CLOZE TEST

Directions (1- 10):: In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

 

Martin Luther King, Jr. was born Michael Luther King, Jr., ...(1)... his grandfather had his name ...(2)... to Martin. Martin Luther attended segregated public schools in Georgia, ...(3)... from high school at the age of fifteen; he received the B.A. degree in 1948 ...(4)... Morehouse College, a distinguished Negro institution of Atlanta from which both his father and grandfather and grandfather had graduated. After three years of ...(5)... study at Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania where he was elected president of a ...(6)... white senior class, he was awarded the B.D. in 1951. ...(7)... a fellowship won at Ebenezer he enrolled in graduate studies at Boston University, completing his residence ...(8)... the doctorate in 1953 and receiving the degree in 1955. In Boston he ...(9)... and married Coretta Scott, a young woman of ...(10)... intellectual and artistic attainments.

1. (1) and                    (2) so                    (3) since                 (4) but                   (5) also

2. (1) given                 (2) changed          (3) become            (4) made                (5) build

3. (1) graduating         (2) finishing          (3) graduated         (4) finished            (5) finish

4. (1) in                       (2) from                (3) by                      (4) with                  (5) for

5. (1) theological         (2) intellectual      (3) educational       (4) psychological   (5) education

6. (1) predetermined  (2) predominantly  (3) significantly      (4) somewhat        (5) somewhere

7. (1) From                  (2) By                    (3) With                 (4) Through           (5) to

8. (1) for                      (2) of                     (3) about                (4) to                     (5) by

9. (1) saw                    (2) eloped             (3) met                   (4) Watched          (5) seem

10. (1) common          (2) particular          (3) uncommon       (4) general            (5) great

 

Answer

1.4       2.2       3.3       4.2       5.1       6.2       7.3       8.1       9.3       10.3

 Directions (Q.1-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

Acid attacks, especially on women, are an issue of increasing (1). In order to (2) with such attacks, a threepronged (3) is currently under formulation. The first is providing (4) punishment to perpetrators, not only as proportionate punishment for their (5) but also to (6) potential offenders. The second approach is to (7) attacks by regulating (8) to acids. The third is constructing a compensation scheme for victims.

The Indian Penal Code did not have specific provisions to criminalise and punish acid attacks (9) earlier this year. If a person is convicted for (10) acid on another, and thereby causing temporary or permanent damage or deformity, a minimum imprisonment of 10 years and a maximum of life imprisonment is now provided.

 

1.(1) value             (2) welfare        (3) gossip          (4) concern         (5) happening

2. (1) deal             (2) do away       (3) fight             (4) solve              (5) tussle

3. (1) dimension   (2) solution        (3) discussion    (4) system          (5) approach

4. (1) light             (2) stringent      (3) attractive      (4) compulsory    (5) serious

5. (1) performance   (2) role          (3) work             (4) action             (5) job

6. (1) defend        (2) differ            (3) deter            (4) determine       (5) dissociate

7. (1) prevent       (2) facilitate       (3) debar           (4) examine         (5) oversee

8. (1) approach    (2) concede      (3) knowledge    (4) access           (5) excess

9. (1) by               (2) until             (3) up to             (4) before             (5) prior

10. (1) supplying   (2) giving         (3) attacking      (4) bringing          (5) throwing

 

Answers

1.4       2.1       3.5       4.2        5.4       6.3       7.1       8.4       9.2       10.5

Direction (Q. 1 - 10) :- In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

 

Gradually, Aftab stopped ...(1)... on himself, his worry about life or death was put aside and he started to be filled with an ...(2)... and inexhaustible sense of happiness. He thought, “Every day is so peaceful and calm. It’s nothing like the days he used to have before he got ill.” There was nothing for him to fear any longer. ...(3)... of ...(4)... he was cured of his sickness or not, he knew he would continue worshiping. It was when he reached the state of ...(5)... able to think this way that a miracle came upon him.

He was back for examinations when the doctor, who few months earlier diagnosed him with severe infection. Few months earlier, his stomach had been so swollen that he could feel it ...(6)... from ...(7)... the skin. Now, it was back to its normal size and there was no longer any abnormality ...(8).... He ...(9)... could not believe it at first, but he could think of the reason why this miracle had happened: He got a second life. There was no mistake; he was made to live to prove the miracles of God. He now knows the mission he must fulfil with his new life. It is to widely communicate the ...(10)... teachings of god and to keep serving him. With literally a brand new life, there is a new light in his heart.

1. 1) routing             2) shellacking       3) breaking        4) striking           5) beating

2. 1) overwhelming    2) releasing        3) yielding         4) bounded         5) ending

3. 1) attentive            2) regardless      3) heedful          4) concerned      5) prudent

4. 1) that                   2) either              3) rather             4) whether         5) this

5. 1) abstract            2) fact                  3) being            4) deadness       5) inanimate

6. 1) contracting       2) bulging            3) rising            4) bending          5) waving

7. 1) underneath      2) superior           3) secondary    4) above             5) over

8. 1) whatsoever      2) hither              3) toward           4) away from      5) towards

9. 1) like wise          2) as well            3) further more   4) too                 5) along

10. 1) plausible        2) unamusing     3) miraculous     4) normal           5) conventional

 

Answers

1.5       2.1       3.2       4.4       5.3       6.2       7.1       8.1       9.4       10.3

Directions :- In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

 

I am working toward saving money; one of the savings ...(1)... I may want to consider is a savings account. Savings accounts ...(2)... pay interest (although a relatively small amount) on the account. A savings account can be easily done, but there are definitely some things to take up and ...(3)... before choosing an option. First, consider which bank you want to open the account with. Look for convenience, and ...(4)..., but also consider the interest paid. Some banks provide specific facilities over a specific account balance, or with some, the interest increases as the balance increases. Also ...(5)... any charges that bank may impose on you. Common charges include low balance charges, monthly charges, and ATM charges (if I have access to my money via ATM). Any charge that I have to pay will ...(6)... reduce my savings. So I try to minimise them. I may also consider opening a savings account with Jan Dhan Yojana. Once I am to decide a bank, I'll have to determine what kind of savings account I'll open. A basic savings account offers higher interest rates but ...(7)... requirements and restrictions, ...(8)... other than saving accounts ...(9)... offer higher interest rates but more restrictions. Before I open a new banking account. I am to start saving. Even if I only have a small amount to ...(10)... each month, even a little money is a great start.

 

1. 1) benefits            2) privilege         3) discretion         4) options           5) grant

2. 1) infrequently      2) rarely             3) usually             4) unusually        5) habitually

3. 1) rank                 2) evaluate         3) sized up           4) estimate         5) neglect

4. 1) accessibility     2) difficulty         3) restriction         4) inutility            5) suitability

5. 1) unification        2) rending          3) review              4) breaking         5) combining

6. 1) seeming          2) tending          3) partiality           4) likely               5) leaning

7. 1) consequential    2) major          3) important          4) large              5) fewer

8. 1) while                 2) before          3) until                  4) unless            5) during

9. 1) seldom             2) often             3) earlier             4) repeatedly       5) rarely

10. 1) withhold         2) counteract     3) contribute       4) take                5) withdraw

ANSWERS

1.4       2.3       3.2       4.1       5.3       6.4       7.5       8.1       9.2       10.3

Direction :- In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully :

 

Mohit was born in a small coastal village near Ahmedabad. He always loved reading but the small library in his town was inadequate. There weren't ...(1)... many books and many of those had the pages ...(2)... out. So he ...(3)... to finish those stories. His debut novel was my sweet memories.

It is a story about a Man's journey ...(4)... the past, a family drama, ...(5)... ...(6)... of secrets. It is an ...(7)... to Ahmedabad. And much of this book has been drawn from his own ...(8)... up years in the city. He grew up in Ahmedabad and worked for a while in Pune. He had been posted to UK, ...(9)... that time so he did a creative writing course there – something he always wanted to do. He went on to publish stories in publications. All his stories start ...(10)... a picture he create in his mind. This one had two girls, were sharing secrets with each other. He was now working on his second novel, based on real life story.

1. 1) that                   2) to                   3) so                   4) the                5) too

2. 1) torn                  2) moribund        3) released         4) signed          5) controlled

3. 1) has                  2) have                3) had                 4) is                 5) suppose

4. 1) of                    2) into                   3) at                    4) in                 5) for

5. 1) a                     2) an                     3) all                   4) almost         5) the

6. 1) ridiculous        2) unearthing        3) contradict       4) keep            5) access

7. 1) owe                2) agitate               3) cynical            4) ode             5) imprisoned

8. 1) growing           2) giving               3) set                  4) cover           5) end

9. 1) offered            2) convention       3) around            4) negotiating     5) humiliating

10. 1) get                2) dangle              3) secure            4) with               5) betrayed

Answers:

1.5       2.1       3.3       4.2       5.5       6.2       7.4       8.1       9.3       10.4