CLOZE TEST

Many students have confusion that Cloze Test is the test of only Vocabulary. To some
extent it is true but the cloze test also tests your grammatical skills. You have to keep
the following points in your mind and then attempt the cloze test.
Just go through the passage without filling any gaps and then try to observe the following
things :
i. The tense in which the passage is
ii. Check for the sense and sarcasm in the passage because some times
iii. Check the options for positive or negative options
Then only complete the gaps you are absolutely sure of.
Next try and find out what the missing words in the remaining gaps. See which part of speech
may fit in each gap (article?, pronoun?, noun?, adverb?, adjective?, preposition?,
conjunction?, verb?) and pay special attention to the grammar around the words in each gap.
Many of the gaps may include the following:
Preposition following a noun, adjective or verb. (Example: good at languages)
Prepositional phrase: - (Example: in spite of)
Adverb: - (Example: He moved to London two years ago)
Connector :- (Example: First, he arrives; then he sits down; finally, he leaves.)
Conjunction :- (Example: Although he is five, he can speak five languages.
Auxiliary verb :- (Example: He has won 2 matches)
An article or some other kind of determiner: - (Example: I have no time)
A relative :- (Example: Bob, who I met two years ago, is my best friend)
A pronoun, either subject or object: - (Example: it is difficult to know)
Is there a comparative or superlative involved? (Example: she's taller than me)
Some sentences may seem to be complete and contain gaps that appear to be unnecessary. If
you find gaps like this, you will probably need the following:
An adverb: - (Example: He is always late)
A modal verb :- (Example: They can swim very well)
A word to change the emphasis of the sentence: She's good enough to be queen.
The problems are too difficult
A few gaps may demand a vocabulary item consistent with the topic of the text; or a word which
is part of an idiomatic expression (example: Good heavens!); or a word which collocates with
another one (example: do a job); or a word which is part of a phrasal verb (example: I was held
up by traffic).
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 three pronged (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 criminalize 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)
gossip4) concern 5) happening

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2.
1) deal
2) do away 3)
fight
4) solve
5) tussle
3.
1) dimension2) 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) determine5) 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
Directions(Q11 - 20) 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.
The ..1.. of India as an economic superpower
is not reflected in the...2..... of life enjoyed by
its 1.2 billion citizens (according to Human
Development Index) which...3....India very
low among 182 countries. In our
performance-oriented world, measurement
issues have taken on ..4... importance as
what we measure affects what we do. In fact
the French President has established an
international Commission on the
Measurement of Economic Performance and
Social Progress, Owing to his....5... and that
of others with current state of statistical
information about the economy and society.
A big question arises....6..... the
Gross Domestic Product Provides a good
measure of living standards. In many cases,
GDP statistics seem to ..7... that the
economy is doing far better than most
citizens feel it is. Moreover, the focus on GDP
creates conflicts- while political leaders are
told to maximize it, citizens also demand

that...8... , should be paid on enhancing

security, reducing air, water and noise
pollution all of which actually...9.. GDP
growth. Statistics are....10....... to summarize
what is going on in our complex society, it is
therefore obvious threat that we can't reduce
everything to a single number -GDP.

Q11. [a] pursuit

[b] perception

[c] conversion [d] title

[e] tribute
Q12. [a] quality
[b] spirit
[c]
span
[d] joy
[e] loss
Q13. [a] scored
[b] qualified
[c] regard
[d] ranked
[e]
counted
Q14. [a] great
[b] unduly
[c] trivial
[d] considerably
[e] negligible
Q15. [a] confidence
[b] belief
[c]dissatisfaction [d] compliance
[e]
obedience
Q16. [a] unless
[b] because
[c] against [d] whether
[e] that
Q17. [a] recommend
[b] think
[c] point
[d] refer
suggest
Q18.[a] respect
[b] debt
[c] Attention
[d] expense
[e]compensation
Q19. [a] lower
[b] attain`
[c] decline
[d] shrunk
recover
Q20. [a] difficult
[b] interpret
reveal
[d] intended [e] inferred

[e]

[e]
[c]

Direction (Q.2 1 - 30):- 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.

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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.
Its 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 fulfill 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.
21. 1) routing
2) shellacking
3)
breaking
4) striking 5) beating
22. 1) overwhelming
2) releasing 3)
yielding
4) bounded 5) ending
23. 1) attentive
2) regardless
3) heedful 4) concerned
5)
prudent
24. 1) that 2) either
3) rather
4)
whether
5) this
25. 1) abstract
2) fact
3) being
4) deadness 5) inanimate
26. 1) contracting 2) bulging 3) rising
4) bending 5) waving
27. 1) underneath 2) superior 3) secondary
4) above
5) over
28. 1) whatsoever 2) hither
3) toward
4) away from
5) towards

29. 1) likewise
furthermore 4) too
30. 1) plausible
3) miraculous
conventional

2)
5)
2)
4)

as well
3)
along
unmasking
normal
5)

Directions (31-40): In the following

passage there are blanks, each of which has
been numbered. Find out the appropriate
word in each case.
The constitution of Independent India and
various laws ___(1) to meet the constitution
obligations have fortified the position of
woman vis-a vis the man.
But it is ___(2) on paper only. The myth that
more and more women are getting higher
education and are occupying position of
responsibility in all walks of life is falsified by
the ____(3) of dowry deaths and divorce
cases filed in the ___ (4) courts. One look at
the national dailies will tell the__(5) tale of
Indian women ,women who___(6) a child is
bargained for bridal price or when she grows
up serves as a supplier of dowry for her
husbands family or who as a widow
immolates herself on husbands ___(7) to be
___(8) sati.
Our study about womans place in Indian
society is mainly based on urban professional
and educated Indian women. Deep in the
rural heartland of the country, the rapidly
changing world has not even touched the
___(9) of life of a woman. Most men of
orthodox families take ___ (10) in revealing
that their women folk stay in purdah a
shield that deprives a woman of the joys of
free nature.
31. (1) Drawn
(2) Enacted (3)
Created
(4) Crafted
(5) Manufactured
32.
(1) Just
(2) All
(3) Something
(4) Anything
(5) Any body
33.
(1) Many
(2) Rise
(3) Number (4) Numerical
(5) Much
34.
(1) Civil
(2) Social (3)
Criminal
(4) Company
(5) Public
35.
(1) Horrifying
(2) Sordid (3)
Painful
(4) Critical (5) Satirical

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36.

(1) Since
(2) as
(3) being
(4) former 5) for
37.
(1) corpse
(2) woods (3)
pyre (4) incineration (5) extinguish
38.
(1) appreciated
(2) acclaimed
(3) marked (4) notify
(5) mix
39. (1) end
(2) edge
(3) fringe
(4) plain
(5) deep
40. (1) fame
(2) Pride
(3) Boast
(4) Proclaim (5) Promote
Directions(Q.4 150) 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/ phrases are suggested one of which
fits the blank appropriately. Find out the
appropriate word in each case.
I used to look _(1)_ to the holidays. I usually
_(2)_ to my uncles house where I _(3)_ his
children. I did not get paid a salary for _(4)_
What I received in return however, was far
more _(5)_ My uncle was an avid reader.
During the time I spent with his family I had
an _(6)_ to read the vast amount of books
and magazines that he possessed. This
improved my English to some _(7)_ Reading
became my new _(8)_._(9)_ spending my
pocket money on a ticket to the cinema I
began to _(10)_ books. This has benefited me
greatly.
41.
(A) forward
(B) towards
(C) backward
(D) up
(E) around
42.
(A) went
(B) sent
(C) visited
(D) travelled
(E) gone
43.
(A) cared
(B) occupy
(C) guarded
(D)
taught
(E) played
44.
(A) them
(B) whom
(C) this
(D) now
(E)
which
45.
(A) expensive
(B) deserving
(C) helping
(D) demanding
(E) valuable

46.

(A) opportunity
(B) ability
(C) use
(D) encouragement
(E) achievement
47.
(A) distance
(B) extent
(C) time
(D) limits
(E) degrees
48.
(A) activity
(B) hope
(C) hobby
(D) duty
(E) worship
49.
(A) despite
(B) though
(C) by
(D) instead of
(E) while
50. (A) sell
(B) read
(C) exchange
(D) invest
(E)
buy
Directions (Q. Nos. 51 to 60)
In the following passage there are blank
spaces with numbers filled in it,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.
Technology ...1... lives. But ...2... if people
want it to. This qualification is important, and
...3... to understanding progress. Akio Morita,
the founder of Sony, used to make inventions
not by writing code but by making minute,
detailed studies of ...4... people lived their
lives.It is observable that when the
relinquished direct involvement in product
development at the company in the 1980s,
Sony seemed to lose its ...5... of developing a
truly radical invention like the Walkman that
the world takes to masse.
However much it seems that machines are in
...6... they are not. Yet, the belief that
technology alone holds the key to ...7... the
way people work, buy, and do business is
strong. The rise of dotcoms in the late 1990s
was ...8... by a belief that technology was
changing the rules of marketing and
employee relationships. This is not to say
there have been no changes in the new
economy; but that they ...9... to appear
where technology makes it ...10... for people
to communicate with each other or have

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been unrelated to the technology. The
dynamic is still a human one.
51.
(1) ruins
(2) changes (3) makes
(4) explains (5) shakes
52.
(1) not
(2) occasionally
(3) seldom (4) only
(5)
never
53.
(1) key
(2) primarily (3)
encouraging (4) supported
(5)
disastrous
54.
(1) why
(2) where
(3)
when (4) whether (5) how
55.
(1) share
(2) profit
(3) knack
(4) business (5) plant
56.
(1) progress (2) control (3) action
(4) operation(5) transition
57.
(1) encroaching
(2) accomplishing
(3) determining (4) highlighting (5) informing
58.
(1) govern (2) successful
(3)
underlying (4) disputed (5) accompanied
59.
(1) tend
(2) cease
(3) fail
(4) refuse
(5) avoid
60.
(1) essential (2) laborious (3) tough
(4) easier
(5) awkward
Directions (Q. Nos. 61 to 70)
In the following passage there are blank
spaces with numbers filled in it,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.
Speculation and opinions on accidents (1) to
(2) them as part of natural (3). This is a very
convenient way of (4) all are concerned of
their responsibility, accountability, and even
culpability.
Thus, over, the years, the genera; public and
the media have begun to (5) accidents as
natural disasters. Most of the investigations
(6) on the (7) that some natural phenomenon
has (8) the accident. Thus, concrete (9) are
by-passed, proper modeling and analysis of
the process ignored and ridiculous but
convenient conclusions (10) at.

61.

(1) mean
(2) offer
(3) are
(4)
tend
(5) define
62. (1) project
(2) notify
(3) simplify
(4)
sustain
(5) surround
63. (1) Calamity
(2) disaster
(3) Chaos
(4) certainty (5)
phenomenon
64. (1) resolving
(2) absolving
(3) discerning
(4) releasing
(5) accounting
65. (1) Deviate
(2) doubt
(3) consider
(4)
raise (5) rethink
66. (1) approach
(2) succeed
(3) avail
(4) proceed
(5) pursue
67. (1) theory
(2) basic
(3) criteria
(4)
principle
(5) assumption
68. (1) magnified
(2) triggered
(3) managed
(4)
surrounded (5) inspired
69. (1) evidences
(2) analysis
(3) solution
(4) verifying
(5) nature
70. (1) signaled
(2) called
(3) arrived
(4)
managed
(5) strived
Directions (71-84): In the following
Cloze Test (1 & 2) there are blanks,
each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the
passage and against each, five words
suggested, one of which fits the blank
appropriately. Find out the appropriate
word in each case.
Cloze Test [1]
The Bhagavad Gita is a poem of 700 verses
which is a part of the Mahabharta. It is the
only philosophical song existing in all
languages. Its popularity and influence have
never waned. It (1) light and guidance to the
troubled mind in times of crisis. It is in the (2)
of a dialogue between Arjun and Krishna on
the battle field. Arjuns mind is troubled at
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relatives. He cannot conceive of any gain.
Arjun is the (3) of the tortured spirit of man
tom by conflicting obligations and moralities.
The in dialogue proceeds and takes up to the
higher level of individual duty and social
behavior, application of ethics to practical
life and social outlook that should govern all.
An attempt is (4) to reconcile the three paths
of human advancement the path of
knowledge, the path of action and the path
of faith. But more (5) is laid on faith. There is
a call of action to meet the obligations of life,
keeping in view the spiritual background and
the large purpose of the universe.
71.
(1) Provides
(2) shines
(3) enforces (4) secures
(5) Seeks
72.
(1) programmed
(2) constitution
(3) part
(4) formation
(5)
form
73.
(1) conceived
(2) dream
(3) source (4) figures
(5) symbol
74.
(1) generated
(2) made
(3) established
(4) coined
(5)
given
75.
(1) important
(2) significant
(3) declaration
(4) emphasis
(5)
blessings
Cloze Test [2]
The concept of evil, as well as the approach
to dealing with evil is (6) in Eastern and
Western religious traditions and culture. The
East (7) that it is Gods job to deal with evil.
The individual has (8) to do with it; it can
only party. It is the God who will take action
to oust evil from our midst. In certain
religions there are specific deities
responsible for (9) evil forces. So the power
of prayer is appreciated; (10) needs only to
pray and deities will take care. The Eastern
approach will doubtless seem (11) if not
completely incomprehensible in the West
(12) there is much more action oriented
approach to dealing with evil. It is viewed as
the (13) of the individual to take action
against evil and to deal (14).
76.
(1) similar
(2) illogical
(3)
different
(4) analogous
(5) potential

77.
(1) declines
(2) describes
(3)
suspects
(4) ignores
(5) believes
78.
(1) everything
(2) nothing
(3) lot
(4) responsibility (5)
hesitation
79.
(1) invoking
(2) stabilizing
(3) mobilizing
(4) counteracting
(5)
instigating
80. (1) one
(2) which
(3)
who
(4) he
(5) deity
81. (1) reasonable
(2) emotional
(3)
rationalistic (4) realistic
(5) odd
82. (1) though
(2) because
(3)
where
(4) as
(5) when
83. (1) monopoly
(2) prerogative (3)
right
(4) responsibility
(5) desire
84. (1) regularly
(2) firmly
(3)
haphazardly (4) politely
(5) decently
Technology (1) lives. But (2) if people want it
to. This qualification is important, and (3) to
understand progress. Akio Morita, the
founder of Sony. used to make inventions not
by writing code but by making minute,
detailed studies of (4) people lived their
lives. It is observable that when he
relinquished direct involvement in product
development at the company in the 1980s,
Sony seemed to lose its (5) of developing a
truly radical invention like the walkman that
the world takes to en masse.
However much it seems that machines are in
(6), they are not. Yet the belief that
technology alone holds the key to (7) the
way people work, buy, and do business is
strong. The rise of dotcoms in the late 1990s
was (8) by a belief that technology was
changing the rules of marketing and
employee relationships. This I not to say
there have been no changes in the new
economy; but that they (9) to appear where
technology makes it (10) for people to
communicate with each other, or have been
unrelated to the technology. The dynamic is
still a human one.
85.(1) ruins (2) changes (3) makes
explains

(4)

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86. (1) not (2) occasionally
(3) seldom
(4) only
(5) never
87. (1) key (2) primarily (3) encouraging
(4) supported
(5) disastrous
88. (1) why (2) where
(3) when
(4)
whether
(5) how
89. (1) share (2) profit
(3) knack
(4)
business
(5) plant
90. (1) progress
(2) control (3) action
(4) operation(5) transition
91. (1) encouraging
(2) accomplishing
(3) determining
(4)
highlighting (5) informing
92. (1) govern
(2) successful
(3) underlying
(4) disputed
(5)accompanied
93. (1) tend
(2) cease
(3) fail
(4) refuse
(5) avoid
94. (1) essential
(2) laborious
(3) tough
(4) easier
(5) awkward
I had (1) to become a multipurpose
manager. I took three steps to accomplish
this. First, I took very (2) part in
professional associations. I (3) the
National President of the Indian Society for
Training and Developmentone of the (4)
organizations for HR professionals. This
helped me to grow professionally. My
communication skills got(5). It also

taught me (6) to conduct meetings in an

effective manner. My job (7) me to
different parts of the country and I (8)
believe that (9) provided me more
education. I also wrote a lot. Newspaper
editors often approached me with (10) to
write articles for their publications.
95. (A) achieved
(B) aim
(C)
try
(D) dreamed
(E) wanted
96. (A) selected
(B) active
(C)
interesting (D) often
(E) joint
97. (A) elected
(B) voted
(C)
became
(D) applied
(E)
decided
98. (A) respected
(B) status
(C)
impressed
(D) aged
(E) common
99. (A) lacked
(B) grown
(C)
learnt
(D) improved
(E) earned
100. (A) that
(B) why
(C)
how
(D) never
(E) anyhow
101. (A) saw
(B) showed
(C) posted
(D) discovered
(E) took
102. (A) quiet
(B) firmly
(C)
strong
(D) first
(E) not
103. (A) travelling
(B) journey
(C)
visit
(D) migrating
(E) shift
104. (A) wish
(B) offer
(C)
appointments
(D) requests
(E)
commands