Cloze Test

Directions: Fill in the blank.

Directions: In the following passage there are some blanks which are numbered from 6 to 15. Under the passage these numbers are repeated and against each, four words marked 1 – 4 are given. Select an appropriate word to fill in the blanks.

In the last few years, secularism as developed and practiced in India (6)______ come under attack in (7)______indirect manner. Time was when communalism was openly preached and secularism frontally opposed. The heritage of India’s freedom struggle, the political developments (8)______ the years since independence and the Indian intellectuals’ distaste (9)______ communalism (10)______ made that difficult. Secularism and secular forces are, therefore, now under (11) ______sometimes directly but more often on the basis of new concept of ‘minoritism’. Politically electoral considerations have (12) ______ secular parties (13) ______ treat the minorities as vote-banks and, therefore, (14) ______ encourage, or at least not oppose, the political consolidation of minorities (15) ______ non-pragmatic, non-ideological or even plainly communal grounds.

Directions: Fill in the blank.

Directions: In the following passage there are some blanks which are numbered from 6 to 15. Under the passage these numbers are repeated and against each, four words marked 1 – 4 are given. Select an appropriate word to fill in the blanks.

In the last few years, secularism as developed and practiced in India (6)______ come under attack in (7)______indirect manner. Time was when communalism was openly preached and secularism frontally opposed. The heritage of India’s freedom struggle, the political developments (8)______ the years since independence and the Indian intellectuals’ distaste (9)______ communalism (10)______ made that difficult. Secularism and secular forces are, therefore, now under (11) ______sometimes directly but more often on the basis of new concept of ‘minoritism’. Politically electoral considerations have (12) ______ secular parties (13) ______ treat the minorities as vote-banks and, therefore, (14) ______ encourage, or at least not oppose, the political consolidation of minorities (15) ______ non-pragmatic, non-ideological or even plainly communal grounds.

Fill in the blank 61.

Directions: In the following passage, at certain points, you are given a choice of three words in brackets, one of which fits the blank. Choose the word which best fits the meaning of the passage and mark the corresponding letter viz. (a), (b) or (c) as your answer.

PASSAGE – I
One of the most interesting new books published recently is “Spaceship” by Prof. E.C. Walker.
Our earth he says 61. [(a) is, (b) have been, (c) will be] like a spaceship, and all the 400 million people 400 million people 62. [(a) over, (b) on, (c) upon] earth are passengers on it. And we are heading 63. [(a) about, (b) to, (c) towards] a disaster. The levels of atmospheric pollution 64. [(a) increasing, (b) arriving, (c) coming] in the cities and industrial areas of the world could in time change the weather patterns of the earth, raising the temperature 65. [(a) in, (b) of, (c) for] the whole planet. If this rose a few 66. [(a) degrees, (b) steps, (c) miles] the deserts of the world would expand to double their size. The polar ice caps would start melting. If the polar ice caps melted, the 67. [(a) water, (b) ice, (c) sea] level all over the world would rise 68. [(a) in, (b) by, (c) to] about 60 meters. Prof. Walker’s 69 [(a) idea, (b) thought, (c) book] is not at all about gloom and doom. He admits that the 70. [(a) ideas, (b) solutions, (c) changes] he describes could take thousands of years.

Fill in the blank 66.

Directions: In the following passage, at certain points, you are given a choice of three words in brackets, one of which fits the blank. Choose the word which best fits the meaning of the passage and mark the corresponding letter viz. (a), (b) or (c) as your answer.

PASSAGE – I
One of the most interesting new books published recently is “Spaceship” by Prof. E.C. Walker.
Our earth he says 61. [(a) is, (b) have been, (c) will be] like a spaceship, and all the 400 million people 400 million people 62. [(a) over, (b) on, (c) upon] earth are passengers on it. And we are heading 63. [(a) about, (b) to, (c) towards] a disaster. The levels of atmospheric pollution 64. [(a) increasing, (b) arriving, (c) coming] in the cities and industrial areas of the world could in time change the weather patterns of the earth, raising the temperature 65. [(a) in, (b) of, (c) for] the whole planet. If this rose a few 66. [(a) degrees, (b) steps, (c) miles] the deserts of the world would expand to double their size. The polar ice caps would start melting. If the polar ice caps melted, the 67. [(a) water, (b) ice, (c) sea] level all over the world would rise 68. [(a) in, (b) by, (c) to] about 60 meters. Prof. Walker’s 69 [(a) idea, (b) thought, (c) book] is not at all about gloom and doom. He admits that the 70. [(a) ideas, (b) solutions, (c) changes] he describes could take thousands of years.

Fill in the blank 78.

Directions: In the following passage, at certain points, you are given a choice of three words in brackets, one of which fits the blank. Choose the word which best fits the meaning of the passage and mark the corresponding letter viz. (a), (b) or (c) as your answer.

PASSAGE – II
Sometimes the message are sent with 71. [(a) many, (b) few, (c) no] accompanying words and we speak in 72. [(a) body, (b) signal, (c) foreign] language alone. But, what gestures make 73. [(a) with body, (b) up, (c) into] language? Most of us are 74. [(a) easy, (b) familiar, (c) efficient] with the common hand gestures. Some 75. [(a) students, (b) people, (c) officers] cannot talk without using their hands. 76. [(a) We, (b) Arms, (c) They] reach out as they explain almost 77. [(a) exacting, (b) shaping, (c) changing] their words, emphasizing and exaggerating and 78. [(a) teaching, (b) holding, (c) punctuating] with their hands. Other people hardly 79. [(a) adjust, (b) use, (c) wave] their hands at all when they 80. [(a) lecture, (b) unite, (c) talk].

Fill in the blank 62.

Directions: In the following passage, at certain points, you are given a choice of three words in brackets, one of which fits the blank. Choose the word which best fits the meaning of the passage and mark the corresponding letter viz. (a), (b) or (c) as your answer.

PASSAGE – I
One of the most interesting new books published recently is “Spaceship” by Prof. E.C. Walker.
Our earth he says 61. [(a) is, (b) have been, (c) will be] like a spaceship, and all the 400 million people 400 million people 62. [(a) over, (b) on, (c) upon] earth are passengers on it. And we are heading 63. [(a) about, (b) to, (c) towards] a disaster. The levels of atmospheric pollution 64. [(a) increasing, (b) arriving, (c) coming] in the cities and industrial areas of the world could in time change the weather patterns of the earth, raising the temperature 65. [(a) in, (b) of, (c) for] the whole planet. If this rose a few 66. [(a) degrees, (b) steps, (c) miles] the deserts of the world would expand to double their size. The polar ice caps would start melting. If the polar ice caps melted, the 67. [(a) water, (b) ice, (c) sea] level all over the world would rise 68. [(a) in, (b) by, (c) to] about 60 meters. Prof. Walker’s 69 [(a) idea, (b) thought, (c) book] is not at all about gloom and doom. He admits that the 70. [(a) ideas, (b) solutions, (c) changes] he describes could take thousands of years.

Fill in the blank 68.

Directions: In the following passage, at certain points, you are given a choice of three words in brackets, one of which fits the blank. Choose the word which best fits the meaning of the passage and mark the corresponding letter viz. (a), (b) or (c) as your answer.

PASSAGE – I
One of the most interesting new books published recently is “Spaceship” by Prof. E.C. Walker.
Our earth he says 61. [(a) is, (b) have been, (c) will be] like a spaceship, and all the 400 million people 400 million people 62. [(a) over, (b) on, (c) upon] earth are passengers on it. And we are heading 63. [(a) about, (b) to, (c) towards] a disaster. The levels of atmospheric pollution 64. [(a) increasing, (b) arriving, (c) coming] in the cities and industrial areas of the world could in time change the weather patterns of the earth, raising the temperature 65. [(a) in, (b) of, (c) for] the whole planet. If this rose a few 66. [(a) degrees, (b) steps, (c) miles] the deserts of the world would expand to double their size. The polar ice caps would start melting. If the polar ice caps melted, the 67. [(a) water, (b) ice, (c) sea] level all over the world would rise 68. [(a) in, (b) by, (c) to] about 60 meters. Prof. Walker’s 69 [(a) idea, (b) thought, (c) book] is not at all about gloom and doom. He admits that the 70. [(a) ideas, (b) solutions, (c) changes] he describes could take thousands of years.

Fill in the blank 64.

Directions: In the following passage, at certain points, you are given a choice of three words in brackets, one of which fits the blank. Choose the word which best fits the meaning of the passage and mark the corresponding letter viz. (a), (b) or (c) as your answer.

PASSAGE – I
One of the most interesting new books published recently is “Spaceship” by Prof. E.C. Walker.
Our earth he says 61. [(a) is, (b) have been, (c) will be] like a spaceship, and all the 400 million people 400 million people 62. [(a) over, (b) on, (c) upon] earth are passengers on it. And we are heading 63. [(a) about, (b) to, (c) towards] a disaster. The levels of atmospheric pollution 64. [(a) increasing, (b) arriving, (c) coming] in the cities and industrial areas of the world could in time change the weather patterns of the earth, raising the temperature 65. [(a) in, (b) of, (c) for] the whole planet. If this rose a few 66. [(a) degrees, (b) steps, (c) miles] the deserts of the world would expand to double their size. The polar ice caps would start melting. If the polar ice caps melted, the 67. [(a) water, (b) ice, (c) sea] level all over the world would rise 68. [(a) in, (b) by, (c) to] about 60 meters. Prof. Walker’s 69 [(a) idea, (b) thought, (c) book] is not at all about gloom and doom. He admits that the 70. [(a) ideas, (b) solutions, (c) changes] he describes could take thousands of years.

Fill in the blank 67.

Directions: In the following passage, at certain points, you are given a choice of three words in brackets, one of which fits the blank. Choose the word which best fits the meaning of the passage and mark the corresponding letter viz. (a), (b) or (c) as your answer.

PASSAGE – I
One of the most interesting new books published recently is “Spaceship” by Prof. E.C. Walker.
Our earth he says 61. [(a) is, (b) have been, (c) will be] like a spaceship, and all the 400 million people 400 million people 62. [(a) over, (b) on, (c) upon] earth are passengers on it. And we are heading 63. [(a) about, (b) to, (c) towards] a disaster. The levels of atmospheric pollution 64. [(a) increasing, (b) arriving, (c) coming] in the cities and industrial areas of the world could in time change the weather patterns of the earth, raising the temperature 65. [(a) in, (b) of, (c) for] the whole planet. If this rose a few 66. [(a) degrees, (b) steps, (c) miles] the deserts of the world would expand to double their size. The polar ice caps would start melting. If the polar ice caps melted, the 67. [(a) water, (b) ice, (c) sea] level all over the world would rise 68. [(a) in, (b) by, (c) to] about 60 meters. Prof. Walker’s 69 [(a) idea, (b) thought, (c) book] is not at all about gloom and doom. He admits that the 70. [(a) ideas, (b) solutions, (c) changes] he describes could take thousands of years.

Fill in the blank 63.

Directions: In the following passage, at certain points, you are given a choice of three words in brackets, one of which fits the blank. Choose the word which best fits the meaning of the passage and mark the corresponding letter viz. (a), (b) or (c) as your answer.

PASSAGE – I
One of the most interesting new books published recently is “Spaceship” by Prof. E.C. Walker.
Our earth he says 61. [(a) is, (b) have been, (c) will be] like a spaceship, and all the 400 million people 400 million people 62. [(a) over, (b) on, (c) upon] earth are passengers on it. And we are heading 63. [(a) about, (b) to, (c) towards] a disaster. The levels of atmospheric pollution 64. [(a) increasing, (b) arriving, (c) coming] in the cities and industrial areas of the world could in time change the weather patterns of the earth, raising the temperature 65. [(a) in, (b) of, (c) for] the whole planet. If this rose a few 66. [(a) degrees, (b) steps, (c) miles] the deserts of the world would expand to double their size. The polar ice caps would start melting. If the polar ice caps melted, the 67. [(a) water, (b) ice, (c) sea] level all over the world would rise 68. [(a) in, (b) by, (c) to] about 60 meters. Prof. Walker’s 69 [(a) idea, (b) thought, (c) book] is not at all about gloom and doom. He admits that the 70. [(a) ideas, (b) solutions, (c) changes] he describes could take thousands of years.

Fill in the blank 74.

Directions: In the following passage, at certain points, you are given a choice of three words in brackets, one of which fits the blank. Choose the word which best fits the meaning of the passage and mark the corresponding letter viz. (a), (b) or (c) as your answer.

PASSAGE – II
Sometimes the message are sent with 71. [(a) many, (b) few, (c) no] accompanying words and we speak in 72. [(a) body, (b) signal, (c) foreign] language alone. But, what gestures make 73. [(a) with body, (b) up, (c) into] language? Most of us are 74. [(a) easy, (b) familiar, (c) efficient] with the common hand gestures. Some 75. [(a) students, (b) people, (c) officers] cannot talk without using their hands. 76. [(a) We, (b) Arms, (c) They] reach out as they explain almost 77. [(a) exacting, (b) shaping, (c) changing] their words, emphasizing and exaggerating and 78. [(a) teaching, (b) holding, (c) punctuating] with their hands. Other people hardly 79. [(a) adjust, (b) use, (c) wave] their hands at all when they 80. [(a) lecture, (b) unite, (c) talk].

Fill in the blank 75.

Directions: In the following passage, at certain points, you are given a choice of three words in brackets, one of which fits the blank. Choose the word which best fits the meaning of the passage and mark the corresponding letter viz. (a), (b) or (c) as your answer.

PASSAGE – II
Sometimes the message are sent with 71. [(a) many, (b) few, (c) no] accompanying words and we speak in 72. [(a) body, (b) signal, (c) foreign] language alone. But, what gestures make 73. [(a) with body, (b) up, (c) into] language? Most of us are 74. [(a) easy, (b) familiar, (c) efficient] with the common hand gestures. Some 75. [(a) students, (b) people, (c) officers] cannot talk without using their hands. 76. [(a) We, (b) Arms, (c) They] reach out as they explain almost 77. [(a) exacting, (b) shaping, (c) changing] their words, emphasizing and exaggerating and 78. [(a) teaching, (b) holding, (c) punctuating] with their hands. Other people hardly 79. [(a) adjust, (b) use, (c) wave] their hands at all when they 80. [(a) lecture, (b) unite, (c) talk].

Fill in the blank 72.

Directions: In the following passage, at certain points, you are given a choice of three words in brackets, one of which fits the blank. Choose the word which best fits the meaning of the passage and mark the corresponding letter viz. (a), (b) or (c) as your answer.

PASSAGE – II
Sometimes the message are sent with 71. [(a) many, (b) few, (c) no] accompanying words and we speak in 72. [(a) body, (b) signal, (c) foreign] language alone. But, what gestures make 73. [(a) with body, (b) up, (c) into] language? Most of us are 74. [(a) easy, (b) familiar, (c) efficient] with the common hand gestures. Some 75. [(a) students, (b) people, (c) officers] cannot talk without using their hands. 76. [(a) We, (b) Arms, (c) They] reach out as they explain almost 77. [(a) exacting, (b) shaping, (c) changing] their words, emphasizing and exaggerating and 78. [(a) teaching, (b) holding, (c) punctuating] with their hands. Other people hardly 79. [(a) adjust, (b) use, (c) wave] their hands at all when they 80. [(a) lecture, (b) unite, (c) talk].

Fill in the blank 80.

Directions: In the following passage, at certain points, you are given a choice of three words in brackets, one of which fits the blank. Choose the word which best fits the meaning of the passage and mark the corresponding letter viz. (a), (b) or (c) as your answer.

PASSAGE – II
Sometimes the message are sent with 71. [(a) many, (b) few, (c) no] accompanying words and we speak in 72. [(a) body, (b) signal, (c) foreign] language alone. But, what gestures make 73. [(a) with body, (b) up, (c) into] language? Most of us are 74. [(a) easy, (b) familiar, (c) efficient] with the common hand gestures. Some 75. [(a) students, (b) people, (c) officers] cannot talk without using their hands. 76. [(a) We, (b) Arms, (c) They] reach out as they explain almost 77. [(a) exacting, (b) shaping, (c) changing] their words, emphasizing and exaggerating and 78. [(a) teaching, (b) holding, (c) punctuating] with their hands. Other people hardly 79. [(a) adjust, (b) use, (c) wave] their hands at all when they 80. [(a) lecture, (b) unite, (c) talk].

Fill in the blank 73.

Directions: In the following passage, at certain points, you are given a choice of three words in brackets, one of which fits the blank. Choose the word which best fits the meaning of the passage and mark the corresponding letter viz. (a), (b) or (c) as your answer.

PASSAGE – II
Sometimes the message are sent with 71. [(a) many, (b) few, (c) no] accompanying words and we speak in 72. [(a) body, (b) signal, (c) foreign] language alone. But, what gestures make 73. [(a) with body, (b) up, (c) into] language? Most of us are 74. [(a) easy, (b) familiar, (c) efficient] with the common hand gestures. Some 75. [(a) students, (b) people, (c) officers] cannot talk without using their hands. 76. [(a) We, (b) Arms, (c) They] reach out as they explain almost 77. [(a) exacting, (b) shaping, (c) changing] their words, emphasizing and exaggerating and 78. [(a) teaching, (b) holding, (c) punctuating] with their hands. Other people hardly 79. [(a) adjust, (b) use, (c) wave] their hands at all when they 80. [(a) lecture, (b) unite, (c) talk].