IMPROVEMENT OF SENTENCES
544. I sat down on the bench to look      550. Children with disabilities and          560. Seeing that she is very tired, I
     at the trophy I won as a prize.           special needs also have the right             walked out of the room and let
     (1) I sat down on the bench to            to education just like normal                 her sleep.
                                               children.                                     (1) Seeing that she are very tired
          look at the trophy I had won
                                               (1) just as normal children do                (2) Seeing that she was very
          as a prize.
                                               (2) even as normal children are                   tired
     (2) I sat down on the bench to                                                          (3) Seeing she is tired
                                                    doing
          look at the trophy I have won                                                      (4) No improvement
                                               (3) along with normal children
          as a prize.                                                                       Directions (561-562) : In the
                                               (4) No improvement
     (3) I sat down on the bench to                                                   following questions, a part of the
                                          551. He was too glad to see his friend.
          look at the trophy I had to                                                 sentence is printed in bold. Below are
                                              (1) very glad
          win as a prize.                                                             given alternatives to the bold part at
                                              (2) so glad                             (1), (2), (3) which may improve the
     (4) No improvement                       (3) to glad                             sentence. Choose the correct
545. If the room had been brighter,           (4) No improvement                      alternative. In case no improvement is
     Shweta would have been able          552. All his efforts to find his lost child needed, your answer is (4).
     to read for a while before                were in vane.                                       (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry
     bedtime.                                 (1) vein       (2) wane                        Operator & LDC Exam. 20.10.2013)
     (1) If the room was brighter,            (3) vain       (4) No improvement        561. She is quite well now, except a
          Shweta would have been          553. He is so intelligent that he could           slight cold.
          able to read for a whi le            win the quiz competition.                    (1) except for a slight cold
          before bedtime.                     (1) will       (2) can                        (2) excepting a slight cold
     (2) If the room been brighter,           (3) should (4) No improvement                 (3) excepting have a slight cold
          Shweta would have been          554. The demonstration passed away                (4) No improvement
          able to read for a whi le            peacefully.                             562. The commoners joined the king’s
                                                                                            army at crushing the rebels
          before bedtime.                      (1) passed out
                                                                                            (1) without (2) in
     (3) Had the room been brighter,           (2) passed
                                                                                            (3) into     (4) No improvement.
          Shweta would have been               (3) passed on
                                                                                            Directions (563–564) : In each
          able to read for a whi le            (4) No improvement
                                                                                      of the following questions, part of the
          before bedtime.                 555. They have not spoken to each           sentence is printed in bold. Below are
     (4) No improvement                        other since they quarrelled.           given alternatives to the bold part at
546. I like tea and I like coffee.             (1) for                                (1), (2), (3) which may improve the
                                               (2) because                            sentence. Choose the correct
     (1) tea to coffee
                                               (3) ever since                         alternative. In case no improvement is
     (2) tea after coffee                                                             needed, your answer is (4).
                                               (4) No improvement
     (3) both tea and coffee              556. I walked back home after the               (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator
     (4) No improvement                        movie yesterday night.                     & LDC Exam. 27.10.2013, IInd Sitting)
547. They are bringing down the old            (1) last night                          563. The fronds of the coconut tree
     bridge to build a new one.                                                             make a gentle musical note when
                                               (2) previous night
                                                                                            the wind blows.
     (1) destroying                            (3) that night
                                                                                            (1) music note
     (2) damaging                              (4) No improvement
                                                                                            (2) music sound
     (3) demolishing                      557. Last eveni ng I went to the
                                                                                            (3) musical sound
                                               optician and bought spectacles.
     (4) No improvement                                                                     (4) No improvement
                                               (1) a spectacle
548. Maggie took a hot bath because                                                    564. The President shook hands with
                                               (2) two spectacles                           all the persons on the dais.
     she was working in the garden
                                               (3) a pair of spectacles                     (1) shook hands with all
     all afternoon.
                                               (4) No improvement                           (2) shook hands with each of the
    (1) is                                558. He came despite of his busy                      persons
    (2) has                                    schedule.                                    (3) shook hands with everyone
    (3) had been                               (1) nevertheless                             (4) No improvement
    (4) No improvement                         (2) but for                                  Directions (565–566) : In the
549. The country faced a rainfall              (3) in spite of                        following questions, a part of the
     deficit of eight per cent after the       (4) No improvement                     sentence is printed in bold. Below are
                                          559. The receptionist asked the             given alternatives to the bold part at
     four mo nth long southwest
                                               patient, “Who recommended you          (1), (2), (3) which may improve the
     monsoon.
                                               to Dr. Paulson ?”                      sentence. Choose the correct
     (1) during the                                                                   alternative. In case no improvement is
                                               (1) introduced
     (2) at the end of the                                                            needed, your answer is (4).
                                               (2) referred
     (3) for the                                                                                   (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry
                                               (3) alluded                                               Operator & LDC Exam.
     (4) No improvement                        (4) No improvement                                        10.11.2013, Ist Sitting)
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