                 (3) bags of money
       (4) No improvement                           (3) upbringing                               (4) very much money
 377. I watched him fell.                           (4) No improvement                    394. One of my friend is an engineer.
       (1) him fall                          386. The dictator declared an emer-                 (1) One of my friends
       (2) him to fell                              gency in the country.                        (2) One among my friends
       (3) him to falling                           (1) proposed                                 (3) One of friend of mine
       (4) No improvement                           (2) decreed                                  (4) No improvement
 378. Mr. Sharma was stubborn that                  (3) ordered                           395. The constitution of India guar-
       his son will attend coaching                 (4) No improvement                           anteed each citizen equal rights
       classes.                              387. She is loving chocolate ice cream              and privileges.
       (1) amazed         (2) determined            (1) has loving                               (1) Indian guaranties
       (3) doubtful       (4) pleased               (2) has been loved                           (2) India guarantees
 379. We want the leader to be he who               (3) loves
       works for the people.                                                                     (3) India guarantys
                                                    (4) No improvement
       (1) to be the leader                                                                      (4) No improvement
                                             388. James had been teaching at the
       (2) to be he                                                                              Directions (396–400) : In the
                                                    university since June.
       (3) to be a person                                                                following question, a part of the sen-
                                                    (1) has been teaching
       (4) No improvement                                                                tence is printed in bold. Below are
                                                    (2) have been teaching
 380. As a wise old man, the Chief of                                                    given alternatives to the bold part at
                                                    (3) is teaching                      (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the
       the Apaches imagined a time                  (4) No improvement
       when the white men and his fel-                                                   sentence. Choose the correct alterna-
                                                     Directions (389-395) : In the fol-  tive. In case no improvement is needed,
       low Indians would no longer fight     lowing questions, a part of the sentence
       for the land.                                                                     your answer is (4).
                                             is printed in bold. Below are given al-
       (1) think          (2) forecast                                                                     (SSC Graduate Level Tier-I
                                             ternatives to the bold part at (1), (2),
       (3) expect         (4) envisaged      (3) which may improve the sentence.                       Exam. 11.11.2012 (1st Sitting)
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