Cloze Test

In the following passage from some 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. Mark your answer.

The joint family gave way to the nuclear family. Despite the ___(1) that it offers, children feel neglected, lonely and frustrated leading to psychiatrist problems, pressures and ___(2). A cross-section of children is interviewed, and they matter-of-factly pin-pointed problems, at the same time ___(3) showing the way to plausible solutions. Tell your children about your work. Young as they are, they ___(4) where you have been all day. Explain to them “Mummy has a teaching job.” She teaches little children to read and write or Dad works in a factory. The factory makes scooters. At least now the child develops a mental picture of how you spend the day. There develops a certain ___(5) in that knowledge.

Choose the correct option for (3)

In the following passage from 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. Mark your answer.

The joint family gave way to the nuclear family. Despite the ___(1) that it offers, children feel neglected, lonely and frustrated leading to psychiatrist problems, pressures and ___(2). A cross-section of children were interviewed, and they matter-of-factly pin-pointed problems, at the same time ___(3) showing the way to plausible solutions. Tell your children about your work. Young as they are, they ___(4) where you have been all day. Explain to them “Mummy has a teaching job.” She teaches little children to read and write or Daddy works in a factory. The factory makes scooters. At least now the child develops a mental picture of how you spend the day. There develops a certain ___(5) in that knowledge.

Choose the correct option for (5)

In the following passage from some 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. Mark your answer.

The joint family gave way to the nuclear family. Despite the ___(1) that it offers, children feel neglected, lonely and frustrated leading to psychiatrist problems, pressures and ___(2). A cross-section of children is interviewed, and they matter-of-factly pin-pointed problems, at the same time ___(3) showing the way to plausible solutions. Tell your children about your work. Young as they are, they ___(4) where you have been all day. Explain to them “Mummy has a teaching job.” She teaches little children to read and write or Dad works in a factory. The factory makes scooters. At least now the child develops a mental picture of how you spend the day. There develops a certain ___(5) in that knowledge.

Choose the correct option for (4)

Direction : In the following passage, 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.

Composite Question :

Greenhouse gases are only (26) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can (27) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are (28) climate feedbacks, and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedbacks are (29) to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well (30) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere.

Choose the correct option for 30:

Direction : In the following passage, 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.

Composite Question :

Greenhouse gases are only (26) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can (27) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are (28) climate feedbacks, and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedbacks are (29) to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well (30) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere.

Choose the correct option for 29:

Direction : In the following passage, 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.

Composite Question :

Greenhouse gases are only (26) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can (27) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are (28) climate feedbacks, and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedbacks are (29) to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well (30) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere.

Choose the correct option for 28:

Direction : In the following passage, 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.

Composite Question :

Greenhouse gases are only (26) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can (27) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are (28) climate feedbacks, and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedbacks are (29) to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well (30) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere.

Choose the correct option for 27:

Direction : In the following passage, 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.

Composite Question :

Greenhouse gases are only (26) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can (27) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are (28) climate feedbacks, and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedbacks are (29) to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well (30) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere.

Choose the correct option for 26:

Direction: 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.

A poor washerman had an old donkey. He did not give it __(1)__ food. The donkey became thin and weak. Washerman had a wife and seven children. He said, "I am working hard. But I am not __ (2)__ a lot of money. I can't feed my wife and children well. How can I feed this donkey?" Suddenly, he remembered a tiger-skin in the house. It was a gift to his father's good work. He thought, 'I shall __(3)__ the donkey with the skin and drive it into the field and won't go near it. My donkey can eat a lot and grow fat too.' The next day he dressed the donkey in tiger-skin and drove it into the field of crops. The villagers saw the donkey in the tiger-skin and thought, 'The tiger will kill us all. We shall write to the collector, and he will __(4)__ it with the help of the police.' Many days have passed. The donkey ate a lot of crops every day and grew stout and strong. One day, the villagers __(5)__ a letter from the collector saying, "There is no tiger in your village or in any place near your villagers." That evening the villagers went to the field with big sticks. The washer man’s donkey in the tiger-skin was in the field. Suddenly, another donkey brayed from someplace near the field. The washer man’s donkey lifted up his head and brayed too. The villagers saw this and beat the donkey.

Choose the appropriate word for blank (1).

Direction: 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.

A poor washerman had an old donkey. He did not give it __(1)__ food. The donkey became thin and weak. Washerman had a wife and seven children. He said, "I am working hard. But I am not __ (2)__ a lot of money. I can't feed my wife and children well. How can I feed this donkey?" Suddenly, he remembered a tiger-skin in the house. It was a gift to his father's good work. He thought, 'I shall __(3)__ the donkey with the skin and drive it into the field and won't go near it. My donkey can eat a lot and grow fat too.' The next day he dressed the donkey in tiger-skin and drove it into the field of crops. The villagers saw the donkey in the tiger-skin and thought, 'The tiger will kill us all. We shall write to the collector, and he will __(4)__ it with the help of the police.' Many days have passed. The donkey ate a lot of crops every day and grew stout and strong. One day, the villagers __(5)__ a letter from the collector saying, "There is no tiger in your village or in any place near your villagers." That evening the villagers went to the field with big sticks. The washer man’s donkey in the tiger-skin was in the field. Suddenly, another donkey brayed from someplace near the field. The washer man’s donkey lifted up his head and brayed too. The villagers saw this and beat the donkey.

Choose the appropriate word for blank (4).

Direction: 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.

A poor washerman had an old donkey. He did not give it __(1)__ food. The donkey became thin and weak. Washerman had a wife and seven children. He said, "I am working hard. But I am not __ (2)__ a lot of money. I can't feed my wife and children well. How can I feed this donkey?" Suddenly, he remembered a tiger-skin in the house. It was a gift to his father's good work. He thought, 'I shall __(3)__ the donkey with the skin and drive it into the field and won't go near it. My donkey can eat a lot and grow fat too.' The next day he dressed the donkey in tiger-skin and drove it into the field of crops. The villagers saw the donkey in the tiger-skin and thought, 'The tiger will kill us all. We shall write to the collector, and he will __(4)__ it with the help of the police.' Many days have passed. The donkey ate a lot of crops every day and grew stout and strong. One day, the villagers __(5)__ a letter from the collector saying, "There is no tiger in your village or in any place near your villagers." That evening the villagers went to the field with big sticks. The washer man’s donkey in the tiger-skin was in the field. Suddenly, another donkey brayed from someplace near the field. The washer man’s donkey lifted up his head and brayed too. The villagers saw this and beat the donkey.

Choose the appropriate word for blank (3).

Direction: 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.

A poor washerman had an old donkey. He did not give it __(1)__ food. The donkey became thin and weak. Washerman had a wife and seven children. He said, "I am working hard. But I am not __ (2)__ a lot of money. I can't feed my wife and children well. How can I feed this donkey?" Suddenly, he remembered a tiger-skin in the house. It was a gift to his father's good work. He thought, 'I shall __(3)__ the donkey with the skin and drive it into the field and won't go near it. My donkey can eat a lot and grow fat too.' The next day he dressed the donkey in tiger-skin and drove it into the field of crops. The villagers saw the donkey in the tiger-skin and thought, 'The tiger will kill us all. We shall write to the collector, and he will __(4)__ it with the help of the police.' Many days have passed. The donkey ate a lot of crops every day and grew stout and strong. One day, the villagers __(5)__ a letter from the collector saying, "There is no tiger in your village or in any place near your villagers." That evening the villagers went to the field with big sticks. The washer man’s donkey in the tiger-skin was in the field. Suddenly, another donkey brayed from someplace near the field. The washer man’s donkey lifted up his head and brayed too. The villagers saw this and beat the donkey.

Choose the appropriate word for blank (2).

Directions: Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks with the suitable option.

Greenhouse gases are only ____(1)____ of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can ____(2)____ additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are ____(3)____ climate feedbacks, and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedbacks are ____(4)____ to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well ____(5)____ feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere.

Select an appropriate word for blank 5.

Direction : In the following passage, 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.

Composite Question :

Greenhouse gases are only (26) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can (27) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are (28) climate feedbacks, and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedbacks are (29) to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well (30) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere.

Choose the correct option for 29:

Directions: Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks with the suitable option.

Greenhouse gases are only ____(1)____ of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can ____(2)____ additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are ____(3)____ climate feedbacks, and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedbacks are ____(4)____ to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well ____(5)____ feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere.

Select an appropriate word for blank 3.

Direction : In the following passage, 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.

Composite Question :

Greenhouse gases are only (26) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can (27) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are (28) climate feedbacks, and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedbacks are (29) to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well (30) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere.

Choose the correct option for 27:

Direction : In the following passage, 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.

Composite Question :

Greenhouse gases are only (26) of the story when it comes to global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can (27) additional changes to the way the planet absorbs or reflects energy. These secondary changes are (28) climate feedbacks, and they could more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The primary feedbacks are (29) to snow and ice, water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle. Perhaps the most well (30) feedback comes from melting snow and ice in the Northern Hemisphere.

Choose the correct option for 26:

Directions: Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks with the suitable option.

A professor was discussing the Indian Independence Movement and the idea of nonviolence _____(1)_____ by Mahatma Gandhi. “Although others like Nelson Mandela followed this idea and received the Nobel Prize for Peace, Mahatma Gandhi did not.” she said. One student spoke up, “It is good that he didn’t _____(2)_____ it was an award started by Alfred Nobel who invented dynamite, which causes destruction. The professor _____(3)_____ “In fact the world should be grateful to Nobel because he invented dynamite. It was very useful to built tunnels _____(4)_____ mountains for trains to pass. If we choose to use it for war it is not his fault. Furthermore, he donated all his wealth into instituting prizes for literature, physics, chemistry, medicine, peace, etc. His _____(5)_____ was that anything which would benefit the human race deserved recognition so that the person who had started it would have no financial difficulties in achieving his goal”.

Select an appropriate word for blank 5.

Direction : 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 appropriate word in each case.

A professor was discussing the Indian Independence Movement and the idea of nonviolence …(26)… by Mahatma Gandhi. “Although others like Nelson Mandela followed this idea and received the Nobel Prize for Peace, Mahatma Gandhi did not.” she said. One student spoke up, “It is good that he didn’t …(27)… it was an award started by Alfred Nobel who invented dynamite, which causes destruction. The professor …(28)… “In fact the world should be greatful to Nobel because he invented dynamite. It was very useful to built tunnels …(29)… mountains for trains to pass. If we choose to use it for war it is not his fault. Furthermore he donated all his wealth into instituting prizes for literature, physics, chemistry, medicine, peace, etc. His …(30)… was that anything which would benefit the human race deserved recognition so that the person who had started it would have no financial difficulties in achieving his goal”.

Choose the appropriate word for (29).

Directions: Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks with the suitable option.

A professor was discussing the Indian Independence Movement and the idea of nonviolence ____(1)____ by Mahatma Gandhi. “Although others like Nelson Mandela followed this idea and received the Nobel Prize for Peace, Mahatma Gandhi did not.” she said. One student spoke up, “It is good that he didn’t____(2)____ it was an award started by Alfred Nobel who invented dynamite, which causes destruction. The professor ____(3)____ “In fact the world should be grateful to Nobel because he invented dynamite. It was very useful to built tunnels ____(4)____ mountains for trains to pass. If we choose to use it for war it is not his fault. Furthermore, he donated all his wealth into instituting prizes for literature, physics, chemistry, medicine, peace, etc. His ____(5)____ was that anything which would benefit the human race deserved recognition so that the person who had started it would have no financial difficulties in achieving his goal”.

Select an appropriate word for blank 3.