Cloze Test

Fill in the blank (v) with the help of the alternatives given.

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question.

A rich merchant owned a beautiful horse. Now, one of his neighbours was keen to (i) this horse. He offered the merchant gold, (ii) the merchant refused. This angered the neighbour. He (iii) to trick the merchant. He disguised himself (iv) a beggar and lay down at the (v) of the road, that the merchant used everyday. (vi) at the sad plight of the beggar, he (vii) from his horse and gently lifted the beggar (viii) his horse. No sooner did the beggar get into the (ix) than the galloped away. But hearing the merchant (x) out to him, he stopped when he was a safe distance away. “Please don’t tell anyone how you came to possess this horse. Some day an ill man may be lying by the roadside and people who have heard about your trick, may not want to help,’’ said the merchant. The merchant’s neighbour was deeply ashamed, rode back and returned the horse to the merchant.

Fill in the blank (ii) with the help of the alternatives given.

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question.

A rich merchant owned a beautiful horse. Now, one of his neighbours was keen to (i) this horse. He offered the merchant gold, (ii) the merchant refused. This angered the neighbour. He (iii) to trick the merchant. He disguised himself (iv) a beggar and lay down at the (v) of the road, that the merchant used everyday. (vi) at the sad plight of the beggar, he (vii) from his horse and gently lifted the beggar (viii) his horse. No sooner did the beggar get into the (ix) than the galloped away. But hearing the merchant (x) out to him, he stopped when he was a safe distance away. “Please don’t tell anyone how you came to possess this horse. Some day an ill man may be lying by the roadside and people who have heard about your trick, may not want to help,’’ said the merchant. The merchant’s neighbour was deeply ashamed, rode back and returned the horse to the merchant.

Fill in the blank (iii) with the help of the alternatives given.

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question.

A rich merchant owned a beautiful horse. Now, one of his neighbours was keen to (i) this horse. He offered the merchant gold, (ii) the merchant refused. This angered the neighbour. He (iii) to trick the merchant. He disguised himself (iv) a beggar and lay down at the (v) of the road, that the merchant used everyday. (vi) at the sad plight of the beggar, he (vii) from his horse and gently lifted the beggar (viii) his horse. No sooner did the beggar get into the (ix) than the galloped away. But hearing the merchant (x) out to him, he stopped when he was a safe distance away. “Please don’t tell anyone how you came to possess this horse. Some day an ill man may be lying by the roadside and people who have heard about your trick, may not want to help,’’ said the merchant. The merchant’s neighbour was deeply ashamed, rode back and returned the horse to the merchant.

Fill in the blank (i) with the help of the alternatives given.

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question.

A rich merchant owned a beautiful horse. Now, one of his neighbours was keen to (i) this horse. He offered the merchant gold, (ii) the merchant refused. This angered the neighbour. He (iii) to trick the merchant. He disguised himself (iv) a beggar and lay down at the (v) of the road, that the merchant used everyday. (vi) at the sad plight of the beggar, he (vii) from his horse and gently lifted the beggar (viii) his horse. No sooner did the beggar get into the (ix) than the galloped away. But hearing the merchant (x) out to him, he stopped when he was a safe distance away. “Please don’t tell anyone how you came to possess this horse. Some day an ill man may be lying by the roadside and people who have heard about your trick, may not want to help,’’ said the merchant. The merchant’s neighbour was deeply ashamed, rode back and returned the horse to the merchant.

Fill in the blank (vi) with the help of the alternatives given.

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question.

A rich merchant owned a beautiful horse. Now, one of his neighbours was keen to (i) this horse. He offered the merchant gold, (ii) the merchant refused. This angered the neighbour. He (iii) to trick the merchant. He disguised himself (iv) a beggar and lay down at the (v) of the road, that the merchant used everyday. (vi) at the sad plight of the beggar, he (vii) from his horse and gently lifted the beggar (viii) his horse. No sooner did the beggar get into the (ix) than the galloped away. But hearing the merchant (x) out to him, he stopped when he was a safe distance away. “Please don’t tell anyone how you came to possess this horse. Some day an ill man may be lying by the roadside and people who have heard about your trick, may not want to help,’’ said the merchant. The merchant’s neighbour was deeply ashamed, rode back and returned the horse to the merchant.

Fill in the blank (iv) with the help of the alternatives given.

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question.

A rich merchant owned a beautiful horse. Now, one of his neighbours was keen to (i) this horse. He offered the merchant gold, (ii) the merchant refused. This angered the neighbour. He (iii) to trick the merchant. He disguised himself (iv) a beggar and lay down at the (v) of the road, that the merchant used everyday. (vi) at the sad plight of the beggar, he (vii) from his horse and gently lifted the beggar (viii) his horse. No sooner did the beggar get into the (ix) than the galloped away. But hearing the merchant (x) out to him, he stopped when he was a safe distance away. “Please don’t tell anyone how you came to possess this horse. Some day an ill man may be lying by the roadside and people who have heard about your trick, may not want to help,’’ said the merchant. The merchant’s neighbour was deeply ashamed, rode back and returned the horse to the merchant.

Fill in the blank (viii) with the help of the alternatives given.

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question.

A rich merchant owned a beautiful horse. Now, one of his neighbours was keen to (i) this horse. He offered the merchant gold, (ii) the merchant refused. This angered the neighbour. He (iii) to trick the merchant. He disguised himself (iv) a beggar and lay down at the (v) of the road, that the merchant used everyday. (vi) at the sad plight of the beggar, he (vii) from his horse and gently lifted the beggar (viii) his horse. No sooner did the beggar get into the (ix) than the galloped away. But hearing the merchant (x) out to him, he stopped when he was a safe distance away. “Please don’t tell anyone how you came to possess this horse. Some day an ill man may be lying by the roadside and people who have heard about your trick, may not want to help,’’ said the merchant. The merchant’s neighbour was deeply ashamed, rode back and returned the horse to the merchant.

Fill in the blank (ix) with the help of the alternatives given.

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question.

A rich merchant owned a beautiful horse. Now, one of his neighbours was keen to (i) this horse. He offered the merchant gold, (ii) the merchant refused. This angered the neighbour. He (iii) to trick the merchant. He disguised himself (iv) a beggar and lay down at the (v) of the road, that the merchant used everyday. (vi) at the sad plight of the beggar, he (vii) from his horse and gently lifted the beggar (viii) his horse. No sooner did the beggar get into the (ix) than the galloped away. But hearing the merchant (x) out to him, he stopped when he was a safe distance away. “Please don’t tell anyone how you came to possess this horse. Some day an ill man may be lying by the roadside and people who have heard about your trick, may not want to help,’’ said the merchant. The merchant’s neighbour was deeply ashamed, rode back and returned the horse to the merchant.

Fill in the blank (vii) with the help of the alternatives given.

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question.

A rich merchant owned a beautiful horse. Now, one of his neighbours was keen to (i) this horse. He offered the merchant gold, (ii) the merchant refused. This angered the neighbour. He (iii) to trick the merchant. He disguised himself (iv) a beggar and lay down at the (v) of the road, that the merchant used everyday. (vi) at the sad plight of the beggar, he (vii) from his horse and gently lifted the beggar (viii) his horse. No sooner did the beggar get into the (ix) than the galloped away. But hearing the merchant (x) out to him, he stopped when he was a safe distance away. “Please don’t tell anyone how you came to possess this horse. Some day an ill man may be lying by the roadside and people who have heard about your trick, may not want to help,’’ said the merchant. The merchant’s neighbour was deeply ashamed, rode back and returned the horse to the merchant.

Fill in the blank (x) with the help of the alternatives given.

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question.

A rich merchant owned a beautiful horse. Now, one of his neighbours was keen to (i) this horse. He offered the merchant gold, (ii) the merchant refused. This angered the neighbour. He (iii) to trick the merchant. He disguised himself (iv) a beggar and lay down at the (v) of the road, that the merchant used everyday. (vi) at the sad plight of the beggar, he (vii) from his horse and gently lifted the beggar (viii) his horse. No sooner did the beggar get into the (ix) than the galloped away. But hearing the merchant (x) out to him, he stopped when he was a safe distance away. “Please don’t tell anyone how you came to possess this horse. Some day an ill man may be lying by the roadside and people who have heard about your trick, may not want to help,’’ said the merchant. The merchant’s neighbour was deeply ashamed, rode back and returned the horse to the merchant.

Fill in the blank (vi) with the help of the given alternatives.

Directions: In the given question, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage and try to understand what it is about.

Initially, the Grameen Bank did not …(i)… to get involved with the education of its borrowers. But as time went by, they began to feel the …(ii)… for it. Most of the borrowers had no formal education …(iii)… the ability to read and write. The borrowers had difficulty in expanding their business. They …(iv)… to be able to keep accounts, read …(v)… about business, health, new ways of farming etc. They …(vi)… their children to school and their children in turn helped their parents to keep accounts, read instructions and …(vii)… else needed to be read.
But this is not enough for the future. So the bank has set out to make sure that their borrowers …(viii)… a hundred per cent literacy rate with five years.

Fill in the blank (i) with the help of the given alternatives.

Directions: In the given question, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage and try to understand what it is about.

Initially, the Grameen Bank did not …(i)… to get involved with the education of its borrowers. But as time went by, they began to feel the …(ii)… for it. Most of the borrowers had no formal education …(iii)… the ability to read and write. The borrowers had difficulty in expanding their business. They …(iv)… to be able to keep accounts, read …(v)… about business, health, new ways of farming etc. They …(vi)… their children to school and their children in turn helped their parents to keep accounts, read instructions and …(vii)… else needed to be read.
But this is not enough for the future. So the bank has set out to make sure that their borrowers …(viii)… a hundred per cent literacy rate with five years.

Fill in the blank (v) with the help of the given alternatives.

Directions: In the given question, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage and try to understand what it is about.

Initially, the Grameen Bank did not …(i)… to get involved with the education of its borrowers. But as time went by, they began to feel the …(ii)… for it. Most of the borrowers had no formal education …(iii)… the ability to read and write. The borrowers had difficulty in expanding their business. They …(iv)… to be able to keep accounts, read …(v)… about business, health, new ways of farming etc. They …(vi)… their children to school and their children in turn helped their parents to keep accounts, read instructions and …(vii)… else needed to be read.
But this is not enough for the future. So the bank has set out to make sure that their borrowers …(viii)… a hundred per cent literacy rate with five years.

Fill in the blank (ii) with the help of the given alternatives.

Directions: In the given question, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage and try to understand what it is about.

Initially, the Grameen Bank did not …(i)… to get involved with the education of its borrowers. But as time went by, they began to feel the …(ii)… for it. Most of the borrowers had no formal education …(iii)… the ability to read and write. The borrowers had difficulty in expanding their business. They …(iv)… to be able to keep accounts, read …(v)… about business, health, new ways of farming etc. They …(vi)… their children to school and their children in turn helped their parents to keep accounts, read instructions and …(vii)… else needed to be read.
But this is not enough for the future. So the bank has set out to make sure that their borrowers …(viii)… a hundred per cent literacy rate with five years.

Fill in the blank (viii) with the help of the given alternatives.

Directions: In the given question, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage and try to understand what it is about.

Initially, the Grameen Bank did not …(i)… to get involved with the education of its borrowers. But as time went by, they began to feel the …(ii)… for it. Most of the borrowers had no formal education …(iii)… the ability to read and write. The borrowers had difficulty in expanding their business. They …(iv)… to be able to keep accounts, read …(v)… about business, health, new ways of farming etc. They …(vi)… their children to school and their children in turn helped their parents to keep accounts, read instructions and …(vii)… else needed to be read.
But this is not enough for the future. So the bank has set out to make sure that their borrowers …(viii)… a hundred per cent literacy rate with five years.