Dear Students, English Section is a topic quite dreaded by candidates taking the bank exams. Though the sheer number of concepts and rules may seem intimidating at first, with discipline and the right approach, it is not difficult to master these concepts and their application to questions. Through such quizzes, we will provide you all types of high-level questions to ace the Sentence Correction, new pattern English section of bank exams. In this quiz, you can practice paragraph completion and out of the context sentence questions For IBPS PO 2017.
Directions (1-15): In each question, there are four sentences. Each sentence has pairs of words/phrases that are highlighted. From the italicized and highlighted word(s)/phrase(s), select the most appropriate word(s)/phrase(s) to form correct sentences. Then choose the best option.
Q1. (i) The speed limit here is 80 kmph, but I may [A] can [B] drive at 100 kmph.
(ii) Fewer [A]/Less [B] students are opting for MBA these days.
(iii) Joyce Kilmer is considered one of the lesser [A]/fewer [B] poets of his time.
(iv) The fewest [A]/least [B] number of students signed up for Latin class this year.
(a) AAAA
(b) BAAA
(c) BABA
(d) BBAA
(e) None of these
(ii) The prefect [A]/perfect [B] of the diplomatic corps was responsible for the faulty communication.
(iii) The committee did not find the plans for the renovation of the museum practical [A]/pragmatic [B].
(iv) The quarterback feinted [A]/fainted [B] to the left before passing the ball to the halfback.
(a) ABBB
(b) BAAA
(c) BABA
(d) BAAB
(e) None of these
Q3. (i) The warp [A]/woof [B] of India’s economic structure is still agriculture.
(ii) My friend always does the opposite of [A]/to [B] what I advise him.
(iii) Compact disks with prurient [A]/prudish [B] content are secretly in circulation on the campus.
(iv) He believed that the existence of god cannot be proved; he was not an atheist [A]/agnostic. [B]
(a) AAAA
(b) ABAA
(c) ABBB
(d) BAAB
(e) None of these
Q4. (i) The teacher asked the young boy to name the hews [A]/hues [B] of the rainbow.
(ii) I haven’t spoken with my mentor for [A]/since [B] several months.
(iii) Besides [A]/beside [B] the fact that we were unprepared, the exam turned out to be difficult.
(iv) I was expecting a big rise [A]/raise [A] in my salary the appraisal.
(a) BAAB
(b) BBBA
(c) ABAB
(d) BBAB
(e) None of these
Q5. (i) We were asked to read the article with the title [A]/headline [B] “Verbal Ability in Bank Exams”.
(ii) After the long trek he lay [A]/lied [B] down to rest for a while.
(iii) His bike hit a stationary [A]/stationery [B] car and was damaged.
(iv) My mom took my shirt away to sew[A]/sow [B] the loose buttons.
(a) ABAB
(b) BBAA
(c) BAAA
(d) BAAB
(e) None of these
Q6. (i) I have kept the book besides [A]/beside [B] your bag on the table.
(ii) You can attempt 10 questions from among [A]/between [B] 30 questions.
(iii) It was so hot in the sun that they moved into the shadow [A]/shade [B].
(iv) Although [A]/Despite [B] his having known her for years, he behaved like a stranger.
(a) ABAB
(b) ABBA
(c) BAAA
(d) BABB
(e) None of these
Q7. (i) The announcement said that the chief quest would be arriving presently [A]/currently [B].
(ii) After the recession employment rates are on the rise [A]/raise [B] again.
(iii) The professor could not explain the topic fully because of the continuous [A]/continual [B] interruptions.
(iv) I was not able to wear the trousers because they were creased [A]/crinkled. [B]
(a) AABA
(b) BBBA
(c) AABB
(d) BBAB
(e) None of these
Q8. (i) I was not able to answer the interviewer’s question about who discovered [A]/invented [B] the computer.
(ii) He got his car’s breaks [A]/brakes [B] repaired before the long drive.
(iii) As long as [A]/As far as [B] she is concerned, she will not say anything against you.
(iv) Timely advice from his friend saved him as he was about to tangle [A]/dangle [B] himself up in legal problems.
(a) ABAB
(b) BBBA
(c) BABB
(d) BAAB
(e) None of these
Q9. (i) We gathered in front of the school to welcome the new principle [A]/principal [B]
(ii) New Delhi is the capitol [A]/capital [B] of India.
(iii) The situation is currently [A]/presently [B] under control.
(iv) On the way I have to stop for a while to telephone [A]/ for telephoning [B] my brother.
(a) BBAA
(b) BBBA
(c) ABAB
(d) BBAB
(e) None of these
Q10. (i) He did not say [A]/tell [B] us anything about his affair.
(ii) The project would not have been completed in time but for his timely and valueless [A]/invaluable [B] contribution.
(iii) My friend is very sensible [A]/sensitive [B]; he listens to all my problems and tried to comfort me.
(iv) My dad assured [A]/ensured [B] me that everything will turn out to be right in the end.
(a) BAAA
(b) BBBA
(c) ABAB
(d) AAAB
(e) None of these
Q11. (i) In little over a month the campaign has more than acceded [A]/exceeded [B] expectations with 5000 tickets already sold for the show.
(ii) The students have free excess [A]/access [B] to the entire material in the library.
(iii) The elusion [A]/allusion [B] to corruption in the ministry landed the journalist in trouble with the officials.
(iv) Are the children all ready [A]/already [B] to go to the park?
(a) AAAA
(b) ABAA
(c) BBBA
(d) BABA
(e) None of these
Q12. (i) I find that there is all together [A]/altogether [B] too much violence in these films.
(ii) Is there anyway [A]/any way [B] we can get a film star to preside over the function?
(iii) The success of the event was entirely causal [A]/casual [B] as we had planned every minute details of it.
(iv) The police have ceased [A]/seized [B] a large number of arms from the militants.
(a) ABBA
(b) BBBA
(c) ABAB
(d) ABBB
(e) None of these
Q13. (i) In a few years, she became his trusted confident [A]/confidant [B].
(ii) We were required to make a custom [A]/costume [B] design for the online shop.
(iii) He was declared illegible [A]/eligible [B] for the post in spite of not having enough work experience.
(iv) Several eminent [A]/imminent [B] scientists are expected to be present for the seminar.
(a) ABAB
(b) ABBA
(c) BABA
(d) BAAB
(e) None of these
Q14. (i) For long he has been talking about his plans to emigrate [A]/immigrate [B] to Canada.
(ii) The way he plays the guitar is an aural [A]/oral [B] treat.
(iii) The advertisement mentioned several vacancies in the personnel [A]/personal [B] department.
(iv) The police found it very difficult to control the restive [A]/restless [B] crowd.
(a) ABAB
(b) AAAA
(c) BABB
(d) BBBB
(e) None of these
Q15. (i) The student approached the teacher to seek council [A]/counsel [B] about her career plans.
(ii) I had to change a few principal [A]/principle [B] parts of the engine to make it work again.
(iii) She was jealous [A]/zealous [B] in her pursuit to get into one of the IIMs.
(iv) His judicious [A]/judicial [B] decisions about his investments have made him wealthy.
(a) AAAB
(b) ABAB
(c) BABA
(d) BBAB
(e) None of these
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