Cloze Test:- 01

Deforestation in tropical regions can (1) the way water vapour is produced over the
canopy, (2) causes reduced rainfall. A 2019 study published in the journal Ecohydrology
showed that parts of the Amazon rainforest that (3) converted to agricultural land (4) higher
soil and air temperatures, which could (5) drought conditions.
1. 1. hold 2. Attack 3. affect 4. effect
2. 1. whom 2. Which 3. where 4. who
3. 1. is 2. were 3. was 4. has
4. 1. had 2. did 3. was 4. has
5. 1. purify 2. inflame 3. provoke 4. aggravate

Answer:-
1. 3. affect 2. 2. which 3. 2. were 4. 1. had 5. 4. Aggravate

Cloze Test:- 02
Different foods in (1) food group have different nutrients. Picking an assortment within
every food group (2) the week will help you get (3) nutrients. For example, choose seafood
(4) of meat twice a week. The variety of foods will make (5) meals more interesting, too. 5
1. 1. various 2. everybody 3. each 4. other
2. 1. complete 2. between 3. throughout 4. every
3. 1. too 2. almost 3. many 4. very
4. 1. replace 2. instead 3. despite 4. away
2. yours 3. your 4. you

Answer:-
1. 3. each 2. 3. throughout 3. 3. Many 4. 2. Instead 5. 3. Your

Cloze Test:- 03
Strong mental health is not just the (1) of mental health problems. (2) mentally or
emotionally healthy is (3) more than being free of depression, anxiety or other
psychological issues. (4) than the absence of mental illness, mental health (5) to the
presence of positive characteristics and positive outlook towards life.
1. 1. adequacy 2. absence 3. attendance 4. leave
2. 1. Being 2. Been 3. As 4. Be
3. 1. many 2. very 3. much 4. most
4. 1. Sooner 2. Neither 3. Rather 4. Whether
5. 1. names 2. means 3. resembles 4. refers

Answer:-
1. 2. absence 2. 1. being 3. 3. Much 4. 3. rather 5. 4. refers

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Cloze Test:- 04
A group of researchers has (1) that pleasure and positive states of mind are better for our
health. This new intellectual approach to health is not only more powerful, but also has no
side effects. Central to this claim are recent findings that even getting an education may
add as much as 10 years to your (2). That is why National Geographic featured John de
Rosen in its book The Incredible Machine, which discussed old age. De Rosen, an artist,
continued to paint until the week he died at age 91. The book notes: "Some scientists
believe that retirement to a (3) lifestyle initiates or aggravates medical problems, thus
shortening life. According to a study of retired people, adults over 65 can learn a (4) skill,
like oil painting, as readily as younger students." So retiring from a job in a sense means
retiring from life unless (5) by some other, preferably new activity.
1. 1. administrated 2. orchestrated 3. defenestrated 4. demonstrated
2. 1. insurance 2. charisma 3. planet 4. Life
3. 1. complimentary 2. sanitary 3. sedentary 4. segmentary
4. 1. native 2. creative 3. discriminative 4. exaggerative
5. 1. ornamented 2. pigmented 3. supplemented 4. experimented

Answer:-
1. 4. demonstrated 2. 4. life 3. 3. sedentary 4. 2. Creative
5. 3. supplemented

Cloze Test:- 05
The Government is taking seriously the (1) of road safety and is committed to reducing the
number of people killed in accidents. Forums are being conducted (2) to bring law-makers,
law enforcement officers and road users together to discuss ways to (3) the rise in road
accidents. Everyone agrees that more needs to be done on road safety in its determination
to (4) the rate of road accidents in the country. The Government, with the cooperation of
relevant agencies, is making serious (5) to instil proper road culture in children, young
adults and the public in general.
1. 1. release 2. residue 3. issue 4. site
2. 1. regularly 2. habitually 3. terminally 4. rarely
3. 1. confess 2. tackle 3. conduct 4. deal
4. 1. curb 2. lure 3. incite 4. promote
5. 1. acknowledgements 2. powers 3. efforts 4. struggles

Answer:-
1. 3. issue 2. 1. Regularly 3. 2. Tackle 4. 1. curb 5. 3. efforts

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Cloze Test:- 06
Mt. Mantap in North Korea has now been reported to have (1) from its original state after
an underground nuclear test was carried out under it at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site on
3 September 2017. An international team of scientists (2) a special satellite radar imaging
called synthetic aperture radar and seismic recordings to study the effects of the blast
which (3) a 5.2 magnitude earthquake. The surface of the mountain was pushed (4) by
almost 11 feet and then collapsed leaving the mountain about 20 inches (5).
1. 1. relapsed 2. clasped 3. mapped 4. collapsed
2. 1. framed 2. used 3. urged 4. deduced
3. 1. altered 2. neglected 3. caused 4. lost
4. 1. wayward 2. confined 3. aligned 4. outwards
5. 1. different 2. shorter 3. proper 4. greater

Answer:-
1. 4. collapsed 2. 2. used 3. 3. Caused 4. 4. outwards
5. 2. shorter

Cloze Test:- 07
Can you (1) a deaf woman writing stories about a war? Well, Laura Redden Searing did
this. Moreover, she went to foreign countries to write stories. She was very ill when she
was 11 years old. Because of this, she lost her (2). She went to the Missouri School for the
Deaf. Laura was 19 years old when she went to work for a newspaper. She wrote about
people, places and art. In 1859, most women were just wives and (3). They did not work
outside the home; otherwise, their husbands would be angry. Due to this feeling, Laura
used a (4) name when she wrote her stories. She called herself Howard Glyndon. She
thought that unless she used a masculine name, people would be (5) since they did not
think that women should write for newspapers.
1. 1. malign 2. create 3. conjure 4. imagine
2. 1. hearing 2. suffering 3. enduring 4. inspiring
3. 1. artists 2. writers 3. mothers 4. teachers

5. 1. infantile 2. versatile 3. hostile 4. infertile

Answer:-
1. 4. Imagine 2. 1. Hearing 3. 3. Mothers 5. 3. hostile

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Cloze Test:- 08
In its 47 years of history, ISRO (1) breakthrough work in the field of technology and even
(2) many vehicles into space. (3) the last 47 years, ISRO has improvised and developed
technology, launching (4) indigenously created vehicles into space (5) form a part of the
Indian space journey.
1. 1. done 2. do 3. has done 4. does
2. 1. blocked 2. stocked 3. launched 4. shared
3. 1. Across 2. Over 3. Along 4. Among
4. 1. much 2. lots 3. very 4. several
5. 1. when 2. that 3. how 4. Who

Answer:-
1. 3. Has done 2. 3. Launched 3. Over 4. 4. several 5. 2. that

Cloze Test:- 09
Every evening, (1) a point midway along the arrow-straight road between Amritsar and
Lahore, rival squads of (2) uniformed soldiers strut and stomp a 17th-century British
military drill known as Beating Retreat. Barked commands, (3) glares and preposterously
high kicks all signal violent intent. But then, lovingly and in (4), the enemies lower their
national flags. Opposing guardsmen (5) shake hands, and the border gates roll shut for the
night.
1. 1. in 2. along
3. on 4. at
2. 1. elatedly 2. gladly
3. splendidly 4. badly
3. 1. silly 2. witty
3. fierce 4. diverting
4. 1. unison 2. unlikeliness
3. discord 4. plenty
5. 1. brightly 2. curtly
3. critically 4. radically

Answer:-
1. 4. at 2. 3. splendidly 3. 3. Fierce 4. 1. unison 5. 2. curtly

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Cloze Test:- 10
In Delhi, while the bigger schools transport their students in their own or hired buses;
others rely on vans, autos and e-rickshaws where many reckless drivers pack in too many
children and drive (1) , often causing accidents. Many parents take time off their daily (2) to
do school-runs. Some use vehicles while others just walk their children to school. Two
months ago, it was reported how in the (3) of road-crossing facilities near schools, a bunch
of parents were taking turns to play traffic marshals. Not so long ago, children could just
walk or cycle to their schools, private tuition classes or sports practice. In fact, school
authorities (4
to take the school bus or public transport. As Delhi grew, its children (5) not only traffic,
broken infrastructure but also violence, air-pollution and overcrowded living conditions.
1. 1. humbly 2. decisively 3. rashly 4. commonly
2. 1. habit 2. routine 3. problems 4. task
3. 1. absence 2. non-compliance 3. defiance 4. reference
4. 1. rescued 2. guided 3. added 4. preferred
5. 1. faced 2. replied 3. called 4. relied

Answer:-
1. 3. rashly 2. 2. Routines 3. 1. Absence 4. 4. preferred 5. 1. faced

Cloze Test:- 11
Endurance was the three-masted ship in (1) Sir Ernest Shackleton and a (2) of 27 men
sailed for the Antarctic on the 1914 1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. The ship,
originally named Polaris, was built at Framnæs shipyard and (3) in 1912 from Sandefjord in
Norway. After her commissioners could no longer pay the shipyard, the ship (4) bought by
Shackleton in January 1914 for the expedition, which would be her first (5).
1. 1. which 2. who 3. that 4. where
2. 1. watch 2. team 3. crew 4. group
3. 1. released 2. launched 3. started 4. recovered
4. 1. were 2. was 3. is 4. are
5. 1. voyage 2. route 3. drive 4. hike

Answer:-
1. 1. which 2. 3. crew 3. 2. Launched 4. 2. was 5. 1. voyage

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Cloze Test:- 12
With up to 50,000 species of spiders, spider habitats vary (1). Spiders are (2) to live
anywhere in the world except Antarctica. They (3) not live in bodies of water or in the air,
but can adapt (4) almost any type of environment: hot or cool, wet or (5), in the garden or
in your house.
1. 1. widely 2. wide 3. widest 4. wider
2. 1. authorised 2. courageous 3. able 4. harboured
3. 1. done 2. do 3. does 4. did
4. 1. of 2. at 3. on 4. to
5. 1. damp 2. muggy 3. dewy 4. dry

Answer:-
1. 1. widely 2. 3. able 3. 2. Do 4. 4. To 5. 4. dry

Cloze Test:- 13
More (1) half the States (2) Union Territories, including Covid-19 hotspots Maharashtra
and Tamil Nadu, have not yet decided on a date (3) reopening schools, the Centre was
told at a meeting. The remaining States are split between those (4) to reopen in August, (5)
include Delhi and Bihar, and others who will not open until September, such as Andhra
Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala.
1. 1. where 2. than 3. then 4. when
2. 1. though 2. yet 3. or 4. and
3. 1. at 2. since 3. for 4. from
4. 1. willing 2. will 3. wills 4. willed
5. 1. whom 2. which 3. whose 4. what

Answer:-
1. 2. than 2. 4. and 3. 3. for 4. 1. willing 5. 2. which

Cloze Test:- 14
The Small Indian Mongoose, (1) its little round ears, is an (2) hunter and has a long snout-
like face and short legs that have sharp claws. It (3) brown or greygrizzly fur and (4) in
abandoned burrows or tunnels. (5) the rat-like appearance, mongooses are not rodents.
1. 1. of 2. to 3. from 4. with
2. 1. alive 2. alike 3. awake 4. agile
3. 1. has 2. had 3. have 4. having
4. 1. learns 2. leans 3. leaves 4. lives
5. 1. Instead 2. Apart 3. Often 4. despite

Answer:-
1. 4. with 2. 4. agile 3. 1. has 4. 4. lives 5. 4. despite
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Cloze Test:- 15
Nitrogen is essential to life (1) Earth. It is a component of all proteins, and it can be (2) in
all living systems. Nitrogen compounds are (3) in organic materials, foods, fertilisers,
explosives and poisons. Nitrogen is crucial to life, (4) in excess it can also be (5) to the
environment.
1. 1. at 2. into 3. on 4. in
2. 1. founder 2. find 3. founded 4. found
3. 1. function 2. instant 3. immediate 4. present
4. 1. such 2. because 3. but 4. if
5. 1. harmful 2. pliable 3. optimistic 4. rational

Answer:-
1. 3. on 2. 4. found 3. 4. present 4. c. but 5. 1. harmful

Cloze Test:- 16
Coca-Cola is to become the new sponsor of the London Eye after (1) a deal to replace
France's EDF Energy. The capital's giant Ferris Wheel has been a (2) tourist attraction
since it was introduced in 2000, when it was (3) as the Millennium Wheel. It was previously
(4) by British Airways before becoming the EDF Energy London Eye in 2011. Coca-Cola
will take over in January after (5) a two-
Entertainments, for an undisclosed sum.
1. 1. Assorting 2. Enclosing
3. Clearing 4. Signing
2. 1. Leading 2. Susceptible
3. Supportive 4. Mandatory
3. 1. Based 2. Inscribed
3. Published 4. Known
4. 1. Sponsored 2. Refused
3. kept 4. Authenticated
5. 1. Striking 2. Discovering
3. Forging 4. Hedging

Answer:-
1. 4. signing 2. 1. Leading 3. 4. Known 4. 1. sponsored 5. 1. striking

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Cloze Test:- 17
Ants, like most insects, have (1) are known as compound eyes. This means their eyes
have multiple lenses, (2) in general, most species of ant do not have particularly great eyes
for seeing (3) far. Ants can detect movement and see the areas around them, but (4) more
on senses and information they get from their legs and antennae (5) from their eyes.
1. 1. whose 2. how 3. what 4. who
2. 1. whether 2. So 3. but 4. rather
3. 1. some 2. many 3. enough 4. very
4. 1. calculate 2. shout 3. rely 4. struggle
5. 1. than 2. when 3. then 4. thus

Answer:-
1. 3. what 2. 3. but 3. 4. Very 4. 3. rely 5. 1. than

Cloze Test:- 18
The Ministry of Defence has (1) the formal Government Sanction Letter (2) grant of

Headquarters had (3) in motion a series of preparatory actions for conduct of the
Permanent Commission Selection Board for affected women officers. The Selection Board
will be scheduled as (4) as all affected Short Service Commissioned (SSC) women officers
exercise their option and complete (5
1. 1. imbibed 2. accused
3. extracted 4. issued
2. 1. since 2. from
3. for 4. to
3. 1. deposited 2. set
3. located 4. situated
4. 1. soon 2. late
3. long 4. blind
5. 1. unnecessary 2. optional
3. gratuitous 4. requisite

Answer:-
1. 4. issued 2. 3. for 3. 2. Set 4. 1. soon 5. 4. requisite

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Cloze Test:- 19
In Andhra Pradesh, low rainfall and increased (1) on borewells have led to soil aridity,
while (2) snow and more rainfall has (3) the desertification crisis in Himachal Pradesh. On
the other (4), in Rajasthan, canals, tube-well irrigation and shelterbelts have (5) to an
increase in the green cover.
1. 1. growth 2. support 3. addiction 4. dependence
2. 1. few 2. least 3. less 4. fewer
3. 1. deepen 2. deepened 3. deeper 4. deep
4. 1. half 2. hand 3. sides 4. case
5. 1. lead 2. led 3. leading 4. leads

Answer:-
1. 4. dependence 2. 3. less 3. 2. deepened 4. 2. hand 5. 2. led

Cloze Test:- 20
No matter how (1) time you (2) to improve your mental and emotional health, you will still
need the company of (3) to feel and function at your best. Humans are social (4) with
meant to
survive, (5) alone thrive, in isolation.
1. 1. many 2. great 3. more 4. much
2. 1. devote 2. promote 3. assess 4. proceed
3. 1. some 2. any 3. others 4. few
4. 1. kingdoms 2. populations 3. creatures 4. lives
5. 1. have 2. lest 3. let 4. get

Answer:-
1. 4. much 2. 1. devote 3. 3. others 4. 3. creatures 5. 3. let

Cloze Test:- 21
All plants and animals need water to survive. There can be no life (1) earth without water.
Why is water (2) important? It is (3) 60 percent of our body weight is made up of water. Our
bodies use water in all the cells, organs, and tissues, to help (4) body temperature and (5)
other bodily functions.
1. 1. at 2. on 3. into 4. upon
2. 1. so 2. as 3. few 4. much
3. 1. therefore 2. That 3. Because 4. so that
4. 1. quantify 2. collect 3. grate 4. regulate
5. 1. subjugate 2. obtain 3. release 4. maintain

Answer:-
1. 2. on 2. 1. So 3. 3. Because 4. 4. regulate 5. 4. maintain
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Cloze Test:- 22
When he died on 27 November 1953, Gladstone O'Neill was (1) recognised as one of the
major dramatists of the modern world. Four times a Pulitzer Prize-winner, he had also
been (2) the 1936 Nobel Prize for Literature. His plays have been translated into most
major languages and read by more people than those of (3) other playwright except W
Shakespeare and maybe G Bernard Shaw. O'Neill was a puzzle to his friends a
genuinely shy, brooding, complicated man in whom (4) alternated with touching kindness.
He was both, naive and worldly. One biographer found him "sentimental one instant, hard
as nails the next." His widow, after 26 years with O'Neill, said, "To (5) his work you must
understand the man, for the work and the man are one."
1. 1. manically 2. universally 3. specifically 4. casually
2. 1. rewarded 2. awarded 3. unaided 4. crowded
3. 1. none 2. few 3. any 4. some
4. 1. failure 2. success 3. benefit 4. cruelty
5. 1. prepare 2. produce 3. understand 4. demonstrate

Answer:-
1. 2. Universally 2. 2. Awarded 3. 3. Any 4. 4. Cruelty
5. 3. understand

Cloze Test:- 23
Words convey meaning, because they are used in human activities in different forms.
Different words may (1) the same thing in different languages and this is what is referred to
as 'family resemblance.' In other words, languages help us (2) reality and then
communicate it to others. There are tens and thousands of languages in the world and all
of them help us (3) express ourselves, which in turn, gives meaning to our life. One's
mother tongue is (4) for one's literary growth, but if you want to communicate to a wider
audience, then you will (5) to reach out to the target audience in a language they
understand.
1. 1. meaningful 2. meaning 3. mean 4. meant
2. 1. commend 2. depend 3. comprehend 4. amend
3. 1. retrospectively 2. Secretly 3. effectively 4. lately
4. 1. essential 2. unimportant 3. auspicious 4. silent
5. 1. have 2. be 3. has 4. had

Answer:-
1. 3. mean 2. 3. comprehend 3. 3. effectively 4. 1. Essential
5. 1. have

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Cloze Test:-24
Anthony Abraham, a 34-year-old crane driver, (1) managed to get out of the way of falling
steel. Turning around, he could hardly believe the (2) scene that lay before him. Girders
were (3) on top of the crane in a haphazard fashion, like gigantic pick up sticks. All he
could see of the machine was its rear wheels and a section of what had been the cab.
Abraham (4) to the cab, shouting his friend George Burns' name. By then, three other iron
workers had reached the (5) of the carnage. One of them yelled, 'George, can you hear
me?' Over the din of the diesel engine, a strained voice responded.
1. 1. substantially 2. simultaneously 3. barely 4. rarely
2. 1. criminal 2. crooked 3. pleasant 4. horrible
3. 1. dived 2. piled 3. duped 4. riled
4. 1. shoved 2. raced 3. halted 4. assisted
5. 1. sign 2. trace 3. scene 4. sight

Answer:-
1. 3. barely 2. 4. Horrible 3. 2. Piled 4. 2. raced 5. 3. scene

Cloze Test:- 25
Starting and (1) a positive daily morning routine is an investment and a way to do your best
work every day. It also gives you structure, building forward-moving habits and creating
momentum for the rest of the day. It helps you to (2) priorities, limit procrastination, keep
track of your goals. Your brain is at its (3) in the morning. And you can get your best work
and tasks done without struggle. But distractions can get the best of us. You get distracted
and procrastinate. You make plans the previous day to get your most (4) task done first
thing in the morning, but you don't follow through on them. You are able to get things (5)
but not the right things.
1. 1. maintainable 2. Maintaining 3. maintain 4. maintenance
2. 1. established 2. establishing 3. establishment 4. establish
3. 1. pick 2. peak 3. pique 4. peek
4. 1. importantly 2. importance 3. important 4. Import
5. 1. doable 2. do 3. did 4. done

Answer:-
1. 2. maintaining 2. 4. Establish 3. 2. peak
4. 3. important 5. 4. done

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Cloze Test:- 26
1) the quantity of chaff burnt play a greater role in (2) air quality than
the time chosen by farmers in Punjab to start crop burning, a study argues. Crop burning, a
traditional practice in Punjab and Haryana of (3) fields off rice chaff to prepare for winter
sowing, begins around October and (4) in November, coinciding with the (5) of southwest
monsoon.
1. 1. among 2. and 3. yet 4. but
2. 1. worsening 2. worsens 3. worsen 4. worse
3. 1. racing 2. raising 3. rising 4. razing
4. 1. leaks 2. creaks 3. falls 4. peaks
5. 1. availing 2. managing 3. running 4. withdrawal

Answer:-
1. 2. and 2. 1. Worsening 3. 4. Razing 4. 4. peaks
5. 4. withdrawal

Cloze Test:- 27
Mahalia Jackson was (1) into a preacher's family in 1911, and she grew up in a riverfront
shanty in New Orleans. She was motherless at five, working as a maid and laundress in
her mid-teens. As a little girl, she would (2) to herself before she went to sleep, "Someday
the sun is going to shine down on me in some faraway place." In pursuit of that dream,
Mahalia migrated to Chicago when she was still a teenager. She never expected to
support herself by singing, and by the time I joined her, the hands she used so
expressively in her performances had (3) floors, (4) and helped her earn a living as a hotel
maid, factory worker, beautician and florist. But her remarkable (5) brought her more and
more invitations to singat funerals, in churches, at concerts. And, through her warm friendly
personality and a life based on sound spiritual values and hard work, she eventually found
her place in the sun.
1. 1. Adorn 2. Worn 3. Born 4. Scorn
2. 1. Whisper 2. Glimmer 3. Crisper 4. Prosper
3. 1. Stubbed 2. Clubbed 3. Scrubbed 4. Grubbed
4. 1. Pondered 2. Laundered 3. Unsoldered 4. Considered
5. 1. keeping-skills 2. Voice 3. Beauty 4. Cleaning

Answer:-
1. 3. born 2. 1. whisper 3. 3. Scrubbed 4. 2. laundered 5. 2. voice

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Cloze Test:- 28
Many forests are cleared to (1) way for palm oil plantations. Palm oil is the most (2)
produced vegetable oil and is found in half of all supermarket products. It's cheap, versatile
and can be added to (3) food and personal products like lipsticks and shampoo. (4)
popularity has (5) people to clear tropical forests to grow more palm trees.
1. 1. made 2. take 3. make 4. give
2. 1. commonly 2. casually 3. lovingly 4. usually
3. 1. both 2. each 3. one 4. between
4. 1. Our 2. Its 4. Their
5. 1. baffled 2. delighted 3. curated 4. prompted

Answer:-
1. 3. make 2. 1. commonly 3. 1. Both 4. 2. its 5. 4. prompted

Cloze Test:- 29
Speech pathologists are (1) in communication disabilities. They work within
multidisciplinary health-care teams (2) a variety of hospital and community-based sites.
This (3) working with medical, nursing, and allied health professionals such (4)
psychologists, occupational therapists, social (5) and physiotherapists.
1. 1. quacks 2. teachers 3. experts 4. relatives
2. 1. across 2. after 3. by 4. about
3. 1. includes 2. included 3. include 4. including
4. 1. than 2. so 3. like 4. as
5. 1. migrants 2. workers 3. amateurs 4. manuals

Answer:-
1. 3. Experts 2. 1. across 3. 1. includes 4. 4. as 5. 2. workers

Cloze Test:- 30
Regular check-ups are (1 -notch performance, but did you know that there is
a direct link (2) your car health and its emissions? A well-maintained car engine is (3)
efficient and burns less gas, (4) reducing airborne emissions. Secondly, tyre pressure (5)
always match the manufacturer-recommended Pounds Per Square Inch (PSI) rating.
1. 1. trivial 2. nominal 3. acute 4. vital
2. 1. along 2. among 3. between 4. across
3. 1. many 2. such 3. few 4. more
4. 1. hereby 2. yet 3. thereby 4. though
5. 1. have to 2. lest 3. must 4. would

Answer:-
1. 4. Vital 2. 3. between 3. 4. More 4. 3. thereby 5. 3. must
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Cloze Test:- 31
Latin may be the language that we (1) with the Roman Empire, but the question (2) the
Romans spoke Latin or not (3) not have a simple answer. Rome grew from a tiny
community in the middle of a culturally diverse peninsula into an empire that reached (4)
5) of dozens of
other languages.
1. 1. delink 2. remind 3. associate 4. imply
2. 1. whether 2. did 3. do 4. either
3. 1. do 2. should 3. does 4. done
4. 1. both 2. of 3. between 4. from
5. 1. capitals 2. speakers 3. principals 4. sleepers
Answer:-
1. 3. associate 2. 1. whether 3. 3. Does 4. 4. from 5. 2. speakers

Cloze Test:- 32
Scientists (1) Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine (2) been shown
in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the
shot. British researchers first began testing the vaccine in April in about 1,000 people, half
of (3) got the experimental vaccine. Such early trials are usually designed only to (4)
safety, but in this case, experts were also looking to see what kind of immune response
was (5) .
1. 1. to 2. in 3. on 4. at
2. 1. was 2. had 3. have 4. has
3. 1. whose 2. what 3. whom 4. which
4. 1. elevate 2. criticise 3. dictate 4. evaluate
5. 1. reduced 2. provoked 3. sheltered 4. lessened
Answer:-
1. 4. at 2. 4. has 3. 3. whom 4. 4. evaluate 5. 2. provoked

Cloze Test:- 33
Elephant Island's name is attributed to (1) its elephant head-like appearance and the
sighting of elephant seals (2) Captain George Powell in 1821, one of the (3) sightings. (4),
in Russia it is still known under the name (5) by its discoverers in 1821 Mordvinova
Island.
1. 1. either 2. also 3. both 4. neither
2. 1. through 2. from 3. among 4. by
3. 1. earlier 2. early 3. most early 4. earliest
4. 1. Thus 2. However 3. Thereby 4. Therefore
5. 1. released 2. sorted 3. given 4. looked
Answer:-
1. 3. both 2. 4. by 3. 4. earliest 4. 2. however 5. 3. given
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Cloze Test:- 34
The Crosses, the village (1) Vasili Andreevich lived, consisted of six houses. As soon as
2) last in the village, they realised that the wind was
much stronger than they had thought. The road could hardly be seen. The tracks left by the
sledge-runners were immediately (3) by snow and the road was only (4) by the fact that it
was higher than the rest of the ground. There was a swirl of snow over the fields and the
line where sky and earth met could not be (5).
1. 1. when 3. where 4. what
2. 1. an 2. the 3. one 4. a
3. 1. exposed 2. highlighted 3. covered 4. made
4. 1. anguished 2. Distinguished 3. crushed 4. extinguished
5. 1. seen 2. seeing 3. saw 4. see
Answer:-
1. 3. where 2. 2. the 3. 3. covered 4. 2. distinguish 5. 1. seen

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Apart from other pollutions, noise pollution also known as environmental noise or sound
pollution is (1) issue related to human beings and the environment. It may have an (2) on
general health. Compressors, generators and pipe handling are the (3) of noise. Long-term
(4) to noise can (5) a variety of health hazards.
1. 1. other 2. another 3. once
2. 1. impact 2. issue 3. problem 4. interest
3. 1. rise 2. effects 3. sources 4. original
4. 1. closure 2. exposure 3. safety 4. vicinity
5. 1. record 2. cause 3. mould 4. target
Answer:-
1. 2. Another 2. 1. impact 3. 3. sources 4. 2. exposure 5. 2. cause

Cloze Test:- 36
When it (1) to witnessing wars, famines or disease outbreaks on the news, guilt may (2) us
to volunteer or donate money. Watching the generosity of other people (3) play an active
role in helping others is also guilt provoking, which can (4) turn activate us to take similar
(5) thus paying forward.
1. 1. come 2. coming 3. comes 4. came
2. 1. desire 2. inspire 3. conspire 4. expire
3. 1. who 2. whose 3. whom 4. which
4. 1. with 2. for 3. in 4. off
5. 1. animation 2. action 3. apathy 4. commotion
Answer:-
1. 3. comes 2. 2. inspire 3. 1. who 4. 3. in 5. 2. action

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One of the most basic (1) of a human is food. Food is grown in various parts of the world
according to the climatic (2) but one thing that all kinds of crops need (3) an exception is
water. We all know (4) water, sunlight, and nutrition from the soil (5
growth.
1. 1. needed 2. needer 3. needful 4. needs
2. 1. weather 2. report 3. conditions 4. terms
3. 1. with 2. above 3. without 4. over
4. 1. then 2. that 3. what 4. when
5. 1. been 2. be 3. is 4. are

Answer:-
1. 4. needs 2. 3. conditions 3. 3. Without 4. 2. that 5. 4. are

Cloze Test:- 38
The role of the school and teachers (1) always been vital in the all-round personality (2) of
students. In fact, a teacher is a role (3
developing (4) innate potential, in addition to (5) a motivator, guide and friend.
1. 1. were 2. has 3. having 4. have
2. 1. development 2. turbulence 3. occupation 4. validation
3. 1. replica 2. template 3. model 4. double
4. 1. its 2. there 3. their 4. our
5. 1. been 2. having 3. being 4. seeing

Answer:-
1. 2. has 2. 1. development 3. 3. model 4. 3. their 5. 3. being

Cloze Test:- 39
Nuclear power for civil use is well (1) in India. Since building the two small boiling water
reactors (2) Tarapur in the 1960s, its civil nuclear strategy (3) directed towards complete
independence in the nuclear fuel cycle, necessarily (4) it is excluded (5) the 1970 Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
1. 1. implanted 2. founded 3. resurrected 4. established
2. 1. at 2. from 3. on 4. of
3. 1. have 2. have been 3. has been 4. has
4. 1. though 2. that 3. because 4. thus
5. 1. at 2. within 3. from 4. of

Answer:-
1. 4. established 2. 1. at 3. 3. Has been 4. 3. because 5. 3. from

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Cloze Test:- 40
Love is often thought to be the highest and most fulfilling emotion that men and women
can (1). But it is also thought of in (2) to the various instincts in man. Therefore, we must
(3) from the mystical point of view that love is the highest emotion of man and the one
emotion that relates man to God. Love on every plane and level of life is an expression of
God's will, working and expressing itself in man's consciousness. To express love on any
level is good, but to express it as adoration of God is the (4) form of love and brings man
into the greatest (5) with his inner self.
1. 1. condemn 2. express 3. attack 4. condone
2. 1. mention 2. inspection 3. position 4. relation
3. 1. realise 2. comprehends 3. acknowledges 4. contrast
4. 1. smallest 2. latest 3. highest 4. largest
5. 1. suffering 2. harmony 3. menace 4. loathing

Answer:-
1. 2. express 2. 4. Relation 3. 1. realise 4. 3. highest 5. 2. harmony

Cloze Test:- 41
Tragedy has once again struck the Valachukettil family of Sooppikkada
Kozhikode district as one more member (1) to the Nipah virus infection on Thursday.
District Medical Officer V Jayashree told that V Moosa, 60, who had been (2) treatment at
Baby Memorial Hospital in the city, died on May 24 morning. This is the fourth death in the
family as Moosa's sons Mohammed Sabith and Mohammed Salih, and sister-inlaw
Mariyam too had died of the infection (3) May. With this, the death (4) due to the virus
infection has gone up to 12. Two persons, whose blood and body fluid samples were (5)
positive for the infection, are undergoing treatment.
1. 1. died 2. succumbed 3. pioneered 4. embezzled
2. 1. working 2. managing 3. devising 4. undergoing
3. 1. through 2. on 3. in 4. for
4. 1. tole 2. toll 3. scroll 4. roll
5. 1. implemented 2. supported 3. tested 4. rested

Answer:-
1. 2. succumbed 2. 4. undergoing 3. 3. In 4. 2. toll 5. 3. tested

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In order to fall asleep (1) night, strive to turn off all electronic devices at least 30 minutes
(2) getting into bed. Allow your eyes to relax and take a break from the (3) of a lit screen.
Read a book, write in a journal, or write (4) your to-do list for the (5) day.
1. 1. in 2. into 3. at 4. to
2. 1. former 2. before 3. previous 4. latter
3. 1. stimulation 2. spark 3. energy 4. illustration
4. 1. on 2. down 3. of 4. onto
5. 1. present 2. previous 3. following 4. preceding

Answer:-
1. 3. at 2. 2. before 3. 2. spark 4. 2. down 5. 3. following

Cloze Test:- 43
When it's your idea, you want to (1) about it all the time. I've had this problem on more than
a few occasions now. I know there shouldn't be any shame in (2) your work, but it's such a
task to draw the line. In my case, since my work is all things related to social media, this
problem gets even (3) convoluted. Long story short, I hate that I (4) have to worry about
when it's okay to promote, and when it's (5).
1. 1. customise 2. express 3. talk 4. meet
2. 1. leaning 2. demoting 3. asking 4. promoting
3. 1. least 2. less 3. more 4. most
4. 1. occasionally 2. constantly 3. rarely 4. never
5. 1. not 2. none 3. nothing 4. no

Answer:-
1. 3. talk 2. 4. promoting 3. 3. more 4. 2. constantly 5. 1. not

Cloze Test:- 44
Agra's marble-marvel has such an overwhelming presence (1) other monuments in the
town have been relegated (2) oblivion. Amongst such 1 odd monuments in (3) town, the
Red Taj is the most (4) and relatively well- reserved. The tomb in red sandstone was (5)
by Ann Hessing, widow of a Dutch officer, after his death in 133.
1. a. If b. but c. that d. than
2. a. to b. on c. with d. by
3. a. an b. a c. their d. the
4. a. elegant b. active c. efficient d. adequate
5. a. built b. building c. build d. to build

Answer:-
1. c. that 2. a. to 3. d. the 4. a. elegant 5. a. built
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Cloze Test:- 45
In a significant find, the Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (1)
discovered the earliest epigraphic evidence so far for the Saptamatrika cult. It is also (2)
earliest Sanskrit inscription to have been discovered (3) South India as of date.
Saptamatrikas are a group of seven female deities worshipped in Hinduism as personifying
the energy of their respective consorts. The inscription is in Sanskrit and in Brahmi
characters and was (4) by Satavahana King Vijaya in 207 A.D. The inscription came to
light when some local villagers informed the authorities of the presence of a pillar with
some engravings when they were restoring and (5) the local Bheemeshwara temple.
1. 1. have 2. has 3. is 4. are
2. 1. an 2. the 3. a 4. one
3. 1. upon 2. on 3. In 4. at
4. 1. refused 2. chased 3. issued 4. denied
5. 1. repairing 2. removing 3. healing 4. praying

Answer:-
1. 2. has 2. 2. the 3. 3. in 4. 3. Issued 5. 1. repairing

Cloze Test:- 46
Every now and then there are going to be bad days, tough days, moods swings and all
things nasty that may put a (1) on our happy days. At any given moment, however, we are
the ones who can make a (2) between letting these things get in the way or pushing them
right out by (3) time in things or people (4) make us happy. I've had this list of things that
has made me happy for years now. I made it back in college to help me deal with some
difficult times that I faced then. Even today, every now and then when things go (5) I
always go back to this, and one or more things listed here always lights me up!.
1. 1. makeup 2. smile
3. marker 4. damper
2. 1. choice 2. difference
3. gap 4. bridge
3. 1. investing 2. spending
3. expanding 4. spreading
4. 1. which 2. whom
3. who 4. where
5. 1. wrong 2. slow
3. right 4. fast

Answer:-
1. 4. damper 2. 1. choice 3. 1. Investing 4. 3. who 5. 1. wrong

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Cloze Test:- 47
Malti had to wait long to see her son, Abhik. She had worked hard to (1
wish that Abhik should (2) his higher education at Cambridge. Abhik (3) to be meritorious
and hardworking and had secured a seat. Making ends meet was (4) and a trip back home
in the vacation, (5) for the mother and son.
1. a. cater b. fulfil c. perform d. satisfy
2. a. provide b. approach c. chase d. pursue
3. a. had proved b. was proving c. has proved d. proves
4. a. inspiring b. difficult c. severe d. worthy
5. a. uncouth b. unbearable c. unaffordable d. uncomfortable
Answer:-
1. 2. fulfil 2. 4. pursue 3. 1. Had proved 4. 2. difficult 5. 3. unaffordable

Cloze Test:- 48
Communication plays a (1) role in the overall development of man. It can be learnt by our
(2) efforts. Today, success in our professional life depends on our (3) to read, write and
speak well which results in effective communication. Barriers (4) communication hinder the
communication process. It is very important to (5) these barriers so that the transmission of
the message can be smooth.
1. 1. better 2. total 3. vital 4. lifeless
2. 1. important 2. Contradictory 3. conscious 4. unclear
3. 1. facility 2. variety 3. ability 4. agility
4. 1. to 2. from 3. by 4. against
5. 1. succeed 2. overcome 3. create 4. strengthen
Answer:-
1. 3. vital 2. 3. conscious 3. 3. ability 4. 1. To 5. 2. overcome

Cloze Test:- 49
Machines were made to be man's servants. Yet, man has grown so (1) on them that they
are in a fair way to become his (2). Already men spend most of their lives looking after and
waiting (3) machines. Machines are very stern bosses. They must be fed with coal and (4)
petrol to drink and oil to wash with and must be kept at an (5) temperature.
1. 1. inferior 2. Helpless 3. subordinate 4. dependent
2. 1. administrators 2. slaves 3. victims 4. masters
3. 1. from 2. under 3. upon 4. into
4. 1. gave 2. give 3. given 4. gives
5. 1. outdated 2. optimum 3. optimist 4. optional
Answer:-
1. 4. dependent 2. 4. Masters 3. 3. Upon 4. 3. given 5. 2. optimum

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Cloze Test:- 50
'A stitch in time saves nine'. This wise saying suggests that an (1) action taken on time to
rectify an error rules (2) the possibility of accumulation of such errors and future (3) .
Wisdom, therefore lies in correcting the error as soon as it is (4). There is no point-in
allowing the (5) to grow and then take hasty actions to set things right.
1. 1. superficial 2. Appropriate 3. wrong 4. opposite
2. 1. for 2. out 3. in 4. at
3. 1. damages 2. Advantages 3. facilities 4. qualities
4. 1. managed 2. invented 3. proposed 4. discovered
5. 1. remedy 2. parody 3. melody 4. malady
Answer:-
1. 2. appropriate 2. 2. out 3. 1. Damages 4. 4. discovered 5. 4. malady

Cloze Test:- 51
Discipline is doing any work with rules and regulations. It is (1) misunderstood as a
restriction to freedom but it makes our life organized. Discipline is a (2) for students and
people in different professions. A disciplined person always (3) in each and every field of
life. Disciplined people (4) a disciplined society and a powerful nation. Discipline should not
be (5) upon the people, rather it should come from within.
1. 1. proudly 2. slowly 3. usually 4. happily
2. 1. disadvantage 2. virtue 3. curse 4. dream
3. 1. succeed 2. succeeds 3. success 4. successful
4. 1. had made 2. makes 3. make 4. made
5. 1. adorned 2. imposed 3. curbed 4. reposed
Answer:-
1. 3. usually 2. 2. virtue 3. 2. succeeds 4. 3. make 5. 2. imposed

Cloze Test:- 52
Milton Hershey returned to the village where he had been born, in the heart of dairy
country. He opened his chocolate manufacturing plant (1) 145. With access to all the fresh
milk he (2), he began producing the finest milk chocolate. The plant (3) opened in a small
Pennsylvania village is today the (4) chocolate factory in the world. The confections
created here are (5) around the world.
1. 1. in 2. on 3. at 4. to
2. 1. considered 2. needed 3. distributed 4. kneaded
3. 1. who 2. what 3. when 4. that
4. 1. most largest 2. large 3. largest 4. larger
5. 1. selections 2. choices 3. collections 4. favourites
Answer:-
1. 1. in 2. 2. Needed 3. 4. that 4. 3. largest 5. 4. favourites

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Cloze Test:- 53
A (1) of trucks carrying soldiers was coming down the mountain road. The trucks (2)
slowly as there had been heavy snowfall in that area . Suddenly, with a (3) a huge tree on
the hill side fell bringing along with it boulders and mud. (4) , the driver of first truck
stopped in time. The soldiers got down and started (5) the road.
1. a. flock b. convoy c. bevy d. crew
2. a. are moving b. was moving c. were moving d. has moved
3. a. buzz b. crash c. splash d. scream
4. a. Logically b. Similarly c. Fortunately d. Magically
5. a. changing b. clearing c. altering d. moving
Answer:-
1. b. convoy 2. c. were moving 3. b. crash 4. c. fortunately 5. b. clearing

Cloze Test:- 54
Atlas was made to hold the sky up on his shoulders as a punishment. Once, Hercules (1)
to hold it for Atlas while the latter went looking (2) golden apples. When Atlas returned, he
saw Hercules (3) hard to hold the sky. The weight of the sky (4) Hercules sweat and groan.
Now Atlas did not want to (5) a job as arduous as that!
1. a. extended b. afforded c. ordered d. offered
2. a. for b. after c. at d. on
3. a. tackling b. coping c. struggling d. seeking
4. a. has made b. were making c. was making d. make
5. a. take in b. take away c. take back d. take out
Answer:-
1. d. offered 2. a. for 3. c. struggling 4. c. was making 5. c. take back

Cloze Test:- 55
An Italian mayor has been cleaning the streets along with his councilors after their town (1)
with no manual workers, it's reported. In fact, (2) was sweeping the piazza in front of the
(3) church in preparation for market day, (4) the deputy mayor's father and a town
councilor armed with a high-pressure hose. The town Zerfaliu's last (5) retired six months
ago and nobody has been hired since then. "We can't do anything - we are blocked by
bureaucracy," the mayor says.
1. 1. has left 2. leaves 3. was left 4. was leaving
2. 1. he 2. she 3. they 4. it
3. 1. local 2. next 3. neighbour 4. near
4. 1. also 2. along 3. as well 4. alongside
5. 1. worker 2. councillor 3. mayor 4. member
Answer:-
1. 3. Was left 2. 1. he 3. 1. local 4. 4. alongside 5. 1. worker

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Cloze Test:- 56
In 1414 a war began in Europe which engulfed the entire world. The damage (1) by this
war has no precedent in history. (2) the earlier wars, the civilian populations were (3) not
involved and the casualties were mostly (4) to the warring armies. The war (5) began in
1414 was a total war in which all the resources of the warring states were mobilized.
1. 1. generated 2. made 3. caused 4. began
2. 1. Into 2. At 3. In 4. On
3. 1. broadly 2. chiefly 3. generally 4. finally
4. 1. belonged 2. bound 3. confined 4. restrained
5. 1. what 2. whom 3. who 4. which

Answer:-
1. 3. caused 2. 3. In 3. 3. generally 4. 3. confined 5. 4. which

Cloze Test:- 57
Canada is three times the size of India (1) its population is only about 26 million. The
average (2) of population is less than three persons per square kilometer (3) Canada. The
distribution of population is highly (4). Nearly 3 per cent of the people (5) in a narrow belt
less than 3 kilometer wide along the southern border. The rest of the country has a very
sparse population due to excessive cold.
1. 1. so 2. but 3. until 4. because
2. 1. density 2. frequency 3. consistency 4. quantity
3. 1. into 2. on 3. in 4. at
4. 1. differing 2. Infrequent 3. uneven 4. rough
5. 1. live 2. remain 3. survive 4. subsist

Answer:-
1. 2. but 2. 1. density 3. 3. In 4. 3. uneven 5. 1. live

Cloze Test:- 58
There was still a light on in Mo's room. He often stayed (1) reading late into the night.
Meggie had (2) her love of books from him. When she (3) refuge with him from a bad
dream, nothing could lull (4) back to sleep better than Mo's calm breathing (5) her and the
sound of the pages turning.
1. 1. out 2. away 3. for 4. up
2. 1. extracted 2. gained 3. procured 4. inherited
3. 1. takes 2. has taken 3. took 4. will take
4. 1. his 2. it 3. her 4. them
5. 1. beside 2. behind 3. against 4. around
Answer:-
1. 4. up 2. 4. inherited 3. 3. took 4. 3. Her 5. 1. beside
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Cloze Test:- 59
Perhaps India should listen to her (1) sages who taught the importance (2) balance. This
means we should be (3) not to take anything too far (4) be too radical. The unfortunate
results of (5)- too far are obvious in the environmental degradation.
1. 1. extinct 2. antique 3. initial 4. ancient
2. 1. for 2. by 3. of 4. in
3. 1. carefree 2. careful 3. caretaker 4. careless
4. 1. but 2. otherwise 3. or 4. so
5. 1. risking 2. climbing 3. pioneering 4. venturing

Answer:-
1. 4. Ancient 2. 3. Of 3. 2. Careful 4. 3. or 5. 4. venturing

Cloze Test:- 60
Telling someone something that you admire about them can be called a random act (1)
kindness. It takes almost no (2), yet it pays enormous dividends. Many people (3) their
entire lives wishing that others would (4) them. Expectations are more from family and
friends, (5), even compliments from strangers feel good if they are genuine.
1. 1. in 2. with 3. from 4. of
2. 1. effort 2. attempt 3. work 4. venture
3. 1. spend 2. spent 3. have been spending 4. had spent
4. 1. admit 2. Acknowledge 3. confess 4. concede
5. 1. so 2. unless 3. and 4. however

Answer:-
1. 4. of 2. 1. effort 3. 1. spend 4. 2. acknowledge 5. 4. however

Cloze Test:- 61
Leaving his car with the valet, he (1) the hotel and joined the large crowd milling (2) He
found a badge waiting for him (3) the receptionist's table and took his (4) in the rear of the
hall. When the place was (5) the moderator welcomed the crowd.
1. 1. entered 2. accessed 3. admitted 4. invaded
2. 1. aside 2. about 3. out 4. into
3. 1. by 2. at 3. in 4. over
4. 1. stand 2. couch 3. seat 4. lounge
5. 1. empty 2. stuffed 3. completed 4. filled

Answer:-
1. 1. entered 2. 2. about 3. 2. at 4. 3. seat 5. 4. filled

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Cloze Test:- 62
Ironically, the dams that were constructed to (1) floods have triggered floods due to
sedimentation in the reservoir. The (2) of water from dams during heavy rains aggravated-
the flood situation (3) Maharashtra and Gujarat in . The floods (4) not only life and
property but also caused soil erosion. Sedimentation (5) the plains of silt, a natural
fertilizer.
1. 1. reduce 2. control 3. resist 4. dominate
2. 1. restraint 2. collection 3. release 4. liberation
3. 1. among 2. through 3. along 4. in
4. 1. Devoured 2. Plundered 3. smashed 4. devastated
5. 1. destroyed 2. deprived 3. disabled 4. distributed

Answer:-
1. 2. control 2. 3. release 3. 4. In 4. 4. devastated 5. 2. deprived

Cloze Test:- 63
The Bhopal gas tragedy has been described as the world's (1) industrial disaster. Forty two
tonnes of methyl isocyanate (2) from the steel containers (3) the Union Carbide factory and
released a cloud of (4) gas. It left a legacy of instant and (5) death.
1. 1. worse 2. bad 3. best 4. worst
2. 1. flowed 2. emitted 3. released 4. leaked
3. 1. beside 2. at 3. across 4. along
4. 1. abominable 2. incurable 3. deathly 4. merciless
5. 1. averted 2. detained 3. momentary 4. deferred

Answer :-
1. 4. worst 2. 4. leaked 3. 2. At 4. 3. Deathly 5. 4. deferred

Cloze Test:-64
English is not a language that (1) in India. But it is used extensively in (2) country. India
comes second on the list of countries (3) most English speakers, albeit not as the first
language. English is more (4) than any single Indian language! It has managed to (5) the

1. 1. created 2. developed 3. originated 4. derived

2. 1. the 2. a 3. one 4. an
3. 1. among 2. from 3. with 4. by
4. 1. frequented 2. extended 3. comprehensive 4. prevalent
5. 1. saturate 2. pervade 3. invade 4. persuade

Answer :-
1. 3. originated 2. 1. the 3. 3. with 4. 4. prevalent 5. 2. pervade
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Although a wild elephant, Chinna Thambi did not grow up entirely in the wild. For over the
last (1) he has had easy (2) to food at Thadagam, a village surrounded by the Western
Ghats near Coimbatore. Brick (3) tempted him with (4) of water and he loved the palm pith
that was used as (5) for baking bricks.
1. 1. summer 2. annual 3. decade 4. festival
2. 1. entry 2. approach 3. access 4. way
3. 1. tub 2. kilns 3. store 4. jar
4. 1. many 2. much 3. plenty 4. load
5. 1. matter 2. logs 3. fuel 4. fodder
Answer :-
1. 3. decade 2. 3. access 3. 2. kilns 4. 3. plenty 5. 3. fuel

Cloze Test:- 66
Marine Conservation Society is hosting the Anjarle Turtle festival 4, aiming to make more
people aware about Olive Ridley turtles. The sea (1) get their names from their olive-
coloured (2) They grow to about two feet in (3) and reportedly mate at around 1 kilometers
from the Anjarle (4) These turtles come to the beach to lay (5).
1. 1. fish 2. animal 3. snakes 4. turtles
2. 1. shells 2. wings 3. beaks 4. feathers
3. 1. length 2. depth 3. weight 4. growth
4. 1. beach 2. festival 3. sea 4. sand
5. 1. eggs 2. pebbles 3. shells 4. young ones
Answer :-
1. 4. turtles 2. 1. shells 3. 1. length 4. 1. beach 5. 1. eggs

Cloze Test:- 67
Democracy should (1) dignity of the individual. It should also aim at the (2) good of the
greatest (3). The opposition party should (4) the wrong plans, policies and decisions of the
government in power. The government should cater to the (5) needs of the people to make
its position solid.
1. 1) built 2) ensure 3) keep 4) support
2. 1) greatest 2) smallest 3) largest 4) heaviest
3. 1) people 2) digit 3) number 4) individual
4. 1) rely on 2) against 3) support 4) oppose
5. 1) genuine 2) mere 3) emotional 4) luxurious
Answer :-
1. 2. ensure 2. 1. Greatest 3. 3. number 4. 4. oppose 5. 1. genuine

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with prizes on offer for (1) who 2) two-week campaign

calling on Koreans and foreigners (3) to keep their eyes peeled for (4) in English,
5) focus on public
transport signs, maps and information signs at historic sites, as part of a drive to improve
the experience of foreign tourists in the South Korean capital.
1. (a) this (b) those (c) that (d) these
2. (a) one (b) the (c) an (d) a
3. (a) same (b) similarly (c) alike (d) likely
4. (a) guffaws (b) blunder (c) oversight (d) mistakes
5. (a) particular (b) important (c) signifying (d) meticulous

Answer :-
1. b. those 2. d. A 3. c. alike 4. d. Mistake 5. a. particular

Cloze Test:- 69
Eager to control the South Atlantic, the British Navy had tasked Admiral Byron (1) settling
an island off the South American coast (2) ships could resupply and then finding an
alternative (3) to the East Indies. After rounding the tip of South America, Admiral Byron
confronted the world's (4) body of water: the endless Pacific Ocean. After a month of
empty blue horizon, a tiny island (5). Byron joyously described the island's "beautiful
appearance- surrounded by a beach of the finest white sand - and covered with tail trees."
1. (a) for (b) from
(c) of (d) with
2. (a) there (b) when
(c) where (d) wherever
3. (a) route (b) road
(c) path (d) means
4. (a) larger (b) large
(c) more larger (d) largest
5. (a) came out (b) appeared
(c) showed (d) stood up

Answer :-
1. d. with 2. c. where 3. a. route 4. d. largest 5. b. appeared

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Cloze Test:- 70
Pigeon racing has become increasingly popular in parts of China (1
its middle class. Sun Yan, the deputy general-secretary of Beijing Racing Pigeons
Association, (2) that at least 155,555 pigeon breeders live in Beijing, and (3) 45,555 of
them are registered with Racing at (4) levels, to qualify for the games held in the spring
and autumn. Competitions can be lucrative for (5) owners, with some prizes amounting to
tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in
popularity across China.
1. (a) Against (b) Along (c) Among (d) About
2. (a) Said (b) Clarified (c) Told (d) Advised
3. (a) Utmost (b) Almost (c) Nearby (d) exact
4. (a) Different (b) Differed (c) Differential (d) differ
5. (a) Pigeons (b) Birds (c) Animal (d) Bird
Answer :-
1. c. among 2 . a. said 3. b. almost 4. a. different 5. d. bird

Cloze Test:- 71
The political condition of India in the Eighteenth century was one of the extreme disunities.
(1) the decline of the Mughal empire, no (2) Indian power emerged to take its (3) in
strength and prestige and to unite the (4) under a central authority. The Marathas who rose
(5) the position of pre-eminence among the new Indian states did not prove capable of
fulfilling that task.
1. (a) with (b) in (c) when (d) on
2. (a) one (b) another (c) other (d) more
3. (a) niche (b) place (c) role (d) seat
4. (a) region (b) territory (c) country (d) state
5. (a) to (b) at (c) on (d) over
Answer :-
1. a. with 2. c. other 3. b. place 4. c. country 5. a. to

Cloze Test:- 72
Ragi is a popular annual plant that is (1) with healthy nutrients. It is a good (2) of iron,
protein, calcium and (3) minerals. It is also rich in fibre and (4) in weight loss as it contains
(5) saturated fats.
1. (a) loaded (b) full (c) complete (d) supplied
2. (a) cause (b) spring (c) origin (d) source
3. (a) further (b) another (c) other (d) else
4. (a) aids (b) services (c) help (d) benefit
5. (a) negligible (b) applicable (c) communicable (d) negotiable
Answer :-
1. a. loaded 2. d. source 3. c. other 4. a. aids 5. a. negligible
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Cloze Test:- 73
During the reign of Aurangzeb, the last of the Mughals, there (1) revolts against the
empire. (2) were the revolts of the Marathas, the Sikhs , the Jats and (3) others. After the
death of Aurangzeb, the Mughal empire began to (4) fairly fast. The country soon (5) into
smaller territories many of which became more or less independent.
1. (a) have been (b) was (c) are (d) were
2. (a) These (b) It (c) That (d) This
3. (a) more (b) many (c) each (d) every
4. (a) disperse (b) disturb (c) disrupt (d) disintegrate
5. (a) broke in (b) broke off (c) broke out (d) broke up
Answer :-
1. d. were 2. a. these 3. b. many 4. d. disintegrate 5. d. broke up

Cloze Test:- 74
M. Ananda Kumar, scientist, Nature Conservation Foundation says that elephants are
"engineers of the ecosystem. He explains : they are seed (1) . Forests without (2) have
been observed to not have young (3) at all. This is because (4) species disperse seeds
only through elephants." The animals are phenomenal at (5) themselves to new ecological
conditions and negotiating a problem.
1. (a) Collectors (b) Makers (c) Eater (d) Dispersers
2. (a) engineers (b) elephants (c) conservation (d) seeds
3. (a) Saplings (b) Species (c) Seeds (d) elephants
4. (a) all (b) certain (c) no (d) every
5. (a) explaining (b) adapting (c) expanding (d) structuring
Answer :-
1. d. dispersers 2. b. elephants 3. a. saplings 4. b. certain 5. b. adapting

Cloze Test:- 75
Dusk sets in at the Varagaliar elephant camp deep within the Anamalai Tiger Reserve
(ATR). It's dinner time for the -year-old tusker and he's (1) balls made of steamed ragi flour
mixed (2) some rice, green gram, salt and jaggery. (3) are half-a-dozen Forest Department
(4) around, including V. Ganesan, the Field Director (5) ATR.
1. (a) fed (b) feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
2. (a) from (b) of (c) with (d) by
3. (a) Nowhere (b) There (c) Everywhere (d) Here
4. (a) person (b) employee (c) minister (d) officials
5. (a) on (b) of (c) among (d) between
Answer :-
1. a. fed 2. c. with 3. b. there 4. d. officials 5. b. of

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Cloze Test:- 76
Advertising is the promotion of goods and services. It provides an (1) to the manufacturing
companies to sell their (2) better than their competitors. Every time we switch (3) the
television we find some product or the other (4) pushed towards us. It cannot be denied
that the (5) behind commercial advertising is to increase sales and earn more profit.
1. (a) occasion (b) opportunity (c) event (d) excuse
2. (a) compounds (b) outcome (c) products (d)creation
3. (a) at (b) off (c) on (d) in
4. (a) being (b) be (c) been (d) to be
5. (a) influence (b) feeling (c) emotion (d) motive

Answer :-
1. b. opportunity 2. c. product 3. b. off 4. a. being 5. d. motive

Cloze Test:- 77
There are certain spheres of one's life in which one should go by one's own (1) rather than
follow another's counsel. The choice (2) one's subject of study is one such sphere. (3) one
is genuinely interested in a subject, one (4) never opt for it. India is already full of (5) pegs
in round holes, who are unfit for their roles and are doing more harm than good.
1. (a) option (b) choice (c) possibility (d) alternative
2. (a) between (b) at (c) am (d) of
3. (a) Although (b) Since (c) Even if (d) Unless
4. (a) ought (b) would (c) could (d) should
5. (a) square (b) small (c) circular (d) large

Answer :-
1. b. choice 2. d. of 3. d. unless 4. d. should 5. a. sqaure

Cloze Test:- 78
The Matryoshka doll is also called the Russian nesting doll. It is a SET (1) wooden dolls
decreasing in size and (2) inside one another. The first such SET (3) in 45. The figures
inside may be of (4) gender. The smallest doll is the baby, made from (5) single piece of
wood.
1. (a) of (b) for (c) by (d) in
2. (a) situated (b) placed (c) occupied (d) located
3. (a) is made (b) has been made (c) made (d) was made
4. (a) neither (b) some (c) every (d) either
5. (a) a (b) an (c) the (d) each

Answer :-
1. a. of 2. b. placed 3. d. was made 4. d. either 5. a. a
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Cloze Test:- 79
Tourism can cause social, cultural or environmental disruptions. The greatest concern is
(1) damage to environment. In order to attract more tourists, (2) resorts are built which take
neither the local architecture (3) the ecology into consideration. Natural systems get (4)
as a result of indiscriminate construction to provide water (5) waste disposal facilities along
with recreational arrangements to tourists.
1. (a) the (b) a (c) one (d) an
2. (a) spreading (b)sprawling (c) stretching (d) scheming
3. (a) no (b) or (c) nor (d) none
4. (a) distracted (b) destroyed (c) displayed (d) dismayed
5. (a) also (b) and (c) but (d) as

Answer :-
1. a. the 2. b. sprawling 3. c. nor 4. b. destroyed 5. b. and

Cloze Test:- 80
In a way, adult education is an educational movement through the medium (1) village
schools. In the beginning, the (2) were suspicious. It was hard to persuade (3) to realise
that they were really getting something (4) the schools. They were not at all sure that they
wanted their (5) to leave their homes.
1. (a) of (b) by (c) in (d) from
2. (a) children (b) officers (c) politicians (d) villagers
3. (a) them (b) they (c) him (d) us
4. (a) to (b) from (c) by (d) for
5. (a) parents (b) children (c) teachers (d) villagers

Answer :-
1. a. of 2. d. villagers 3. a. them 4. b. from 5. b. children

Cloze Test:- 81
When you enter a restaurant, you take your (1) and you are served a glass of water. You
take your (2) to decide what you should order. When a (3) appears, you ask him the
routine question, "(4) do you have?" The waiter will begin to recite (5
generally with nothing new in it, but you like hear it all over again.
1. (a) seat (b) stage (c) counter (d) plate
2. (a) place (b) wallet (c) pen (d) time
3. (a) cleaner (b) waiter (c) manager (d) friend
4. (a) When (b) What (c) How (d) Why
5. (a) a (b) the (c) an (d) this
Answer :-
1. a. seat 2. d. time 3. b. waiter 4. b. what 5. b. the
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Cloze Test:- 82
The endurance of the crowds lining the Coronation route was most commendable. Soaked,
chilled and sleepless,(1) remained wonderfully good-tempered and when the procession
finally (2) they cheered whole-heartedly. The great merit of a (3) crowd is that its members
remain individuals. It is (4) characteristic of the British culture that British people can collect
in crowds (5) do not turn into mobs.
1. (a) we (b) it (c) they (d) he
2. (a) entere (b) appeared (c) joined (d) finished
3. (a) british (b) french (c) Indian (d) Asian
4. (a) only (b) therefore (c) perhaps (d) moreover
5. (a) which (b) what (c) who (d) whom
Answer :-
1. c. they 2. b. appeared 3. a. british 4. c. perhaps 5. a. which

Cloze Test:- 83
1) their wings for a quick warm-up and are
ready for the hunt. Nature (2) these birds so well that they do not need to hunt everyday.
By (3) a good kill on a particular day, the larger raptor can go without hunting (4) two or
three weeks. These predators can do without regular meals. This helps them to (5) if there
is bad weather or lack of food.
1. (a) flee (b) flap (c) flow (d) fling
2. (a) have built (b) has build (c) has built (d) have build
3. (a) making (b) having (c) doing (d) taking
4. (a) in (b) from (c) for (d) since
5. (a) satisfy (b) saturate (c) survive (d) support
Answer :-
1. b. flap 2. c. has built 3. a. making 4. c. for 5. c. survive

Cloze Test:- 84
What does the word scout mean? During a war a soldier is chosen to go (1) of an army in
order to (2) out where the enemy is. He then (3) back to the commander all the (4) he has
gathered about the (5). Such a soldier is known as a scout.
1. (a) behind (b) before (c) ahead (d) after
2. (a) call (b) bring (c) carry (d) find
3. (a) sends (b) tells (c) carries (d) reports
4. (a) information (b) news (c) messages (d) communication
5. (a) commanders (b) army (c) soldiers (d) enemy
Answer :-
1. c. ahead 2. d. find 3. d. reports 4. a. information 5. d. enemy

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Cloze Test:- 85
Lord Baden Powell, the founder of Scouting was himself an army scout. During (1) war in
South Africa, when soldiers (2) not easily available, he selected a few boys (3) worked as
messengers and did a wonderful (4) as little scouts. Since then, the Scout Movement has
(5) throughout the world.
1. (a) a (b) one (c) an (d) any
2. (a) were (b) have (c) had (d) are
3. (a) who (b) whose (c) whom (d) which
4. (a) post (b) job (c) work (d) thing
5. (a) scattered (b) extended (c) spread (d) stretched
Answer :-
1. a. a 2. a. were 3. a. who 4. b. job 5. c. spread

Cloze Test:- 86
Wild monkeys are a problem for farmers in many areas in Japan. (1) often come out of the
woods to (2) the tasty vegetables and fruit on farms. (3) year, they cause heavy damage
to crops. (4) the farmers are fighting back. In 55, a small village in Nagano (5) a program to
protect crops with the help of dogs. They are known as monkeys, dogs and they are
trained to scare monkeys away.
1. (a) It (b) They (c) Those (d) Them
2. (a) get (b) cut (c) eat (d) waste
3. (a) All (b) Whole (c) This (d) Every
4. (a) Because (b) However (c) Moreover (d) Since
5. (a) continued (b) started (c) embarked (d) instigated
Answer :-
1. b. they 2. c. eat 3. d. every 4. b. however 5. b. started

Cloze Test:- 87
The woolly mammoth was a very large elephant-like mammal that lived on Earth several
thousand years (1). Some mammoths grew to be four meters (2) and the largest weighed
almost nine tons. (3) male and female mammoths had very large tuske and walked (4)
every continent except Australia (5) South America. Sadly, these giant creatures became
extinct.
1. (a) before (b) past (c) ahead (d) ago
2. (a) low (b) lofty (c) huge (d) high
3. (a) Either (b) Each (c) Every (d) Both
4. (a) on (b) into (c) under (d) in
5. (a) and (b) also (c) or (d) but
Answer :-
1. d. ago 2. d. high 3. d. both 4. a. on 5. a. and

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Cloze Test:- 88
Mount Agung is a volcano on the popular tourist island of Bali in Indonesia. The volcano
(1) in November 12. More than 134,555 people were (2) to safe areas in advance. They (3)
housed far away from the volcano. (4), some had refused to leave. These people did not
(5) to leave their homes. They wanted to take care of their farms and animals.
1. (a) fired (b) blasted (c)exploded (d) erupted
2. (a) exited (b) left (c) abandoned (d) evacuated
3. (a) were (b) have (c) is (d) had
4. (a) However (b) because (c) Whether (d) Moreover
5. (a) desire (b) wish (c) long (d) fancy
Answer :-
1. d. erupted 2. d. evacuated 3. a. were 4. a. however 5. a. desire

Cloze Test:- 89
The last mammoths, who were very large elephant-like animals, lived as recently as 4,555
years ago. (1) their well-preserved bodies can be (2) frozen in the tundra of Siberia.
Because (3) bodies were so well protected from decay (4) the permafrost, their genetic
material remained intact. (5) at Harvard University are researching ways to bring the
mammoth back to life.
1. (a) But (b) And (c) Because (d) So
2. (a) found (b) unearthed (c) uncovered (d) got
3. (a) their (b) them (c) they (d) its
4. (a) at (b) in (c) on (d) from
5. (a) Doctors (b) Scientists (c) Investigators (d) Engineers
Answer :-
1. b. and 2. a. found 3. a. their 4. b. in 5. b. Scientists

Cloze Test:- 90
The modern CEO is very much at the (1) of the political and media stage. It leaves them
open to being identified as (2) for economic injustice. The increasingly public role taken (3)
CEOs is related to a renewed corporate focus on (4) social responsibility. Firms must now
balance between making profits and fulfilling corporate social (5).
1. (a) margins (b) forefront (c) background (d) beginning
2. (a) scapegoats (b) victims (c) accused (d) retainers
3. (a) on (b) by (c) from (d) with
4. (a) his (b) their (c) its (d) our
5. (a) responsibility (b) target (c) outcome (d) priority
Answer :-
1. b. forefront 2. a. scapegoats 3. b. by 4. b. their 5. a. responsibility

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Cloze Test:- 91
It was a crime of passion of such disfiguring violence that Victorian London (1)
scandalized. In November 1315, Felix Deacon, a young lithographer who had (2) for a
married woman, Sarah Ann Peacock, was attacked (3) the street. His assailant was not
her husband but another man, a dentist who was equally (4) with Mrs. Peacock and
therefore saw Deacon as a (5).
1. (a) is left (b) left (c) has left (d) was left
2. (a) tripped (b) fallen (c) cared (d) come
3. (a) into (b) in (c) through (d) at
4. (a) hurt (b) bent (c) working (d) smitten
5. (a) mediator (b) rival (c) opponent (d) friend
Answer :-
1. d. was left 2. b. fallen 3. b. in 4. d. smitten 5. b. rival

Cloze Test:- 92
A massive fire in Chennai destroyed 134 cars (1) to a private cab aggregator. (2) blaze is
suspected to have been triggered (3) tall dried grass caught fire from a discarded (4)
cigarette butt, said a rescue services (5) .
1. (a) Were belonging (b) Belonging (c) Belongs (d) Belonged
2. (a) A (b) The (c) Some (d) One
3. (a) Until (b) Of (c) After (d) By
4. (a) Lighting (b) smoldering (c) Smoking (d) Firing
5. (a) Special (b) Official (c) Culprit (d) Victim
Answer :-
1. belonging 2. b. the 3. c. after 4. b. smoldering 5. b. Official

Cloze Test:- 93
Screen time is an inescapable reality of modern childhood, with kids of every age (1) hours
upon hours in front of
Educational apps and TV shows (2) great ways for children to sharpen their developing
brains and (3) their communication skills ---not to mention the break these (4) provide to
harried parents. But tread carefully : A number of troubling studies connect delayed
cognitive (5) in kids with extended exposure to electronic media.
1. (a) complying (b) spending (c) earning (d) cheating
2. (a) are (b) is (c) were (d) have been
3. (a) improve (b) burnish (c) dull (d) freshen
4. (a) vessels (b) gadgets (c) utensils (d) products
5. (a) increment (b) improvement (c) progress (d) change
Answer :-
1. b. spending 2. a. are 3. a. improve 4. b. gadgets 5. c. progress

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Cloze Test:- 94
Eating white bread and ready meals could be killing us, according to the first major study
- 1) death. The study of 45,555 middle-aged people
found that every 15 percent increase in (2 -
cent (3) risk of death within the next eight years. Previous research has linked
consumption (4) foods like white bread, ready meals, sausages, sugary cereals, fizzy
drinks to a higher risk of high blood (5) and cancer.
1. (a) quiet (b) easy (c) early (d) late
2. (a) input (b) digestion (c) intake (d) making
3. (a) increased (b) declined (c) decreased (d) improved
4. (a) of (b) on (c) in (d) from
5. (a) pressure (b) infection (c) clotting (d) coagulation
Answer :-
1. c. early 2. c. intake 3. a. increased 4. a. of 5. a. pressure

Cloze Test:- 95
China is the largest producer of pork, but it (1) a big problem at the moment. There is an
epidemic (2) is killing its pigs. The virus was first (3) in August last year, but one million
pigs have died by now. It is a (4) virus and when a pig catches it , it dies. China thinks that
one third of (5) pigs are going to die by the end of this year.
1. (a) faced (b) was facing (c) face (d) is facing
2. (a) who (b) which (c) what (d) whom
3. (a) discovered (b) searched (c) learned (d) invented
4. (a) violent (b) cruel (c) bloody (d) deadly
5. (a) theirs (b) hers (c) his (d) its
Answer :-
1. d. is facing 2. b. which 3. a. discovered 4. d. deadly 5. d. its

Cloze Test:- 96
People make plastic products by mixing the plastic with additives. The additives (1) it
difficult to recycle the plastic. To recycle plastic things, (2) grind them up first, but this new
(3) is not easy to use again. A laboratory in California made a new type (4) plastic to deal
with this problem. (5) scientists put the new plastic in a high-acid solution, the plastic and
the additives break apart. People can then easily reuse plastic.
1. (a) make (b) makes (c) is making (d) was making
2. (a) persons (b) personnel (c) human beings (d) people
3. (a) component (b) material (c) thing (d) object
4. (a) to (b) with (c) in (d) of
5. (a) But (b) Until (c) When (d) Then
Answer :-
1. a. make 2. d. people 3. b. material 4. d. of 5. c. When
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Cloze Test:- 97
Every morning, 4-year old Khushi becomes guardian to her five-year old sister Ankita as
(1) hold hands and cross the railway tracks to (2) the school. The sisters leave home (3) 2
am with school bags larger (4) their torsos. The 2 km route they walk on foot to reach
school (5) includes walking past a railway crossing and through the lanes of an industrial
area used by mini trucks and carrier vehicles.
1. (a) them (b) she (c) they (d) we
2. (a) reach (b) arrive (c) go (d) come
3. (a) at (b) on (c) from (d) in
4. (a) than (b) to (c) with (d) from
5. (a) hardly (b) daily (c) widely (d) evenly
Answer:-
1. c. they 2. a. reach 3. a. at 4. a. than 5. b. daily

Cloze Test:- 98
It was a matter of (1) pleasure that the Chief of Police himself came up to us and
congratulated us on our successful efforts in reducing the (2) of child marriages in our
area. We were also (3) by other (4) present at the event. Our dear leader, the founder of
our NGO, Mr. Kumar was (5) by the mayor with a bouquet.
1. 1. Huge 2. Terrific 3. vast 4. immense
2. 1. Limit 2. Aggregate 3. number 4. quota
3. 1. Understood 2. Valued 3. respected 4. appreciated
4. 1. Notables 2. Dignitaries 3. commoners 4. hum
5. 1. recommended 2. Given 3. felicitated 4. Commended
Answer:-
1. 4. immense 2. 3. number 3. 4. Appreciated 4. 2. Dignitaries
5. 3. Felicitated

Cloze Test:- 99
India (1) a rich cultural heritage. We are inheritors of several grand (2) in the fields of
music, fine arts, dance, drama etc. Our scriptures are the storehouses of (3) wisdom. Our
saints aspired to the (4) of the infinite. We have (5) great spiritual values contrasted with
which materialistic progress of the West appears insignificant.
1. 1. Has 2. was 3. did 4. Had
2. 1. Values 2. Treasures 3. memories 4. Interests
3. 1. Proficiency 2. Spiritual 3. ethnic 4. Knowledge
4. 1. Activity 2. realisation 3. dimension 4. ancient
5. 1. inherited 2. tradition 3. numerous 4. cultural
Answer :-
1. 1. has 2. 2. treasures 3. 2. spiritual 4. 2. realization 5. 1. inherited

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Cloze Test:- 100
Dill ate, and ate and ate. He hadn't eaten (1) last night. He used all his money for a ticket,
(2) the train, as he had done many times, coolly chatted with the conductor, to (3) Dill was
a familiar sight, but he had not the nerve to invoke the rule on small children travelling a
distance alone; if you've lost your money the conductor will (4) you enough for dinner and
your father will (5) him back at the end of the line.
1. 1. Since 2. about 3. for 4. because
2. 1. Climbed 2. boarded 3. walked 4. ran
3. 1. Whom 2. whose 3. whoever 4. Who
4. 1. Take 2. lend 3. lent 4. Borrow
5. 1. Charge 2. lend 3. pay 4. take
Answer :-
1. 1. since 2. 2. boarded 3. 1. whom 4. 2. lend 5. 3. pay

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