CLOZE TEST
course of earth"s history and ___443___ 452. (1) `posture (2) position 467. (1) monkeys (2) moles
to play the leadi ng rol e in the (3) pose (4) posterior (3) tree shrews (4) dinosaurs
___444___ of life on the surface of our
453. (1) free (2) tight 468. (1) insignificant
___445___ . Indeed, there is nothing
here which ___446___ so much to the (3) loose (4) lazy (2) catastrophic
beauty of the ___447___as water, be it 454. (1) vision (2) skill (3) unpleasant
just a little ___448___ trickling over the (3) tools (4) ability (4) enlivening
rocks or a __449___ pond by the way 455. (1) lost (2) acquired 469. (1) survived (2) participated
side where animals __450___ their
(3) demanded (4) forgotten (3) destroyed (4) separated
thirst.
456. (1) making (2) doing 470. (1) out (2) on
441. (1) done (2) played
(3) created (4) developed (3) sharpening (4) breaking (3) of (4) away
442. (1) shaping (2) solving 457. (1) use (2) pride Directions (471-480) : In the fol-
lowing passage, some of the words
(3) preventing (4) uplifting (3) advantage (4) right
have been left out. First read the pas-
443. (1) decides (2) continues 458. (1) in (2) about sage over and try to understand what
(3) prepares (4) refuses (3) upon (4) on it is about. Then fill in the blanks with
444. (1) movement (2) drama 459. (1) was (2) being the help of the alternatives given.
(3) scene (4) future (3) been (4) are (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry
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(2) constellation (3) than (4) unless (IInd Sitting (East Zone)
(3) planet Directions (461 – 470) : In the Ants play an important part in the
(4) sea following passage, some of the words __471__ of nature. They eat a large
446. (1) deduces (2) adds have been left out. First read the pas- __472__of insects and so help keep
(3) detracts (4) brightens sage over and try to understand what them __473__ becoming too plentiful.
it is about. Then fill in the blanks with In the tropics, ants eat more __474__
447. (1) countryside (2) river
the help of the alternatives given. half the termites hatched each year.
(3) humanbeings(4) skies Ants, in __475__ are an important
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448. (1) river (2) stream __476__ source for birds. Frogs, liz-
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(3) waterfalls (4) well (Ist Sitting (East Zone) ards and many other animals also feed
449. (1) dirty (2) short Just sixty-five million years ago __477__ ants.
(3) huge (2) little our ancestors were the most unpre- Ants are __478__ helpful and
450. (1) complete (2) quench possessing of mammals-creatures with harmful to farmers. Some kinds of ants
(3) pamper (4) destroy the size and intelligence of moles or aid farmers by killing insects that
tree shrews. The earth then (461) full __479__ crops. Ants that dig under-
Directions (451 – 460) : In the
of awesome, nightmarish lizards which ground nests __480__ the soil. They
following passage, some of the words
(462) virtually every ecological niche. break up, loosen and mix the soil.
have been left out. First read the pas-
Some of (463) had very large brains, 471. (1) destruction (2) creation
sage over and try understand what it
an upright (464) and two little front
is about. Then fill in the blanks with (3) formation (4) balance
legs very much (465) hands, which
the help of the alternatives given. 472. (1) quantity (2) number
they used dexterously to (466) small
(SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry (3) size (4) weight
animals for dinner. But then (467) did
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not survive. Sadly, in one (468) event 473. (1) from (2) to
(IInd Sitting (Delhi Zone)
every one of them was (469) . And no (3) at (4) in
Twenty million years ago, our one knows what wiped (470) the di-
immediate ancestors probably still lived 474. (1) less (2) or
nosaurs.
in the trees. After we came (451) from (3) than (4) rather
461. (1) was (2) is
the trees, we evolved an upright (452); 475. (1) environment (2) trees
our hands were more useful, being (3) being (4) been
(3) nature (4) ground
(453).We possessed agility and an ex- 462. (1) created (2) emptied
476. (1) food (2) energy
cellent binocular (454). We had, in (3) filled (4) threatened (3) treasure (4) land
course of time, (455) many of the 463. (1) which (2) whom
preconditions required for (456) tools. 477. (1) our (2) up
Moreover, there was now a real (457) (3) them (4) who (3) for (4) on
in possessing a large brain and (458) 464. (1) posture (2) pose 478. (1) once (2) largely
communicating complex thoughts. (3) position (4) posterior (3) both (4) really
Anyway, other things (459) equal, it is 465. (1) as (2) like 479. (1) fertilise (2) nourish
better to be smart (460)
(3) than (4) about (3) damage (4) cause
to be stupid.
466. (1) frighten (2) catch 480. (1) impoverish (2) improve
451. (1) across (2) under
(3) drive (4) chase (3) ruin (4) indulge
(3) into (4) down
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