IMPROVEMENT OF SENTENCES
892. He has composed a beautiful        900. A hand pump is very easy to work      907. The museum’s collection includes
     song.                                    and it can be fitted in every              artefacts dated back to prehis-
                                              house.                                     toric times.
     (1) penned
                                              (1) No improvement                         (1) date back to
     (2) written
                                              (2) can be fits                            (2) No improvement.
     (3) jotted down
                                              (3) could be fitting                       (3) dating back to
     (4) No improvement
                                              (4) can be fitting                         (4) date backs to
893. The old car thumped along over
                                        901. The criminal was hung to death.       908. He said, ‘Let the show begins’
     the stony road.
                                              (1) hunged                                 (1) ‘Let the show to begin’
     (1) creaked (2) crawled
     (3) chugged (4) No improvement           (2) hang                                   (2) ‘Let’s the show begin’
                                              (3) No improvement                         (3) ‘Let the show begin’
894. No sooner had he reaching the
                                              (4) hanged                                 (4) No improvement.
     station than the train began to
                                        902. What does agonise me most is          909. I’m really sorry but I haven’t
     move.
                                              not this criticism, but the trivial        got much money myself.
     (1) No sooner had he reach the           reason behind it.                          (1) I’m really sorry but I have
         station than the train begins
         to move.                             (1) No improvement                              very few money myself.
     (2) No sooner did he reaching the        (2) most agonising me                      (2) No improvement.
         station than the train began         (3) agonises me most                       (3) I’m really sorry I have lesser
         to move.                             (4) most agonised me                            money myself.
     (3) No sooner had he reached the   903. They have not and cannot be in              (4) I’m really sorry but I not have
         station than the train began         the good books of the coach be-                 much money myself.
         to move.                             cause they lack discipline.          910. Both of them are good, but this
     (4) No improvement                       (1) No improvement                         is the best of the two.
895. My father has been advised to            (2) have not been and can never            (1) No improvement
     reduce smoking.                              be
                                                                                         (2) better
     (1) cut down                             (3) have not and can never be
                                              (4) have not and can never been            (3) much better
     (2) No improvement
                                        904. The Louvre, a museum known                  (4) good
     (3) lower down
                                              to everyone in the world, is in            Directions (911–914) : In the fol-
     (4) reduce down
                                              Paris.                               lowing questions, a part of the sentence
896. Sincerity is always appreciated.
                                                                                   is printed in bold. Below are given al-
     (1) enhanced                             (1) a world–renowned museum
                                                                                   ternatives to the bold part which may
     (2) enjoyed                              (2) No improvement
                                                                                   improve the sentence. Choose the cor-
     (3) waited                               (3) a globally known museum
                                                                                   rect alternative. In case no improve-
     (4) No improvement                       (4) a world–famous museum
                                                                                   ment is needed your answer is (4).
897. Listen attention to what I say.    905. The sun will not rise before an                    (SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO
     (1) attentively                          hour.                                             & PA/SA Exam, 15.11.2015
                                              (1) arise in an hour                                (Ist Sitting) TF No. 6636838)
     (2) attend
     (3) attentive                            (2) rise in an hour                  911. How many country are there in
     (4) No improvement                       (3) rises for an hour                      Europe ?
898. My sister does not know wheth-           (4) No improvement                         (1) countries are their in
     er tomorrow can be a holiday       906. Heartfelt prayers to God will al-           (2) country are there on
     for her.                                 ways have expected results.                (3) countries are there in
     (1) whether tomorrow is a holi-          (1) have amazing results                   (4) No improvement
         day to her                           (2) No improvement                   912. We stayed in Mumbai in five
     (2) whether tomorrow will be a           (3) have good results                      days.
         holiday for her                      (4) have desired results                   (1) with        (2) for
     (3) No improvement                      Directions (907–910) : In the fol-          (3) at          (4) No improvement
     (4) whether tomorrow is a holi-   lowing questions, a part of the sentence    913. The medicine must be take by
         day for her.                  is printed in bold. Below are given al-           you.
899. Honesty is more superior than     ternatives to the bold part at (1), (2),          (1) takes       (2) taken
                                       (3) which may improve the sentence.               (3) taking (4) No improvement
     riches.                                                                       914. The Sutlej has changed its path.
                                       Choose the correct alternative. In case
     (1) far superior than             no improvement is needed your answer              (1) journey (2) course
     (2) No improvement                is No improvement.                                (3) line        (4) No improvement
     (3) more superior to                  (SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO & PA/SA            Directions (915–918) : In the fol-
     (4) superior to                               Exam, 01.11.2015, IInd Sitting) lowing questions, a part of the sentence
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