Cloze Test

JKSSB Assistant Training Officer (Handicrafts & Handlooms) · General English · 76 practice questions with answers and explanations: 41 Easy, 35 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Passage: The Himalayan range (1) ___ across several countries. The range (2) ___ the climate of the subcontinent by blocking cold winds from the north. Its glaciers (3) ___ rivers like the Indus and the Ganga. Scientists warn that rising temperatures are (4) ___ these glaciers to melt faster. Choose the word for blank (1).

  1. stretch
  2. stretching
  3. stretched
  4. stretches
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Answer: D. The singular subject 'range' takes 'stretches'.

Sample Easy question 2

Passage: A library is a treasure house of knowledge. Anyone who (1) ___ a library card can borrow books. Students (2) ___ most from its collection. A quiet corner of a library helps one (3) ___ on reading without disturbance. Libraries should therefore be (4) ___ in every locality. Choose the word for blank (1).

  1. holds
  2. holding
  3. held
  4. hold
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Answer: A. 'Anyone' is singular, so 'holds'.

Sample Easy question 3

Passage: A library is a treasure house of knowledge. Anyone who (1) ___ a library card can borrow books. Students (2) ___ most from its collection. A quiet corner of a library helps one (3) ___ on reading without disturbance. Libraries should therefore be (4) ___ in every locality. Choose the word for blank (2).

  1. benefits
  2. benefit
  3. benefiting
  4. benefited
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Answer: B. The plural subject 'students' takes 'benefit'.

Sample Medium question 4

Passage: Every winter, when the temperature in the valley (1) ___ below zero, parts of Dal Lake sometimes freeze. Shikara owners, who (2) ___ on tourists for their income, wait patiently (3) ___ the season changes. (4) ___ the cold, many visitors still come to see the frozen lake. Choose the word for blank (3).

  1. because
  2. although
  3. unless
  4. until
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Answer: D. They wait up to the time the season changes: 'until'.

Sample Medium question 5

Passage: Every winter, when the temperature in the valley (1) ___ below zero, parts of Dal Lake sometimes freeze. Shikara owners, who (2) ___ on tourists for their income, wait patiently (3) ___ the season changes. (4) ___ the cold, many visitors still come to see the frozen lake. Choose the word for blank (4).

  1. However
  2. Although
  3. Despite
  4. Because of
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Answer: C. A noun phrase ('the cold') follows and the idea is contrast, so 'Despite' is correct. 'Although' needs a clause.

Sample Medium question 6

Passage: Reading a newspaper daily is one of the (1) ___ ways to prepare for general awareness. It keeps you (2) ___ about current events and also improves your vocabulary. However, reading alone is not (3) ___; you should also make short notes (4) ___ you can revise them before the exam. Choose the word for blank (2).

  1. information
  2. informing
  3. inform
  4. informed
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Answer: D. 'Keeps you informed' uses the adjective (past participle) form.

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