DIRECTIONS for
questions 11 to 15: Each of the following questions consists of a sentence,
with some parts of it underlined which could be erroneous. From among the
choices given, you have to select an answer that is the best possible
replacement for the underlined part of the key sentence. While choosing the
right answer, please pay particular attention to the syntax, idiom, usage and
economy of words being used.
11.
According to the professor’s philosophy, the
antidote to envy is one’s own work, always one’s own work: not thinking about
it, not assessing it, but simple doing it.
A.
One’s own work, always one’s own work: not
thinking about it, not assessing it, but simply doing it
B.
Always work; because you don’t think about it or
assess it, you just do it
C.
Always one’s own work; not thinking about or
assessing it, but simple to do it
D.
Not to think or assess, but doing one’s own work
12.
According to United States Air Force officials,
cannon’s shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful to
demonstrate what kind of damage can result when jets fly into a flock of
large birds.
A.
Shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved
helpful to demonstrate
B.
Shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved
itself as a demonstration of
C.
Shooting dead chickens at airplanes proves
itself helpful as demonstrating
D.
That shoots dead chickens at airplanes has
proved helpful in demonstrating
13.
Acid rain
and snow result from the chemical reactions between industrial emissions of
sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides with atmospheric water vapor to produce
highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids.
A.
With atmospheric water vapour to produce highly
corrosive sulphuric and nitric acidic
B.
With atmospheric water vapour producing highly
corrosive sulphuric and nitric acids
C.
And atmospheric water vapour which has produced
highly corrosive sulphuric and nitric acids.
D.
And atmospheric water vapour to produce highly
corrosive sulphuric and nitric acids
14.
Added to the increase in hourly wages requested
last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of
retirement benefits.
A.
Added to the increase in hourly wages requested
last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of
retirement benefits.
B.
Added to the increase in hourly wages which had
been requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an
expanded program of retirement benefits.
C.
The railroad employees are now seeking an
expanded program of retirement benefits added to the increase in hourly wages
that were requested last July.
D.
In
addition to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the employees of
the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
15.
Adult survivors of child abuse traditionally
have little or no chance that they could get their symptoms recognized and
treated.
A.
That they could get their symptoms recognized
and treated
B.
To recognize and treat their symptoms
C.
Of getting their symptoms recognized and treated
D.
Of recognizing and treating symptoms
Answer:
11.
A
option B is changing the original meaning by saying because you don’t So
is true of even C, which puts always before one’s Besides option C presents a
non-parallel structure as is uses simply to do which does not agree with either
thinking or assessing. D omits the word work from the phrase. Hence A.
12.
D
Options A, B and C are not idiomatic as helpful should be followed by
in. Hence [ D]
13.
D
Please note the word “between” carefully. It has to be followed by hand,
which is true of options C and D only. Option C is incorrect as it then uses
the past tense needlessly.
14.
D Option
C contains topsy turvy version of the original, which distorts
the intended meaning, options A and B start with added to, which makes both of
them quite unidiomatic. Hence [ D]
15. C Chance as a noun is usually followed by of
or to, thus leaving us options B, C and D.
Out of these possibilities, B and D distort the meaning as the survivors
and not recognizing
or treating their own symptoms. Rather, they are
getting it done by someone else. Hence [ C]
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