Fill in the blanks & Sentence Improvement || VARC || MH-CET 2021 II 10 August for CAT & MBA Exams

Question 1

Direction: A sentence with three blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted, is given. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

He was quite interested in joining the skating club, but gave up the idea when a reliable _________ informed him how he had __________ that the club was a __________ one.

Question 2

Direction: A sentence with three blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted, is given. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

As rice has to be transplanted as well as sown and ____________, it needs a considerable amount of labour ____________ on it; and the Burman has the reputation of being a somewhat ____________ cultivator.

Question 3

Direction: A sentence with three blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted, is given. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The new technique involved making an interwoven ________ out of flour, which was used to make__________ , and feeding it to the newly _________ animals.

Question 4

Direction: A sentence with three blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted, is given. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The ___________ surrounding a person is neither dependent on the number of auspicious rings made from rare ________ nor on ___________ wealth and fortune; it is a thing which we carry with ourselves, always.

Question 5

Direction: A sentence with three blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted, is given. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

After a series of tragic school shootings, the President did not attempt to ________ his anger as he ___________ out at the groups who were trying to _________ gun control legislation.

Question 6

Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be (E), i.e., "No correction required".

Instead of teaching abstracted concepts, the new and improved textbooks tell stories of real people so that the children can identify with the characters.

Question 7

Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be (E), i.e., "No correction required".

Striking this deal will enable the company to expand its operations in Europe.

Question 8

Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be (E), i.e., "No correction required".

If thereafter, their subcontracts are for some reason reduced, such firms could be faced potentially crippling fixed expenses.

Question 9

Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be (E), i.e., "No correction required".

People have respond in favour the government’s efforts to resolve the budget crisis.

Question 10

Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be (E), i.e., "No correction required".

As financially sound patients became more necessary for the survival of the private hospitals, the public hospitals slowly becomes the only place for the poor to get treatment.