Sentence Formation : Verbal Ability Questions
Do you often come across the term “Verbal Ability Questions” when you sit for a competitive exam? Questions that test your abilities in sentence formation, correction, word power or finding errors?
Well, verbal ability is a key section in different types of competitive exams- be it a Government exam, a written round before an interview, or a competitive exam for admissions to colleges.
There are various types of verbal ability questions; this article will deal with one of the most important types- Sentence formation.
What is Sentence Formation?
It can be defined as a type of test where you are asked to arrange a group of jumbled up words to form a meaningful sentence. It is one of the basic types of verbal ability tests.
It is very important to learn to ace this test to score some quick points.
Rules or Tricks to Master Sentence Formation
There are certain rules or tricks you should be aware of if you want to ace the sentence formation test:
1. The first step is to find the opening word of the sentence. To achieve this, try to get a basic idea about the sentence and what it is trying to say.
2. After identifying the opening word, find the closing word. Half the work is done when you correctly identify both the opening and closing words.
3. The final task is identify the pronouns, adjectives and verbs and arrange them in a sentence which is grammatically correct and gives a proper meaning.
Practice Questions on Sentence Formation
In the questions given below, the sentence has been broken into 5 to 6 parts. Identify these parts and join them to form a meaningful sentence.
1. 1. airport 2. the 3. Rahul 4. to 5. gone 6. has
A. 234156
B. 365421
C. 356241
D. 345621
E. 213654
Answer: B. 365421
Explanation: Rahul has gone to the airport
2. 1. room 2. not 3. was 4. comfortable 5. the
A. 21354
B. 51234
C. 51324
D. 15432
E. 51432
Answer: C. 51324
Explanation: The room was not comfortable
3. 1. the 2. library 3. to 4. she 5. went
A. 45312
B. 54213
C. 45132
D. 32541
E. 45321
Answer: A. 45312
Explanation: She went to the library
4. 1. Rahul 2. helpful 3. and 4. is 5. kind
A. 23451
B. 13245
C. 14325
D. 31542
E. 14532
Answer: E. 14532
Explanation: Rahul is kind and helpful
5. 1. charge 2. to 3. him 4. handover 5. the
A. 32154
B. 45123
C. 45321
D. 43512
E. 54213
Answer: B. 45123
Explanation: Handover the charge to him
6. 1. wait 2. you 3. will 4. I 5. for
A. 43125
B. 43251
C. 43152
D. 54312
E. 31254
Answer: C. 43152
Explanation: I will wait for you
7. 1. the 2. thanks 3. sumptuous 4. meal 5. for
A. 23451
B. 32514
C. 25143
D. 25134
E. 45321
Answer: D. 25134
Explanation: Thanks for the sumptuous meal
8. 1. sun 2. the 3. shining 4. is 5. brightly
A. 21435
B. 21345
C. 31254
D. 24132
E. 32514
Answer: A. 21435
Explanation: The sun is shining brightly
9. 1. a 2. girl 3. pretty 4. she 5. is
A. 23514
B. 34512
C. 45312
D. 31254
E. 45132
Answer: E. 45132
Explanation: She is a pretty girl
10. 1. ran 2. dog 3. very 4. fast 5. the
A. 32145
B. 45312
C. 52134
D. 54321
E. 52341
Answer: C.52134
Explanation: The dog ran very fast
11. 1. exciting 2. an 3. it 4. race 5. was
A. 35241
B. 53241
C. 24315
D. 35214
E. 43125
Answer: D. 35214
Explanation: It was an exciting race
12. 1. to 2. mall 3. let’s 4. the 5. go
A. 25413
B. 34512
C. 51423
D.35412
E. 35142
Answer: E. 35142
Explanation: Let’s go to the mall
13. 1. few 2. building 3. left 4. the 5. people
A. 14523
B. 15342
C. 15324
D. 23415
E. 24351
Answer: B. 15342
Explanation: Few people left the building
14. 1. actor 2. be 3. to 4. he 5. an 6. wishes
A. 462351
B. 523164
C. 463251
D. 624351
E. 463215
Answer: C. 463251
Explanation: He wishes to be an actor
15. 1. that 2. expensive 3. very 4. watch 5. is
A. 14532
B. 41523
C. 14235
D. 14523
E. 42351
Answer: A.
Explanation: That watch is very expensive
16. 1. speak 2. chance 3. everyone 4. got 5. to 6. the
A. 625143
B. 346512
C. 346251
D. 321465
E. 435126
Answer: C. 346251
Explanation: Everyone got the chance to speak
17. 1. had 2. tea 3. two 4. I 5. of 6. cups
A. 524316
B. 413625
C. 231526
D. 431652
E. 413652
Answer: E. 413652
Explanation: I had two cups of tea
18. 1. he 2. airport 3. to 4. gone 5. has 6. the
A. 231564
B. 154362
C. 154632
D. 415362
E. 156432
Answer: B. 154362
Explanation: He has gone to the airport
19. 1. to 2. you 3. give 4. will 5. I 6. it
A. 243165
B. 214536
C. 543612
D. 546213
E. 543216
Answer: C. 543612
Explanation: I will give it to you
20. 1. ran 2. park 3. he 4. to 5. the
A. 31425
B. 31245
C. 12453
D. 31452
E. 23415
Answer: D. 31452
Explanation: He ran to the park