Cloze Test Questions

Multiple choice
  1. allied

  2. related

  3. affiliated

  4. synchronous

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as ‘related’ indicates a direct connection or association. In this context the price of a Braille printer is directly connected to the volume of Braille it produces.

Multiple choice
  1. at

  2. in

  3. on

  4. about

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The preposition ‘on’ indicates the position on the surface of something. In this case the reference is on the surface of the page. Thus, this is correct.

Multiple choice
  1. which

  2. that

  3. who

  4. what

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

‘That’ is used with restrictive clauses. A restrictive clause restricts the identity of the subject and in this context the identity of the subject is limited to the Braille printer. Thus, this option is the correct answer.

Multiple choice
  1. They

  2. These

  3. Those

  4. Them

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The pronoun ‘they’ is the correct answer as this is the nominative plural of objects as well as persons. In this context, it refers to the object ‘Braille printers’.

Multiple choice
  1. but

  2. or

  3. and

  4. because

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The conjunction ‘and’ connects interjections or additional comments. In this context, the sentence requires ‘and’ because this adds the additional comments about the Braille printer and expands upon its functions.

Multiple choice
  1. which

  2. that

  3. what

  4. who

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

‘That’ is used with restrictive clauses. A restrictive clause restricts the identity of the subject and in this context the identity of the subject is limited to the mars orbiter mission. Thus, this option is the correct answer.

Multiple choice
  1. slot

  2. sovereignty

  3. ranks

  4. reputation

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as the noun ‘ranks’ indicates a social or official position or standing. In this context the standing indicated is of the interplanetary nations.

Multiple choice
  1. should

  2. could

  3. would

  4. must

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The modal verb ‘could’ is commonly used in conditional sentences as the conditional form of can” or to make a suggestion. In this context the sentence is suggesting a course of action that can be taken as there is an argument that India's been interplanetary ever since Mars Orbiter Mission departed Earth's gravitational influence. Thus, the use of ‘could’ in this context is correct.

Multiple choice
  1. messages

  2. directives

  3. memo

  4. missive

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A message is a a communication containing some information. In this context sent by the satellite referred to in the previous sentences of the passage. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Multiple choice
  1. irredeemable

  2. incorrigible

  3. irreplaceable

  4. inveterate

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Something that cannot be replaced or is unique is called irreplaceable. This is the correct choice in the given context as the passage refers to the communications satellite which is unique and cannot be replaced.

Multiple choice
  1. are

  2. were

  3. was

  4. might be

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

‘Was’ is the singular past tense of ‘be’. In this context ‘Mars Orbiter Mission’ is a singular subject, so the singular ‘was’ in past tense can be used.

Multiple choice
  1. calm

  2. complexity

  3. ease

  4. rest

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Ease indicates freedom from difficulty and is the correct answer in this context because this indicates that the printer can be operated without much difficulty.

Multiple choice
  1. in

  2. by

  3. at

  4. for

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The preposition ‘by’ identifies an agent performing an action. In this context the agent is a ‘successful and skilled Indian aerospace establishment’ and the action is the building of the Mars Orbiter Mission. Thus, ‘by’ is the correct answer.

Multiple choice
  1. out from

  2. out of

  3. out at

  4. out front

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The prepositional phrase ‘out of’ indicates the origin, source or cause of something. In this context, this is correct as the passage indicates the place from where the ‘aerospace establishment’ operated.

Multiple choice
  1. onto

  2. into

  3. at

  4. for

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The preposition ‘onto’ indicates that the embossing is done over the surface of the paper and is the correct choice in the given context.