Sentence Improvement: SBI Part-2 :: 09.04.2020 for PO, Clerk, SO, Insurance Exams

Question 1

Direction: In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence correct. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., ‘No correction required’.

They could see the countryside below (1): a small city to one side, mountains directly beneath (2) and the ground was very, (3) though not approaching (4) fast.

Question 2

Direction: In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence correct. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., ‘No correction required’.

They turned in grey (1) to the seats in front of them and Pippa resisted (2) an urge to touch the silence (3) plastic of the tray (4) table.

Question 3

Direction: In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence correct. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., ‘No correction required’.

There was a sharp pain (1) in her stomach, but her mind was completely (2) clear and her mind told her that she might (3) die within the next sixty (4) seconds or so.

Question 4

Direction: In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence correct. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., ‘No correction required’.

He was sure (1) that people were brave (2) than he was, as he was kind and smart (3) in his way, but he was not braver (4), and he never had been.

Question 5

Direction: In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence correct. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., ‘No correction required’.

She understood (1) him immediately, (2) and (3) she raised a number of objections but (4) queries.