CLOZE TEST
1000.(1) caught up (2) catching up          1008.(1) were immediately                  1015.(1) complained
        (3) catch up       (4) catch                (2) was immediate                          (2) complain
      Directions (1001–1010) : In the               (3) were immediate                         (3) complaining
following questions, in the passage                 (4) was immediately                        (4) explained
some of the words have been left out.       1009.(1) send them (2) sent them           1016.(1) exposed           (2) exposing
Read the passage carefully and choose                                                          (3) expose         (4) exposable
                                                    (3) sent their (4) send their
the correct answer to each question                                                    1017.(1) advise            (2) advised
out of the four alternatives and fill in    1010.(1) is assigned
                                                    (2) was assigning                          (3) is advised (4) advising
the blanks.
                                                    (3) were assigned                  1018.(1) listening         (2) looking
          (SSC (10+2) Stenographer Grade
                 ‘C’ & ‘D’ Exam. 31.01.2016                                                    (3) listen         (4) listened
                                                    (4) were assigning
                            TF No. 3513283)                                            1019.(1) returning (2) is returned
                                                 Directions (1011–1020) : In the
      The Red Indians (1001) for the        following questions, in the passage                (3) return         (4) returned
arrival of the bison. The beasts, which     some of the words have been left out.      1020.(1) caught up
come only once a year, are a good           Read the passage carefully and choose              (2) catching up
source of meat and hide. The Red In-        the correct answer to each question                (3) catch up       (4) catch
dians (1002) to survive the cold, bit-      out of the four alternatives and fill in         Directions (1021–1030) : In the
ter winter.                                 the blanks.                                following questions, in the passage
      Tikki, the young boy, (1003) to                 (SSC (10+2) Stenographer Grade   some of the words have been left out.
look out for herd’s arrival. Everyday,                      "C" & "D" Exam. 31.01.2016 Read the passage carefully and choose
he (1004) to the top of the hill to see if                             TF No. 3513283) the correct answer to each question
he could spot them on the vast hori-             I will always (1011) the trip I made  out of the four alternatives and fill in
zon.                                                                                   the blanks.
                                            to the zoo in 1988. It was then that I
      One night, while he (1005) the        (1012) measles from one of my friends.               (SSC (10+2) Stenographer Grade
ground shook (1006) and his bag of          Peter, who had (1013) along too.                            "C" & "D" Exam. 31.01.2016
arrows fell off from its hook on the                                                                               TF No. 3513283)
                                                 Before he met us at the zoo, he
wall. Tikki (1007) of his wigwam and                                                         The Red Indians (1021) for the
                                            had gone to visit his cousin who was
felt a strong gust of wind and dust                                                    arrival of the bison. The beasts, which
                                            (1014) from measles. The next day,
gush past him. Shouting excitedly, he                                                  come only once a year, are a good
                                            Peter was (1015) of a sore throat, a
ran to the other wigwams and woke                                                      source of meat and hide. The Red In-
everyone up. A big fire (1008) built        bad cold and high fever. When he was
                                                                                       dians (1022) to survive the cold, bit-
and the Red Indians danced around           diagnosed by a doctor as having mea-
                                                                                       ter winter.
it, giving praises to their God who had,    sles, his parents rang me up to warn
                                                                                             Tikki, the young boy, (1023) to
at last, (1009) their food and clothing     me that he had been (1016) to mea-
                                                                                       look out for herd’s arrival. Everyday,
of animal hide. The next morning, all       sles too. By the next day, I was also
                                                                                       he (1024) to the top of the hill to see if
the warriors (1010) to hunt down the        showing/having the same symptoms.
                                                                                       he could spot them on the vast hori-
beasts which were grazing near the          My doctor (1017) me to stay at home
                                                                                       zon.
river.                                      for the next two weeks.
                                                                                             One night, while he (1025) the
1001.(1) were waiting                            I was quite pleased with the doc-     ground shook (1026) and his bag of
        (2) is waiting                      tor’s instruction. I spent the time read-  arrows fell off from its hook on the
        (3) were waited                     ing story-books, (1018) to music and       wall. Tikki (1027) of his wigwam and
                                            watching television. When I got bored,     felt a strong gust of wind and dust
        (4) are waited
                                            I would call up Peter, who also had to     gush past him. Shouting excitedly, he
1002.(1) needing these
                                            spend two weeks at home, for a chat.       ran to the other wigwams and woke
        (2) needed these                    Unfortunately, the two weeks passed        everyone up. A big fire (1028) built
        (3) needed their                    by quickly. When we (1019) to school,      and the Red Indians danced around
        (4) needing this                    we had to work twice as hard to (1020)     it, giving praises to their God who had,
1003.(1) was choose (2) is choose           with our classmates. It was definitely     at last, (1029) their food and clothing
        (3) was chose (4) was chosen        not worth the ‘holiday’.                   of animal hide. The next morning, all
1004.(1) would running                      1011.(1) remember                          the warriors (1030) to hunt down the
        (2) will running                            (2) remembered                     beasts which were grazing near the
                                                                                       river.
        (3) would run                               (3) be remember
                                                                                       1021.(1) were waiting
        (4) will be running                         (4) remembering
                                                                                               (2) is waiting
1005.(1) is sleep          (2) was sleeping 1012.(1) catch            (2) will catch
                                                                                               (3) were waited
        (3) was sleep (4) were slept                (3) caught        (4) catching             (4) are waited
1006.(1) violently         (2) violence     1013.(1) went             (2) gone         1022.(1) needing these
        (3) violent        (4) violet               (3) going         (4) go                   (2) needed these
1007.(1) rushing out (2) rush out           1014.(1) recover          (2) revealed             (3) needed their
        (3) rushed out (4) rushed in                (3) removed       (4) recovering           (4) needing this
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