Cloze Test: Exercise-3

Overview:


Questions and Answers Type:MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions).
Main Topic:English Verbal Ability.
English Verbal Ability Sub-topic:Cloze Test Questions and Answers.
Number of Questions:5 Questions with Solutions.

Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.


India's private schooled, English speaking urban elite may attract global attention, but they are in the (1). The vast majority of Indian children (2) government-run primary schools in rural areas. In 2008-09, rural India (3) for more than 88% of India's primary school students, of whom over 87% were enrolled in government run schools. This is where we see some of the nation's (4) challenges. India's education system has not achieved strong learning outcomes for reasons that are as diverse and (5) as the country itself. Key among these reasons is poor teaching quality, which results from a multitude of factors.



  1. What will come in the place of number (1) in the paragraph given above?

    1. minor
    2. major
    3. majority
    4. minority
    5. maturity


Answer: (d) minority

Solution: No description.

  1. What will come in the place of number (2) in the paragraph given above?

    1. go
    2. follow
    3. attend
    4. attended
    5. leave


Answer: (c) attend

Solution: No description.

  1. What will come in the place of number (3) in the paragraph given above?

    1. account
    2. accounted
    3. arranged
    4. counted
    5. accumulated


Answer: (b) accounted

Solution: No description.

  1. What will come in the place of number (4) in the paragraph given above?

    1. tougher
    2. stricter
    3. toughest
    4. simplest
    5. simpler


Answer: (c) toughest

Solution: No description.

  1. What will come in the place of number (5) in the paragraph given above?

    1. nuanced
    2. difference
    3. similar
    4. simplified
    5. divine


Answer: (a) nuanced

Solution: No description.