SBI PO Mains 2017: English Quiz – Sentence Connectors – 15

Directions (Qs. 1-10): In each of
these questions, two sentences are given. These two sentences are to be combined
into a single sentence without changing their meaning. Three probable starters
of the combined sentence are given as (A), (B) and (C). Any one or more or none
of them may be correct. Find out the correct starter(s) and accordingly select
you answer from among the given five answer choices.

1. It is very cold here. You must
carry warm clothes with you.

(A) Since you must ……..

(B) As it is very ………

(C) If it is very ……….

(1) Only (A)

(2) Only (B)

(3) Only (C)

(4) (A) and (C) only

(5) (B) and (C) only

2. You must sign your railway
pass, write you name and age on it. According to the railway authorities, it becomes
valid only after that.

(A) To make your railway pass
valid, the railway authorities should ……….

(B) Without validating your
railway pass, you cannot sign……….

(C) To validate you railway pass,
you must ……….

(1) Only (A)

(2) Only (B)

(3) Only (C)

(4) (A) and (B) only

(5) All the three

3. The doctor says that Ramesh
has lost his immunity. Therefore, he is vulnerable to any disease.

(A) Ramesh’s loss of immunity
……..

(B) Because of his vulnerability
to his ……

(C) His vulnerability to any
disease ……..

(1) Only (A)

(2) Only (B)

(3) Only (C)

(4) Only (A) and (C)

(5) (A) and (B) only

4. How much you speak is less
important. What is more important is how relevant you speak.

(A) How relevant you speak is
……….

(B) How much you speak is as
important…

(C) How relevant you speak is not
as important ………

(1) Only (A)

(2) Only (B)

(3) Only (C)

(4) All the three

(5) None of these

5. You must submit a copy of you
ration card. Only then your application for telephone connection will be considered.

(A) Unless you submit ……..

(B) Only if you submit ……..

(C) Without you application for
…….

1. Only (A)

2. Only (B)

3. Only (C)

4. Only (A) and (B)

5. None of these

6. You need two tickets? Please
stand in the queue.

(A) If you need …….

(B) In case you need …….

(C) Should you need ……..

(1) Only (A) and (B)

(2) Only (B) and (C)

(3) Only (C)

(4) Only (A)

(5) All the three (A), (B) and
(C)

7. The quality of the fabric was
not impressive. We changed our plan of purchasing.

(A) The quality of the fabric
being ……..

(B)We changed our ………

(C) In spite of the
unimpressive……..

(1) Only (A) and (B)

(2) Only (B) and (C)

(3) Only (C)

(4) Only (A)

(5) All the three (A), (B) and
(C)

8. Madhuri has been consistent in
her studies. Her performance in the examination- was nothing else but excellent.

(A) Despite being consistent in
her studies ……….

(B) Madhuri’s performance in the
examination was not excellent because …………

(C) Because Madhuri was only
consistent and not intelligent, her performance……..

(1) Only (A.)

(2) Only (B) and (C)

(3) Only (A) and (C)

(4) All the three (A), (B) and
(C)

(5) None of these

9. Don’t add so much chilly
powder to the soup. Consumers are only small children.

(A)Because small children do not
allow chilly powder…….

(B)Since small children do not
consume more soup ……….

(C)Adding more chilly powder to
soup makes the small children like the ……….

(1) None

(2) (A) only

(3) (B} only

(4) (C) only

(5) (A) and (C) only

10. He always delays in taking
any action. It makes other suffer a lot,

(A) His taking action on time
makes ……..

(B) Others suffer a lot because
of ………

(C) On account of his
procrastination

(1) (A), (B) and (C)

(2) (A) and (B) only

(3) (8) and (C) only

(4) (A) and (C) only

(5) None of these