Cloze Test

Ladakh Prison Department · English · 76 practice questions with answers and explanations: 41 Easy, 35 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Passage: Water is the most precious resource on earth. Yet, many people (1) ___ it as if it will never run out. In several regions, rivers are drying up (2) ___ of overuse and pollution. If we do not (3) ___ care, future generations may face a severe shortage. It is (4) ___ that every citizen learns to save water. Choose the word for blank (2).

  1. despite
  2. instead
  3. because
  4. apart
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Answer: C. 'Because of' introduces the cause.

Sample Easy question 2

Passage: Water is the most precious resource on earth. Yet, many people (1) ___ it as if it will never run out. In several regions, rivers are drying up (2) ___ of overuse and pollution. If we do not (3) ___ care, future generations may face a severe shortage. It is (4) ___ that every citizen learns to save water. Choose the word for blank (3).

  1. taking
  2. took
  3. take
  4. takes
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Answer: C. After 'do not', the base form is used: 'take care'.

Sample Easy question 3

Passage: Technology has (1) ___ our lives in many ways. A student today can (2) ___ information from anywhere in the world within seconds. However, (3) ___ use of screens can harm eyesight and sleep. Parents should therefore (4) ___ a healthy balance for their children. Choose the word for blank (1).

  1. change
  2. changed
  3. changes
  4. changing
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Answer: B. 'Has' is followed by the past participle.

Sample Medium question 4

Fill in the blank: "Neither the teacher nor the students ___ present."

  1. has
  2. was
  3. were
  4. is
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Answer: C. With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject, 'students' (plural), so 'were' is correct.

Sample Medium question 5

Fill in the blank: "Had I known about the meeting, I ___ attended it."

  1. would have
  2. will have
  3. would
  4. had
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Answer: A. This is a third conditional sentence, requiring 'would have + past participle'.

Sample Medium question 6

Fill in the blank: "By the time we arrived, the movie ___ already started."

  1. has
  2. had
  3. was
  4. have
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Answer: B. An action completed before another past action uses the past perfect: 'had started'.

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