Sentence Correction For SSC Exam

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

1. A woman came in with a baby who, she said, ________ a safety pin.

A. was just swallowing 

B. swallowed

C. had just swallowed 

D. just swallowed

2.The Hubble Space Telescope will search for planets around the stars, a key to the ________ extraterrestrial life, and examine interstellar dust and gases out of which stars are born.

A. perception 

B. discovery

C. enquiry 

D. quest

3. She ________ Rs 80 out of the bank every Friday.

A. obtains 

B. draws

C. pulls  

D. extracts

4.The American ________ presented his credentials to the President of India.

A. adviser 

B. ambassador

C. delegate 

D. representative

5. Once he has signed the agreement, he won't be able to ________

A. back up 

B. back in

C. back at 

D. back out

 

6. It was difficult to remove my feet as it had got stuck ________ in the mud.

A. fairly 

B. greatly

C. widely 

D. firmly

 

7. He is a very careful person, he never takes side but remains ________

A. impartial 

B. unbiased

C. neutral 

D. prejudiced

 

8. West Bengal ________ plentiful rainfall and is consequently a very green part of the country.

A. misses 

B. receives

C. expects 

D. regrets

 

9. This brand of TV is quite inferior ________ that one.

A. than 

B. to

C. with 

D. over

 

10.It is not what you say that ________ but what you do

A. matches 

B. implies

C. matters 

D. moves

 

Answers Key:

1. C
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. D
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. B
10. C