SSC: Cloze Test Quiz: 25.05.2018

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer out of the four alternatives for the given blanks.

In architecture, a folly is a building constructed ________(1) for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of garden ornaments usually ________(2) with the class of buildings to which it belongs.
Eighteenth-century English gardens and French landscape gardening often ________(3) mock Roman temples, symbolizing classical virtues. Other 18th-century garden follies represented Chinese temples, Egyptian pyramids, ruined abbeys, or Tatar tents, to represent ________(4) continents or historical eras. Sometimes they represented rustic villages, mills, and cottages to symbolize rural virtues. Many follies, particularly during times of famine, such as the Irish potato famine, were built as a form of poor relief, to provide ________(5) to peasants and unemployed artisans.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer out of the four alternatives for the given blanks.

In architecture, a folly is a building constructed ________(1) for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of garden ornaments usually ________(2) with the class of buildings to which it belongs.
Eighteenth-century English gardens and French landscape gardening often ________(3) mock Roman temples, symbolizing classical virtues. Other 18th-century garden follies represented Chinese temples, Egyptian pyramids, ruined abbeys, or Tatar tents, to represent ________(4) continents or historical eras. Sometimes they represented rustic villages, mills, and cottages to symbolize rural virtues. Many follies, particularly during times of famine, such as the Irish potato famine, were built as a form of poor relief, to provide ________(5) to peasants and unemployed artisans.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer out of the four alternatives for the given blanks.

In architecture, a folly is a building constructed ________(1) for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of garden ornaments usually ________(2) with the class of buildings to which it belongs.
Eighteenth-century English gardens and French landscape gardening often ________(3) mock Roman temples, symbolizing classical virtues. Other 18th-century garden follies represented Chinese temples, Egyptian pyramids, ruined abbeys, or Tatar tents, to represent ________(4) continents or historical eras. Sometimes they represented rustic villages, mills, and cottages to symbolize rural virtues. Many follies, particularly during times of famine, such as the Irish potato famine, were built as a form of poor relief, to provide ________(5) to peasants and unemployed artisans.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer out of the four alternatives for the given blanks.

In architecture, a folly is a building constructed ________(1) for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of garden ornaments usually ________(2) with the class of buildings to which it belongs.
Eighteenth-century English gardens and French landscape gardening often ________(3) mock Roman temples, symbolizing classical virtues. Other 18th-century garden follies represented Chinese temples, Egyptian pyramids, ruined abbeys, or Tatar tents, to represent ________(4) continents or historical eras. Sometimes they represented rustic villages, mills, and cottages to symbolize rural virtues. Many follies, particularly during times of famine, such as the Irish potato famine, were built as a form of poor relief, to provide ________(5) to peasants and unemployed artisans.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer out of the four alternatives for the given blanks.

In architecture, a folly is a building constructed ________(1) for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of garden ornaments usually ________(2) with the class of buildings to which it belongs.
Eighteenth-century English gardens and French landscape gardening often ________(3) mock Roman temples, symbolizing classical virtues. Other 18th-century garden follies represented Chinese temples, Egyptian pyramids, ruined abbeys, or Tatar tents, to represent ________(4) continents or historical eras. Sometimes they represented rustic villages, mills, and cottages to symbolize rural virtues. Many follies, particularly during times of famine, such as the Irish potato famine, were built as a form of poor relief, to provide ________(5) to peasants and unemployed artisans.

Direction: Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

Criminal justice officials across the country are struggling to break the __________(1) cycle in which prisoners are released only to land right back behind bars. These prisoners are among the most poorly educated people in the country, and that fact holds the key to a solution. Decades of research have shown that __________(2) who participate in prison education programs are far more likely to stay out of prison once they are __________(3) and have fewer violent incidents, making it easier for officials to keep order. Among other things, the study found that Prison education programs are highly cost-effective. The goal of the program is to expand the number of inmates taking courses to about 3,500 across much of the system from 1,000. The __________(4) will be broad, covering science, math, philosophy, the social sciences, and art. Despite limited and __________(5) funding, these programs have more than proved their value.

Direction: Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

Criminal justice officials across the country are struggling to break the __________(1) cycle in which prisoners are released only to land right back behind bars. These prisoners are among the most poorly educated people in the country, and that fact holds the key to a solution. Decades of research have shown that __________(2) who participate in prison education programs are far more likely to stay out of prison once they are __________(3) and have fewer violent incidents, making it easier for officials to keep order. Among other things, the study found that Prison education programs are highly cost-effective. The goal of the program is to expand the number of inmates taking courses to about 3,500 across much of the system from 1,000. The __________(4) will be broad, covering science, math, philosophy, the social sciences, and art. Despite limited and __________(5) funding, these programs have more than proved their value.

Direction: Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

Criminal justice officials across the country are struggling to break the __________(1) cycle in which prisoners are released only to land right back behind bars. These prisoners are among the most poorly educated people in the country, and that fact holds the key to a solution. Decades of research have shown that __________(2) who participate in prison education programs are far more likely to stay out of prison once they are __________(3) and have fewer violent incidents, making it easier for officials to keep order. Among other things, the study found that Prison education programs are highly cost-effective. The goal of the program is to expand the number of inmates taking courses to about 3,500 across much of the system from 1,000. The __________(4) will be broad, covering science, math, philosophy, the social sciences, and art. Despite limited and __________(5) funding, these programs have more than proved their value.

Direction: Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

Criminal justice officials across the country are struggling to break the __________(1) cycle in which prisoners are released only to land right back behind bars. These prisoners are among the most poorly educated people in the country, and that fact holds the key to a solution. Decades of research have shown that __________(2) who participate in prison education programs are far more likely to stay out of prison once they are __________(3) and have fewer violent incidents, making it easier for officials to keep order. Among other things, the study found that Prison education programs are highly cost-effective. The goal of the program is to expand the number of inmates taking courses to about 3,500 across much of the system from 1,000. The __________(4) will be broad, covering science, math, philosophy, the social sciences, and art. Despite limited and __________(5) funding, these programs have more than proved their value.

Direction: Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

Criminal justice officials across the country are struggling to break the __________(1) cycle in which prisoners are released only to land right back behind bars. These prisoners are among the most poorly educated people in the country, and that fact holds the key to a solution. Decades of research have shown that __________(2) who participate in prison education programs are far more likely to stay out of prison once they are __________(3) and have fewer violent incidents, making it easier for officials to keep order. Among other things, the study found that Prison education programs are highly cost-effective. The goal of the program is to expand the number of inmates taking courses to about 3,500 across much of the system from 1,000. The __________(4) will be broad, covering science, math, philosophy, the social sciences, and art. Despite limited and __________(5) funding, these programs have more than proved their value.