CLOZE TEST
question out of the four alternatives                    PASSAGE–I                           Some Important Words
and fill in the blanks.                         (Question Nos. 751 to 760)            (1) endurance (N.) : the ability to
            (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC        Childhood is a time when there are          continue doing something pain-
                        Exam. 16.11.2014) (751) responsibilities to make life dif-        ful/difficult for a long period of
       The other day I visited a refugee  ficult. If a child (752) good parents,          time without complaining
(741) where the victims (742) the         he is fed, looked (753) and loved,          (2) masterpieces(N.) : works of art
Gujarat. Earthquake (743) in very (744)   whatever he may do. It is improbable            that are the best examples
conditions. I was particularly (745) by   that he will ever again in his life (754)
                                                                                      (3) feats (N.) : action that need skill,
an old woman who was determined to        given so much without having to do
                                                                                          strength or courage
give (746) grandchildren a better fu-     anything (755) return. In addition, life
ture. She (747) a strong and (748)        is always (756) new things to the child.   761. (1)   every         (2) no
woman who even after the (749) of         A child finds (757) in playing in the             (3) any           (4) desert
her own children undertook such a         rain or in the snow. His first visit (758) 762. (1)   warning       (2) worry
journey through life and never felt       the seaside is a marvellous adventure.
                                                                                            (3) requirement (4) threat
weak or broken but was an (750) for       But a child has his pains; he is not so
all.                                      free to do as he wishes; he is contin-     763. (1)   what          (2) the
                                          ually being (759) not to do things or             (3) very          (4) that
        Some Important Words              is being (760). His life is therefore      764. (1)   for           (2) about
 (1) apathetic (Adj.) : showing no in-    not perfectly happy.                              (3) among         (4) with
     terest/enthusiasm                     751. (1) many            (2) little       765. (1)   live          (2) resist
 (2) sympathetic (Adj.) : kind to                (3) few            (4) more                (3) bear          (4) cope
     somebody who is hurt/sad
                                           752. (1) had             (2) have         766. (1)   remarkable (2) little
 (3) pathetic (Adj.) : pitiful                   (3) has            (4) will have           (3) tolerable     (4) popular
 (4) empathetic (Adj.) : sympathetic
                                           753. (1) up              (2) at           767. (1)   measure       (2) cover
 (5) cornered (V.) : to go towards
                                                 (3) after          (4) around              (3) reduce        (4) reach
     somebody in a determined way,
                                           754. (1) is              (2) has          768. (1)   rapid         (2) continuous
     because you want to speak to him
                                                 (3) are            (4) be
 (6) moved (V.) : to arouse the emo-                                                        (3) regular       (4) slow
     tions of                              755. (1) for             (2) in
                                                                                     769. (1)   belief        (2) trust
                                                 (3) as             (4) of
 741. (1) house          (2) camp                                                           (3) conception (4) notion
                                           756. (1) donating        (2) displaying
       (3) home          (4) nest                (3) granting       (4) presenting   770. (1)   baseless      (2) wrong
 742. (1) of             (2) to            757. (1) pain            (2) progress            (3) misleading (4) correct
       (3) in            (4) at                  (3) pressure       (4) pleasure                    PASSAGE–III
 743. (1) was living     (2) are living    758. (1) on              (2) to                (Question Nos. 771 to 775)
       (3) were living (4) have lived            (3) in             (4) for               The (771) age is the age of ma-
 744. (1) apathetic      (2) sympathetic   759. (1) ordered         (2) told         chines. From the (772) the Industrial
       (3) pathetic      (4) empathetic          (3) forbidden      (4) restricted   Revolution began in Europe.
 745. (1) cornered       (2) collected     760. (1) beaten          (2) penalised         Man’s life has been changing
       (3) worked        (4) moved               (3) disturbed      (4) punished     (773) many ways. At first the change
 746. (1) his            (2) her                                                     was (774). Now machines have be-
                                                         PASSAGE–II
       (3) its           (4) their                                                   come a (775) of our daily lives.
                                                (Question Nos. 761 to 770)
 747. (1) were           (2) had                                                     771. (1) modern          (2) new
                                              Without water (761) animal can
       (3) was           (4) is                                                             (3) civilized     (4) present
                                          survive. In desert regions the great-
 748. (1) courageous (2) continuous                                                  772. (1) birth           (2) time
                                          est (762) to life is drying up. But many
       (3) ruinous       (4) careful      creatures are able to make use of (763)           (3) beginning     (4) start
 749. (1) life           (2) death        little water that exists in arid areas.    773. (1) into            (2) to
       (3) motionless (4) captivated      One of nature’s masterpieces (764)                (3) in            (4) with
 750. (1) happiness                       creatures equipped to (765) with           774. (1) slow            (2) steady
       (2) determination                  desert life is the hardy camel. Stories
                                                                                            (3) fast          (4) stagnant
       (3) motivation                     range the desert lands far and wide
       (4) inspiration                    about (766) endurance feats by cam-        775. (1) component (2) part
    Directions (751-775) : the follow-    els. It is said that camels can (767) a           (3) necessity     (4) support
ing questions, you have several pas-      distance of about 800 miles in eight              Directions (776–785) : In the
sages where some of the words have        days through (768) travel without an       following passage some of the words
been left out. Read the passages care-    intake of a single drop of water. The      have been left out. Read the passage
fully and choose the correct answer       popular (769) that camels store wa-        carefully and choose the correct an-
to each blank out of the four alterna-    ter in the humps is (770) in a way;        swer to each question out of the four
tives.                                    water is indeed stored there but in        alternative and fill in the blanks.
        (SSC GL Tier-II Exam. 21.09.2014) the form of fat.                              (SSC CGL Tier-II Exam. 12.04.2015)
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