Cloze Test

Find out the appropriate word

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

He was a charismatic leader, an entrepreneur and a highly effective manager all rolled into one. As a leader, he __(41)__ the company’s growth plan in a dedicated manner and he never __(42)__ focus. The cement industry in those days was doing badly. __(43)__ to everyone’s expectations he sanctioned an additional plant in __(44)__ time. He was __(45)__ that since the cement industry was cyclic in nature, by the time the plant was __(46)__ the market would have improved. It did happen and the decision brought rich __(47)__ when the plant was commissioned.
Not only was he a great entrepreneur but he also __(48)__ all his senior people to be ‘practising entrepreneurs’. I have seen a similar example at the Asian Institute of Management, which allows its professors to __(49)__ their own business. This made their lectures more practical and less theoretical. It is the __(50)__ of the Institute’s success.

Find out the appropriate word

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

He was a charismatic leader, an entrepreneur and a highly effective manager all rolled into one. As a leader, he __(41)__ the company’s growth plan in a dedicated manner and he never __(42)__ focus. The cement industry in those days was doing badly. __(43)__ to everyone’s expectations he sanctioned an additional plant in __(44)__ time. He was __(45)__ that since the cement industry was cyclic in nature, by the time the plant was __(46)__ the market would have improved. It did happen and the decision brought rich __(47)__ when the plant was commissioned.
Not only was he a great entrepreneur but he also __(48)__ all his senior people to be ‘practising entrepreneurs’. I have seen a similar example at the Asian Institute of Management, which allows its professors to __(49)__ their own business. This made their lectures more practical and less theoretical. It is the __(50)__ of the Institute’s success.

Find out the appropriate word

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

He was a charismatic leader, an entrepreneur and a highly effective manager all rolled into one. As a leader, he __(41)__ the company’s growth plan in a dedicated manner and he never __(42)__ focus. The cement industry in those days was doing badly. __(43)__ to everyone’s expectations he sanctioned an additional plant in __(44)__ time. He was __(45)__ that since the cement industry was cyclic in nature, by the time the plant was __(46)__ the market would have improved. It did happen and the decision brought rich __(47)__ when the plant was commissioned.
Not only was he a great entrepreneur but he also __(48)__ all his senior people to be ‘practising entrepreneurs’. I have seen a similar example at the Asian Institute of Management, which allows its professors to __(49)__ their own business. This made their lectures more practical and less theoretical. It is the __(50)__ of the Institute’s success.

Fill in blank (iii).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

Kanika was a food fanatic girl. She ___(i)__    had any friends because she thought it was much more fun to spend her time alone, eating cakes and puddings. Her parents were ___(ii)____, so they took all the sweet food in the house and hid it. So Kanika left the house, desperately ___(iii)____ for something sweet to eat. She went around, until she ended up in a small abandoned hut full of old pots and glasses of all shapes and sizes. Out of all of them, the one that ___(iv)____ Kanika's attention most, was a shiny little bottle made of gold coloured glass. It ___(v)____ to be full of chocolate and Kanika took a quick swig.

Fill in blank (ii).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

Kanika was a food fanatic girl. She ___(i)__    had any friends because she thought it was much more fun to spend her time alone, eating cakes and puddings. Her parents were ___(ii)____, so they took all the sweet food in the house and hid it. So Kanika left the house, desperately ___(iii)____ for something sweet to eat. She went around, until she ended up in a small abandoned hut full of old pots and glasses of all shapes and sizes. Out of all of them, the one that ___(iv)____ Kanika's attention most, was a shiny little bottle made of gold coloured glass. It ___(v)____ to be full of chocolate and Kanika took a quick swig.

Fill in blank (iv).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

Kanika was a food fanatic girl. She ___(i)__    had any friends because she thought it was much more fun to spend her time alone, eating cakes and puddings. Her parents were ___(ii)____, so they took all the sweet food in the house and hid it. So Kanika left the house, desperately ___(iii)____ for something sweet to eat. She went around, until she ended up in a small abandoned hut full of old pots and glasses of all shapes and sizes. Out of all of them, the one that ___(iv)____ Kanika's attention most, was a shiny little bottle made of gold coloured glass. It ___(v)____ to be full of chocolate and Kanika took a quick swig.

Fill in blank (v).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

Kanika was a food fanatic girl. She ___(i)__    had any friends because she thought it was much more fun to spend her time alone, eating cakes and puddings. Her parents were ___(ii)____, so they took all the sweet food in the house and hid it. So Kanika left the house, desperately ___(iii)____ for something sweet to eat. She went around, until she ended up in a small abandoned hut full of old pots and glasses of all shapes and sizes. Out of all of them, the one that ___(iv)____ Kanika's attention most, was a shiny little bottle made of gold coloured glass. It ___(v)____ to be full of chocolate and Kanika took a quick swig.

Fill in blank (i).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

Kanika was a food fanatic girl. She ___(i)__    had any friends because she thought it was much more fun to spend her time alone, eating cakes and puddings. Her parents were ___(ii)____, so they took all the sweet food in the house and hid it. So Kanika left the house, desperately ___(iii)____ for something sweet to eat. She went around, until she ended up in a small abandoned hut full of old pots and glasses of all shapes and sizes. Out of all of them, the one that ___(iv)____ Kanika's attention most, was a shiny little bottle made of gold coloured glass. It ___(v)____ to be full of chocolate and Kanika took a quick swig.

Fill blank (i).

Directions: Read the following passage with numbered blanks.

In July 2008, one of the most inspiring leaders of our times, will ____(i)____ his ninetieth birthday. Nelson Mandela retired from politics in 1999, but he has remained ____(ii)____ continuing his work through the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The foundation has launched an Aids awareness campaign, 46664, named ____(iii)____ Mandela’s prison number. He has also set up a scholarship programme whose ____(iv)____ was to promote leadership among young Africans.
During the 1990s, ____(v)____ I worked with Mr. Mandela on his autobiography ‘’Long Walk to Freedom’’, I _____(vi)_____ his leadership first hand. During his election campaign we were on board a plane discussing his book. Twenty minutes ____(vii)____ to landing the engine failed. Many began to panic. The only thing that _____(viii)____ them was looking at Mandela, who was reading his paper as if he was a passenger on a morning train to work. The plane landed safely and when we got into the car taking us to the hotel he _____(ix)____ to me, ‘’I was terrified on the plane !’’ As a leader he realised he was a model for others and this gave him the strength to ____(x)____ over his own fear.

Fill blank (vii).

Directions: Read the following passage with numbered blanks.

In July 2008, one of the most inspiring leaders of our times, will ____(i)____ his ninetieth birthday. Nelson Mandela retired from politics in 1999, but he has remained ____(ii)____ continuing his work through the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The foundation has launched an Aids awareness campaign, 46664, named ____(iii)____ Mandela’s prison number. He has also set up a scholarship programme whose ____(iv)____ was to promote leadership among young Africans.
During the 1990s, ____(v)____ I worked with Mr. Mandela on his autobiography ‘’Long Walk to Freedom’’, I _____(vi)_____ his leadership first hand. During his election campaign we were on board a plane discussing his book. Twenty minutes ____(vii)____ to landing the engine failed. Many began to panic. The only thing that _____(viii)____ them was looking at Mandela, who was reading his paper as if he was a passenger on a morning train to work. The plane landed safely and when we got into the car taking us to the hotel he _____(ix)____ to me, ‘’I was terrified on the plane !’’ As a leader he realised he was a model for others and this gave him the strength to ____(x)____ over his own fear.

Fill blank (iii).

Directions: Read the following passage with numbered blanks.

In July 2008, one of the most inspiring leaders of our times, will ____(i)____ his ninetieth birthday. Nelson Mandela retired from politics in 1999, but he has remained ____(ii)____ continuing his work through the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The foundation has launched an Aids awareness campaign, 46664, named ____(iii)____ Mandela’s prison number. He has also set up a scholarship programme whose ____(iv)____ was to promote leadership among young Africans.
During the 1990s, ____(v)____ I worked with Mr. Mandela on his autobiography ‘’Long Walk to Freedom’’, I _____(vi)_____ his leadership first hand. During his election campaign we were on board a plane discussing his book. Twenty minutes ____(vii)____ to landing the engine failed. Many began to panic. The only thing that _____(viii)____ them was looking at Mandela, who was reading his paper as if he was a passenger on a morning train to work. The plane landed safely and when we got into the car taking us to the hotel he _____(ix)____ to me, ‘’I was terrified on the plane !’’ As a leader he realised he was a model for others and this gave him the strength to ____(x)____ over his own fear.

Fill blank (vi).

Directions: Read the following passage with numbered blanks.

In July 2008, one of the most inspiring leaders of our times, will ____(i)____ his ninetieth birthday. Nelson Mandela retired from politics in 1999, but he has remained ____(ii)____ continuing his work through the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The foundation has launched an Aids awareness campaign, 46664, named ____(iii)____ Mandela’s prison number. He has also set up a scholarship programme whose ____(iv)____ was to promote leadership among young Africans.
During the 1990s, ____(v)____ I worked with Mr. Mandela on his autobiography ‘’Long Walk to Freedom’’, I _____(vi)_____ his leadership first hand. During his election campaign we were on board a plane discussing his book. Twenty minutes ____(vii)____ to landing the engine failed. Many began to panic. The only thing that _____(viii)____ them was looking at Mandela, who was reading his paper as if he was a passenger on a morning train to work. The plane landed safely and when we got into the car taking us to the hotel he _____(ix)____ to me, ‘’I was terrified on the plane !’’ As a leader he realised he was a model for others and this gave him the strength to ____(x)____ over his own fear.

Fill blank (ix).

Directions: Read the following passage with numbered blanks.

In July 2008, one of the most inspiring leaders of our times, will ____(i)____ his ninetieth birthday. Nelson Mandela retired from politics in 1999, but he has remained ____(ii)____ continuing his work through the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The foundation has launched an Aids awareness campaign, 46664, named ____(iii)____ Mandela’s prison number. He has also set up a scholarship programme whose ____(iv)____ was to promote leadership among young Africans.
During the 1990s, ____(v)____ I worked with Mr. Mandela on his autobiography ‘’Long Walk to Freedom’’, I _____(vi)_____ his leadership first hand. During his election campaign we were on board a plane discussing his book. Twenty minutes ____(vii)____ to landing the engine failed. Many began to panic. The only thing that _____(viii)____ them was looking at Mandela, who was reading his paper as if he was a passenger on a morning train to work. The plane landed safely and when we got into the car taking us to the hotel he _____(ix)____ to me, ‘’I was terrified on the plane !’’ As a leader he realised he was a model for others and this gave him the strength to ____(x)____ over his own fear.

Fill blank (x).

Directions: Read the following passage with numbered blanks.

In July 2008, one of the most inspiring leaders of our times, will ____(i)____ his ninetieth birthday. Nelson Mandela retired from politics in 1999, but he has remained ____(ii)____ continuing his work through the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The foundation has launched an Aids awareness campaign, 46664, named ____(iii)____ Mandela’s prison number. He has also set up a scholarship programme whose ____(iv)____ was to promote leadership among young Africans.
During the 1990s, ____(v)____ I worked with Mr. Mandela on his autobiography ‘’Long Walk to Freedom’’, I _____(vi)_____ his leadership first hand. During his election campaign we were on board a plane discussing his book. Twenty minutes ____(vii)____ to landing the engine failed. Many began to panic. The only thing that _____(viii)____ them was looking at Mandela, who was reading his paper as if he was a passenger on a morning train to work. The plane landed safely and when we got into the car taking us to the hotel he _____(ix)____ to me, ‘’I was terrified on the plane !’’ As a leader he realised he was a model for others and this gave him the strength to ____(x)____ over his own fear.

Fill blank (iv).

Directions: Read the following passage with numbered blanks.

In July 2008, one of the most inspiring leaders of our times, will ____(i)____ his ninetieth birthday. Nelson Mandela retired from politics in 1999, but he has remained ____(ii)____ continuing his work through the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The foundation has launched an Aids awareness campaign, 46664, named ____(iii)____ Mandela’s prison number. He has also set up a scholarship programme whose ____(iv)____ was to promote leadership among young Africans.
During the 1990s, ____(v)____ I worked with Mr. Mandela on his autobiography ‘’Long Walk to Freedom’’, I _____(vi)_____ his leadership first hand. During his election campaign we were on board a plane discussing his book. Twenty minutes ____(vii)____ to landing the engine failed. Many began to panic. The only thing that _____(viii)____ them was looking at Mandela, who was reading his paper as if he was a passenger on a morning train to work. The plane landed safely and when we got into the car taking us to the hotel he _____(ix)____ to me, ‘’I was terrified on the plane !’’ As a leader he realised he was a model for others and this gave him the strength to ____(x)____ over his own fear.