There are given some Cloze test Questions for practice, especially for those students who are preparing for AFCAT 2023. Answers are given for reference.
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Cloze Test for AFCAT
Directions: In each of the following passages, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against every four words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word for each blank.
PASSAGE 01
Childhood is a time when there are …(1)… responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child …(2)… good parents, he is fed, looked …(3)… and loved, whatever he may do. It is improbable that he will ever again in his live …(4)… given so much without having to do anything …(5)… return.
- 01. (a) many (b) little (c) few (d) more
- 02. (a) had (b) have (c) has (d) will have
- 03. (a) up (b) at (c) after (d) around
- 04. (a) is (b) has (c) are (d) be
- 05. (a) or (b) in (c) as (d) of
PASSAGE 02
Without water …(1)… animal can survive. In desert regions the greatest …(2)… to life is drying up. But many creatures are able to make use of …(3)… little water that exists in arid areas. One of nature’s masterpieces …(4)… creatures equipped to …(5)… with desert life is the hardy camel.
- 01. (a) every (b) no (c) any (d) desert
- 02. (a) warning (b) worry (c) requirement (d) threat
- 03. (a) what (b) the (c) very (d) that
- 04. (a) for (b) about (c) among (d) with
- 05. (a) live (b) resist (c) bear (d) cope
PASSAGE 03
The …(1)… age is the age of machines. From the …(2)… the Industrial Revolution began in Europe, man’s life has been changing …(3)… many ways. At first the change was …(4)… but later there was an increase in the rate. Now machines have become …(5)… of our daily lives.
- 01. (a) modern (b) new (c) civilized (d) present
- 02. (a) birth (b) time (c) beginning (d) start
- 03. (a) into (b) to (c) in (d) with
- 04. (a) slow (b) steady (c) fast (d) stagnant
- 05. (a) component (b) part (c) necessity (d) support
PASSAGE 04
Delhi …(1)… the capital of India. People from all parts of the country and the world …(2)… to Delhi. There …(3)… many historical buildings. People …(4)… the Rajghat, Shantivan and Vijayghat. We visited Delhi last year …(5)… our cousins.
- 01. (a) was (b) are (c) is (d) were
- 02. (a) came (b) cames (c) come (d) coming
- 03. (a) has (b) were (c) is (d) are
- 04. (a) visit (b) visited (c) visiting (d) visits
- 05. (a) for (b) on (c) of (d) with
PASSAGE 05
The very name ‘Sundarbans’ conjures up mysterious images of unending creeks, meandering rivers, …(1)… marshes and swamps covered with …(2)… forests. The wonder of nature, the mangrove, acts as a natural …(3)… against the tidal waves and cyclones that …(4)… this delta and wash away huge tracts of land …(5)… human life and flora and fauna.
- 01. (a) arduous (b) menacing (c) tiresome (d) fearing
- 02. (a) accessible (b) penetrable (c) impenetrable (d) impossible
- 03. (a) safeguard (b) mountain (c) dike (d) dam
- 04. (a) ravish (b) ravage (c) restore (d) rescue
- 05. (a) disregarding (b) resisting (c) endangering (d) encouraging
PASSAGE 06
There are a number of …(1)… reasons not to travel by a public transport. There is the …(2)… of the time-table. Then, there are …(3)… about getting a seat, waiting at bus-stops and so on. yet, there are deeper reasons why many of us …(4)… away from public transport. Each of us has our own set of …(5)… and opinions against public transport.
- 01. (a) vague (b) valid (c) varying (d) forbidden
- 02. (a) atrocity (b) rigidity (c) cupidity (d) ferocity
- 03. (a) concern (b) obstructions (c) delights (d) concerns
- 04. (a) struggle (b) gets (c) shy (d) get
- 05. (a) prejudices (b) principles (c) understanding (d) frustration
PASSAGE 07
One fine morning a …(1)… man knocked at the doors of the home for the aged run by nuns. He told the nun in charge that as he was …(2)… to Delhi, he wanted to leave his servant-maid to the …(3)… of the nuns. He assured the nun of sending some money every month …(4)… she was an orphan. The nun …(5)… her saying that she had got an excellent master.
- 01. (a) nice (b) good (c) gentle (d) bad
- 02. (a) changed (b) transferred (c) moved (d) shifted
- 03. (a) custody (b) protection (c) care (d) home
- 04. (a) though (b) if (c) because (d) and
- 05. (a) consoled (b) hate (c) loved (d) praised
PASSAGE 08
When I go into stranger’s library I …(1)… round the bookshelves. This is to know the type of person he is and I feel that I know the …(2)… to his mind. A house without books is a …(3)… house, no matter how rich the carpets are. These only tell you whether he …(4)… a lot of money, but the books tell you whether he has a mind as well. It is not a …(5)… of money that we do not buy books.
- 01. (a) wonder (b) run (c) look (d) wander
- 02. (a) secret (b) mystery (c) key (d) solution
- 03. (a) characterless (b) bleak (c) unlucky (d) bad
- 04. (a) had (b) has (c) have (d) has had
- 05. (a) reason (b) question (c) issue (d) cause
PASSAGE 09
The much-awaited New Year is finally here. While you might have made …… (1) to exercise daily, read 20 books before the year ends, splurge less on clothes or learn to ……(2) a musical instrument, but have you spared a thought about your …… (3) life? In case, you are still figuring out what all you can do to climb up the corporate ladder in 2020, we have got you covered. We have compiled a list of six small changes that can make a huge …… (4) in your career. Apart from increasing your daily productivity and managing the stress levels at workplace, these …… (5) would also help you to …… (6) a better work-life balance.
- 01. (a) plans (b) reports (c) expenses (d) resolutions
- 02. (a) play (b) make (c) teach (d) perform
- 03. (a) personal (b) professional (c) economical (d) social
- 04. (a) gap (b) difference (c) deviation (d) profit
- 05. (a) circumstances (b) habits (c) paths (d) goals
- 06. (a) gain (b) find (c) maintain (d) achieve
PASSAGE 10
Any regular viewer of programmes on the television will certainly have some reservations about commercial. When television shows are …(1)… good, the commercials that …(2)… them are a disgrace. One of the many bad …(3)… of commercials is their loudness. They seem to be …(4)… as loud as the programme and the viewer is almost …(5)… when they come on. Any attempt …(6)… conversation during commercials is futile. Commercials also take up too much time and are repeated too often.
- 01. (a) reasonably (b) rationally (c) unreasonably (d) irrationally
- 02. (a) join (b) accommodate (c) accompany (d) admit
- 03. (a) features (b) feature (c) property (d) mark
- 04. (a) two (b) pair (c) twice (d) double
- 05. (a) deafening (b) blind (c) deafened (d) deaf
- 06. (a) on (b) in (c) to (d) at
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Answers
| Passage 01 | 1 (c) 2 (c) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 (b) |
| Passage 02 | 1 (b) 2 (d) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) |
| Passage 03 | 1 (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (a) 5 (b) |
| Passage 04 | 1 (c) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (a) 5 (d) |
| Passage 05 | 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) |
| Passage 06 | 1 (b) 2 (b) 3 (d) 4 (c) 5 (a) |
| Passage 07 | 1 (c) 2 (b) 3 (a) 4 (c) 5 (a) |
| Passage 08 | 1 (c) 2 (c) 3 (b) 4 (b) 5 (b) |
| Passage 09 | 1 (d) 2 (a) 3 (b) 4 (b) 5 (b) 6 (d) |
| Passage 10 | 1 (a) 2 (c) 3 (a) 4 (c) 5 (c) 6 (d) |