PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

PHRASE/WORDS REPLACEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-95 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-5): In the questions given below, there is a sentence in which one part is given in bold. The part given in bold may or may not be grammatically correct. Choose the best alternative among the four given which can replace the part in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the part given in bold is already correct and does not require any replacement, choose option (5), i.e. “No replacement required” as your answer.

 

Question No : 1

Ravi would attempt to open the lock with all his might when his spectacles slipped off and fell down

(1) Hardly have attempted to

(2) Attempted to

(3) Should to

(4) Could have attempted to

(5) No replacement required

Question No : 2

In spite of the rumours of an impending take over by the government, Arun bought more than shares of that company.

(1) Bought much shares to

(2) Will buy mostly the shares of

(3) Should be bought

(4) Bought many shares of

(5) No replacement required

Question No : 3

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has taking the more important step toward mainstreaming TV captioning.

(1) Has taken the most important

(2) Has taking the important

(3) Had took the most important

(4) Had taking the more important

(5) None of these

Question No : 4

They would probably be leaving very soon and anything she had done hurrying the process meant they would get to Ashley sooner.

(1) She did hurriedly

(2) She might have done hurriedly

(3) She do to hurry

(4) She could do to hurry

(5) No replacement required

Question No : 5

The dacoits looted the house and before the police arrived the things were taken away.

(1) The things was taken away

(2) They took away the things

(3) The things were taken off

(4) They taken away the things

(5) No replacement required