Sentence Correction - Verbal and Reasoning

Directions to SolveWhich of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed inboldtype to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'E' as the answer.
Q1:

The performance of our players was rather worst than I had expected.

A bad as I had expected

B worse than I had expected

C worse than expectation

D worst than was expected

E No correction required

ANS:B - worse than I had expected

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