CLOZE ACTIVITY

Worksheets on Cloze Activity include questions with solutions on cloze tests and fill in the blanks for practicing and improving.

WORKSHEET 1 ON CLOZE ACTIVITY

DIRECTION: We give below a passage on cloze activity questions. We have left out some of the words. We indicate each of the words by a number. Find the suitable word from the options. Fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.

After taxing fixed deposits, the tax authorities are now (21) at recurring deposits, popular among small savers, to (22) revenue (23).

From June 1, interest income of Rs. 10,000 or more in a financial year from recurring deposits will be (24) to TDS (tax deducted at source), as is the case with fixed deposits. The TDS rate will be 10 percent, if the bank has the PAN details of the depositor, (25) the deduction rate will be 20 percent. (IBPS)

21. a)overlooking    b)dodging    c)looking    d)glancing    e)noticing (IBPS)

22. a)undermine    b)hinder    c)dissuade    d)advance    e)boost (IBPS)

23. a)collections    b)collation    c)acquiring    d)store    e)compilation (IBPS)

24. a)neglected    b)consented    c)guided    d)subjected    e)directed (IBPS)

25. a)then    b)otherwise    c)if not    d)besides    e)alias (IBPS)

 

ANSWERS for CLOZE ACTIVITY:-

21(c)    22(e)    23(a)    24(d)    25(b)

WORKSHEET 2

DIRECTIONS: Each question below on cloze test questions has one or more blanks. Each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Choose the word(s) for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

11. Amid a surge in corporate indebtedness, Sebi is asking credit rating agencies to come out with a ____ of disclosures and ____ accountabilities.

a)few, discharge    b)lot, share    c)purpose, accept    d)task, resume    e)slew, fix

12. The government appointed three members to the monetary policy committee (MPC), putting the ____ on India’s new architecture of setting interest rates and ending the RBI governor’s role as ____ arbiter.

a)signature, whole    b)seal, sole    c)logo, full    d)mark, new    e)indication, complete

13. A high alert was ____ along the Mumbai coast and adjoining areas after a group of men were ____ moving suspiciously near a naval base at Uran in Raigad district.

a)signalled, viewed    b)communicated, seen    c)sent, watched    d)sounded, spotted    e)remitted, observed

14. Pakistan is among those countries that keep US ____ well past midnight owing to continued ____ of terror groups on its territory and its internal schisms. (IBPS)

a)alert, lack    b)cautions, absence    c)awake, presence    d)asleep, report    e)watchful, effect

15. Directorate of Estate ____ urban development ministry is planning to send a fresh notice to Congress to recover the ____ dues.

a)under, outstanding    b)in, remaining    c)of, balance    d)for, net    e)at, upcoming

ANSWERS FOR CLOZE ACTIVITY:-

11(e)    12(b)    13(d)    14(c)    15(a)

WORKSHEET 3 

DIRECTION: We give below a passage on cloze test questions. We have left out some of the words. We indicate each of the words by a number. Find the suitable word from the options. Fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.

Although “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” were (36) to be “unalienable rights” in the US Declaration of Independence for more than two centuries before, the last has been rather (37) in most parts of the world. Indeed, only Bhutan has famously (38) it to be a matter of national importance years ago. And in India, it seems only Sikkim and Madhya Pradesh governments have taken happiness seriously. Whether a ministry of happiness – as (39) by MP – is the right catalyst to infuse good cheer may be debatable but the need for a deeper study of this coveted state of being is manifest. Especially since India (40) in the bottom half of the UN’s 2012. World Happiness Report, unhappily behind even China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

36.a)delivered    b)assigned    c)recalled    d)declared    e)persuaded

37.a)facing    b)elusive    c)inviting    d)transitory    e)encountering

38.a)deemed      b)suspected    c)set    d)esteemed    e)concealed

39.a)submitted    b)granted    c)reduced    d)objected    e)mooted

40.a)improved    b)strengthened     c)languished    d)desired    e)failed

ANSWERS:-

36(d)    37(b)    38(a)    39(e)    40(c)

WORKSHEET 4 FOR CLOZE ACTIVITY

DIRECTIONS: Each question below has one or more blanks. Each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Choose the word(s) for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

6. In his first interview after Jio’s official launch earlier this month, Mittal said the ____ over points of interconnection will be ____ in the next few weeks. (IBPS)

a)queue, mulled    b)rage, questioned    c)succession, worked    d)row, resolved    e)contents, waved

7. ____ the Line of Control (LoC) better is high on the government’s ____ after the Uri terrorist attack. (IBPS)

a)Ignoring, diary    b)Counselling, docket    c)Observing, plan    d)Following, card    e)Monitoring, agenda

8. The finance ministry has made a proposal. He said the budget be presented on February 1. This is to be done as ____ to the current practice of last working day of February, ____ the process to be completed before the new financial year begins. (IBPS)

a)contradicted, granting    b)opposed, allowing    c)protested, confessing    d)counter, admitting    e)supposed, conceding

9. Tombo Imaging, a Bengaluru-based company, will help ____ sophisticated technology to detect and visualize objects in all types of conditions, thus ____ vital intelligence that can secure assets and save lives.

a)deploy, providing    b)display, depriving    c)unfold, removing    d)withhold, giving     e)open, taking

10. India’s biggest phone company Bharti Airtel sees a ____ in margin ____ account of Reliance Jio’s entry.

a)pressure, in    b)opening, of    c)squeeze, on    d)restraint, at    e)congestion, by

 

ANSWERS FOR CLOZE ACTIVITY 4 :-

6(d)    7(e)    8(b)    9(a)    10(c)

 

WORKSHEET 5 FOR CLOZE ACTIVITY

DIRECTIONS: Each question below has one or more blanks. Each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Choose the word(s) for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

1. Nirma intends to fund the ____through equal proportion of equity and target level financing.

a)acquisition    b)attainment    c)dearth    d)need    e)pursuit

2. Foreign portfolio investors ____ in Rs. 1000 crore into the local equity market last week.

a)withdrew    b)channelized    c)pumped    d)threw    e)pulled

3. The Supreme Court has extended the ____ granted to the Sahara chief on humanitarian grounds.

a)discharge    b)pardon    c)leave    d)release    e)parole

4. The AIBEA and All India Bank Officers’ Association had planned to hold joint programs to protest against the ____ merger and consolidation of banks.

a)advised    b)proposed    c)arranged    d)urged    e)scheduled

5. We are going to ____ a PIL.

a)book    b)case    c)register    d)file    e)record

ANSWERS FOR CLOZE ACTIVITY 5

1(e)    2(e)    3(c)    4(b)    5(d)

 

WORKSHEET 6

DIRECTIONS FOR CLOZE ACTIVITY: Each question below has one or more blanks. Each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Choose the word(s) for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

16. According to the police, Godkar, who was alone in her vehicle, was in an ____ state and was driving on the wrong side.

a)elderly    b)alcoholic    c)influenced    d)exhausted    e)inebriated

17. Despite the daily dose of ____ the Modi government seems to be getting from opposition leaders and political enthusiasts ____, the ____ of Modi’s victory hasn’t yet come off.

a)comment, identical, gleam    b)appraisal, akin, gloss    c)neglect, similar, lustre    d)criticism, alike, sheen    e)opinion, associated, shine

18. When Myntra decided to shut its website last month to ____ only as a mobile application, its bold gamble ____ a frenzied debate among Indian startups.

a)continue, produce    b)exist, triggered    c)go, ended    d)endure, destroyed    e)cease, prevented

19. According to Engadget, researchers at Samsung have developed a lithium-ion battery technology that ____ much longer-lasting battery life.

a)promises    b)agrees    c)denies    d)words    e)warrants

20. A senior government official said the ministry will come out with ____ guidelines in the next two months, ____ down conditions for working environment.

a)binding, putting    b)severe, bringing    c)stringent, laying    d)tough, coming    e)flexible, pulling

 

ANSWERS FOR CLOZE ACTIVITY

16(e)    17(d)    18(b)    19(a)    20(c)