Cloze Test

SSC CGL · English Comprehension · 28 practice questions with answers and explanations: 8 Easy, 10 Medium, 10 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Fill in the blank: "We ___ dinner when the phone rang."

  1. eat
  2. ate
  3. were eating
  4. have eaten
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Answer: C. An ongoing action interrupted by another past action uses the past continuous: 'were eating'.

Sample Medium question 2

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

Sample Hard question 3

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 (4).

  1. because
  2. unless
  3. although
  4. so that
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Answer: D. The notes are made for a purpose, so that you can revise them.

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