Introduction
The word “Cloze” is derived from closure in Gestalt theory. The exercise was first described by W. L. Taylor in 1953. Either mechanically or selectively, words may be removed from the text in question depending on exactly what aspect it is intended to test for. An exercise, test or assessment consisting of a portion of text with certain words removed, where the candidate is asked to replace the missing words is known as a Cloze test.
- Contains a passage (Financial/Social/Environmental/Story based) from which some words (5 – 10) are removed – contains 5/10 marks.
- Candidates are expected to fill in the blanks approximately.
- Given options are almost similar and confusing.
- It is a test of vocabulary, reading speed and comprehensive logic.
Quiz
Directions(1 - 5): 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 meaningful complete.
In an age when one terrorist attack another, one tragedy after another, has become(1)a norm, words can seem as ineffectual as memory. It becomes tough to avoid banality while(2)these attacks and tragedies, even as we quickly forget the last events.
The attack on the offices of the French satirical paper Charlie Hebdo, by masked gunmen(3)to be Muslim extremists, is in(4)of becoming yet another shocking yet quickly forgotten(5)of terror. It needs no iteration that this(6)act is reprehensible and an attack on the basic idea of the freedom of expression.
By many accounts, Charlie Hebdo was not just an irreverent paper, but a racist one, not(7) a bit to go into areas which could well be called fanning xenophobia, anti-Muslim(8), etc. But no one should be hurt, leave alone assaulted, even for racist, repugnant views. And when lunatic elements wade in, commit such(9)crimes in the name of a community that doesn’t want such ‘revenge’, those terror acts then feed into the same Islamophobia and strengthen it, making it all at(10) cycle of hatred, racism, and an apparent rupture between East and West
Q1.
- A. almost
B. not
C. mostly
D. essential
- A. framing
B. naming
C. approving
D. condemning
- A. simulated
B. taken
C. assumed
D. sincere
- A. danger
B. way
C. storm
D. certainly
- A. defeat
B. step
C. act
D. performance
Directions(1 - 5): 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.
In an age when one terrorist attack another, one tragedy after another, has become(1)a norm, words can seem as ineffectual as memory. It becomes tough to avoid banality while(2)these attacks and tragedies, even as we quickly forget the last events.
The attack on the offices of the French satirical paper Charlie Hebdo, by masked gunmen(3)to be Muslim extremists, is in(4)of becoming yet another shocking yet quickly forgotten(5)of terror. It needs no iteration that this(6)act is reprehensible and an attack on the basic idea of the freedom of expression.
By many accounts, Charlie Hebdo was not just an irreverent paper, but a racist one, not(7) a bit to go into areas which could well be called fanning xenophobia, anti-Muslim(8), etc. But no one should be hurt, leave alone assaulted, even for racist, repugnant views. And when lunatic elements wade in, commit such(9)crimes in the name of a community that doesn’t want such ‘revenge’, those terror acts then feed into the same Islamophobia and strengthen it, making it all at(10) cycle of hatred, racism, and an apparent rupture between East and West
Q1.
- A. afraid
B. dauntless
C. daring
D. cowardly
- A. silent
B. hesitating
C. skeptical
D. faltering
- A. hatred
B. position
C. hate
D. sentiments
- A. nice
B. horrendous
C. extreme
D. awesome
- A. pure
B. glorious
C. corrupt
D. vicious
Directions(1 - 5): 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
If everyone in India rises to the Prime Minister’s challenge to usher in a spotlessly clean India in the next few years, the logistical(1)will be mind-boggling. Hopefully, civic agencies all over the country are gearing up for such an eventuality well in advances, unlike their lackadaisical(2)to the annual monsoon deluge(3). For, even without India being primed to take up the broom revolution, garbage dumps and landfill sites do not take(4)to fill up and overflow. It is the only t be expected, therefore, that if a billion-plus Indians sweep into action, there will be more trash and garbage in need of(5) than ever before. Apart from the sheer volume of equipment needed for such large-scale operations, is there even space enough for the hygienic disposal of the combined(6)of mass clean – up acts?
If garbage is not to become a competing industry for space, logically, the prevention of waste creation should be(7)the most urgent pre-emptive step. Apart from the absolutely essential waste – if indeed such a term is feasible –generated every day by the average Indian, the(8)must then be on minimizing superfluous rubbish. Hopefully, the government has already(9)research on how to move(10)on the matter and a relevant ancillary campaign
will be duly launched soon.
Q1.
- A. reference
B. connections
C. implications
D. requirements
- A. path
B. approach
C. access
D. movement
- A. carelessness
B. safety
C. provisions
D. precautions
- A. space
B. period
C. labor
D. long
- A. holding
B. dump
C. disposal
D. retention