Replace: He was too tired to walk.

so tired that he could not walk

Replace: As soon as the bell rang, the students left.

No sooner had the bell rung than the students left.

Scarcely had the bell rang than

Replace: Hurry up, otherwise you will miss the train.

If you do not hurry up, you will miss the train.

If you hurry up, you miss the train.

Unless you hurry, you will not miss

Replace: In spite of being ill, he attended school.

Although he was ill, he attended school.

Because he was ill, he attended

Replace: The boy is so weak that he cannot walk.

The boy is weak enough to walk.

Replace: Without your help I would fail.

If you did not help me, I would fail.

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Phrase Replacement Quiz

Practice quiz on Phrase Replacement (English Language). 10 exam-style questions with explanations.

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Practice quiz on Phrase Replacement (English Language). 10 exam-style questions with explanations. Phrase Replacement Quiz is a free, 10-minute, 10-mark practice quiz on AajExam rated at mixed difficulty, designed to help candidates preparing for SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railway and State PSC government competitive exams sharpen their command of Sentence Improvement (English Grammar). Every question on this quiz ships with a detailed step-by-step solution so you don't just learn the right answer — you learn the reasoning and shortcuts top scorers use to crack similar questions faster on the actual exam day. Why Phrase Replacement Quiz matters in your preparation: government exam-conducting bodies repeatedly draw questions from the same chapters and the same skill-clusters across recruitment cycles. By attempting focused topic-wise quizzes like this one, you build pattern recognition — the ability to spot which formula, rule or trick applies the moment you see a question. Toppers consistently report that 5-10 quizzes on a single topic delivers more exam-day score gain than 20+ unfocused full-length mocks, because targeted drilling exposes your specific sub-topic weaknesses with surgical precision. How to use this quiz effectively: attempt it in one sitting under the 10-minute timer, without referring to notes or external resources — simulate exam-day conditions exactly. After submission, review the auto-generated analytics to see your accuracy, time per question and section-wise performance. Then go through every wrong and skipped question with the explanation, mentally tagging the underlying concept rather than just memorising the answer. Revisit this quiz after 7-10 days; your second attempt should be 15-20% faster with noticeably better accuracy. After mastering this quiz, explore the 6 related quizzes linked below to broaden your topic coverage. AajExam quiz design principles: every quiz on the platform is curated by subject experts using the actual question formats, difficulty distributions and time pressures of the target government exams. We deliberately avoid generic "textbook" questions in favour of exam-replicating ones. Solutions are written in plain English (and Hindi where source material was bilingual), with step-by-step working for quantitative problems, grammar rules for English questions, and direct reference statements for general awareness items. Performance analytics after each attempt include accuracy, attempt rate, time spent per question, and an estimated all-India percentile so you know exactly where you stand against other candidates. This quiz is completely free to attempt. You only need a free AajExam account to track your performance across attempts, view detailed solutions and unlock the platform-wide analytics dashboard. The platform is mobile-friendly and works seamlessly on smartphones, tablets and desktops — so you can sharpen your Sentence Improvement (English Grammar) skills in any spare 15-minute window.

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Phrase Replacement Quiz — Questions with Solutions

All 10 questions from this quiz with the correct answer and explanation. Attempt them yourself first, then open each solution to check your reasoning.

Q1.Replace: He was too tired to walk.
- A.enough tired to walk
- B.too tired for to walk
- C.so tired that he could not walk
- D.very tired for walking
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Answer: C. so tired that he could not walk
Too ... to means so ... that ... not.
Q2.Replace the phrase: 'a piece of cake' (idiom) means
- A.very hard
- B.a dessert
- C.a waste
- D.very easy
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Answer: D. very easy
A piece of cake means easy.
Q3.Replace: He is not as clever as she is.
- A.She is cleverer than he is.
- B.He is cleverer than she.
- C.She is as clever as he.
- D.He is the cleverest.
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Answer: A. She is cleverer than he is.
Not as clever as means less clever.
Q4.Replace: As soon as the bell rang, the students left.
- A.No sooner the bell rang than
- B.No sooner had the bell rung than the students left.
- C.Hardly the bell rang when
- D.Scarcely had the bell rang than
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Answer: B. No sooner had the bell rung than the students left.
Correct inversion after No sooner.
Q5.Replace: Hurry up, otherwise you will miss the train.
- A.If you do not hurry up, you will miss the train.
- B.If you hurried you will miss
- C.If you hurry up, you miss the train.
- D.Unless you hurry, you will not miss
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Answer: A. If you do not hurry up, you will miss the train.
Otherwise = if not.
Q6.Replace: In spite of being ill, he attended school.
- A.Unless he was ill he attended
- B.Since he was ill, he attended
- C.Although he was ill, he attended school.
- D.Because he was ill, he attended
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Answer: C. Although he was ill, he attended school.
In spite of = although.
Q7.Replace: The boy is so weak that he cannot walk.
- A.The boy is as weak to walk.
- B.The boy is weak enough to walk.
- C.The boy is very weak walking.
- D.The boy is too weak to walk.
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Answer: D. The boy is too weak to walk.
So ... that not = too ... to.
Q8.Replace: Without your help I would fail.
- A.Unless you helped I would pass
- B.If you did not help me, I would fail.
- C.If you help me I fail
- D.If you had helped me I fail
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Answer: B. If you did not help me, I would fail.
Without = if not.
Q9.Replace: She sings well.
- A.She sings goodly.
- B.She is a good singer.
- C.She is a well singer.
- D.She is good singing.
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Answer: B. She is a good singer.
Adverb to noun phrase.
Q10.Replace: He said, 'I am busy.'
- A.He said he is busy.
- B.He said that I am busy.
- C.He said that he was busy.
- D.He says that he was busy.
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Answer: C. He said that he was busy.
Backshift in indirect speech.

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Yes. You can attempt this quiz as many times as you like. Each attempt is recorded separately so you can track improvement in score, accuracy and time-management.

Which government exams does this quiz prepare me for?

Sentence Improvement questions appear regularly in SSC CGL, CHSL, MTS, GD; IBPS PO, Clerk; SBI PO, Clerk; RRB NTPC, Group D; UPSC prelims and most State PSC exams. The specific weightage varies by exam — check the exam pattern on the corresponding AajExam exam page for details.