English Language Questions for SBI PO Clerks

Directions (Q.1 -5): Each sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating
that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank
which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
1. The artist had to — a lot before — recognised for his talent.(1)
1) struggle, being 2) toil, he 3) practise, performing
4) effort, he was 5) strive, the
2. Most of the committee members — in favour of the — of a new dam in that village.(3)
1) was, building 2) are, proposing 3) Were, construction
4) not, assembly 5) still, breaking
3. She — to learn basic German as she will be — for Germany next month.(3)
1) likes, reaching 2) wants, leaving 3) intends, visiting
4) tries, touring 5) knows, going
4. They ….. a sound infrastructure in order to ….. with the new challenges.(4)
1) want, handle 2) got, meets 3) have, give
4) need, cope 5) had, reach
5. As soon as she ….. the branch office, she was asked to ….. to the head-office
immediately(3)
1) came, go 2) went, attend 3) reached, report
4) found, look 5) saw, remind