CBSE Class 6 English Improvement of Sentences

In the following questions, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d).

Question. The traveller commanded of the peasant he would tell him the way to the nearest village.
(a) exclaimed of the peasant if he would
(b) enquired of the peasant if he could
(c) replied of the peasant whether he will
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

Question. As I was new to the place, I felt like a fish in water.
(a) felt like a fish in the water.
(b) felt like a fish with water.
(c) felt like a fish out of water.
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. The flood-affected people are looking forward with the visit of the Governor.
(a) looking forward to
(b) looking forward on
(c) looking forward for
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

Question. He is fond of saving money.
(a) hoarding
(b) not spending
(c) spending carefully
(d) No improvement
Answer : D

Question. He comes often to our house.
(a) come often
(b) often comes
(c) often come
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

In the following questions, a part of the sentence is bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d). Hence, the correct option is ( a).

Question. If I am the Prime Minister I would ban all processions.
(a) will be
(b) were
(c) am
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

Question. Mrs Madhuri has great respect and unlimited faith in her Director.
(a) respect and unlimited faith for
(b) respect for and unlimited faith for
(c) respect for and unlimited faith in
(d) respect in and unlimited faith for
Answer : C

Question. He is addicted to smoke.
(a) addicted to smoking
(b) used to smoke
(c) addicted of smoking
(d) addicted with smoking
Answer : A

Question. Write down the address lest you may forget.
(a) you may not forget
(b) you cannot forget
(c) you will forget
(d) you should forget
Answer : D

Question. We used to get up early in the morning, have breakfast and then went out to play.
(a) go out to play
(b) gone out to play
(c) had gone out to play
(d) played
Answer : A

In these questions a part of question is given in bold. Below are the given alternatives to the bold part at (a),(b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (d).

Question. He told me that he was married four years.
(a) over four years
(b) four years ago
(c) about four years
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

Question. Chennai is by the way a cosmopolitan city.
(a) by the by
(b) by and large
(c) on the large
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

Question. For me, money is only the means to an end.
(a) only means
(b) only the mean
(c) only a means
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. The bullet struck a wall and was diverted from its course.
(a) twisted
(b) reflected
(c) deflected
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. You should not boasting of your achievements.
(a) boast for
(b) boast at
(c) boast of
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. Kannan asked me to go round with them, but I didn’t want.
(a) don’t want
(b) don’t want to
(c) didn’t want to
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. We eat that we may live.
(a) might
(b) shall
(c) should
(d) No improvement
Answer : D

Question. He had his breakfast, when we visited him.
(a) He had taken his breakfast
(b) He wished to have his breakfast
(c) He avoided his breakfast
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

Question. When the Inspector of Police said this, we knew whom he was eluding.
(a) intending
(b) referring to
(c) hinting
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

Question.The doctor reassured that the oder is maintained while checking the patients.
(a) Checked
(b) calling
(c) revert
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

Question. Let us go see her new house, shall we? 
(a) do we?
(b) don’t we?
(c) do they?
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

Question. It took a long time for him to realise, what was truth.
(a) what is truth.
(b) what was the truth.
(c) what the truth was.
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. My mother is worried about my father’s health and also I.
(a) I also
(b) also me
(c) so am I
(d) also I am
Answer : C

Question. Roads are wet, it must haverained last night.
(a) must had
(b) might have been
(c) must have been
(d) No improvement
Answer : D

Question. He mast know them in their most plausible form, isn’t it?
(a) isn’t he?
(b) mustn’t he?
(c) can’t he?
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

Question. English opens the window upon the world’s knowledge.
(a) the English
(b) the English language
(c) the English land
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

Question. If one works hard, you have got the reward.
(a) one gets
(b) one has got
(c) one will get
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. The U.N.O. insists on better understanding between the countries of the world.
(a) among the countries
(b) with the countries
(c) by the countries
(d) No improvement
Answer : D

Question. He doesn’t smoke not I did
(a) Neither I did
(b) Not I did
(c) Nor I did
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. If you will work hard, you will succeed.
(a) You have to
(b) You will have to
(c) you should
(d) No Improvement
Answer : D

In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b), and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case ‘no improvement’ is needed, your answer is ‘(d)’.

Question. The greater the demand, higher the price.
(a) high
(b) the high
(c) the higher
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. I prefer to ride thanto walk.
(a) riding to walking
(b) ride to walk
(c) riding than walking
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

Question. The workers went on a strike asking for better pay and service condition
(a) requesting
(b) demanding
(c) needing
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

Question. The newspaper provides more international news than domestic news.
(a) national
(b) alien
(c) provincial
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

Question. The teacher was very angry at his student.
(a) angry with
(b) angry against
(c) angry about
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

Question. He backed out of the agreement.
(a) gave his full support
(b) reconsidered the point
(c) withdrew his support from
(d) went through the back door
Answer : C

Question. Man is the only animal who can talk.
(a) which
(b) whom
(c) that
(d) No improvement
Answer : D

Question. He did not know the answer, I did not neither.
(a) neither did I
(b) either did I
(c) neither have I
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

Question. When the owner offered tea, the peon denied it.
(a) disliked
(b) declined
(c) disobeyed
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. “Do you remember his phone number? I don’t suspect so.”
(a) don’t think
(b) don’t thing
(c) may think
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

In these questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d).

Question. Please report to me when you return back from Delhi.
(a) you have returned back from
(b) you return from
(c) you returned back from
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

Question. Ravi has been demanding a lot more marks, doesn’t he?
(a) hasn’t he?
(b) isn’t he?
(c) isn’t it?
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

Question. Exercise is benevolent to good health.
(a) beneficial
(b) beneficent
(c) bounteous
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

Question. He parked his vehicle under the shade of a tree.
(a) on
(b) in
(c) beneath
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

Question. In case if it rains, I shall not visit you.
(a) If so
(b) In case of
(c) If/In case
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. TV sets have become costlier, thanks to the sudden rise in the prices of imported compounds.
(a) tubes
(b) components
(c) things
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

Question. Because the enemy had a reputation for engaging in sneak attacks we were frequently on the alert.
(a) occasionally
(b) inevitably
(c) constantly
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. Less people came to watch cricket matches this year, so the gate receipts were lesser than last year.
(a) Many
(b) Fewer
(c) Lot of
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

Question. God has bestowed man unusual gifts.
(a) bestowed with man
(b) bestowed for man
(c) bestowed on man
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. Many workers were being held hostages.
(a) held to be hostages
(b) held as hostages
(c) held like hostages
(d) No improvement
Answer : D

In these questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2 and 3 which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (d).

Question. On one occasion he persuaded me to accompany him on a shooting expedition he was planning.
(a) has planned
(b) had planned
(c) planned
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

Question. We have no less than a thousand students in our college.
(a) not less
(b) no less
(c) no fewer
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. When she regained consciousness she was stretched in the ditch out, soaked to the skin.
(a) out in the ditch stretched
(b) on the ditch outstretched
(c) outstretched in the ditch
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. Too little is known by this time about possible side-effects of the drug.
(a) presently
(b) in the end
(c) beforehand
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

Question. If you want to save money you must get rid of shopping.
(a) cut down on
(b) get on with
(c) put up with
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

Question. The loud and incessant chatter worries your father who is trying to concentrate.
(a) aggravates
(b) annoys
(c) irritates
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. Not only they went to see a film, but also had dinner out,
(a) Not only did they go
(b) They didn’t go not only
(c) They not only went
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

Question. Birds sit on the boughs of trees in my garden and with their sweet notes fill the air with music.
(a) fill their sweet notes in the air
(b) by their sweet notes fill the air
(c) fill the air by their sweet notes
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. India will enter the league of major developed nations as a space giant within a short time.
(a) energy
(b) force
(c) power
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. Many a man would welcome the opportunity.
(a) Many man
(b) A many man
(c) Many a men
(d) No improvement
Answer : D