Cloze Test

JKSSB Sub-Inspector (Executive) · English · 28 practice questions with answers and explanations: 8 Easy, 10 Medium, 10 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

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 (1).

  1. drop
  2. drops
  3. dropping
  4. have dropped
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Answer: B. The subject 'the temperature' is singular, and 'when' introduces a habitual action, so the simple present 'drops' fits.

Sample Medium question 2

Fill in the blank: "If it rains tomorrow, we ___ the match."

  1. postpone
  2. will postpone
  3. postponed
  4. would postpone
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Answer: B. First conditional sentences use 'will + base verb' in the main clause.

Sample Hard question 3

Fill in the blank: "She acted as ___ she knew everything."

  1. if
  2. when
  3. that
  4. so
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Answer: A. 'As if' is the standard idiomatic construction for a hypothetical manner.

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