CLOZE TEST

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 complete.

 

Once upon a time in Mumbai, I was present at Teachers' Day function that delivered a ...(1)... lesson to both the management and the teaching staff. When the gifts were unwrapped and the teachers found stainless steel tiffin boxes, a section of them ...(2)...:"Does this mean we do more cooking and have less time for reading, researching and updating ? Is it a reminder that our primary place is the kitchen ?" They said they preferred a field trip. If accepting gifts is tough, choosing is much ...(3).... So, You set ...(4)... cash, time and effort to meet a gifting need and often end up feeling ...(5)... that it may not be the right one. How do I know ...(6)... won't be ...(7)... to a shelf-back or worse, re-cycled ? The joy of choosing for some one you love doesn't entirely take away the stress of finding the "perfect gift", does it ?

Well Face bookers, be reminded-you can get together on your Facebook walls and buy on another gifts. Wrapp, an app that runs on smart phones or tablets etc, lets Face book friends buy gift cards from participating retailers individually or by teaming up, store them in mobiles and ...(8)... them either online or at physical stores. "E-commerce platforms are becoming ...(9)... more social with the ...(10)... of comments, recommendations and purchase history from each person's social graph.

 

1. 1) Reasonable           2) upright              3) intense             4) startling                5) impair

2. 1) exploded               2) invigorate          3) moderated       4) favoured               5) redeemed

3. 1) rusty                      2) more                 3) ever                 4) than                      5) has

4. 1) deprave                 2) rouse                3) aside               4) manly                   5) heed

5. 1) uneasy                  2) real                    3) unreal             4) stout                    5) revengeful

6. 1) creditable              2) benevolent        3) it                     4) have                    5) you

7. 1) haul                       2) resist                 3) enfold             4) atrocious             5) confined

8. 1) yield                      2) adorn                 3) uncouth          4) redeem               5) preserve

9. 1) comely                  2) amity                 3) inherently       4) towering              5) hampering

10. 1) inclusion             2) rampage            3) plunder           4) intrinsic               5) façade

 

Answers

1.4       2. 1      3. 2      4. 3      5. 1      6. 3      7. 5      8. 4       9. 3      10. 1

 

Directions: 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.

Given the state of ...(1)... life in our country today-where corruption, violence and intolerance are increasingly ...(2)... in day to day interactions-isn't it ...(3)... time that ...(4)... made a concerted effort to teach values? The very first ...(5)... from many is that values cannot be taught, they need to be ...(6).... Ideally, values must be taught by people who are ...(7)... to lead by example. Fortunately for us, Indian culture has ensured that good role ...(8)... can still be found ...(9)... our midst. We only need to ...(10)... in on them.

1. 1) my                    2) their                   3) social                 4) night               5) Public

2. 1) sordid               2) practical             3) evident              4) theoretical      5) tense

3. 1) long                  2) high                   3) quantum            4) quality             5) depressing

4. 1) educationists    2) players              3) politicians          4) artists              5) government

5. 1) suggestion        2) objection           3) proclamation     4) temptation       5) emotion

6. 1) studied              2) tried                  3) learned              4) imbibed           5) experienced

7. 1) thrilling              2) willing               3) declaring            4) considering     5) trying

8. 1) players             2) actors               3) models                4) reversal           5) leading

9. 1) amongst           2) between           3) above                  4) like                  5) against

10. 1) ten                 2) bang                 3) zero                     4) hit                    5) smart

 

Answers

1. 5       2. 3       3. 2       4. 1       5. 2       6. 4       7. 2       8. 3       9. 1       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 complete.

The interviewer at a company is looking for very specific details ...(1)... my situation. Actually, they may not even be interested in my ...(2)... situation at all. What they are interested in is what I did in that situation. They don’t care if a conflict happened at work, in the college, or in family. What they want to know is what I ...(3)... and said in that situation and how I ...(4)... change to get to these answers, they will interrupt me and ask very specific questions. If I am circum locating the things, I will likely be interrupted before I even get to what I did in a situation.

The best way to make sure I get the ...(5)... of my story in the interviewer’s head .Then take my ...(6)... and try to make it strong sentences that describe the situation, what I did, and how it made a difference. The interviewer will then ...(7)... ...(8)... into one aspect of what I mentioned and I can give them as much detail as they ask for at that point. This technique ensures that I get the highlights ...(9)... and also shows some ...(10)... thinking.

 

1. 1) regarding          2) referring            3) relating           4) touching           5) adverse

2. 1) general             2) normal               3) imprecise       4) particular          5) regular

3. 1) neglect             2) thought              3) disdain            4) belief               5) lead

4. 1) kept                  2) allured               3) influenced      4) convinced        5) stabilize

5. 1) abstract            2) top                    3) structure         4) support            5) key points

6. 1) rambling           2) sprawling          3) diffuse            4) narrative          5) prolix

7. 1) probe                2) reply                 3) answer           4) survey              5) audit

8. 1) narrow              2) deeper              3) restricted        4) quiet                 5) trivial

9. 1) above               2) across               3) ahead            4) after                  5) before

10. 1) illogical           2) cursory             3) structured       4) synthetically     5) chaotic

 

Answer

1. 1       2. 4       3. 2       4. 3       5. 5       6. 4       7. 1       8. 2       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 complete.

 

There were too many takers to wear the hat of a tiny banker when the ...(1)... to apply for small finance and payments banks licences expired at the ...(2)... of business hours on 2 February at Mint Street. A total of 113 companies have applied ...(3)... the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for small finance banks or payments banks licences. Of this, 72 are for the small finance banks. Interestingly, the number of applicants in both categories is the same as that in 1993, when the RBI invited applications to ...(4)... full-service private banks, ...(5)... after the ...(6)... of economic liberalisation. The RBI had received 113 applications that time ...(7).... A ...(8)... glance ...(9)... these lists this time shows that a number of microfinance institutions (MFIs) have applied for the small finance bank applications list, ...(10)... an interesting mix of prepaid payment instruments (PPI), telecom companies, large industrial houses and one government department – India Post has constituted the list for payments banks.

1. 1) scheme           2) hope              3) deadline            4) need            5) urgency

2. 1) close               2) far                  3) use                   4) lot                 5) exercise

3. 1) to                    2) in                    3) of                      4) under           5) with

4. 1) set up             2) set free           3) inspire              4) fetch up        5) elevate

5. 1) nearly             2) remarkably     3) nevertheless    4) shortly          5) randomly

6. 1) transverse      2) leaving            3) advent             4) across          5) shift

7. 1) too                 2) in fact              3) itself                 4) to                  5) it

8. 1) mere              2) quick               3) further              4) additional      5) reverse

9. 1) through          2) at                    3) have                 4) had               5) with

10. 1) during          2) similarly          3) while                 4) resultant       5) rather

 

Answers:

1. 3       2. 1       3. 5       4. 1       5. 4       6. 3       7. 1       8. 2       9. 1       10. 3

 

Directions: 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.

 

Investors have ...(1)... out of love with emerging markets. Since the start of last year emerging-market stocks have ...(2)... their richworld peers. Currencies are falling. Worst-hit is the Russian rouble, which has fallen by 30% against the dollar this year. The currencies of other ...(3)... emerging markets, such as Brazil, Turkey and South Africa, have also weakened. For such economies growth is harder to ...(4)... by. The IMF recently cut its forecasts for emerging markets by more than for rich countries. But India is a ...(5)... exception to the general pessimism. Its stock market has touched new highs. The rupee is stable. And the IMF ...(6)... up its 2014 growth forecast for India to 5.8%. That figure is still quite low: growth rates of 8-9% have been more typical. But in comparison with others it is ...(7)... a boom. Why is India doing better than most emerging markets?

In part optimism about India ...(8)... to its newish government. In May Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a ...(9)... victory in elections on a pro-growth platform. Since then the BJP has strengthened its position in some key states. So far reform has been piecemeal. Procedures for government approvals have been streamlined. The powers of labour inspectors have been curbed. Civil servants now work harder. That has been enough to sustain hopes of further and bigger reforms. Yet ...(10)... of the continued enthusiasm about India is down to luck.

1. 1) fallen              2) lauded               3) honoured            4) seen                5) come

2. 1) ditched           2) carried               3) ignored               4) completed       5) trailed

3. 1) ample             2) biggish              3) hefty                   4) gross               5) pondered

4. 1) gone               2) had                   3) like                      4) come              5) behave

5. 1) preamble        2) comparable      3) notable                4) covered          5) considerable

6. 1) nudged           2) shown              3) build                    4) filled                5) push

7. 1) almost            2) about                3) looking                4) to                     5) with

8. 1) work               2) touch                3) trigger                  4) cross               5) owes

9. 1) failing             2) thumping          3) running                 4) amusing          5) tiring

10. 1) some           2) working             3) refreshing             4) much              5) working

 

Answers:

1. 1       2. 5       3. 2       4. 4       5. 3       6. 1       7. 1       8. 5       9. 2       10. 4