Cloze Test

Fill in the blank (12).

Directions: In the following passage, there are some blanks, each of which has been numbered.

Tom Sawyer is a __(1)__. After Tom gets in trouble, he is __(2)__ by Aunt Polly, with whom he lives, to __(3)__ their fence. When his friends see him __(4)__ the fence, Tom pretends that he __(5)__ the chore to make his friends jealous. They __(6)__ him to let them help. This is a prime example of the __(7)__ of trouble Tom Sawyer is always getting up to. Part of the novel __(8)__ devoted to Tom's romance with Becky Thatcher, a new girl __(9)__ town. They like __(10)__ other, but Becky is hurt when she finds out __(11)__ Tom liked someone else before her. __(12)__, he takes the __(13)__ for a book she ruined, __(14)__ her like him again. Tom is always getting into trouble, usually with __(15)__ friend, Huckleberry Finn. __(16)__ they sneak __(17)__ to a graveyard at night, where __(18)__ witness Injun Joe murder Dr. Robinson. Tom, Huck, and their friend, Joe Harper, run away for a __(19)__ while, making the town think they are dead. Eventually they come back, though, and Tom __(20)__ against Injun Joe in court.

Fill in the blank (16).

Directions: In the following passage, there are some blanks, each of which has been numbered.

Tom Sawyer is a __(1)__. After Tom gets in trouble, he is __(2)__ by Aunt Polly, with whom he lives, to __(3)__ their fence. When his friends see him __(4)__ the fence, Tom pretends that he __(5)__ the chore to make his friends jealous. They __(6)__ him to let them help. This is a prime example of the __(7)__ of trouble Tom Sawyer is always getting up to. Part of the novel __(8)__ devoted to Tom's romance with Becky Thatcher, a new girl __(9)__ town. They like __(10)__ other, but Becky is hurt when she finds out __(11)__ Tom liked someone else before her. __(12)__, he takes the __(13)__ for a book she ruined, __(14)__ her like him again. Tom is always getting into trouble, usually with __(15)__ friend, Huckleberry Finn. __(16)__ they sneak __(17)__ to a graveyard at night, where __(18)__ witness Injun Joe murder Dr. Robinson. Tom, Huck, and their friend, Joe Harper, run away for a __(19)__ while, making the town think they are dead. Eventually they come back, though, and Tom __(20)__ against Injun Joe in court.

Fill in the blank (18).

Directions: In the following passage, there are some blanks, each of which has been numbered.

Tom Sawyer is a __(1)__. After Tom gets in trouble, he is __(2)__ by Aunt Polly, with whom he lives, to __(3)__ their fence. When his friends see him __(4)__ the fence, Tom pretends that he __(5)__ the chore to make his friends jealous. They __(6)__ him to let them help. This is a prime example of the __(7)__ of trouble Tom Sawyer is always getting up to. Part of the novel __(8)__ devoted to Tom's romance with Becky Thatcher, a new girl __(9)__ town. They like __(10)__ other, but Becky is hurt when she finds out __(11)__ Tom liked someone else before her. __(12)__, he takes the __(13)__ for a book she ruined, __(14)__ her like him again. Tom is always getting into trouble, usually with __(15)__ friend, Huckleberry Finn. __(16)__ they sneak __(17)__ to a graveyard at night, where __(18)__ witness Injun Joe murder Dr. Robinson. Tom, Huck, and their friend, Joe Harper, run away for a __(19)__ while, making the town think they are dead. Eventually they come back, though, and Tom __(20)__ against Injun Joe in court.

Fill in the blank (9).

Directions: In the following passage, there are some blanks, each of which has been numbered.

Tom Sawyer is a __(1)__. After Tom gets in trouble, he is __(2)__ by Aunt Polly, with whom he lives, to __(3)__ their fence. When his friends see him __(4)__ the fence, Tom pretends that he __(5)__ the chore to make his friends jealous. They __(6)__ him to let them help. This is a prime example of the __(7)__ of trouble Tom Sawyer is always getting up to. Part of the novel __(8)__ devoted to Tom's romance with Becky Thatcher, a new girl __(9)__ town. They like __(10)__ other, but Becky is hurt when she finds out __(11)__ Tom liked someone else before her. __(12)__, he takes the __(13)__ for a book she ruined, __(14)__ her like him again. Tom is always getting into trouble, usually with __(15)__ friend, Huckleberry Finn. __(16)__ they sneak __(17)__ to a graveyard at night, where __(18)__ witness Injun Joe murder Dr. Robinson. Tom, Huck, and their friend, Joe Harper, run away for a __(19)__ while, making the town think they are dead. Eventually they come back, though, and Tom __(20)__ against Injun Joe in court.

Fill in the blank (5).

Directions: In the following passage, there are some blanks, each of which has been numbered.

Tom Sawyer is a __(1)__. After Tom gets in trouble, he is __(2)__ by Aunt Polly, with whom he lives, to __(3)__ their fence. When his friends see him __(4)__ the fence, Tom pretends that he __(5)__ the chore to make his friends jealous. They __(6)__ him to let them help. This is a prime example of the __(7)__ of trouble Tom Sawyer is always getting up to. Part of the novel __(8)__ devoted to Tom's romance with Becky Thatcher, a new girl __(9)__ town. They like __(10)__ other, but Becky is hurt when she finds out __(11)__ Tom liked someone else before her. __(12)__, he takes the __(13)__ for a book she ruined, __(14)__ her like him again. Tom is always getting into trouble, usually with __(15)__ friend, Huckleberry Finn. __(16)__ they sneak __(17)__ to a graveyard at night, where __(18)__ witness Injun Joe murder Dr. Robinson. Tom, Huck, and their friend, Joe Harper, run away for a __(19)__ while, making the town think they are dead. Eventually they come back, though, and Tom __(20)__ against Injun Joe in court.

Fill in the blank (13).

Directions: In the following passage, there are some blanks, each of which has been numbered.

Tom Sawyer is a __(1)__. After Tom gets in trouble, he is __(2)__ by Aunt Polly, with whom he lives, to __(3)__ their fence. When his friends see him __(4)__ the fence, Tom pretends that he __(5)__ the chore to make his friends jealous. They __(6)__ him to let them help. This is a prime example of the __(7)__ of trouble Tom Sawyer is always getting up to. Part of the novel __(8)__ devoted to Tom's romance with Becky Thatcher, a new girl __(9)__ town. They like __(10)__ other, but Becky is hurt when she finds out __(11)__ Tom liked someone else before her. __(12)__, he takes the __(13)__ for a book she ruined, __(14)__ her like him again. Tom is always getting into trouble, usually with __(15)__ friend, Huckleberry Finn. __(16)__ they sneak __(17)__ to a graveyard at night, where __(18)__ witness Injun Joe murder Dr. Robinson. Tom, Huck, and their friend, Joe Harper, run away for a __(19)__ while, making the town think they are dead. Eventually they come back, though, and Tom __(20)__ against Injun Joe in court.

Fill in the blank (19).

Directions: In the following passage, there are some blanks, each of which has been numbered.

Tom Sawyer is a __(1)__. After Tom gets in trouble, he is __(2)__ by Aunt Polly, with whom he lives, to __(3)__ their fence. When his friends see him __(4)__ the fence, Tom pretends that he __(5)__ the chore to make his friends jealous. They __(6)__ him to let them help. This is a prime example of the __(7)__ of trouble Tom Sawyer is always getting up to. Part of the novel __(8)__ devoted to Tom's romance with Becky Thatcher, a new girl __(9)__ town. They like __(10)__ other, but Becky is hurt when she finds out __(11)__ Tom liked someone else before her. __(12)__, he takes the __(13)__ for a book she ruined, __(14)__ her like him again. Tom is always getting into trouble, usually with __(15)__ friend, Huckleberry Finn. __(16)__ they sneak __(17)__ to a graveyard at night, where __(18)__ witness Injun Joe murder Dr. Robinson. Tom, Huck, and their friend, Joe Harper, run away for a __(19)__ while, making the town think they are dead. Eventually they come back, though, and Tom __(20)__ against Injun Joe in court.

Fill in the blank (14).

Directions: In the following passage, there are some blanks, each of which has been numbered.

Tom Sawyer is a __(1)__. After Tom gets in trouble, he is __(2)__ by Aunt Polly, with whom he lives, to __(3)__ their fence. When his friends see him __(4)__ the fence, Tom pretends that he __(5)__ the chore to make his friends jealous. They __(6)__ him to let them help. This is a prime example of the __(7)__ of trouble Tom Sawyer is always getting up to. Part of the novel __(8)__ devoted to Tom's romance with Becky Thatcher, a new girl __(9)__ town. They like __(10)__ other, but Becky is hurt when she finds out __(11)__ Tom liked someone else before her. __(12)__, he takes the __(13)__ for a book she ruined, __(14)__ her like him again. Tom is always getting into trouble, usually with __(15)__ friend, Huckleberry Finn. __(16)__ they sneak __(17)__ to a graveyard at night, where __(18)__ witness Injun Joe murder Dr. Robinson. Tom, Huck, and their friend, Joe Harper, run away for a __(19)__ while, making the town think they are dead. Eventually they come back, though, and Tom __(20)__ against Injun Joe in court.

Fill in the blank (20).

Directions: In the following passage, there are some blanks, each of which has been numbered.

Tom Sawyer is a __(1)__. After Tom gets in trouble, he is __(2)__ by Aunt Polly, with whom he lives, to __(3)__ their fence. When his friends see him __(4)__ the fence, Tom pretends that he __(5)__ the chore to make his friends jealous. They __(6)__ him to let them help. This is a prime example of the __(7)__ of trouble Tom Sawyer is always getting up to. Part of the novel __(8)__ devoted to Tom's romance with Becky Thatcher, a new girl __(9)__ town. They like __(10)__ other, but Becky is hurt when she finds out __(11)__ Tom liked someone else before her. __(12)__, he takes the __(13)__ for a book she ruined, __(14)__ her like him again. Tom is always getting into trouble, usually with __(15)__ friend, Huckleberry Finn. __(16)__ they sneak __(17)__ to a graveyard at night, where __(18)__ witness Injun Joe murder Dr. Robinson. Tom, Huck, and their friend, Joe Harper, run away for a __(19)__ while, making the town think they are dead. Eventually they come back, though, and Tom __(20)__ against Injun Joe in court.

Fill in the blank (10).

Directions: In the following passage, there are some blanks, each of which has been numbered.

Tom Sawyer is a __(1)__. After Tom gets in trouble, he is __(2)__ by Aunt Polly, with whom he lives, to __(3)__ their fence. When his friends see him __(4)__ the fence, Tom pretends that he __(5)__ the chore to make his friends jealous. They __(6)__ him to let them help. This is a prime example of the __(7)__ of trouble Tom Sawyer is always getting up to. Part of the novel __(8)__ devoted to Tom's romance with Becky Thatcher, a new girl __(9)__ town. They like __(10)__ other, but Becky is hurt when she finds out __(11)__ Tom liked someone else before her. __(12)__, he takes the __(13)__ for a book she ruined, __(14)__ her like him again. Tom is always getting into trouble, usually with __(15)__ friend, Huckleberry Finn. __(16)__ they sneak __(17)__ to a graveyard at night, where __(18)__ witness Injun Joe murder Dr. Robinson. Tom, Huck, and their friend, Joe Harper, run away for a __(19)__ while, making the town think they are dead. Eventually they come back, though, and Tom __(20)__ against Injun Joe in court.

Fill in the blank (1).

Directions: In the following passage, there are some blanks, each of which has been numbered.

Tom Sawyer is a __(1)__. After Tom gets in trouble, he is __(2)__ by Aunt Polly, with whom he lives, to __(3)__ their fence. When his friends see him __(4)__ the fence, Tom pretends that he __(5)__ the chore to make his friends jealous. They __(6)__ him to let them help. This is a prime example of the __(7)__ of trouble Tom Sawyer is always getting up to. Part of the novel __(8)__ devoted to Tom's romance with Becky Thatcher, a new girl __(9)__ town. They like __(10)__ other, but Becky is hurt when she finds out __(11)__ Tom liked someone else before her. __(12)__, he takes the __(13)__ for a book she ruined, __(14)__ her like him again. Tom is always getting into trouble, usually with __(15)__ friend, Huckleberry Finn. __(16)__ they sneak __(17)__ to a graveyard at night, where __(18)__ witness Injun Joe murder Dr. Robinson. Tom, Huck, and their friend, Joe Harper, run away for a __(19)__ while, making the town think they are dead. Eventually they come back, though, and Tom __(20)__ against Injun Joe in court.

Fill in the blank (15).

Directions: In the following passage, there are some blanks, each of which has been numbered.

Tom Sawyer is a __(1)__. After Tom gets in trouble, he is __(2)__ by Aunt Polly, with whom he lives, to __(3)__ their fence. When his friends see him __(4)__ the fence, Tom pretends that he __(5)__ the chore to make his friends jealous. They __(6)__ him to let them help. This is a prime example of the __(7)__ of trouble Tom Sawyer is always getting up to. Part of the novel __(8)__ devoted to Tom's romance with Becky Thatcher, a new girl __(9)__ town. They like __(10)__ other, but Becky is hurt when she finds out __(11)__ Tom liked someone else before her. __(12)__, he takes the __(13)__ for a book she ruined, __(14)__ her like him again. Tom is always getting into trouble, usually with __(15)__ friend, Huckleberry Finn. __(16)__ they sneak __(17)__ to a graveyard at night, where __(18)__ witness Injun Joe murder Dr. Robinson. Tom, Huck, and their friend, Joe Harper, run away for a __(19)__ while, making the town think they are dead. Eventually they come back, though, and Tom __(20)__ against Injun Joe in court.

Fill in the blank (12).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks. 

Ten-year-old ___(1)___ Jane Eyre lives unhappily with __(2)___ wealthy relatives, the Reed family, at Gateshead. Resentful of the late Mr. Reed’s ___(3)___ for her, Jane’s aunt and cousins take ___(4)___ opportunity to neglect and ___(5)__ her as a reminder of her inferior status. Jane’s only salvation __(6)__ her daily humiliations is Bessie, the kindly servant ___(7)__ tells her stories and sings her songs. One day, Jane ___(8)__ her bullying cousin, John, and Mrs. Reed punishes her __(9)__ imprisoning her in the “red-room,” the room in which her uncle __(10)__. Convinced that she sees her uncle’s ghost, Jane __(11)__. __(12)__ she awakes, Jane is being cared for, by the apothecary, Mr. Lloyd, who __(13)__ that she be sent __(14)__ to school. Mrs. Reed is __(15)__ to be rid of her troublesome charge and immediately sends Jane to __(16)__ Lowood School, an institution fifty miles from Gateshead.
Jane soon discovers __(17)__ life at the Lowood School is bleak, particularly __(18)__ of the influence of the hypocritical headmaster,Mr. Brocklehurst, __(19)__ cruelty and evangelical self-righteousness results in __(20)__ conditions, inedible meals, and frequent punishments for the students.

Fill in the blank (18).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks. 

Ten-year-old ___(1)___ Jane Eyre lives unhappily with __(2)___ wealthy relatives, the Reed family, at Gateshead. Resentful of the late Mr. Reed’s ___(3)___ for her, Jane’s aunt and cousins take ___(4)___ opportunity to neglect and ___(5)__ her as a reminder of her inferior status. Jane’s only salvation __(6)__ her daily humiliations is Bessie, the kindly servant ___(7)__ tells her stories and sings her songs. One day, Jane ___(8)__ her bullying cousin, John, and Mrs. Reed punishes her __(9)__ imprisoning her in the “red-room,” the room in which her uncle __(10)__. Convinced that she sees her uncle’s ghost, Jane __(11)__. __(12)__ she awakes, Jane is being cared for, by the apothecary, Mr. Lloyd, who __(13)__ that she be sent __(14)__ to school. Mrs. Reed is __(15)__ to be rid of her troublesome charge and immediately sends Jane to __(16)__ Lowood School, an institution fifty miles from Gateshead.
Jane soon discovers __(17)__ life at the Lowood School is bleak, particularly __(18)__ of the influence of the hypocritical headmaster,Mr. Brocklehurst, __(19)__ cruelty and evangelical self-righteousness results in __(20)__ conditions, inedible meals, and frequent punishments for the students.

Fill in the blank (13).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks. 

Ten-year-old ___(1)___ Jane Eyre lives unhappily with __(2)___ wealthy relatives, the Reed family, at Gateshead. Resentful of the late Mr. Reed’s ___(3)___ for her, Jane’s aunt and cousins take ___(4)___ opportunity to neglect and ___(5)__ her as a reminder of her inferior status. Jane’s only salvation __(6)__ her daily humiliations is Bessie, the kindly servant ___(7)__ tells her stories and sings her songs. One day, Jane ___(8)__ her bullying cousin, John, and Mrs. Reed punishes her __(9)__ imprisoning her in the “red-room,” the room in which her uncle __(10)__. Convinced that she sees her uncle’s ghost, Jane __(11)__. __(12)__ she awakes, Jane is being cared for, by the apothecary, Mr. Lloyd, who __(13)__ that she be sent __(14)__ to school. Mrs. Reed is __(15)__ to be rid of her troublesome charge and immediately sends Jane to __(16)__ Lowood School, an institution fifty miles from Gateshead.
Jane soon discovers __(17)__ life at the Lowood School is bleak, particularly __(18)__ of the influence of the hypocritical headmaster,Mr. Brocklehurst, __(19)__ cruelty and evangelical self-righteousness results in __(20)__ conditions, inedible meals, and frequent punishments for the students.