Direction.
In the following questions, in the given sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative.
Five years ago today, I am sitting in a small japanese car, driving across Poland towards Berlin.
was sitting
have been sitting
sat
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Correct Answer :
A. was sitting
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They felt humiliated because they realised that they had cheated.
had been cheating
had been cheated
have been cheated
were to be cheated
The members of his family are coming in this train.
with
by
on
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The matter must be considered in every point of view.
with
from
at
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The members of the student's union did not give the examination in protest.
did not write
did not sit for
did not show up for
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She gave most of her time to music
devoted
spend
lent
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Rajni unnecessarily picked up a quarrel with Kashish and left the party hurriedly.
picking up
picked on
picked
has picked up
The tragedy is reflection of an episode that took place a decade ago.
rendition
reincarnation
reminiscent
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The intruder stood quietly for few moments .
for few time
for a few moments
for the few moments
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He enjoys to tell stories to children.
how to tell stories
telling stories
to narrate stories
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Sohan is pleased at the news yesterday.
has been pleased
had been pleased
was pleased
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Anita liked to watch television, of which she found the science programme especially fascinating .
television, of which she found the science programme especially fascinating.
television; she found the science programme especially fascinating.
television, and it was especially the science programme that were of fascination.
television; the fascination of the science programme especially.
A lot depends on your early brought up in the family.
bringing up
bringing on
upbringing
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The manager was given a holiday and so he decided to go to the hitch-hiking .
for the hitch-hiking
for hitch-hiking
hitch-hiking
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The regular use of alcohal, only in small quantities , tends to cause mischief in many ways to various organs of the body.
though in small quantities
even in a little quantity
even in small quantities
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Bad habits must be nipped at the bud .
nipped off the bud
nipped in the bud
nipped on the bud
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One cannot be indifferent to one's health, can't one
can't be ?
can one ?
isn't it ?
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The summer has set out and the days are getting warm.
set up
set in
set off
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The businessman is respectively connected.
respectfully
respectably
receptively
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Scarcely had he entered the room than the phone rang.
when
while
as
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Five years ago today, I am sitting in a small japanese car, driving across Poland towards Berlin.
was sitting
have been sitting
sat
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He will revise it when he is comes back.
when he come back
on coming back
when he came back
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The manager was unhappy at Gaurav because he did not complete the work in time
is unhapy at
is to be unhappy at
was unhappy with
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It is no good to cry over spilt milk.
It is no good crying
It is of no good to cry
It is of no good crying
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They sent out the invitations last evening.
send out
sending out
sent at
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When he heard the rhetorical speech of the leader, he was carried along by his enthusiasm.
was carried away
was carried down
was carried aloft
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The ship ran over when it crashed into an iceberg.
get over
gave up
went down
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Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it was an unauthorised act .
Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it had been an unathorised act.
ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it was an unauthorised act.
Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it was an unauthorised act.
Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from those maintaining that it was an unauthorised act.
It is time the six year old is learning how to read and write.
has learned
learnt
was learning
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Seeing the injustice done to them hy the Britishers, the sepoys broke into open revolt.
broke to
broke upto
resorted to
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He had to bear the brunt of his father's mistakes.
bear the burnt
bear the burns
bear a brunt
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