CLOZE TEST

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Communication is the The League of Nations
most.....(1) aspect of life. Like hu- was...........(1) in 1919. It became
man beings, insects, birds and ani- ineffective and the UNO began
mals are also said to have to...........(2) from October 24th,
some.....(2) of communication. It has

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1945. The Second World
been....(3) that insects....(4) to

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War...........(3) in 1939. It caused
chemical communication of mes-

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great...........(4) to human lives and
sages.
property.

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Some female insects use their

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scent as communication to attract As a...........(5) of use of atom

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the males. The ants are said......(5)
trails which are used by other ants

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for transporting food.
bombs, many people were...........(6)
and many others became...........(7).
The world leaders feared that an-
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(b)
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ordinary
exclusive
other world war would...........(8) the
entire world. It was a question of the
(c)
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innovative
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peace and...........(10) the world lead-
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(b)
(c)
(d)
A system
plan
proof
attempts
ers establish a world organization,
the UNO.
1. (a)
(b)
created
formed
3. (a) suggested
(c) made
(b) invented
(d) opened
(c) hoped
2. (a) start
(d) proved
4. (a) want (b) operate
(b) resort (c) function
(c) attempt (d) commence
(d) pleased 3. (a) broke in
5. (a) that they leave (b) broke out
(b) to leave (c) broke into
(c) to be leaving (d) broke up
(d) to have left
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4. (a) wastage CLOZE TEST – 3
(b) calamity The thermometer is an instru-
(c) loss ment for measuring temperature.
(d) disturbance the....(1) form consists of a....(2) tube
5. (a) result with a fine.....(3). One end of
(b) cause the....(4) is blown to form.....(5)bulb
(c) reason and the other is closed.
(d) matter 1. (a) seen
6. (a) destroyed (b) unseen
(b) killed (c) heard
(c)
(d)
mutilated
disabled
(d) common
2. (a) brass
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jeopardize
(c) mole
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9. (a) continuity (b) edge
(b) survival (c) center
(c) presence (d) place
(d) existence 5. (a) that
10. (a) tranquility (b) a
(b) security (c) all
(c) safety (d) an
(d) order

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 CLOZE TEST – 4 4. (a) posture
Just sixty-five million years ago (b) pose
our ancestors were the most unpre- (c) position
possessing of mammals-creatures (d) posterior
with the size and intelligence of 5. (a) as
moles or tree shrews. The earth
(b) like
then................(1) full of awesome,
(c) than
nightmarish lizards
(d) about
which................(2) virtually every
6. (a) frighten
ecological niche. Some
(b) catch
of................(3) had very large
brains, and upright................(4)
and two little front legs very
(c)
(d)
drive
chase
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to................(6) small animals for
dinner. But then................(7) did
(c)
(d)
tree shrews
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them was................(9). And no one
knows what wiped ................(10)
(c)
(d)
unpleasant
enlivening

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(b)
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is
being
9. (a)
(b)
(c)
survived
participated
destroyed
(d) separated
(d) been
2. (a) created 10. (a) out
(b) emptied (b) on
(c) filled (c) at
(d) threatened (d) away
3. (a) which
(b) whom
(c) them
(d) who
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 CLOZE TEST – 5 CLOZE TEST – 6
Arabia is a.....(1) sandy desert. Hawthorne had not.........(1) this
sudden dismissal. He.........(2)
At day time, the sand becomes fi-
thought they would scold him as
ery. There are springs here and usual.........(3) now he had no job.
there....(2)which grass, fig and palm What.........(4)he to tell Sophia?
trees grow and make a cool, Sophia.........(5) howthorne’s wife.
He had not told her.........(6) about
shady....(3)where the Arabs live in
his troubles.........(7) the office. How
easily movable tents. They move was he going to support her.........(8)
from place to place in....(4)of food. himself from now on? He walked
They load the....(5)and move for home slowly.........(9) his wife saw

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miles as if he is the ship of the him, he.........(10) miserable.
1. (a) selected
desert.
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(c) expected
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6. (a) anything
(b) park (b) something
(c) oasis (c) each thing
(d) pond (d) nothing
4. (a) want 7. (a) for (b) with
(c) at (d) by
(b) search
8. (a) from (b) and
(c) lack (c) without (d) against
(d) shortage 9. (a) Then
5. (a) horse (b) although
(c) pretended
(b) donkey
(d) behaved
(c) camel 10. (a) pretended (b) behaved
(d) cattle (c) looked (d) showed

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 CLOZE TEST – 7 CLOZE TEST – 8
The presence of certain.....(1)makes One fine morning a..............(1) man
friendship a special....(2). knocked at the doors of the home
A....(3)friend is consistent and hon-
for the aged run by nuns. He told
est. A....(4) is not....(5)to give
an honest....(6) and does not say the nun in charge that as he
things for the sake of getting....(7). was..............(2)to Delhi, he wanted
A friend provides companionship to leave his servant-maid to
and continuous....(8). There is not the..............(3)of the nuns.
room for pride,....(9) or rivalry He assured the nun of sending
in....(10). some money every
1. (a) qualities
month..............(4)she was an or-
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(c) scholarship 1. (a) good

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(d)relationship
(b) truth
(c) truthful (d) truly
(b) gentle
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(d) nice
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(b)friendship
(c) friend
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(d)friendly
5. (a) fear (b) afraid
(c) shifted
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(c) fright (d) fret 3. (a) protection
6. (a) opinion (b) concern
(b) care
(c) dominion (d) suggestion
(c) home
7. (a) approval (b) approve
(c) appear (d) disapproval (d) custody
8. (a) support (b) supportive 4. (a) if
(c) suppress (b) because
(d)provide (c) and
9. (a) jeopardize (d) though
(b)jealousy
5. (a) condoled
(c) humility
(b) loved
(d)open-mindedness
10. (a) friendship (b) friendly (c) praised
(c) befriend (d) courtship (d) consoled

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 CLOZE TEST – 9 CLOZE TEST – 10
Growing urbanization and lit-
The sun had set but there was still
eracy, especially female education
some light in they sky. will no doubt change the plight of
Martin....(1)on his elbow and women in India. But the.....(1) will
looked....(2)through the leaves. In be slow and painful. Are we.....(2)to
wait until this happen while more
the waters of the lake, close to the and more girls meet their.....(3) end
shore, he saw a........(3) of alligators ? Not if we lay claim to an India that
floating quietly. one of the crea- is.....(4) and aspires to be in super-
power status. There is only one
tures,.....(4) huge one, was lying on
quick.....(5), which is not to wait
a high......(5)of sand, a few yards for.....(6) to change, but to compel
from the water. the police force to.....(7) their atti-

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1. (a) crossed tude. The attitude of the police force
will become.....(8) if there is a big

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punished or asked. In an insensible
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(d) into (c) process (d) section
2. (a) keen (b) prepared
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volume
(c) made
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(d) asked
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semblance
(c) systematic (d) methodical
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(c) competing (d) plodding
4. (a) a 5. (a) decision (b) thought
(b) one (c) idea (d) solution
(c) single 6. (a) attitudes (b) nature
(c) behaviour (d) opinions
(d) an
7. (a) alter (b) reverse
5. (a) peak (c) change (d) cleanse
(b) pit 8. (a) democratic (b) lenient
(c) pile (c) liberal (d) easy
9. (a) affectionate
(d) bank (b) considerate
(c) attentive
(d) concerned
10. (a) culprits (b) rowdies
(c) hooligans (d) law-break
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 CLOZE TEST – 11 CLOZE TEST – 13
Emerson says: “Life is a succession Human being....(1)make a
of lessons _______ [1] must be lived pretty good clam to be the masters
to be understood.” While living life of the plant Earth. After all, we
we should _______ [2] strength, not live....(2)every continent, have moul-
borrow it from others by constantly ded the environment to our
standing in the shade. Those living own....(3)and can even...(4)in outer
in the slums are hardy and tough space. But if you think puts us on
because they are totally ________ [3] a....(5)the again.
to the vagaries and hardships of life. 1. (a) will (b) should
1. (a) that (b) those (c) could (d) can
(c) which (d) these 2. (a) at (b) on
2. (a) take (b) acquire (c) in (d) of
(c) receive (d) put 3. (a) ends (b) beginnings
3. (a) depended

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(c) means (d) efforts
(b) independent 4. (a) fly (b) survive
(c) exposed
(d) tired
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(c) charge (d) control
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very...........(1) in families that are on
When I go into a stranger's library
I..........(1) round the bookshelves.

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the higher...........(2) of the social lad- This is to know the type of person
der. You may enjoy cooking and

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he is and I feel that I know
even...........(3) as a chef. But, if you the..........(2)to his mind. A house

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are born into a family where pres-
tige matters more than anything
without books is a ..........(3) house,
no matter how rich the carpets are.

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else, there is...........(4) chance of re- These only tell you whether he
alizing your dream.

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..........(4) a lot of money, but the
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books tell you whether he has a
will...........(5) your innermost urges mind as well.
and force you to become something It is not a..........(5)of money that
other than what you really want to we do not by books.
be 1. (a) wander (b) wonder
1. (a) prominent (b) eminent (c) run (d) look
(c) dominant (d) relevant
2. (a) solution (b) secret
2. (a) status (b) rungs
(c) mystery (d) key
(c) sides (d) basis
3. (a) bad
3. (a) excel (b) develop
(b) characterless
(c) become (d) elevate
(c) bleak
4. (a) a little (b) the little
(d) unlucky
(c) some (d) little
4. (a) has had (b) had
5. (a) overcome
(c) has (d) have
(b) override
5. (a) cause (b) reason
(c) overestimate
(d) overlap (c) question (d) issue

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 CLOZE TEST – 15 CLOZE TEST – 17
Tennis is a game that gives one Ramu came to Smu’s house and
plenty of exercise, it develops...(1).
was....(1)to see him with a....(2)on
Of eye and limb and....(2)the brain
too into...(3). A few sets of tennis his left leg. He asked Somu what
keep one physically and....(4)fit. But had....(3)to him. Then Somu told
for the indoors, chess is the queen him that he met with an...(4)the day
of games. People say chess is before when he was.....(5)home from
a.....(5)game because only two can the playground on his cycle near the
play.
Woodlands Cinema Theatre.
1. (a) movement (b) swiftness
(c) quickness (d) agility Ramu....(6)how it all happened.
2. (a) commands (b) asks Somu...(7)that a car had....(8)him
(c) signals (d) calls from....(9)and that he had lost his
3. (a) response (b) play
(c) work (d) action

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consciousness...(10).
1. (a) surprised (b) worried

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4. (a) intellectually
(b) emotionally (c) anxious (d) shocked
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2. (a) cover (b) binding
(c) bandage (d) band
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4. (a) accident

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The sun had set but there was still
(b) unintentional

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some light in the sky.
Martin......(1)on his elbow and (c) chance

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looked......(2) through the leaves. In
the waters of the lake, close to the
(d) unexpected
5. (a) retiring (b) retreating

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shore, he saw a......(3) of alligators (c) returning (d) restoring
floating quietly. One of the crea-
tures,......(4) huge one, was lying on 6. (a) asked (b) enquired
a high......(5)of sand, a few yards (c) inquired (d) said
form the water. 7. (a) returned (b) reported
1. (a) crossed (b) leaned (c) recorded (d) replied
(c) lay (d) sat 8. (a) hit (b) bang
2. (a) down (b) at
(c) drag (d) pull
(c) for (d) into
3. (a) familiar (b) volume 9. (a) back (b) arrears
(c) number (d) semblance (c) behind (d) hindsight
4. (a) a (b) one 10. (a) urgently
(c) single (d) an (b) quickly
5. (a) peak (b) pit (c) speedily
(c) pelt (d) bank
(d) immediately
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 CLOZE TEST – 18 CLOZE TEST – 20
Auctions are public.......(1) of goods,
The Pandeva’s reached Varanavata.
conducted by an.......(2) auctioneer.
He encourages buyers to They found that the palace was
.......(3)higher prices and finally so.......(1)there was no way for them
names the.......(4)bidder as the to escape if it caught fire.
buyer of the goods. This is called
The y be came familiar with the
'knocking down' the goods, for whe
n the bidding en ds the underground......(2)leading them
auctioneer.......(5)a small hammer outside the palace. The
on a table in front of him. Pandeva’s......(3)their days and
1. (a) viewing (b) sale
nights with great watchfulness.
(c) marketing (d) promotion
2. (a) approved They ride everyday......(4)the forest
(b) authoritative
(c) allowed
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secretly acquainted
themselves......(5)every path in the

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(d) authentic
forest. After one year, Vidura sent
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(c) buy

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(c) highest (d) biggest L
them a message to......(6)away be-
cause Duryodhana was went upon
destroying them anytime. On get-

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5. (a) hits (b) bangs
ting the ......(7)the Pandeva’s made

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(c) thrashes (d) smashes
preparations for their......(8). That

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It was very hot in the small court- night Kunti prepared a great feast
room and everybody was feeling

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and......(9)everybody in the palace to
sleepy. After a tiring morning, the
eat. The food was drugged so the

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clerks were anxious to get _______[1]
to lunch and even the judge must
have felt relieved when the last case
came up before the court. A short-
middle-aged man with grey hair and
guards and the watchmen
felt......(10)after taking it.
1. (a) made
(b) built
small blue eyes was now standing
_____[2] him. The man had a fool- (c) manipulated
ish expression on his face and he (d) involved
kept looking around stupidly as if 2. (a) path (b) opening
he was trying hard to ______[3].
(c) passage (d) hole
1. (a) on (b) about
(c) off (d) away 3. (a) passed (b) spent
2. (a) before (b) with (c) lived (d) enjoyed
(c) behind (d) against 4. (a) into (b) amidst
3. (a) imagine (b) understand
(c) through (d) in
(c) see (d) view

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5. (a) to (b) along 1. (a) with (b) in
(c) with (d) on (c) at (d) of
6. (a) stay (b) drive 2. (a) that (b) of
(c) run (d) drift (c) to (d) for
7. (a) message (b) warning 3. (a) meet
(c) suggestion (d) advice
(b) occurred
8. (a) journey
(c) met
(b) escape
(d) suffered
(c) disappearance
4. (a) from (b) since
(d) exit
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(c) persuaded (d) lured 5. (a) it (b) that
10. (a)
(c)
numb
sleepy
(b) senseless
(d) overjoyed
(c) this
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this letter finds
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(c) joining
(d) adjoining

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you......(1)good health amidst your 7. (a) later
office tour. I am

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Vijay......(3)with an accident while (d) before

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returning......(4)school yesterday. 8. (a) also
Our

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examined......(5)and found that the
bone......(6)the knee and the ankle
(b) and
(c) therefore
(d) so
was dislocated and......(7)an ortho- 9. (a) should
pedic surgeon reset (b) must
it......(8)plastered it. Vijay has been (c) need
advised bed rest for a week. Please (d) may
don’t worry. Mother also feels 10. (a) urgent
you......(9)not cancel your tour as (b) emergency
there is no......(10). We will take (c) hurry
care, don’t worry. (d) urgency

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 CLOZE TEST – 22 1. (a) achieved
(b) implemented
He was a charismatic leader, an (c) visualized
entrepreneur and a highly effective (d) persevered
2. (a) moved
manager all rolled into one. As a
(b) lost
leader, he......(1)the company’s (c) missed
growth plan in a dedicated manner (d) changes
3. (a) contrary
and he never......(2)focus. The ce-
(b) opposite
ment industry in those days was do- (c) yet
ing badly.......(3)to everyone’s expec- (d) obedient
4. (a) any
tations he sanctioned an additional
plant in......(4)time.
(b)
(c)
mean
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He was......(5)that since the ce-

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by the time the plant was......(6)the
market would have improved. It did
(c)
(d)
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certain
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(b)
(c)
install
use

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rich......(7)when the plant was com-
(d) produced

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missioned.
Not only was he a great entre-
7. (a)
(b)
supply
diversity

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(c) rewards
preneur but he also......(8)all his (d) pay
senior people to be ‘practicing en- 8. (a) thought
(b) tried
trepreneurs’. I have seen a similar
(c) wished
example at the Asian Institute of (d) encourage
Management, which allows its pro- 9. (a) expand
(b) risk
fessors to......(9)their own business.
(c) choose
This made their lectures more prac- (d) run
tical and less theoretical. It is 10. (a) responsibility
(b) secret
the......(10)of the Institute’s success. (c) guarantee
(d) value

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 CLOZE TEST – 23 hospitals which dominate the space
Prior to independence, the for the high end market.
healthcare sector in India was The private sector has
in......(1)with a large number of made......(9) progress, but on the flip
deaths and rampant spread of side it is also responsible for in-
nfectious diseases. After indepen- creasing......(10) in the healthcare
dence, the Government of India sector. The private sector should be
laid......(2)on primary healthcare more socially relevant and effort
and India has put in sustained ef- must be made to make private sec-
forts ot better the healthcare tor accessible to the weaker sections
system......(3)the country. The gov- of society.
ernment initiative was not enough 1. (a) shambles
to meet the demands of a growing (b) failure

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population be it in primary, second- (c) demand

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(d) prosperity
ary or tertiary healthcare. Alternate
2. (a) important

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(b) emphasize

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the sustainability of the health sec-
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tor.

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(d) stress
Till about 20 years ago, private
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sector ventures in the healthcare

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(b) across
sector......(4)of only solo practitio-

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(c) sharing
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homes. The quality of service pro-

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4. (a) made
vided was excellent especially in the (b) comprise

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hospitals run by charitable trusts
and religious foundations. In 1980’s
(c) consisted
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realizing that the government on its 5. (a) cater
own would not be able to......(5)for (b) provide
health car, the government allowed (c) manage
the entry of private sector to reduce (d) survive
the......(6) between supply and de- 6. (a) gap (b) position
mand for healthcare. The establish- (c) distance (d) length
ment of the private sector has re- 7. (a) reduction (b) sea
sulted in the......(7) of opportunities (c) cropping (d) disabling
in terms of medical equipment, in- 8. (a) needy (b) destitute
formation technology in health ser- (c) bigger (d) affluent
vices, BPO, telemedicine and medi- 9. (a) slowly (b) improve
cal tourism. (c) many (d) improvised
Large companies and......(8) in- 10. (a) speed (b) pace
dividuals have now started five star (c) inequality (d) uniformity

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 CLOZE TEST – 24 1. (a) flying (b) poisonous
Many kinds of insects are......(1) and (c) vulnerable (d) big
2. (a) desist (b) adjust
larger animals learn to......(2) eat-
(c) prefer (d) avoid
ing them. It is in the......(3) of these 3. (a) habit (b) interest
insects to show a......(4) flag of some (c) goodwill (d) welfare
kind. The typical wasp for ex- 4. (a) dangerous (b) ambiguous
ample.......( 5) a conspicuous colour (c) warning (d) colored
5. (a) reveal (b) paints
pattern of black and yellow......(6) on
(c) flashes (d) carried
its body. This is......(7) distinctive 6. (a) bands (b) pieces
that it is easy for a......(8)animal to (c) paint (d) colours
remember it. After a few unfortunate 7. (a) so (b) extremely
experiences it quickly learns
to......(9) insects bearing this pat-
(c)
8. (a) old

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normally (d)
(b)
too
prey

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(c) chased (d) predatory
tern. Other unrelated, poisonous 9. (a) avoid (b) love

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insect species may also carry a simi-

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lar pattern. They become member
(c)
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(c)
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approach (d)
text
context
(b)
(d)
abstain
premise
day

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of what has been called a 'warning
11. (a) profit

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club'. The important point for us, (b) advantage

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in the present......(10) is that some (c) disadvantage

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harmless species of insects have
taken......(11)of this system by de-
(d)
12. (a)
ride
display

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(b) indicates
veloping colour pattern similar to

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(c) announce
those of they poisonous members (d) wear
of the 'warning club'. (e) cheap
Ce rtain innocu ous flie s, for 13. (a) unregistered
instance,......(12)black and yellow (b) fake
(c) honorary
bands on their bodies that mimic
(d) sycophant
the colour patterns of the wasps. By 14. (a) transport
becoming......(13)members of the (b) inject
'warning club' they reap the benefits (c) possess
without having to......(14) any real (d) earn
15. (a) troublesome
poison. The killers dare not attack
(b) delicious
them, even though they would, in (c) indigestible
reality, make a......(15)meal. (d) hazardous
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 CLOZE TEST – 25 CLOZE TEST – 26
Then he spent the next two hours Arabia is a.......(1) sandy desert. At
finding different ways day time, the sand becomes fiery.
to............(1)me: whining, burying There are springs here and
his wet head in my lap, pawing at there.......(2) which grass, fig and
my legs............(2)to my every look
palm trees grow and make a cool,
or movement.
shady.......(3)where the Arabs live in
Every time, I............(3) up from
easily movable tents. They move
my work, his deep brown eyes
from place to place in.......(4) of food.
were............(4) me and his tail
They load the.......(5) and move for
thumped on the floor. So, that night

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miles as if he is the ship of the
in 1967, Booto , the wi ld dog from
the............(5)came into my lonely desert.
life. 1. (a) narrow

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1. (a) scold
(b) thank

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(b) vast

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(c) great
(d) broad

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(d) receive 2. (a) around

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2. (a) reacting (b) below

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(b) catching (c) above

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(c) answering (d) across

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(d) jumping 3. (a) garden

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3. (a) woke (b) park
(b) looked
(c) oasis
(c) shuffled
(d) pond
(d) opened
4. (a) want
4. (a) with
(b) search
(b) into
(c) lack
(c) by
(d) on (d) shortage
5. (a) town 5. (a) horse
(b) village (b) donkey
(c) street (c) camel
(d) forests (d) cattle

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 CLOZE TEST – 27 South America. .........(9) this, eco-
Aro und the world, forests are nomic pressures frequently drive
being.........(1)at a rate of about thir- both local communities and na-
teen million hectares a year and de- tional governments in the develop-
forestation accounts for an esti- ing would to.........(10) these forests
mated 17%-20% of all global emis- in ways that are unsustainable,
sions. clear-cutting vast areas for fuel, tim-
In addition, forests and other ber, mining, or agricultural land.
terrestrial carbon sinks play 1. (a) ended
a.........(2) role in preventing run- (b) destroyed
away climate change, soaking up a (c) extinct
full 2.6 Gt of atmospheric carbon (d) killed
every year. The destruction of for- 2. (a) tough (b) important
ests, therefore, not only emits car-
bon-a staggering 1.6 Gt a year,
(c) vital
3. (a) affect

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(b) diminish

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which severely.........(3) forest’s ca- (c) increases (d) impairs

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pacity to absorb emissions from 4. (a) plagues (b) develops

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othe r so urce s-bu t also drastically (c) reduces (d) shortens

the future.
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.........(4)the amount of forested land
available to act as a carbon sink in
5. (a) sell
(c) give
6. (a) transforming
(b) offers
(d) provide

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However, the effects of defores-
tation extend beyond carbon.
(b) decodin
(c) erupting

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Rainforests.........(5) a wide variety
of ecosystems services, from regu-
(d) eroding
7. (a) handiness

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lating rainfall to purifying ground- (b) excess

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water and keeping fertile soil (c) availability
from.........(6): deforestation in one (d) access
area can seriously damage food pro- 8. (a) beginning
duction and.........(7) to clean water (b) source
in an entire region. The value of glo- (c) ways
bal ecosystem services has been es- (d) reference
timated at 33 trillion USD each year 9. (a) Despite
(almost half of global GDP), but (b) also
these services have been taken for (c) inspite
granted without a mechanism to (d) apart
make the market reflect their value. 10. (a) exploit
Rainforests are also a home and (b) encompass
.........(8) of income for a huge num- (c) nature
ber of people in Africa, Asia and (d) word

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 CLOZE TEST – 28 CLOZE TEST – 29
His......(1)talk used to be full of wit There is nothing which a man of
and humour over books......(2)a strong will cannot achieve. Will-
wide range of interests as......(3)as power is the sure hypnotism
he got them. He had......(4)a stand- that......(1)all obstacles
that......(2)our progress. A man of
ing order to two
strong will is always......(3), while
bookshops......(5)Mumbai to mail
one who is weak in will has
him catalogues......(6)all the latest to......(4)many failures.
titles. Books would......(7)come to "No thing ve ntured, nothing
him......(8)to the amazement of his gained......(5)be an excellent rule of
friends. He......(9)to set apart of conduct, but no strong will,
portion......(10)his salary every no......(6)is the greatest......(7) of life.

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month for meeting the cost of these All difficulties melt away before

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books. a......(8)mind. Very often we at-
tribute our......(9)to chance, fate of

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1. (a) voracious
(b) anxious stars. We blame our luck,
(c) fervent

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(d) enthusiastic
2. (a) covering (b) containing
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but......(10)do we examine our
minds, the weakness of which is re-
ally responsible for our failures.

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1. (a) overcomes (b) prevents
(c) including (d) barring

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(c) skips (d) avoids
3. (a) firmly (b) soon

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2. (a) advance (b) hinder
(c) quickly (d) urgently

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(c) accelerate (d) help
4. (a) given (b) offered 3. (a) eventful (b) fearful

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(c) intimated (d) proclaimed

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5. (a) inside (b) within
(c) successful (d) powerful
4. (a) avoid (b) omit

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(c) in
6. (a) of
(c) about
7. (a) rarely
(d) at
(b) for
(d) from
(c) overcome (d) face
5. (a) could
(c) may
6. (a) profit
(b) would
(d) should
(b) success
(c) loss (d) result
(b) often
7. (a) principal (b) aim
(c) sometimes (c) principle (d) goal
(d) occasionally 8. (a) weak (b) heroic
8. (a) much (b) most (c) chief (d) disturbed
(c) least (d) more 9. (a) advancement
9. (a) wanted (b) used (b) progress
(c) liked (d) tried (c) strength
10. (a) from (b) with (d) failures
(c) of (d) in 10. (a) rarely (b) frequently
(c) suddenly (d) quickly
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 ANSWER KEY
PASSAGE - 1 1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (b)
PASSAGE - 2 1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (b)
PASSAGE - 3 1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (b)
PASSAGE - 4 1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (a)
PASSAGE - 5 1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (c)
PASSAGE - 6 1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8(b) 9. (c) 10. (c)
PASSAGE - 7 1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7.(a) 8(a) 9. (b) 10. (a)
PASSAGE - 8 1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (d)
PASSAGE - 9 1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (c)

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PASSAGE - 10 1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (a)

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PASSAGE - 11 1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c)

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PASSAGE - 12 1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (b)

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PASSAGE - 13 1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (d)

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PASSAGE - 14 1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (c)
PASSAGE - 15 1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (b)

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PASSAGE - 16 1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (d)
PASSAGE - 17 1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7.(b) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (d)

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PASSAGE - 18 1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (b)
PASSAGE - 19 1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c)

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PASSAGE - 20 1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (c)

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PASSAGE - 21 1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (d)
PASSAGE - 22 1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (b)
PASSAGE - 23 1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (a)
PASSAGE - 24 1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (b) 12. (d) 13. (b) 14. (c) 15. (b)
PASSAGE - 25 1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (b)
PASSAGE - 26 1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (c)
PASSAGE - 27 1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (d) 6. (d) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (a)
PASSAGE - 28 1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (c)
PASSAGE - 29 1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (a)

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