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.
I am used to hard work .
hard working
work hard
work hardly
No improvement
Correct Answer :
D. No improvement
Related Questions
It is time the six year old is learning how to read and write.
has learned
learnt
was learning
No improvement
The war was a time of tribulations for all of us.
intimacy
placidity
stupidity
No improvement
The need of the hour was some fast action on the part of the leaders.
needed
needing
needs
No correction required
The officer looked on my complaint.
looked of
looked into
looked to
No improvement
She is scrutinising hard for the final examination.
recollecting
recapitulating
revising
No improvement
Five years ago today, I am sitting in a small japanese car, driving across Poland towards Berlin.
was sitting
have been sitting
sat
No improvement
The easiest way for prevent stress caused by work or home pressures is to indulge in high levels of physical activity.
easily way to
easier ways for
easiest way to
easier way from
Scarcely had he entered the room than the phone rang.
when
while
as
No improvement
It will take two hours to walk across the forest.
over
between
away
through
Wise men catch time by the forelock.
hold
seize
take
No improvement
He enjoys to tell stories to children.
how to tell stories
telling stories
to narrate stories
No improvement
Manisha purchased the very good of all the saris kept in the shop
the better
the very better
the most good
the best
Try to be diplomatic when you refuse any invitation, so for not to cause bad feeling
as far not
so as not
if as far not
since then not
Education is a strong instrument for moulding the character of the young.
striking
powerful
potent
No improvement
I have not written many letter to him since my father had died .
died
was dead
has died
No improvement
She was kept from her assignment because of her loquacious room-mate.
noisy
irritating
talkative
No improvement
When I was fourteen, I sat the entrance examination for senior secondary school.
sat for
sat in
sat at
No improvement
Underestimating its value, breakfast is a meal many people skip .
Underestimating its value, breakfast is a meal many people skip.
Breakfast is skipped by many people because of their underestimating its value.
Many people, underestimate the value of breakfast and skip it.
Many people skip breakfast because they underestimate its value.
On seeing the lion she felt too much afraid.
very much
excessively
much
No improvement
I would gladly accompany your sister if you had asked him.
would have gladly accompanied
was to have gladly accompanied
will gladly accompany
No improvement
The temptations that bestow young people today are ruining them.
appeal
beset
confront
No improvement
The tragedy is reflection of an episode that took place a decade ago.
rendition
reincarnation
reminiscent
No improvement
Historians feel there is an earnest need for the review of history text books every five years and a revision of the same every ten years.
imperative
indispensable
urgent
No improvement
He returned with two burning mugs of coffee and set them down on her desk.
heating
steaming
blazing
No improvement
When the soldiers realised that they had been fooled, they rush back.
had rush
have rush
had rushed
rushed
Mrs. Johnson had staying here since 1954 and has made India her home
will stay
was to stay
is staying
has been staying
One cannot be indifferent to one's health, can't one
can't be ?
can one ?
isn't it ?
No improvement
She could not help but laugh .
laughing
but laughing
laugh
No improvement
As a child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother .
When I was a child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother
My parents took me, as a child, to Jammu to visit my grandmother
My parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother as a child.
A child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother
Certain shipwrecks have a particular fascination for those people which have a belief in finding the treasure in them .
which have a belief in finding the treasure in them.
who believe they hold treasure and that they can find it.
who believe that there is treasure to be found in them.
who believe about treasure to be found in them.