CLOZE TEST
      12                                           CLOZE TEST
      Directions (1-10) : In the follow-          Mass communication is the deliv-      heart of Rome had (26) beating when
ing passage, some of the words have         ery of 11, ideas and entert-ainment to      the arms and legs were cut (27). We
been left out. First read the passage       thousands or millions of 12 simulta-        see something of this (28),. in India
over and try to understand what it is       neously; it is a force with incalculable    and China and in the case of the Ar-
about. Then fill in the blanks with the     13 on today’s world. The 14 of mass         abs. The (29) of Arabian civilization was
help of the alternatives given.             comm-unication rests 15 the skills of       sudden even as their rise had been.
               (SSC Section Officer (Audit) the communicator to 16 the recipient’s      In India and China the process is long-
                               Exam. 1997)  thinking, 17 stir emotions, to 18 him       drawn (30) and it is not easy to spot it.
      The library, if used properly, is     or her to 19. Mass communication is          21. (1) states          (2) kingdom
invaluable in helping you develop dis-      the one-to-one impact of one human
                                                                                               (3) empires       (4) buildings
cernment. It is rich 1information that      intelligence upon 20, carried on thou-
                                            sand fold simultaneously among indi-         22. (1) weakness        (2) strength
goes far beyond the 2 of any one text
book or course. 3 your text book au-        viduals who have no direct personal                (3) power         (4) tenacity
thor does not make a particular 4 clear     contact.                                     23. (1) disease         (2) decease
and you feel the need 5 another de-          11. (1) items                                     (3) decay         (4) fortitude
scription in greater detail 6 in other             (2) news                              24. (1) barbarity       (2) barbarous
words, go to the library and 7 other               (3) advertisements                          (3) barbarians (4) Romans
books on the subject. By calling 8 two             (4) cartoons
or three writers dealing with the 9 top-                                                 25. (1) off             (2) on
                                             12. (1) People                                    (3) down          (4) no word
ic, you will find some 10 of certain
facts. In seeking additional sources,              (2) pictures
                                                                                         26. (1) seized          (2) rotated
you will have gained immeasurably, for             (3) advertisements
                                                                                               (3) ceased        (4) started
you will have seen what several ex-                (4) items
                                                                                         27. (1) down            (2) off
perts perceive as being particularly         13. (1) worth           (2) impact
important on a common subject.                                                                 (3) up            (4) no word
                                                   (3) force         (4) value
   1. (1) of             (2) for                                                         28. (1) process         (2) procedure
                                             14. (1) dynamism (2) force
       (3) in            (4) with                                                              (3) spectacle     (4) scene
                                                   (3) success       (4) power
   2. (1) pages          (2) limits                                                      29. (1) downfall
                                             15. (1) against         (2) under
       (3) confines      (4) limitations                                                       (2) death
                                                   (3) to            (4) upon                  (3) collapse
   3. (1) If             (2) While
                                             16. (1) stimulate       (2) agitate               (4) dismemberment
       (3) When          (4) Suppose
                                                   (3) understand (4) minimize           30. (1) out             (2) up
   4. (1) information (2) entry
                                             17. (1) for             (2) to                    (3) upon          (4) no word
       (3) explanation (4) point
                                                   (3) with          (4) from                 Directions (31-40) : In the fol-
   5. (1) for            (2) of
                                             18. (1) encourage (2) persuade             lowing passage, some of the words
       (3) to            (4) about
                                                   (3) discourage (4) endanger          have been left out. First read the pas-
   6. (1) or             (2) but                                                        sage over and try to understand what
                                             19. (1) direction       (2) function
       (3) though        (4) however                                                    it is about. Then fill in the blanks with
                                                   (3) action        (4) mission
   7. (1) verify         (2) identify                                                   the help of the alternatives given and
                                             20. (1) another         (2) people         indicate the correct alternative.
       (3) check         (4) collect
                                                   (3) man           (4) women                         (SSC Section Officer (Audit)
   8. (1) for            (2) up
                                                  Directions (21-30) : In the fol-                              Exam. 14.12.2003)
       (3) forth         (4) upon           lowing passage, some of the words                 Man has been tampering 31 the
   9. (1) actual         (2) specific       have been left out. First read the pas-     Ecosphere for a very 32 time and is
       (3) correct       (4) same           sage over and try to understand what        forced to 33 that the environmental
 10. (1) description (2) clarification      it is about. Then fill in the blanks with   resources are 34. Environmental prob-
                                            the help of the alternatives given.         lems are 35 social problems. They
       (3) explanation (4) evidence
                                                         (SSC Section Officer (Audit)   begin with people as 36 and end with
      Directions (11-20) : In the fol-
                                                                  Exam. 16.11.2003)     people as victims. Unplanned use of
lowing passage, some of the words
                                                  Civilization, like (21), fall, not so resource 37 resulted in the depletion
have been left out. First read the pas-
sage over and try to understand what        much because of (22) of the enemy           of fossil fuels, 38 of air and water,
                                            outside, as through the weakness and        deforestation which has resulted in 39
it is about. Then fill in the blanks with
the help of the alternatives given.         (23) within, Rome fell not because of       imbalance and draining away of na-
                                            the (24), they merely knocked (25)          tional wealth 40 heavy expenditure on
              (SSC Secstion Officer (Audit)
                                            something that was already dead. The        oil and power generation.
                        Exam. 09.09.2001)
                                                            SEE–860