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As we all know, Verbal Aptitude is an
important component of a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC
Civil Services Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL
Examination, MBA Entrance Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc.
In order to help you practise and improve your verbal ability, we provide you
this English Quiz.
Given below are a few questions from
SSC examinations held in the last few years. Leave your answers/ responses in
the comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!
Directions (Q. Nos. 1-5) In the
following questions, a sentence/part of the sentence is underlined. Below are
given alternatives to the underlined sentence/part of the sentences (a), (b),
(c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no
improvement is needed, your answer is (d).
1. If he had time he will call you.
(a)
would have (b) would have had (c) has (d) No improvement
2. They could not tell me why did
he not eat his lunch?
(a)
why not had he eaten
(b)
why he did not eat
(c)
why had he not eaten
(d)
No improvement
3. He who will bid the highest
will get the product.
(a)
who bids the highest
(b)
who the highest bids
(c)
who would bid the highest
(d)
No improvement
4. The clients are waiting
outside since morning and will continue to wait until you meet them.
(a)
have waited
(b)
have been waiting
(c)
were waiting
(d)
No improvement
5. He
may have grown taller when I last saw him.
(a)
from when I last saw him
(b)
since I last saw him
(c)
before I last saw him
(d)
No improvement
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Answers
1(c)
2(b) 3(a) 4(b) 5(b)