CLOZE TEST
PASSAGE–II 563. (1) heel (2) ankle 576. (1) shelter (2) feet
One rainy day I watched a neigh- (3) knee (4) shoulder (3) land (4) surface
bour (556) to push her toddler in a 564. (1) questioned (2) spoke 577. (1) economical (2) historical
pram with one hand and control her (3) tried (4) stated (3) geographical (4) political
Doberman with the other. The dog
565. (1) much (2) some 578. (1) threatened (2) feared
didn’t want to get its feet wet and was
(3) no (4) little (3) effected (4) dominated
refusing to walk. I was about to put
on my jacket and offer (557) help 566. (1) quickly (2) fastly 579. (1) strength (2) power
when the trio disappeared (558) some (3) softly (4) rapidly (3) force (4) ability
hedges. When they reappeared, she 567. (1) after (2) later 580. (1) everything (2) nothing
(559) to have sorted out her problem: (3) ago (4) following (3) something (4) anything
the toddler, attached to the dog’s leash, 568. (1) join (2) insert 581. (1) this day (2) today
was (560) running through mud pud- (3) plug (4) connect (3) lately (4) at present
dles, and the dog was in the pram.
569. (1) power (2) wires 582. (1) efforts (2) strength
556. (1) was struggling
(3) companies (4) supply (3) capacity (4) tasks
(2) struggling 570. (1) arrived (2) reached 583. (1) watching (2) directing
(3) to struggle (3) started (4) appeared (3) opposing (4) combating
(4) being struggle PASSAGE–II 584. (1) any (2) some
557. (1) few (2) lot The thermometer is an instru- (3) every (4) all
(3) the (4) some ment for measuring temperature. The
558. (1) behind (2) on 585. (1) scientists (2) humanity
(571) form consists of a (572) tube
(3) above (4) to with a fine (573). One end of the (3) people (4) mankind
559. (1) seem (2) was (574) is blown to form (575) bulb and PASSAGE II
(3) seemed (4) looked the other is closed. As well as I could make out, she
571. (1) seen (2) unseen had come for good, and had no inten-
560. (1) joyously (2) generally
(3) heard (4) common tion of ever going again. She began
(3) hardly (4) fiercely
572. (1) brass (2) glass (586) help my mother (587) morning,
Directions (561 – 575) : In the and was (588) and out of (589) store
following questions, you have follow- (3) plastic (4) metal
closet all (590), putting things to right,
ing two brief passages with 10 ques- 573. (1) boar (2) cavity
and making havoc in the old arrange-
tions in Passage -I and 5 questions in (3) mole (4) bore ment.
Passage - II. Read the passages care- 574. (1) tube (2) edge 586. (1) to (2) so
fully and fill up the blanks with suit- (3) centre (4) place
able words out of the four alternatives (3) of (4) with
575. (1) that (2) a
given. 587. (1) tomorrow (2) next
(3) all (4) an
(SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry (3) later (4) soon
Directions (576-590) : In each
Operator & LDC Exam. 21.10.2012 588. (1) out (2) off
of the following two questions, you
(2nd Sitting) have following two brief passages with (3) of (4) in
PASSAGE-I 10 questions in Passage I and 5 ques- 589. (1) the (2) there
“My new machine is so (561) that tions in Passage II. Read the passag- (3) then (4) thus
it will even suck out ground-in dust es carefully and fill in the blanks with 590. (1) days (2) day
and dirt (562) this”. As he spoke, he suitable words out of the four alterna- (3) thing (4) things
used his (563) to press the soot and tives given. Directions (591-605) : In the
dust into the carpet. (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry following questions, you have follow-
The old lady (564) again, but Operator & LDC Exam. 28.10.2012 ing two brief passages with 10 ques-
without (565) success as the young (1st Sitting) tions in Passage I and 5 questions in
man had (566) gone out of the front Passage II. Read the passages care-
PASSAGE I
door. fully and fill in the blanks with suit-
A few minutes (567) , he reap- There is an enemy beneath our
(576). He recognises no national able words out of the four alternatives
peared with a very modern-looking given.
vacuum cleaner. ‘Now, where can I boundaries, no (577) parties. Every-
one in the world is (578) by him. The (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry
(568) this in ?’ he asked.
enemy is the Earth itself. The (579) of Operator & LDC Exam. 28.10.2012
‘’Probably the next village, about
a quake is greater than (580) man him- (1st Sitting)
ten miles away”, replied the old lady.
self can produce. But, (581) scientists PASSAGE I
“The electricity (569) hasn’t (570)
are directing more of their (582) into
here yet”. Any regular viewer of p ro-
finding some way of (583) earthquakes
561. (1) expensive (2) strong grammes on the television will certainly
and it is possible that at (584) time in
(3) organized (4) effective have some reservations about com-
the near future, (585) will have dis-
mercials. When television shows are
562. (1) like (2) such covered a means of protecting itself
(591) good, the commercials that (592)
(3) as (4) similar from it.
them are a disgrace. One of the many
SEE–875