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Cloze Test
Max. Marks : 38

No. of Qs. 38

Time : 25 min.

Directions (Qs.1-38) : In the following passages, some of the

words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to
understand what it is about. Then, fill in the blanks with the help
of the alternatives given.
Passage-1
The Solar System has been a complicated wonder for the
astronomers. This a 1 to which we may never have the exact
answer. Man has wondered 2 the age of the Earth 3 ancient times.
There were all kinds of 4 that seemed to have the 5. But man could
not begin to 6 about the question scienctifically until about 400
years 7.
When it was proved that the 8 revolved round the Sun and the
Earth was a 9 of our solar System, then scientists knew where to
10.
1.
(a) problem
(b) question
(c) matter
(d) query
2.
(a) around
(b) out
(c) about
(d) on
3.
(a) since
(b) during
(c) around
(d) from
4.
(a) ideas
(b) opinions
(c) stories
(d) matters
5.
(a) solution
(b) novel
(c) book
(d) answer
6.
(a) read
(b) think
(c) open
(d) guess
7.
(a) now
(b) time
(c) then
(d) ago
8.
(a) Moon
(b) time
(c) Earth
(d) Mars
9.
(a) part
(b) division
(c) opening
(d) centre

RESPONSE
GRID

1.
6.
11.
16.

b c d

b c d

b c d

b c d

2.
7.
12.
17.

b c d

b c d

b c d

b c d

10.

Date : ........./......../................

(a) end
(c) think

(b) begin
(d) work
Passage-2

The 11 of co-education in India has been of 12 kind In the Northern

part of our country, there are a 13 number of co-educational
schools. While in the Southern part, the 14 of unisex schools are
more. This is also true girls 15 together. The aim of co-education
16 is to provide 17 and learning atmosphere for the boys and girls
under one roof. However, many people who do not 18 this system
of education, are of the opinion that this system is not 19. They
feel that co-education is a 20 phenomenon.
11. (a) story
(b) principle
(c) theory
(d) history
12. (a) mixed
(b) confused
(c) two
(d) many
13. (a) large
(b) move
(c) plenty
(d) unlimited
14. (a) existence
(b) amount
(c) number
(d) count
15. (a) studying
(b) reading
(c) primarily
(d) playing
16. (a) rightly
(b) starting
(c) primarily
(d) basically
17. (a) studying
(b) reading
(c) teaching
(d) playing
18. (a) oppose
(b) interested
(c) favour
(d) stand
19. (a) sustaining
(b) rewarding
(c) bad
(d) good
20. (a) urban
(b) futile
(c) vague
(d) rural

3.
8.
13.
18.

b c d

b c d

b c d

b c d

4.
9.
14.
19.

b c d

b c d

b c d

b c d

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5.
10.
15.
20.

b c d

b c d

b c d

b c d

2
Passage - 3
The Government seems to be in right earnest to ensure more
21 in governance. The Prime Ministers announcement that his
Government is 22 drafting legislation to establish the citizens
right to information is indeed welcome. Though the talk on the
right to information is not new, we may 23 the bill to be brought
early this time. The previous Government had set up a high-level
committee to prepare a draft bill. But nothing has been heard
about the matter since, 24 the committee did quite some work.
The issue, however, has come to such a pass that a solution
cannot be 25 further. Sunlight is the best disinfectant, a foreign
judge once said, while 26 the unwarranted secrecy in an
administrative system. When those in authority know that people
have the right to ask questions and the government is under the
27 to provide them with answers, 28 of authority, or of public
finances, for personal or party ends is less likely to happen.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.

(a) strictness

(b) rudeness

(c) leniency

(d) transparency

(a) personally

(b) busy

(c) not

(d) reluctantly

(a) expect

(b) wait

(c) try

(d) frustrate

(a) even

(b) as

(c) because

(d) though

(a) found

(b) expected

(c) delayed

(d) looked

(a) nurturing

(b) criticising

(c) demanding

(d) appreciating

(a) pretention

(b) affect

(c) substance

(d) obligation

(a) misuse

(b) governance

(c) dishonour

(d) curbing

RESPONSE
GRID

21.
26.
31.
36.

b c d

b c d

b c d

b c d

22.
27.
32.
37.

b c d

b c d

b c d

b c d

Passage - 4
Once upon a time, two friends were 29 through the desert. During
some point of the 30 they had an argument, and one friend slapped
the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was 31, but
without saying anything, he wrote in the sand, Today my best
friend slapped me in the face. They kept on walking 32 they
found an oasis, where they 33 to take a bath. The one, who had
been slapped, got 34 in the quicksand and started drowning, but
the friend saved him. After the friend 35 from the near drowning
he wrote on a stone, Today my best friend saved my life. The
friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him,
After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and 36 you write on a
stone, why? The other friend 37, When someone hurt us, we
should write it down in sand where wind of forgiveness can erase
it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must
38 it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.
29. (a) crawling
(b) speaking
(c) swimming
(d) walking
30. (a) journey
(b) sand
(c) running
(d) border
31. (a) dead
(b) captured
(c) presentable
(d) hurt
32. (a) as
(b) until
(c) from
(d) with
33. (a) decided
(b) fell
(c) made
(d) want
34. (a) home
(b) stuck
(c) blended
(d) mixed
35. (a) separated
(b) leaked
(c) died
(d) recovered
36. (a) s o
(b) how
(c) when
(d) now
37. (a) called
(b) tell
(c) replied
(d) questioned
38. (a) talk
(b) push
(c) engrave
(d) add

23.
28.
33.
38.

b c d

b c d

b c d

b c d

24.
29.
34.

b c d

b c d

b c d

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25.
30.
35.

b c d

b c d

b c d

HINTS AND EXPLANATIONS

1.
3.
5.
7.
9.
11.
13.
15.
17.
19.
21.
23.
25.
27.

(b)
(b)
(c)
(c)
(c)
(c)
(a)
(d)
(c)
(b)
(b)
(c)
(b)
(d)

up
with
on
on for
for
for
to
Though in
Although from
in
towards
concur with
on
to

2.
4.
6.
8.
10.
12.
14.
16.
18.
20.
22.
24.
26.
28.

(d)
(b)
(c)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(d)
(d)
(c)
(d)
(c)
(c)

up with
of
inwith
withinto
from
in around
off
to
among
in
to
of
with
upon

29.
30.

(d)
(a)

31.

(b)

32.
33.
34.
35.

(b)
(b)
(b)
(b)

of
atinat
In is used with names of countries and large towns, at is
more often used when speaking of small towns and villages.
In the perfect continuous tense only for and since are
used. since is used to suggest a particular time in past and
for is used to suggest a time period, a long time suggest a
time period so for will be the answer.
With is used with overwhelmed
Preposition about is used before the word prohibition.
In will be the right preposition.
The right usage is comes to mind.

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