Superb 30 Quizzes: Day 5 - Cloze Test

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

A man and his son were once going with their donkey to the market. As they were walking along its side, a countryman passed them and said : "You fool, what is a Donkey for but to ride upon?"
So the man put the boy on the donkey and they continued their journey. Soon they passed a group of men, one of whom said : "See that lazy __(1)__ he lets his father walk while he rides."
The man ordered his son to get off the donkey and sat on it. They hadn't gone far when they passed by two women, one of whom said to the other : "Shame on that lazy lout to let his poor little son __(2)__ along."
Well the man did not know what to do. At last he took his son up and made him sit before him. By this time they had come to the town and the passers-by began to jeer and point at them. The man stopped and asked what they were __(3)__ at. The men said : "Aren't you ashamed of yourself for overloading that poor donkey of yours - you and your hulking son?"
The man and his son got off and sat down to think what to do. They thought for a while. At last they cut down a pole, tied the donkey's feet to it and raised the pole and the donkey to their __(4)__.  They went along amid the laughter of all who met them till they came to the market bridge when the donkey, getting one of his feet loose, kicked out and caused the boy to drop his end of the pole. In the struggle, the donkey fell over the bridge with his fore-feet being tied together. Soon, the donkey  __(5)__.

Direction: In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

A man and his son were once going with their donkey to the market. As they were walking along its side a countryman passed them and said : "You fool, what is a Donkey for but to ride upon?"
So the man put the boy on the donkey and they continued their journey. Soon they passed a group of men, one of whom said : "See that lazy __(1)__ he lets his father walk while he rides."
The Man ordered his son to get off the donkey and sat on it. They hadn't gone far when they passed two women, one of whom said to the other : "Shame on that lazy lout to let his poor little son __(2)__ along."
Well the man did not know what to do. At last he took his son up and made him sit before him. By this time they had come to the town and the passers-by began to jeer and point at them. The Man stopped and asked what they were __(3)__ at. The men said : "Aren't you ashamed of yourself for overloading that poor donkey of yours - you and your hulking son?"
The man and his son got off and sat down to think what to do. They thought for a while. At last they cut down a pole, tied the donkey's feet to it and raised the pole and the donkey to their __(4)__.  They went along amid the laughter of all who met them till they came to the Market Bridge when the donkey, getting one of his feet loose, kicked out and caused the boy to drop his end of the pole. In the struggle, the donkey fell over the bridge with his fore-feet being tied together. Soon, the donkey  __(5)__.

Direction: In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

A man and his son were once going with their donkey to the market. As they were walking along its side a countryman passed them and said : "You fool, what is a Donkey for but to ride upon?"
So the man put the boy on the donkey and they continued their journey. Soon they passed a group of men, one of whom said : "See that lazy __(1)__ he lets his father walk while he rides."
The Man ordered his son to get off the donkey and sat on it. They hadn't gone far when they passed two women, one of whom said to the other : "Shame on that lazy lout to let his poor little son __(2)__ along."
Well the man did not know what to do. At last he took his son up and made him sit before him. By this time they had come to the town and the passers-by began to jeer and point at them. The Man stopped and asked what they were __(3)__ at. The men said : "Aren't you ashamed of yourself for overloading that poor donkey of yours - you and your hulking son?"
The man and his son got off and sat down to think what to do. They thought for a while. At last they cut down a pole, tied the donkey's feet to it and raised the pole and the donkey to their __(4)__.  They went along amid the laughter of all who met them till they came to the Market Bridge when the donkey, getting one of his feet loose, kicked out and caused the boy to drop his end of the pole. In the struggle, the donkey fell over the bridge with his fore-feet being tied together. Soon, the donkey  __(5)__.

Direction: In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

A man and his son were once going with their donkey to the market. As they were walking along its side a countryman passed them and said : "You fool, what is a Donkey for but to ride upon?"
So the man put the boy on the donkey and they continued their journey. Soon they passed a group of men, one of whom said : "See that lazy __(1)__ he lets his father walk while he rides."
The Man ordered his son to get off the donkey and sat on it. They hadn't gone far when they passed two women, one of whom said to the other : "Shame on that lazy lout to let his poor little son __(2)__ along."
Well the man did not know what to do. At last he took his son up and made him sit before him. By this time they had come to the town and the passers-by began to jeer and point at them. The Man stopped and asked what they were __(3)__ at. The men said : "Aren't you ashamed of yourself for overloading that poor donkey of yours - you and your hulking son?"
The man and his son got off and sat down to think what to do. They thought for a while. At last they cut down a pole, tied the donkey's feet to it and raised the pole and the donkey to their __(4)__.  They went along amid the laughter of all who met them till they came to the Market Bridge when the donkey, getting one of his feet loose, kicked out and caused the boy to drop his end of the pole. In the struggle, the donkey fell over the bridge with his fore-feet being tied together. Soon, the donkey  __(5)__.

Direction: In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

A man and his son were once going with their donkey to the market. As they were walking along its side a countryman passed them and said : "You fool, what is a Donkey for but to ride upon?"
So the man put the boy on the donkey and they continued their journey. Soon they passed a group of men, one of whom said : "See that lazy __(1)__ he lets his father walk while he rides."
The Man ordered his son to get off the donkey and sat on it. They hadn't gone far when they passed two women, one of whom said to the other : "Shame on that lazy lout to let his poor little son __(2)__ along."
Well the man did not know what to do. At last he took his son up and made him sit before him. By this time they had come to the town and the passers-by began to jeer and point at them. The Man stopped and asked what they were __(3)__ at. The men said : "Aren't you ashamed of yourself for overloading that poor donkey of yours - you and your hulking son?"
The man and his son got off and sat down to think what to do. They thought for a while. At last they cut down a pole, tied the donkey's feet to it and raised the pole and the donkey to their __(4)__.  They went along amid the laughter of all who met them till they came to the Market Bridge when the donkey, getting one of his feet loose, kicked out and caused the boy to drop his end of the pole. In the struggle, the donkey fell over the bridge with his fore-feet being tied together. Soon, the donkey  __(5)__.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately.

Rare is the cricketer who meets the exacting demands of (6) greatness; rarer still the one who transcends the game. It says everything about Kumar Sangakkara’s life in cricket that he appeared to accomplish both with (7) ease. There isn’t the smallest doubt that the Sri Lankan is among the very best the game has seen. Only four batsmen have exceeded his tally of 12,400 Test runs, and no one with more than 8,500 runs has averaged as much as his 57.40. But what truly sets him apart from even the (8) is the fact that as a pure batsman — without the responsibility of keeping wicket — he averages a staggering 66.78. Only Don Bradman (99.94), among those with at least 1,000 runs, has done better. And only the peerless Bradman has more scores of over 200 — 12, to Sangakkara’s 11, although in far fewer innings. It’s important that these numbers are not glossed over, for while Sangakkara’s greatness has long been (9) clear, not many have appreciated how close he has been, at least statistically, to Bradman. Not that Sangakkara would have minded — neither universal acclaim nor the trappings of stardom drove him. His motivation came from within; the only approval that he sought, from a cricketing (10), was his team’s and his country’s.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately.

Rare is the cricketer who meets the exacting demands of (6) greatness; rarer still the one who transcends the game. It says everything about Kumar Sangakkara’s life in cricket that he appeared to accomplish both with (7) ease. There isn’t the smallest doubt that the Sri Lankan is among the very best the game has seen. Only four batsmen have exceeded his tally of 12,400 Test runs, and no one with more than 8,500 runs has averaged as much as his 57.40. But what truly sets him apart from even the (8) is the fact that as a pure batsman — without the responsibility of keeping wicket — he averages a staggering 66.78. Only Don Bradman (99.94), among those with at least 1,000 runs, has done better. And only the peerless Bradman has more scores of over 200 — 12, to Sangakkara’s 11, although in far fewer innings. It’s important that these numbers are not glossed over, for while Sangakkara’s greatness has long been (9) clear, not many have appreciated how close he has been, at least statistically, to Bradman. Not that Sangakkara would have minded — neither universal acclaim nor the trappings of stardom drove him. His motivation came from within; the only approval that he sought, from a cricketing (10), was his team’s and his country’s.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately.

Rare is the cricketer who meets the exacting demands of (6) greatness; rarer still the one who transcends the game. It says everything about Kumar Sangakkara’s life in cricket that he appeared to accomplish both with (7) ease. There isn’t the smallest doubt that the Sri Lankan is among the very best the game has seen. Only four batsmen have exceeded his tally of 12,400 Test runs, and no one with more than 8,500 runs has averaged as much as his 57.40. But what truly sets him apart from even the (8) is the fact that as a pure batsman — without the responsibility of keeping wicket — he averages a staggering 66.78. Only Don Bradman (99.94), among those with at least 1,000 runs, has done better. And only the peerless Bradman has more scores of over 200 — 12, to Sangakkara’s 11, although in far fewer innings. It’s important that these numbers are not glossed over, for while Sangakkara’s greatness has long been (9) clear, not many have appreciated how close he has been, at least statistically, to Bradman. Not that Sangakkara would have minded — neither universal acclaim nor the trappings of stardom drove him. His motivation came from within; the only approval that he sought, from a cricketing (10), was his team’s and his country’s.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately.

Rare is the cricketer who meets the exacting demands of (6) greatness; rarer still the one who transcends the game. It says everything about Kumar Sangakkara’s life in cricket that he appeared to accomplish both with (7) ease. There isn’t the smallest doubt that the Sri Lankan is among the very best the game has seen. Only four batsmen have exceeded his tally of 12,400 Test runs, and no one with more than 8,500 runs has averaged as much as his 57.40. But what truly sets him apart from even the (8) is the fact that as a pure batsman — without the responsibility of keeping wicket — he averages a staggering 66.78. Only Don Bradman (99.94), among those with at least 1,000 runs, has done better. And only the peerless Bradman has more scores of over 200 — 12, to Sangakkara’s 11, although in far fewer innings. It’s important that these numbers are not glossed over, for while Sangakkara’s greatness has long been (9) clear, not many have appreciated how close he has been, at least statistically, to Bradman. Not that Sangakkara would have minded — neither universal acclaim nor the trappings of stardom drove him. His motivation came from within; the only approval that he sought, from a cricketing (10), was his team’s and his country’s.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately.

Rare is the cricketer who meets the exacting demands of (6) greatness; rarer still the one who transcends the game. It says everything about Kumar Sangakkara’s life in cricket that he appeared to accomplish both with (7) ease. There isn’t the smallest doubt that the Sri Lankan is among the very best the game has seen. Only four batsmen have exceeded his tally of 12,400 Test runs, and no one with more than 8,500 runs has averaged as much as his 57.40. But what truly sets him apart from even the (8) is the fact that as a pure batsman — without the responsibility of keeping wicket — he averages a staggering 66.78. Only Don Bradman (99.94), among those with at least 1,000 runs, has done better. And only the peerless Bradman has more scores of over 200 — 12, to Sangakkara’s 11, although in far fewer innings. It’s important that these numbers are not glossed over, for while Sangakkara’s greatness has long been (9) clear, not many have appreciated how close he has been, at least statistically, to Bradman. Not that Sangakkara would have minded — neither universal acclaim nor the trappings of stardom drove him. His motivation came from within; the only approval that he sought, from a cricketing (10), was his team’s and his country’s.

Direction: In the following passage there are blanks. Choose the correct answer from the given options to fill the blanks which are numbered.

The key finding in a recent study is that even the top schools in major cities in India suffer from the (11) tendency to impart rote learning may have some shock value to those who believe that private educational institutions place greater emphasis on quality and holistic education. However, for those closely (12) the school education scenario, it is a re-affirmation of a bitter truth: schools in our country are, by and large, quite far from seeing education as a process of learning with understanding, acquiring knowledge through self-discovery and conceptualisation; rather, education remains a mere transmission of (13) in a rigid classroom atmosphere, where the (14) is on memorisation and the objective is to rush through a pre-determined syllabus and prepare children for examinations. While on the scholastic side the WIPRO-Educational Initiatives ‘Quality Education Study,' which covered 89 schools, shows a fall in learning standards among students in classes 4, 6, and 8 over the last five years, it also flags a disturbing deficit of social (15) on the part of a sizable section of students.

Direction: In the following passage there are blanks. Choose the correct answer from the given options to fill the blanks which are numbered.
The key finding in a recent study is that even the top schools in major cities in India suffer from the (11) tendency to impart rote learning may have some shock value to those who believe that private educational institutions place greater emphasis on quality and holistic education. However, for those closely (12) the school education scenario, it is a re-affirmation of a bitter truth: schools in our country are, by and large, quite far from seeing education as a process of learning with understanding, acquiring knowledge through self-discovery and conceptualisation; rather, education remains a mere transmission of (13) in a rigid classroom atmosphere, where the (14) is on memorisation and the objective is to rush through a pre-determined syllabus and prepare children for examinations. While on the scholastic side the WIPRO-Educational Initiatives ‘Quality Education Study,' which covered 89 schools, shows a fall in learning standards among students in classes 4, 6, and 8 over the last five years, it also flags a disturbing deficit of social (15) on the part of a sizable section of students.

Direction: In the following passage there are blanks. Choose the correct answer from the given options to fill the blanks which are numbered.
The key finding in a recent study is that even the top schools in major cities in India suffer from the (11) tendency to impart rote learning may have some shock value to those who believe that private educational institutions place greater emphasis on quality and holistic education. However, for those closely (12) the school education scenario, it is a re-affirmation of a bitter truth: schools in our country are, by and large, quite far from seeing education as a process of learning with understanding, acquiring knowledge through self-discovery and conceptualisation; rather, education remains a mere transmission of (13) in a rigid classroom atmosphere, where the (14) is on memorisation and the objective is to rush through a pre-determined syllabus and prepare children for examinations. While on the scholastic side the WIPRO-Educational Initiatives ‘Quality Education Study,' which covered 89 schools, shows a fall in learning standards among students in classes 4, 6, and 8 over the last five years, it also flags a disturbing deficit of social (15) on the part of a sizable section of students.

Direction: In the following passage there are blanks. Choose the correct answer from the given options to fill the blanks which are numbered.
The key finding in a recent study is that even the top schools in major cities in India suffer from the (11) tendency to impart rote learning may have some shock value to those who believe that private educational institutions place greater emphasis on quality and holistic education. However, for those closely (12) the school education scenario, it is a re-affirmation of a bitter truth: schools in our country are, by and large, quite far from seeing education as a process of learning with understanding, acquiring knowledge through self-discovery and conceptualisation; rather, education remains a mere transmission of (13) in a rigid classroom atmosphere, where the (14) is on memorisation and the objective is to rush through a pre-determined syllabus and prepare children for examinations. While on the scholastic side the WIPRO-Educational Initiatives ‘Quality Education Study,' which covered 89 schools, shows a fall in learning standards among students in classes 4, 6, and 8 over the last five years, it also flags a disturbing deficit of social (15) on the part of a sizable section of students.

Direction: In the following passage there are blanks. Choose the correct answer from the given options to fill the blanks which are numbered.
The key finding in a recent study is that even the top schools in major cities in India suffer from the (11) tendency to impart rote learning may have some shock value to those who believe that private educational institutions place greater emphasis on quality and holistic education. However, for those closely (12) the school education scenario, it is a re-affirmation of a bitter truth: schools in our country are, by and large, quite far from seeing education as a process of learning with understanding, acquiring knowledge through self-discovery and conceptualisation; rather, education remains a mere transmission of (13) in a rigid classroom atmosphere, where the (14) is on memorisation and the objective is to rush through a pre-determined syllabus and prepare children for examinations. While on the scholastic side the WIPRO-Educational Initiatives ‘Quality Education Study,' which covered 89 schools, shows a fall in learning standards among students in classes 4, 6, and 8 over the last five years, it also flags a disturbing deficit of social (15) on the part of a sizable section of students.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank appropriately. Mark the suitable word as the answer.

Each year the holiday season between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day goes on full (16) with frantic commercial activity packed into these five weeks. Frenetic commerce crammed into the short few weeks (17) an opportunistic climate for swindlers. Intensified shopping, gifting, and donation transactions concomitantly embolden fraudsters into committing nefarious acts on (18) folks. Holiday scams often centre on online transactions. Scammers seek to entrap shoppers through fake websites and (19) social media campaigns. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), approximately one in ten US adults are victims of fraud each year, and it has increased by about 34 percent from 2017 to 2018. A recent study shows that Millennials are more (20) to online scams than other groups.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank appropriately. Mark the suitable word as the answer.

Each year the holiday season between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day goes on full (16) with frantic commercial activity packed into these five weeks. Frenetic commerce crammed into the short few weeks (17) an opportunistic climate for swindlers. Intensified shopping, gifting, and donation transactions concomitantly embolden fraudsters into committing nefarious acts on (18) folks. Holiday scams often centre on online transactions. Scammers seek to entrap shoppers through fake websites and (19) social media campaigns. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), approximately one in ten US adults are victims of fraud each year, and it has increased by about 34 percent from 2017 to 2018. A recent study shows that Millennials are more (20) to online scams than other groups.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank appropriately. Mark the suitable word as the answer.

Each year the holiday season between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day goes on full (16) with frantic commercial activity packed into these five weeks. Frenetic commerce crammed into the short few weeks (17) an opportunistic climate for swindlers. Intensified shopping, gifting, and donation transactions concomitantly embolden fraudsters into committing nefarious acts on (18) folks. Holiday scams often centre on online transactions. Scammers seek to entrap shoppers through fake websites and (19) social media campaigns. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), approximately one in ten US adults are victims of fraud each year, and it has increased by about 34 percent from 2017 to 2018. A recent study shows that Millennials are more (20) to online scams than other groups.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank appropriately. Mark the suitable word as the answer.

Each year the holiday season between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day goes on full (16) with frantic commercial activity packed into these five weeks. Frenetic commerce crammed into the short few weeks (17) an opportunistic climate for swindlers. Intensified shopping, gifting, and donation transactions concomitantly embolden fraudsters into committing nefarious acts on (18) folks. Holiday scams often centre on online transactions. Scammers seek to entrap shoppers through fake websites and (19) social media campaigns. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), approximately one in ten US adults are victims of fraud each year, and it has increased by about 34 percent from 2017 to 2018. A recent study shows that Millennials are more (20) to online scams than other groups.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank appropriately. Mark the suitable word as the answer.

Each year the holiday season between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day goes on full (16) with frantic commercial activity packed into these five weeks. Frenetic commerce crammed into the short few weeks (17) an opportunistic climate for swindlers. Intensified shopping, gifting, and donation transactions concomitantly embolden fraudsters into committing nefarious acts on (18) folks. Holiday scams often centre on online transactions. Scammers seek to entrap shoppers through fake websites and (19) social media campaigns. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), approximately one in ten US adults are victims of fraud each year, and it has increased by about 34 percent from 2017 to 2018. A recent study shows that Millennials are more (20) to online scams than other groups.