Previous Year English Questions | 18.07.2017

It’s always been good to learn from history since history repeats itself, similarly, it goes with the exam pattern we always try to find previous year questions to mentally prepare ourselves for upcoming hurdles in the exam and to check whether the level of our preparation is or is not up to the mark. Previous year questions give guidance to us and provide a base for the preparation of any competitive exam. It is always good to have an experience of how the level of exam varies from year to year. For every subject like in English, we come to know the pattern of questions must be followed to prepare the examination.In each of the following questions, choose the alternative which can best improve the given sentence by substituting the BOLD portion. If the sentence is correct as it is, choose 'No Improvement' as your answer.



B.S.R.B. (CHENNAI) CLERK EXAM., 2000

Directions:- Improve the bold part in the following sentences, if needed.

1. I didn't accept the compensation because the damage was almost neglected.

(A) was almost negligible 

(B) is almost neglected

(C) had been almost negligence

(D) had almost negligible 

(E) No correction required

2. I would not have gone alone if you were told me of the danger.

(A) had been told me of 

(B) would have told me of 

(C) had told me with 

(D) had told me of 

(E) No correction required

3. We are staying in this building for the last two decades.

(A) were staying in 

(B) had been stayed in 

(C) have been staying in

(D) have been staying into 

(E) No correction required

4. A large amount of people think that he is innocent. 

(A) big amount 

(B) large amounts 

(C) big amounts 

(D) large number 

(E) No correction required 

5. He asked me that my car was safe for a long journey.

(A) that whether my car was safe

(B) if my car was safe

(C) if my car was safety

(D) whether my car had safety 

(E) No correction required

Answer:- 

1. (A) was almost negligible
2. (D) had told me of 
3. (C) have been staying in
4. (D) large number 
5. (B) if my car was safe