Gap Filling: Cloze Test Exercises English Grammar for School Classes

Gap Filling – Cloze Passages

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11. Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks with the help of the options that follow: [2017]

Last year I visited the same spot even if I was not (a) …………… a cycle. I saw that many buildings (b) ……………. been built on (c) ……………. banks of the Ganga.

(a) (i) ride (ii) rides (iii) rode (iv) riding
(b) (i) has (ii) have (iii) had (iv) having
(c) (i) a (ii) an (iii) the (iv) some

Answers

(a) (iv) riding
(b) (iii) had
(c) (iii) the

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12. Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks with the help of the options that follow: [2017]

A young person (a) …………. a picture (b) …………… both of us with ‘selfie’. I could (c) …………….. say ‘no’.

(a) (i) want (ii) wants (iii) wanted (iv) wanting
(b) (i) on (ii) of (iii) in (iv) for
(c) (i) hard (ii) harder (iii) hardest (iv) hardly

Answers

(a) (iii) wanted
(b) (ii) of
(c) (iv) hardly

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13. Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks with the help of the options that follow: [2017]

I met a smart young person (a) …………. wanted a ‘selfie’ (b) …………. me. So we (c) ……………. on top of a boundary wall.

(a) (i) which (ii) who (iii) whose (iv) whom
(b) (i) with (ii) on (iii) for (iv) to
(c) (i) sit (ii) sits (iii) sat (iv) sitting

Answers

(a) (ii) who
(b) (i) with
(c) (iii) sat

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14. Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks with the help of the options that follow: [2017]

Everyone is not in a position to (a) ………….. the family and start living in a (b) ………… room on the banks (c) ……………. the Ganga.

(a) (i) leave (ii) leaves (iii) left (iv) leaving
(b) (i) small (ii) smaller (iii) smallest (iv) little
(c) (i) on (ii) in (iii) of (iv) off

Answers

(a) (i) leave
(b) (i) small
(c) (iii) of

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15. Complete the paragraph by filling in the blanks with the help of the options that follow: [2017]

Most men would have (a) ………….. mad after one or two years (b) …………… loneliness. But he learnt to adjust to (c) ……………. conditions.

(a) (i) go (ii) goes (iii) we (iv) gone
(b) (i) of (ii) in (iii) into (iv) on
(c) (i) a (ii) an (iii) the (iv) some

Answers

(a) (iv) gone
(b) (i) of
(c) (iii) the

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16. Read the paragraph given below. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that follow. [2016]

Kingfisher is (a) …………… beautiful bird with attractive colours. It (b) ……………. found near lakes, river, canals (c) …………… ponds.

(a) (i) a (ii) an (iii) the (iv) such a
(b) (i) are (ii) am (iii) is (iv) has
(c) (i) and (ii) but (iii) so (iv) or

Answers

(a) a
(b) is
(c) and

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17. Complete the paragraph given below with the help of options that follow: [2016]

Recent heavy rains lashed Chennai city throwing normal life out of gear. The city (a) ………….. severe water logging and people wading through knee-deep water. Many volunteers in their respective areas (b) …………. out the relief activities. In Annai Satya Nagar food packets (c) …………. distributed to the victims.

(a) (i) seen (ii) saw (iii) see (iv) sees
(b) (i) carry (ii) carrying (iii) carried (iv) had carried
(c) (i) were (ii) was (iii) did (iv) have

Answers

(a) (ii) saw
(b) (iii) carried
(c) (ii) were

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18. Complete the paragraph given below with the help of options that follow: [2016]

Most Indian schools fail to ensure their students adequate playtime and fitness regime. Two out of every five
school going children (a) …………. have a healthy body mass index (BMI) and 50% of children (b) ………… adequate lower body strength. Some schools (c) …………. found to offer three or more physical education periods per week.

(a) (i) does (ii) does not (iii) don’t (iv) do
(b) (i) lack (ii) lacked (iii) have lacked (iv) had lacked
(c) (i) was (ii) are (iii) is (iv) have

Answers

(a) (iii) don’t
(b) (ii) lack
(c) (ii) are

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19. Read the sentence given below and fill in the blanks in it by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that follow: [2016]

He was (a) ………….. at the news (b) ………….. the success of a poor candidate (c) …………… got the highest number of votes in Bihar election.

(a) (i) surprising (ii) surprise (iii) surprised
(iv) having surprised
(b) (i) of (ii) for (iii) to (iv) by
(c) (i) which (ii) whose (iii) whom (iv) who

Answers

(a) (iii) surprised
(b) (i) of
(c) (iv) who

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20. Complete the paragraph given below with the help of options that follow: [2016]

The Vichitra Venna as (a) …………… name suggests (b) ………….. a rare instrument and there are not (c) ………….. artistes who can apply this instrument.

(a) (i) a (ii) an (iii) the (iv) some
(b) (i) is (ii) am (iii) are (iv) have been
(c) (i) much (ii) many (iii) more (iv) most

Answers

(a) (iii) the
(b) (i) is
(c) (ii) many

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21. Complete the paragraph given below with the help of options that follow: [2016]

Kanishka, the ruler of the Kushanas embraced Buddhism. He (a) ……….. invited to a Buddhist meeting (b) ……….. Kashmir during his reign. It was during his time that Buddhism (c) …………. to Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Java.

(a) (i) is (ii) was (iii) had (iv) has
(b) (i) at (ii) of (iii) in (iv) on
(c) (i) spread (ii) spreads (iii) spreading (iv) is spread

Answers

(a) (ii) was
(b) (i) in
(c) (i) spread

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