Cloze Test

Fill in blank (vi).

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

Our country still has ____(i)_____ problems. There is great poverty among the people. ____(ii)_____ people are illiterate. There is not ____(iii)_____ food for them. The ____(iv)_____ politicians have done nothing for the socio-economic development of the country. There is a major difference between a healthy and a ____(v)_____ citizen. ____(vi)_____ are lying homeless on the streets. They have none to raise voice for them. The youth should come forward and join hands to eradicate ____(vii)_____. Though, ____(viii)_____ who raise their voice against the maladministration and corrupt practices of the officers are either threatened or killed. ____(ix)_____ provision should be made for the safety of the youth or ____(x)_____standards should be set for the youth to raise its voice freely as per in the Constitution.

Fill in blank (viii).

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

Our country still has ____(i)_____ problems. There is great poverty among the people. ____(ii)_____ people are illiterate. There is not ____(iii)_____ food for them. The ____(iv)_____ politicians have done nothing for the socio-economic development of the country. There is a major difference between a healthy and a ____(v)_____ citizen. ____(vi)_____ are lying homeless on the streets. They have none to raise voice for them. The youth should come forward and join hands to eradicate ____(vii)_____. Though, ____(viii)_____ who raise their voice against the maladministration and corrupt practices of the officers are either threatened or killed. ____(ix)_____ provision should be made for the safety of the youth or ____(x)_____standards should be set for the youth to raise its voice freely as per in the Constitution.

Fill in blank (x).

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

Our country still has ____(i)_____ problems. There is great poverty among the people. ____(ii)_____ people are illiterate. There is not ____(iii)_____ food for them. The ____(iv)_____ politicians have done nothing for the socio-economic development of the country. There is a major difference between a healthy and a ____(v)_____ citizen. ____(vi)_____ are lying homeless on the streets. They have none to raise voice for them. The youth should come forward and join hands to eradicate ____(vii)_____. Though, ____(viii)_____ who raise their voice against the maladministration and corrupt practices of the officers are either threatened or killed. ____(ix)_____ provision should be made for the safety of the youth or ____(x)_____standards should be set for the youth to raise its voice freely as per in the Constitution.

Fill in blank (ii).

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

Some parents force their children to study as it is thought to be far more useful for life than play. Through the experience of play a child enriches his life and becomes strong not only ____(i)____ but also ____(ii)____. There is ____(iii)____ reward at every level of effort, provided it is regular. Light regular exercise makes your heart run ____(iv)____ for at least 20 minutes thereafter. The reward is immunity to colds and flu, less stress, slightly healthier levels of cholesterol and blood pressure. The figure trims down ____(v)____ but only gradually.

Fill in blank (iv).

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

Some parents force their children to study as it is thought to be far more useful for life than play. Through the experience of play a child enriches his life and becomes strong not only ____(i)____ but also ____(ii)____. There is ____(iii)____ reward at every level of effort, provided it is regular. Light regular exercise makes your heart run ____(iv)____ for at least 20 minutes thereafter. The reward is immunity to colds and flu, less stress, slightly healthier levels of cholesterol and blood pressure. The figure trims down ____(v)____ but only gradually.

Fill in blank (i).

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

Some parents force their children to study as it is thought to be far more useful for life than play. Through the experience of play a child enriches his life and becomes strong not only ____(i)____ but also ____(ii)____. There is ____(iii)____ reward at every level of effort, provided it is regular. Light regular exercise makes your heart run ____(iv)____ for at least 20 minutes thereafter. The reward is immunity to colds and flu, less stress, slightly healthier levels of cholesterol and blood pressure. The figure trims down ____(v)____ but only gradually.

Fill in blank (v).

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

Some parents force their children to study as it is thought to be far more useful for life than play. Through the experience of play a child enriches his life and becomes strong not only ____(i)____ but also ____(ii)____. There is ____(iii)____ reward at every level of effort, provided it is regular. Light regular exercise makes your heart run ____(iv)____ for at least 20 minutes thereafter. The reward is immunity to colds and flu, less stress, slightly healthier levels of cholesterol and blood pressure. The figure trims down ____(v)____ but only gradually.

Fill in blank (iii).

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

Some parents force their children to study as it is thought to be far more useful for life than play. Through the experience of play a child enriches his life and becomes strong not only ____(i)____ but also ____(ii)____. There is ____(iii)____ reward at every level of effort, provided it is regular. Light regular exercise makes your heart run ____(iv)____ for at least 20 minutes thereafter. The reward is immunity to colds and flu, less stress, slightly healthier levels of cholesterol and blood pressure. The figure trims down ____(v)____ but only gradually.

Fill in blank (i).

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

____(i)____ determining factors pertaining to the nation’s health and well-being are family planning and nutrition. While talking about our country and its problems, let us remember that ____(ii)____ of these problems are the result of our success and development. Our population problem is an example. As an eminent doctor has ____(iii)____ remarked, doctors themselves are the creators of the population explosion; they must also find a way out. A child brings happiness. As Kabir, the saint-poet has said, a child comes crying into the world but the people around are swathed in smiles. But such is the economic lot of the bulk of our people that even the birth of a child adds to their anxiety. The aim of family planning is to restore joy to motherhood and to make child a wanted child, with a fair chance of health, education and employment. Until now our major difficulty was to create the motivation and psychological climate. Our campaign has been successful in certain pockets. It is not ____(iv)____ that soon a nationwide clamor for doctors and appliances for family planning will build up. And delay or failure in the family planning campaign will cause a setback to all our programmes. The other important health problem is that of nutrition. Howsoever good one’s harvest may be, let us not forget that a large part of our people are ____(v)____ under-nourished in terms of calories as well as life-building proteins. If nothing is done about this protein scarcity, these masses will remain condemned to an incomplete and lusterless life.

Fill in blank (iv).

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

____(i)____ determining factors pertaining to the nation’s health and well-being are family planning and nutrition. While talking about our country and its problems, let us remember that ____(ii)____ of these problems are the result of our success and development. Our population problem is an example. As an eminent doctor has ____(iii)____ remarked, doctors themselves are the creators of the population explosion; they must also find a way out. A child brings happiness. As Kabir, the saint-poet has said, a child comes crying into the world but the people around are swathed in smiles. But such is the economic lot of the bulk of our people that even the birth of a child adds to their anxiety. The aim of family planning is to restore joy to motherhood and to make child a wanted child, with a fair chance of health, education and employment. Until now our major difficulty was to create the motivation and psychological climate. Our campaign has been successful in certain pockets. It is not ____(iv)____ that soon a nationwide clamor for doctors and appliances for family planning will build up. And delay or failure in the family planning campaign will cause a setback to all our programmes. The other important health problem is that of nutrition. Howsoever good one’s harvest may be, let us not forget that a large part of our people are ____(v)____ under-nourished in terms of calories as well as life-building proteins. If nothing is done about this protein scarcity, these masses will remain condemned to an incomplete and lusterless life.

Fill in blank (ii).

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

____(i)____ determining factors pertaining to the nation’s health and well-being are family planning and nutrition. While talking about our country and its problems, let us remember that ____(ii)____ of these problems are the result of our success and development. Our population problem is an example. As an eminent doctor has ____(iii)____ remarked, doctors themselves are the creators of the population explosion; they must also find a way out. A child brings happiness. As Kabir, the saint-poet has said, a child comes crying into the world but the people around are swathed in smiles. But such is the economic lot of the bulk of our people that even the birth of a child adds to their anxiety. The aim of family planning is to restore joy to motherhood and to make child a wanted child, with a fair chance of health, education and employment. Until now our major difficulty was to create the motivation and psychological climate. Our campaign has been successful in certain pockets. It is not ____(iv)____ that soon a nationwide clamor for doctors and appliances for family planning will build up. And delay or failure in the family planning campaign will cause a setback to all our programmes. The other important health problem is that of nutrition. Howsoever good one’s harvest may be, let us not forget that a large part of our people are ____(v)____ under-nourished in terms of calories as well as life-building proteins. If nothing is done about this protein scarcity, these masses will remain condemned to an incomplete and lusterless life.

Fill in blank (iii).

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

____(i)____ determining factors pertaining to the nation’s health and well-being are family planning and nutrition. While talking about our country and its problems, let us remember that ____(ii)____ of these problems are the result of our success and development. Our population problem is an example. As an eminent doctor has ____(iii)____ remarked, doctors themselves are the creators of the population explosion; they must also find a way out. A child brings happiness. As Kabir, the saint-poet has said, a child comes crying into the world but the people around are swathed in smiles. But such is the economic lot of the bulk of our people that even the birth of a child adds to their anxiety. The aim of family planning is to restore joy to motherhood and to make child a wanted child, with a fair chance of health, education and employment. Until now our major difficulty was to create the motivation and psychological climate. Our campaign has been successful in certain pockets. It is not ____(iv)____ that soon a nationwide clamor for doctors and appliances for family planning will build up. And delay or failure in the family planning campaign will cause a setback to all our programmes. The other important health problem is that of nutrition. Howsoever good one’s harvest may be, let us not forget that a large part of our people are ____(v)____ under-nourished in terms of calories as well as life-building proteins. If nothing is done about this protein scarcity, these masses will remain condemned to an incomplete and lusterless life.

Fill in blank (v).

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

____(i)____ determining factors pertaining to the nation’s health and well-being are family planning and nutrition. While talking about our country and its problems, let us remember that ____(ii)____ of these problems are the result of our success and development. Our population problem is an example. As an eminent doctor has ____(iii)____ remarked, doctors themselves are the creators of the population explosion; they must also find a way out. A child brings happiness. As Kabir, the saint-poet has said, a child comes crying into the world but the people around are swathed in smiles. But such is the economic lot of the bulk of our people that even the birth of a child adds to their anxiety. The aim of family planning is to restore joy to motherhood and to make child a wanted child, with a fair chance of health, education and employment. Until now our major difficulty was to create the motivation and psychological climate. Our campaign has been successful in certain pockets. It is not ____(iv)____ that soon a nationwide clamor for doctors and appliances for family planning will build up. And delay or failure in the family planning campaign will cause a setback to all our programmes. The other important health problem is that of nutrition. Howsoever good one’s harvest may be, let us not forget that a large part of our people are ____(v)____ under-nourished in terms of calories as well as life-building proteins. If nothing is done about this protein scarcity, these masses will remain condemned to an incomplete and lusterless life.

Fill the blank (v).

Directions: 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.

Human beings who get irritated by people or situations around them only ____(i) to make themselves angry unlike the oysters which _____(ii) the best kind of gem when they get irritated. Oysters, a kind of shellfish and found mostly at the ______(iii) of the sea, are of many kinds like clams, conchs, mussels, scallops and others. An oyster has a _____(iv) like an oval box with a lid and they keep the lid slightly open. Some are even considered a ______(v) as they are edible. The layer _____(vi) flesh that is the real oyster is called mantle and it really gets irritated if any _____(vii) enters it through the open space. That is how the formation of pearls also takes place. The pearl is a result of the irritation that the mantle ______(viii) to the object, as it makes layers and layers of shell around the intruder or unwanted object. This _____(ix) for years and finally the most beautiful and precious pearl is formed. This awesome gem comes in ______(x) shapes and colours.

Fill the blank (x).

Directions: 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.

Human beings who get irritated by people or situations around them only ____(i) to make themselves angry unlike the oysters which _____(ii) the best kind of gem when they get irritated. Oysters, a kind of shellfish and found mostly at the ______(iii) of the sea, are of many kinds like clams, conchs, mussels, scallops and others. An oyster has a _____(iv) like an oval box with a lid and they keep the lid slightly open. Some are even considered a ______(v) as they are edible. The layer _____(vi) flesh that is the real oyster is called mantle and it really gets irritated if any _____(vii) enters it through the open space. That is how the formation of pearls also takes place. The pearl is a result of the irritation that the mantle ______(viii) to the object, as it makes layers and layers of shell around the intruder or unwanted object. This _____(ix) for years and finally the most beautiful and precious pearl is formed. This awesome gem comes in ______(x) shapes and colours.