CLOZE TEST
Passage-I Passage –II Meanings of words/phrases
(Q. Nos. 1081–1085) (Q. Nos. 1086–1095) (1) intricate (Adj.) : elaborate
When both myths and counter- There is an old story told of a man (2) pernicious (Adj.) : exceedingly
myths occur in the narrative field of a who (1086) into a deep sleep, His harmful
society, people can (1081) the oppo- friend stayed by him as long as he
(3) obliterated (Adj.) : reduced to
sitions between them in unique ways. (1087). Being compelled to go and
fearing that he might be in want, the nothingness
The psychological relevance of stories
in the cases of myths and horror films friend hid a (1088) in the old man"s (4) intricacy (N.) : marked by elab-
may be in the experiencing of the garment, When the old man (1089), orately complex detail
(1082) binary tensions, rather than in not (1090) that his friend had (1091) (5) levity (N.) : a manner lacking
the manifest (1083) of the story. The a jewel in his garment, he wandered seriousness
tensions in the story is, however, about in (1092), hungry. A long time (6) variability (N.) : the quality of
(1084) through the binary contrasts. afterwards, the two men met again. being uneven and lacking uni-
The message conveyed is a (1085) The friend told the poor man about formity
complex. the jewel and (1093) him to look for
(7) Access = the opportunity to use
it. Like the old man in the story, peo-
something.
MEANINGS OF WORDS/PHRASES ple (1094) about in this life, (1095) of
what is hidden away in their inner (8) Interoperability = ability to ex-
(1) internalize (V.) : to make a feel-
nature, pure and untarnished. change information.
ing, an attitude, or a belief part
of the way you think and be- Meanings of words/phrases 1096.(1) profound
have (1) In vain = useless (2) intricate
(2) externalize (V.) : to show what (2) Wander (Verb) = to walk aimless- (3) pernicious
you are thinking and feeling by ly.
(4) harmful
what you say/do 1086.(1) fell (2) fall
1097.(1) radical
(3) concretize (V.) : become spe- (3) slept (4) fallen
cific (2) unavoidable
1087.(1) can (2) could
(4) secularize (V.) : make secular (3) operational
(3) should (4) will
and draw away from a religious (4) provisional
1088.(1) sparkle (2) glimmer
orientation. 1098.(1) encroachment
(3) jewel (4) treasure
(5) overlying (Adv.) : to a degree 1089.(1) wake (2) waken (2) barriers
exceeding normal/proper limits (3) discrimination
(3) arise (4) awoke
(6) comforting (Adj.) : providing (4) tendency
1090.(1) knowing (2) know
comfort/so lace 1099.(1) assess (2) assets
(3) known (4) knew
(7) underlying (Adj.) : important in (3) access (4) right
1091.(1) hiding (2) hidden
a situation but not always easi- 1100.(1) assimilated
ly noticed/stated clearly (3) conceal (4) hide
1092.(1) vane (2) vein (2) accumulated
(8) manifest (Adj.) : clearly re-
(3) vain (4) wane (3) obliterated
vealed to the mind/the senses/
judgement 1093.(1) propose (2) considered (4) accommodated
(9) morality (N.) : right/good conduct (3) suggested (4) advised 1101.(1) insignificant
(10) binary (Adj.) : dual - of two 1094.(1) wander (2) wonder (2) massive
(11) dissipated (Adj.) : unrestrained (3) direct (4) change (3) peculiar
by convention/morality 1095.(1) conscious (4) eventual
(12) holistic (Adj.) : considering a (2) unconscious 1102.(1) infrastructure
whole thing (3) aware (2) technique
(13) prolific (Adj.) : existing in large (4) subconscious (3) originality
numbers Passage–III (4) method
(14) holistic : considering a whole (Q. Nos.1096–1105) 1103.(1) mobilised
thing. In a very short period of time the (2) modernised
internet has had a (1096) impact on (3) standardised
1081.(1) internalize (2) externalize
the way we live. Since the internet
(3) concretize (4) secularize (4) civilised
was made (1097), it has lowered the
1082.(1) overlying (2) destructive 1104.(1) interoperability
(1098) to creative expression. It has
(3) comforting (4) underlying provided (1099) to information on a (2) intricacy
1083.(1) relay (2) education larger scale. It has (1100) innovation (3) levity
(3) content (4) morality without (1101) changes to its (1102). (4) variability
1084.(1) dissolved (2) dissipated An open, borderless and (1103) plat- 1105.(1) reassured
(3) opposed (4) maintained form means that barriers to entry are (2) pressured
1085.(1) holistic (2) constructive low, (1104) is (1105) and innovation (3) assured
(3) difficult (4) prolific is rapid.
(4) uncertain
SEE–891