English Language

Cloze Test

1,087 Questions
All Contextual Vocabulary 597 Confusable Words 121 Tense and Aspect 69 Collocations 62 Determiners and Quantifiers 53 Preposition Usage 51 Conjunctions and Connectors 38 Pronoun Reference 30 Subject-Verb Agreement 24 Phrasal Verbs 16 Modal Verbs 13 Idioms and Phrases 6

Cloze Test Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following passage there are some blanks. Select the appropriate word and fill blank (i).

The opportunities for the young educated urban Indians will be considerable, even if the quality of work in ITES is (i) exceptional. However, the (ii) drive to cut costs means that the jobs created in India _(iii)_ permanent.

  1. neither

  2. not

  3. no

  4. none
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

...even if the quality of work in ITES is not exceptional. 'Even if' gives the clue. 

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following passage there are some blanks. Select the appropriate word and fill blank (ii).

The opportunities for the young educated urban Indians will be considerable, even if the quality of work in ITES is (i) exceptional. However, the (ii) drive to cut costs means that the jobs created in India _(iii)_ permanent.

  1. continue

  2. continuance

  3. continuing

  4. continuous
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

However, the continuing drive to cut costs means that the jobs created in India..... 

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following passage there are some blanks. Select the appropriate word and fill blank (iii).

The opportunities for the young educated urban Indians will be considerable, even if the quality of work in ITES is (i) exceptional. However, the (ii) drive to cut costs means that the jobs created in India _(iii)_ permanent.

  1. not will be

  2. will be not

  3. be will not

  4. will not be
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

...... drive to cut costs means that the jobs created in India will not be permanent. All other options have the words in incorrect order. 

Multiple choice

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word to fill the corresponding gap. The Superintendent was sitting there, reading the newspaper. The large desk in front of him was _(i)_ high with a great assortment of papers, most of which looked _(ii), a heap of them partially covered the telephone. As the Superintendent got up I saw that he was an _(iii)__ tall man. _(iv)_ at me, he lunged forward.

Fill the blank (i).

  1. assembled

  2. contained

  3. piled

  4. tiled
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence means to say that the desk was stacked high with papers, that is to say, the desk was piled high with papers.

Multiple choice

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word to fill the corresponding gap. The Superintendent was sitting there, reading the newspaper. The large desk in front of him was _(i)_ high with a great assortment of papers, most of which looked _(ii), a heap of them partially covered the telephone. As the Superintendent got up I saw that he was an _(iii)__ tall man. _(iv)_ at me, he lunged forward.

Fill the blank (ii).

  1. irrelevant

  2. boring

  3. discarded

  4. official
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The best option is the word ‘official’ as the papers on the desk of a Superintendent would most importantly be official though they may also appear irrelevant, boring or discarded to others. 

Multiple choice

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word to fill the corresponding gap. The Superintendent was sitting there, reading the newspaper. The large desk in front of him was _(i)_ high with a great assortment of papers, most of which looked _(ii), a heap of them partially covered the telephone. As the Superintendent got up I saw that he was an _(iii)__ tall man. _(iv)_ at me, he lunged forward.

Fill the blank (iii).

  1. immensely

  2. absolutely

  3. out and out

  4. utterly
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence means that the Superintendent was a very tall man. All other words mean ‘totally’ which is not applicable here. Hence, “immensely” is the correct word to be used.

Multiple choice

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option to fill the corresponding gap. There was a time when the sun never _(i)_ on the British Empire. The British flag flew in countries across the world because Britain _(ii)_ these nations under her control. India was under British _(iii)_ for almost two centuries. Other countries were also _(iv)_ of England.

Fill the blank (i).

  1. sets

  2. set

  3. sat

  4. sit
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence requires the use of past tense form of the verb ‘set’ as the paragraph is talking about the past.

Multiple choice

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option to fill the corresponding gap. There was a time when the sun never _(i)_ on the British Empire. The British flag flew in countries across the world because Britain _(ii)_ these nations under her control. India was under British _(iii)_ for almost two centuries. Other countries were also _(iv)_ of England.

Fill the blank (ii).

  1. had bought

  2. brought

  3. had brought

  4. bought
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The past participle of the verb ‘bring’ has to be used here along with “had” because the sentence talks about two things which happened in the past and the one in question happened earlier than the other.

Multiple choice

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word to fill the corresponding gap. The Superintendent was sitting there, reading the newspaper. The large desk in front of him was _(i)_ high with a great assortment of papers, most of which looked _(ii), a heap of them partially covered the telephone. As the Superintendent got up I saw that he was an _(iii)__ tall man. _(iv)_ at me, he lunged forward.

Fill the blank (iv).

  1. Ogling

  2. Staring

  3. Scrutinizing

  4. Eyeing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The use of the word “stared” is appropriate. ‘To ogle’ is to stare in a lecherous way and ‘scrutinize’ is used for objects. The word ‘eyeing’ is not appropriate because it means ‘looking at closely or with interest’. Since the Superintendent ‘lunged forward’ we can assume that he was not so amiable as to eye the visitor (narrator).

Multiple choice

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option to fill the corresponding gap. There was a time when the sun never _(i)_ on the British Empire. The British flag flew in countries across the world because Britain _(ii)_ these nations under her control. India was under British _(iii)_ for almost two centuries. Other countries were also _(iv)_ of England.

Fill the blank (iv).

  1. associates

  2. colonies

  3. allies

  4. slaves
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The last sentence means that other countries were also under the political control of Britain. The use of the word ‘also’ suggests that other countries were ‘colonies’ of Britain just like India was. So the words ‘associates’ and ‘allies’ are not appropriate here.

Multiple choice

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option to fill the corresponding gap. There was a time when the sun never _(i)_ on the British Empire. The British flag flew in countries across the world because Britain _(ii)_ these nations under her control. India was under British _(iii)_ for almost two centuries. Other countries were also _(iv)_ of England.

Fill the blank (iii).

  1. domination

  2. denomination

  3. supremacy

  4. region
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence means that the British dominated India for almost two centuries. Hence, the word ‘domination’.

Multiple choice

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word to fill the corresponding gap. The Superintendent was sitting there, reading the newspaper. The large desk in front of him was _(i)_ high with a great assortment of papers, most of which looked _(ii), a heap of them partially covered the telephone. As the Superintendent got up I saw that he was an _(iii)__ tall man. _(iv)_ at me, he lunged forward.

Fill blank (i).

  1. assembled

  2. contained

  3. piled

  4. tiled
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence means to say that the desk was stacked high with papers, that is to say, the desk was piled high with papers.

Multiple choice

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word to fill the corresponding gap. The Superintendent was sitting there, reading the newspaper. The large desk in front of him was _(i)_ high with a great assortment of papers, most of which looked _(ii), a heap of them partially covered the telephone. As the Superintendent got up I saw that he was an _(iii)__ tall man. _(iv)_ at me, he lunged forward.

Fill blank (ii).

  1. irrelevant

  2. boring

  3. discarded

  4. official
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The best option is the word ‘official’ as the papers on the desk of a Superintendent would most importantly be official, though they may also appear irrelevant, boring or discarded to others. 

Multiple choice

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word to fill the corresponding gap. The Superintendent was sitting there, reading the newspaper. The large desk in front of him was _(i)_ high with a great assortment of papers, most of which looked _(ii), a heap of them partially covered the telephone. As the Superintendent got up I saw that he was an _(iii)__ tall man. _(iv)_ at me, he lunged forward.

Fill blank (iii).

  1. immensely

  2. absolutely

  3. out and out

  4. utterly
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence means that the Superintendent was a very tall man. All other words mean ‘totally’ which is not applicable here. Hence, “immensely” is the correct word to be used.

Multiple choice

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word to fill the corresponding gap. The Superintendent was sitting there, reading the newspaper. The large desk in front of him was _(i)_ high with a great assortment of papers, most of which looked _(ii), a heap of them partially covered the telephone. As the Superintendent got up I saw that he was an _(iii)__ tall man. _(iv)_ at me, he lunged forward.

Fill blank (iv).

  1. Ogling

  2. Staring

  3. Scrutinising

  4. Eyeing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The use of the word “stared” is appropriate. ‘To ogle’ is to stare in a lecherous way and ‘scrutinise’ is used for objects. The word ‘eyeing’ is not appropriate because it means ‘looking at closely or with interest’. Since the Superintendent ‘lunged forward’, we can assume that he was not so amiable as to eye the visitor (narrator).