Q.1
Choose the sentence that uses a substitution to avoid repetition.
  • The towel in the hotel room was soiled. I asked for a new one.
  • Unorthodox cricket shots are being used of late. Such shots help to keep interest in the game alive.
  • His father was very happy that he obtained good grades. So was his mother.
  • All of the above are correct.
Q.2
In the first sentence, who or what does 'they' refer to?
  • Two boys selling strawberries.
  • The strawberries.
  • The people driving through.
  • The foothills.
Q.3
In the second paragraph, what is the substitution used for Luigi?
  • Driver
  • He
  • His
  • All of the above are correct.
Q.4
In the second paragraph 'their' refers to what or who?
  • Luigi's shoulders.
  • The two boys.
  • The people driving through.
  • The strawberries.
Q.5
In the third paragraph 'their' and 'they' refer to who or what?
  • The strawberries.
  • The people in the car.
  • The two boys.
  • The baskets.
Q.6
In the third paragraph the speaker and the people driving through are substituted by which words?
  • 'One' and 'other'
  • 'His' and 'their'
  • 'Little' and 'figures'
  • 'We' and 'my companion'
Q.7
In the last paragraph 'our' and 'friends' refer to who?
  • 'Our' refers to the people driving through and 'friends' refer to the two boys.
  • 'Friends' refers to the people driving through and 'our' refer to the two boys.
  • 'Our' and 'friends' refer to people driving through.
  • 'Our' and 'friends' refer to the two boys.
Q.8
Choose the sentence that uses 'former' as a substitution to avoid repetition.
  • Manmohan Singh, who was the finance minister in 1991, is now remembered as the father of liberalisation along with former PM Narasimha Rao.
  • Aamir Khan is the new number one movie star. He replaces the former number one, Salman Khan.
  • I've seen Aamir Khan's movies 'Tare Zameen Par' and 'Lagan.' I find the former a more intriguing movie than the latter.
  • I had invited my friends to a party. I held it in my former barn now refurbished into a modern house.
Q.9
Choose the sentence that does NOT use 'latter' as substitution to avoid repetition.
  • I've seen Aamir Khan's movies 'Tare Zameen Par' and 'Lagan.' I find the former a more moving movie than the latter.
  • The latter part of the century is devoted to swift developments in technology.
  • Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are outstanding batsmen. However, the coach finds the latter to be inconsistent.
  • The cheetah and the gazelle are swift runners. The former outruns the latter.
Q.10
Choose the sentence that uses 'respectively' as a substitution to avoid repetition.
  • Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi are aged above 60 respectively.
  • Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi are Prime Ministers of India and they are men respectively.
  • Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi are Prime Ministers of India respectively.
  • Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi are the 14th and 15th Prime Ministers of India respectively.
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