IMPROVEMENT OF SENTENCES
1004. Both of them have not apolo-                 (3) either did I.                          (3) not as tall but as
       gized yet.                                  (4) No improvement                         (4) No improvement
       (1) Neither of them has              1012. It is a place far of here.           1019. He is a fast bowler of repute,
       (2) Any of them have                        (1) far by here                            but his yesterday’s perfor-
       (3) None of the two                         (2) far from here                          mance was not up to the mark.
       (4) No improvement                          (3) far away here                          (1) performance for yesterday
1005. The greater the demand, high-                (4) No improvement                         (2) yesterday performance
       er the price.                               Directions (1013–1017) : In                (3) performances for yesterday
       (1) the high                         each of the following questions, a                (4) No improvement
       (2) a higher                         sentence/a part of the sentence is         1020. Owing to his resp iratory
       (3) the higher                       printed in bold. Four alternatives are            problems the doctor has told him
       (4) No improvement                   given to the bold part which will                 to refrain from smoking.
1006. His appointment as coach is yet       improve the sentence. Choose the                  (1) to not refrain from
       another feather in his wing.         correct alternative corresponding to it.
                                                                                              (2) to refrain to
       (1) feather in his hat               In case no improvement is needed,
                                                                                              (3) to refrain not from
                                            choose No improvement.
       (2) badge in his hat                                                                   (4) No improvement
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       (3) feather in his cap                          Exam. 30.08.2016 (IInd sitting) 1021. He is suffering from fever for a
       (4) No improvement                   1013. Lying in my room, the music                 week.
1007. The majority of the rain-fed In-             could be heard.                            (1) was suffering
       dian rivers, either dry up, or be-          (1) I could hear the music                 (2) had suffering
       come trickle after the monsoon.             (2) the music can be heard                 (3) has been suffering
       (1) the trickle                             (3) the music can be heard by              (4) No improvement
       (2) a trickle                                   me                              1022. None knows how it was
       (3) an trickle                              (4) No improvement                         happened.
       (4) No improvement                   1014. Come quickly if you will catch              (1) was happen
       Directions (1008–1012) : In                 the train.                                 (2) has happened
each of the following questions a                  (1) you want to
                                                                                              (3) happened
sentence/a part of the sentence is                 (2) you shall      (3) you could
printed in bold. Four alternatives are                                                        (4) No improvement
                                                   (4) No improvement
given to the bold part which will                                                             Directions (1023–1027) : In
                                            1015. At the sound of foot steps he
improve the sentence. Choose the                                                       each of the following questions, a
                                                   turned round fast really.
correct alternative corresponding to it.                                               sentence/a part of the sentence is
                                                   (1) real fast      (2) real fastly
In case no improvement is needed,                                                      printed in bold. Four alternatives are
                                                   (3) real faster
choose the alternative corresponding                                                   given to the bold part which will
                                                   (4) No improvement                  improve the sentence. Choose the
to No improvement.
                                            1016. Only a few people came to the        correct alternative corresponding to it.
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             Exam. 30.08.2016 (Ist sitting)
                                                   art exhibition as it was raining    In case no improvement is needed,
                                                   hard all day.                       choose No improvement.
1008. The farmers work at the fields.
                                                   (1) few            (2) little
       (1) on the fields                                                                                   (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
                                                   (3) a small amount of                          Exam. 31.08.2016 (IInd sitting)
       (2) through the fields
                                                   (4) No improvement                  1023. This material is no t much
       (3) in the fields
                                            1017. His immediate ambition was to               enough for me
       (4) No improvement
                                                   find a place to live in.
1009. The boss impatiently told him to                                                        (1) not more enough
                                                   (1) strategy       (2) design
       get up with his work.                                                                  (2) not so much enough
                                                   (3) aim
       (1) to get on                                                                          (3) not enough
                                                   (4) No improvement
       (2) to get by                                                                          (4) No improvement
                                                   Directions (1018–1022) : In
       (3) to get under                     each of the following questions, a         1024. This is a change of my usual
       (4) No improvement                   sentence/ a part of the sentence is               work.
1010. The judges remarked on the            printed in bold. Four alternatives are            (1) from my usual work
       high standard of entries for the     given to the bold part which will                 (2) for my usual work
       competition.                         improve the sentence. Choose the                  (3) in my usual work
       (1) remarked of                      correct alternative as your answer. In            (4) No improvement
       (2) remarked at                      case no improvement is needed,             1025. Maharana Pratap killed many
       (3) remarked over                    choose No improvement.                            enemy soldiers through his
       (4) No improvement                                       (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)         sword.
1011. He did not know how to solve                   Exam. 31.08.2016 (Ist sitting)
                                                                                              (1) by his sword
       the problem and I did not            1018. His wife is as tall if not, taller
                                                                                              (2) with his sword
       either.                                     than him.
                                                                                              (3) across his sword
       (1) neither do I.                           (1) as tall as, if not
                                                                                              (4) No improvement
       (2) neither did I.                          (2) as taller if not
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