English Quiz 1 based on Sentence Connectors for Banks and SSC exam

English Quiz 1 based on Sentence Connectors 

Sentence Connectors are asked in almost all banking and government exams. Sentence Connectors questions look to be difficult at first, but with practice, they become quite simple to answer and can help you achieve a good score. In this article, we have come up with the Sentence Connectors Quiz with a detailed explanation. All types of Sentence Connectors Questions for prelims and mains are included in this Sentence Connectors Quiz. This Sentence Connectors Quiz is completely FREE. This Sentence Connectors Quiz includes a variety of questions that are based on the latest or most recent exam pattern.

Directions (1-5): In the question given below few sentences are given which are grammatically correct and meaningful. Connect them by the word given above the statements in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose the best possible combination as your answer accordingly from the options to form a correct, coherent sentence.

  1. As If

(I) Lewis’s car is quicker than last year but it is moving zig-zag on the tracks.

(II) Mr. Samuel returned last night from Switzerland after enjoying a long trip with his family.

(III) It might have rained heavily last night here in Texas from dusk to dawn.

(IV) This was their third trip in recent years followed by trip to Japan and USA.

(a) only (I)-(II)

(b) only (II)-(IV)

(c) Both (I)-(III) and (II)-(IV)

(d) only (I)-(III)

(e) none of these

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. ‘as if’ is used when there’s a speculation but we are not sure about it.

Option (d) is correct answer because it is being predicted here that the reason for the zig-zag movement of the car was the rainfall last night.

“Lewis’s car is quicker than last year but it is moving zig-zag on the tracks as if it rained heavily last night here in Texas from dusk to dawn” while option (b) cannot be the answer because statement (IV) tells accurately that it is their third trip, it is not a speculation.

  1. So That

(I) He would fail the blood test and get deprive of his hard-earned achievements earned during his career.

(II) Professional boxer Lucas who holds 25 records accused a big Russian political leader of spiking his steak.

(III) He lived the rest of his life in misery in the outskirts of Australia’s Great Sandy desert.

(a)Only (I)-(III)

(b)Only (II)-(I)

(c)Only (II)-(III)

(d)Both (II)-(I) and (II)-(III)

(e)All of the above

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. so that: in order to

“Professional boxer Lucas who holds 25 records accused a big political leader of spiking his steak so that he would fail the blood test and get deprived of his hard-earned achievements earned during his career”

  1. But

(I) Saudi energy minister said Public Sector oil giant Saudi Aramco could go public this year by floating its IPO.

(II) The Union government is weighing their concerns against the benefits of competition, which has led to a sharp fall in prices.

(III) Waiting for optimal time as markets are showing negative trends at this time of year.

(IV) The entry of China’s giant e-vehicles company BYD in India by bagging large tenders for electric buses is worrying Indian auto majors.

(a) only (I)-(II)

(b) only (I)-(III)

(c) only (IV)-(III)

(d) both (I)-(III) and (IV)-(II)

(e) none of these

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. Saudi Aramco wants to float IPO but is not ready because of market conditions. Tenders being won by BYD are worrying Indian auto companies but the government is not serious at their concerns because it is getting benefits from this competition. So, here in both the cases use of ‘but’ is correct.

  1. Until

(I) The preventive measure in the form of custody without bail shall be applicable to Savchenko, who needs to be arrested in the courtroom

(II) After May 20, 2018, this decision may be appealed in a court of appeals within five days since the date of its announcement

(III) Ukrainian Member of Parliament Nadiia Savchenko, a former pilot released from a Russian prison as part of an exchange of prisoners of war, has been arrested by a Ukrainian court for 59 days without bail on charges of plotting a coup and an act of terror in Ukraine

(IV) Savchenko announced in the courtroom she would go on hunger strike. She assured she did not plan to flee Ukraine

(a) only (III)-(II)

(b) only (I)-(II)

(c) only (IV)-(II)

(d) only (I)-(IV)

(e) none of these

Answer & Explanation
Ans. a

Exp. Ukrainian Member of Parliament Nadiia Savchenko, a former pilot released from a Russian prison as part of an exchange of prisoners of war, has been arrested by a Ukrainian court for 59 days without bail on charges of plotting a coup and an act of terror in Ukraine until May 20, 2018, and this decision may be appealed in a court of appeals within five days since the date of its announcement.

Option (b) cannot be the answer as it talks about the need of arresting Savchenko but the need of arresting him until a particular date without assigning any reason doesn’t make sense. While in option (a) also a date is given but in this case, it makes sense as here it is not talking about the need of arresting him, in fact the judge is sentencing him and a sentence is of a fixed period of time and it is bound to end at some point of time.

  1. Whether…or

(I) After a string of disgraces Peru’s Congress is deliberately considering Kuczynski’s resignation.

(II) President Kuczynski’s resignation is termed as biggest political drama in recent years.

(III) Vice President Martin Vizcarra is set to be sworn in Friday as Peru’s leader and form a cabinet as the nation seeks to turn the page on the continent-wide Carwash bribery scandal.

(IV) Opposition politicians signaled they are ready to work with Vizcarra to ease tensions that twice brought Kuczynski to the verge of impeachment.

(a) only (I)-(III)

(b) only (I)-(II)

(c) only (IV)-(II)

(d) both (I)-(II) and (IV)-(II)

(e) none of these

Answer & Explanation
Ans. e

Exp. None of the given sentences can be connected using the conjunction “whether…or”.

Directions (6-10): Select the phrase/connector (STARTERS) from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences.

  1. (1) The recently published counselling guidelines offer detailed identification and primary management of all issues related to a wide variety of “causative factors” in terms of disturbed mental health of students.

(2) The guidelines are published under the aegis of the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA).

(I)Published under the aegis of…

(II)Offering detailed identification…

(III)Concerning disturbed mental…

(a)Only (I) is correct

(b)Only (II) is correct

(c)Both (I) and (III) are correct

(d)Both (II) and (III) are correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation
Ans. e

Exp. All the three starters can be used to frame a meaningful sentence respectively without altering the intended meaning of the given sentences. Hence option (e) is the correct choice.

(I)Published under the aegis of the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), the counselling guidelines offer detailed identification and primary management of all issues related to a wide variety of “causative factors” in terms of disturbed mental health of students.

(II)Offering detailed identification and primary management of all issues related to a wide variety of “causative factors” in terms of disturbed mental health of students, the counselling guidelines are published under the aegis of the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA).

(III)Concerning disturbed mental health of students, the counselling guidelines, published under the aegis of the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), offer detailed identification and primary management of all issues related to a wide variety of “causative factors”.

  1. (1) It has remained a fact that India wastes an unacceptably large human and economic resource through student suicides each year.

(2) The reasons for such an increasing tendency among students to inflict self-harm are varied.

(I)Despite varying reasons for…

(II)While the reasons for such…

(III)Each year there is an increase…

(a)Only (I) is correct

(b)Only (III) is correct

(c)Both (I) and (II) are correct

(d)Both (II) and (III) are correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. Both the starters (I) and (II) can be used to frame a meaningful sentence respectively without altering the exact meaning of the given sentences. However, it is not possible to construct a contextual sentence using the third starter as it would alter the intended meaning. Hence option (c) is the correct choice.

(I)Despite varying reasons for such an increasing tendency among students to inflict self-harm, the fact remains that India wastes an unacceptably large human and economic resource through student suicides each year.

(II)While the reasons for such an increasing tendency among students to inflict self-harm are varied, the fact remains that India wastes an unacceptably large human and economic resource through student suicides each year.

  1. (1) Battery operated electric rickshaws are gradually replacing petrol/ diesel/ CNG auto rickshaws.

(2) Battery operated electric rickshaws are eco-friendly and economic.

(I)Considering their eco-friendliness…

(II)Since battery operated electric rickshaws…

(III)In view of the eco-friendliness and…

(a)Only (I) is correct

(b)Both (I) and (II) are correct

(c)Both (II) and (III) are correct

(d)Both (I) and (III) are correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation
Ans. e

Exp. All the three starters can be used to frame a meaningful sentence respectively without altering the intended meaning of the given sentences. Hence option (e) is the correct choice.

(I)Considering their eco-friendliness and economy, battery operated electric rickshaws are gradually replacing petrol/ diesel/ CNG auto rickshaws.

(II)Since battery operated electric rickshaws are eco-friendly and economic, they are gradually replacing petrol/ diesel/ CNG auto rickshaws.

(III)In view of the eco-friendliness and economy of battery operated electric rickshaws, they are gradually replacing petrol/ diesel/ CNG auto rickshaws.

  1. (1) An average-sized nuclear plant costs around 5-6 billion dollars to build.

(2) The total cost of decommissioning and entombment of nuclear plants in the next 50 to 100 years could turn out to be several trillion dollars.

(I)Seeing that an average-sized…

(II)Building a nuclear plant in the next…

(III)While an average-sized nuclear…

(a)Only (I) is correct

(b)Only (II) is correct

(c)Only (III) is correct

(d)Both (I) and (III) are correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. Both the starters (I) and (III) can be used to frame a meaningful sentence respectively without altering the exact meaning of the given sentences. However, it is not possible to construct a contextual sentence using the second starter as it would alter the intended meaning. Hence option (d) is the correct choice.

(I)Seeing that an average-sized nuclear plant costs around 5-6 billion dollars to build, the total cost of decommissioning and entombment of nuclear plants in the next 50 to 100 years could turn out to be several trillion dollars.

(III)While an average-sized nuclear plant costs around 5-6 billion dollars to build, the total cost of decommissioning and entombment of nuclear plants in the next 50 to 100 years could turn out to be several trillion dollars.

  1. (1) A range of issues are expected to be discussed during Swaraj’s talks with leadership of Azerbaijan.

(2) The discussion will boost bilateral relations between India and Azerbaijan.

(I)It is expected that there will be leadership…

(II)In an effort to boost bilateral…

(III)In spite of the discussion during…

(a)Only (I) is correct

(b)Only (II) is correct

(c)Both (II) and (III) are correct

(d)None is correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. Among the three starters, only (II) can give a meaningful sentence without altering the intended meaning of the given two statements. The other two options will give inappropriate meanings to the sentence. Hence option (b) is the correct choice.

(II)In an effort to boost bilateral relations between India and Azerbaijan, a range of issues are expected to be discussed during Swaraj’s talks with leadership of that country.

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