CBSE Class 11 English Improvement of Sentences MCQs

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. Officials were asked to examine the likelihood of providing banking facilities in the area.
(a) probability
(b) possibility
(c) profit
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. The shortage of fuel has obstacled interstate transportation.
(a) facilitated
(b) hampered
(c) burdened
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

Question. Being a rainy day, we had to abandon the match.
(a) Having been a rainy day
(b) It being a rainy day
(c) It been a rainy day
(d) No improvement
Answer : D

Question. Rahul gave me an old scissor.
(a) an old scissors
(b) a pair of old scissors
(c) a pair of old scissor
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

Question. The teacher was angry with Paul as he had not done the homework.
(a) at
(b) on
(c) from
(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. If I was you, I would not sign the document.
(a) If I have been you
(b) If I were you
(c) If I had been you
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

Question. They were astonished through his failure in the examination.
(a) from
(b) at
(c) with
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

Question. The increasing sale of luxuries is an index of the country’s prosperity.
(a) appendix
(b) pointer
(c) mark
(d) No improvement
Answer : D

Question. When are you starting to write to your friend?
(a) wanting
(b) going
(c) thinking
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

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

In the following questions, 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. A pair of shoes have been purchased by me.
(a) has been
(b) has being
(c) would been
(d) No Improvement
Answer : A

Question. When I shall go to Agra, I shall visit the Taj Mahal.
(a) have gone
(b) shall travel
(c) go
(d) No Improvement
Answer : C

Question. You must apologise with him for this.
(a) to
(b) of
(c) for
(d) No Improvement
Answer : A

Question. Since he worked hard he failed to secure good grades.
(a) As
(b) When
(c) Though
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. The minister agreed will answer questions on television.
(a) to answer
(b) for answering
(c) with answering
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

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

Question. We hurried to the door, but nobody is there.
(a) nobody was there
(b) nobody are there
(c) nobody were there
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

Question. I cannot say it to you right now. We will discuss it tomorrow.
(a) demand
(b) expect
(c) explain
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. Let’s buy a new sari with the annual bonus, can we?
(a) shall we
(b) could we
(c) isn’t it
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

Question. He is not only a good teacher but a good man.
(a) instead also
(b) but seldom
(c) but also
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. The position gives an excellent remuneration.
(a) offers
(b) carries
(c) holds
(d) No Improvement
Answer : B

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 trek is difficult but it is worth well the endeavour.
(a) well worth the endeavour
(b) worth the endeavour well
(c) the endeavour well worth
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

Question. The manager was given a holiday and so he decided to go to the hitch-hiking.
(a) for the hitch-hiking
(b) for hitch-hiking
(c) hitch-hiking
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. Goaded to frenzy, the bull charged its tormentors.
(a) the tormentors were charged by the bull
(b) the tormentors were being charged by the bull
(c) the bull charged on its tormentors
(d) No improvement
Answer : D

Question. The war was a time of tribulations for all of us.
(a) intimacy
(b) placidity
(c) stupidity
(d) No improvement
Answer : D

Question. The temptations that bestow young people today are ruining them.
(a) appeal
(b) beset
(c) confront
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

Question. We kept all the old paintings in a place where they would remain safe from harm or danger.
(a) will remain safe
(b) are safe
(c) may remain safe
(d) No improvement
Answer : D

Question. The tragedy is reflection of an episode that took place a decade ago.
(a) rendition
(b) reincarnation
(c) reminiscent
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

In the following questions, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined 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 advancements in medical science has proved to be a boon for all of us.
(a) has proven
(b) had proven
(c) have proved
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. Educational facilities in underdeveloped nations are often limiting.
(a) limited
(b) limitless
(c) delimiting
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

Question. Doctors are known for their illegible handwriting.
(a) ineligible
(b) eligible
(c) incorrigible
(d) No improvement
Answer : D

Question. He cited a number of reasons for his absence.
(a) sited
(b) recited
(c) sighted
(d) No improvement
Answer : D

Question. He received many praises for his latest invention.
(a) great many praises
(b) much praise
(c) too much praises
(d) No improvement
Answer : B

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. I have not finished to paint the door.
(a) painting
(b) the paint of
(c) the painting
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

Question. She usually does not leave for work until she finished all her chores.
(a) finishes
(b) has finished
(c) had finished
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

Question. The article should not exceed more than hundred words.
(a) exceed beyond
(b) exceed than
(c) exceed
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. Geeta said that she had never viewed across a book she liked so much.
(a) come across
(b) come through
(c) come round
(d) No improvement
Answer : A

Question. I will be giving blood in the hospital at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
(a) exchanging
(b) contributing
(c) donating
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

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. Your answer book will be answered with the help of a computer.
(a) judged
(b) tested
(c) evaluated
(d) seen
Answer : C

Question. In the hot afternoon after a long walk, I rested under the shadow of a tree.
(a) shelter
(b) shade
(c) cool
(d) No Improvement
Answer : B

Question. He throwed it out of the window.
(a) threw
(b) throw
(c) thrown
(d) No Improvement
Answer : A

Question. Marconi assembled the radio.
(a) discovered
(b) made
(c) invented
(d) No improvement
Answer : C

Question. He showed great kind to his friend.
(a) kindness
(b) kind heart
(c) kind hearted
(d) No improvement
Answer : A