What is Cloze Test?
A cloze test is usually
a passage with some blank spaces and candidates are required to fill in the
blank with a suitable word of given options. The purpose of this test is to
judge the grammatically and vocabulary knowledge and common sense of the candidates.
IBPS PO and SO requirements exams some of questions ask in this topic. So we
have to much practice in this types question to solve easily.
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How to Attempt and solve cloze test questions in exam?
Bank exams like IBPS
Bank PO or IBPS SO, some cloze test related question may be asked in this topic
and this is a high scoring part of English language. Candidates must have good
knowledge of grammar rules and vocabulary to solve the cloze test question.
Candidate must read first whole passage before starting to answer the question and
follow some tips and tricks.
1. Read the whole
passage and understand what it is about.
2. Found logical
relation in the sentence together be carefully
3. Eliminate unnecessary
word for provided options.
5. Use frequently word
Directions:
- In the following passage, there are blanks, each which has been numbered.
These number are printed below the passage and against each number five words
are suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find the appropriate
words in each case.
Without doubt there is
the thing (1) to all of us we have played a some of sometime in
our lives. Most of us played to relax or have fun, but for many playing a game
or sport is a way to (2) poverty behind. Infect, in many African countries,
playing a sport professionally can (3) the lives of a person’s
entire family. For example, in the small town of deco, in Ethiopia (4)
than a hundred of dawn everyday each of these youth is (5) and
serious and their coach is (6) that one of them will be a word
champion. This seems like an idle (7) but it is virtually a guarantee in
this small community (8) mainly farmers. Many of the fastest male
and female distance runner in the world hail from this small town.
1. (1) accepted
3. (1) changes
(2) Arrange
(3) Control
(4) Transform
(5) Shift
4. (1) further
(2) More
(3) Greater
(4) Over
(5) Larger
5. (1) Concentrated
(2) Rival
(3) Focused
(4) Playful
(5) Performed
6. (1) convince
(2) Optimist
(3) Intended
(4) Privilege
(5) Confident
7. (1) boast
(2) Suspicion
(3) Risk
(4) Worship
(5) Precaution
8. (1) existing
(2) That
(3) Comprising
(4) Consisting
(5) For
Answers – 1. (2),
2. (5), 3. (4), 4. (2), 5. (3), 6. (5), 7. (1), 8. (2)
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