CLOZE TEST (3) --PARAGRAPH - FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH WORDS OUT OF GIVEN OPTIONS

 'Cloze Test' is set with a view to assess proficiency of a candidate in respect of word power and his knowledge of  grammar rules. This covers various  aspects of a number of fields i.e. word meanings, appropriate use of words in a sentence, complete knowledge of various parts of speech and their use in a sentence. Knowledge about Subject and object placement, Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adjective and Adverb and their use in a sentence is examined. A proper knowledge of all these is essential for correct attempt of this exercise. However regular practice makes it easy and possible.  

There are some points, though with exceptions, which help in making attempt easy and correct. For example :

Generally there are three parts of a sentence namely Subject, verb and Object. Sometimes an object is missing in a sentence.

Always a noun or a pronoun is used in the position of a Subject and object. An adjective always describes a subject and an object. 

A verb forms the vital part of a sentence. A sentence is not possible without a verb. A transitive verb has both subject and object with it. But in case of an intransitive verb there is no object in a sentence.

An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun but an adverb describes other parts of speech except noun and pronoun. 

A conjunction joins a part of speech with a similar part of speech i.e. a noun with a noun and a verb with a verb etc.  




EXERCISES FOR PRACTICE


ONE


Directions  (1 - 10 ) : In the given passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.Against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. 

In India, 5th September is celebrated as Teachers' Day as a mark of 1. ................  to the 2. ....................  made by teachers to the society. On this day falls the birth anniversary of a great teacher Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. He was a 3............................  believer of education and was a well-known diplomat, scholar, philosopher, the President of India and above all, a teacher.

Once some of his students and friends approached him and requested him to allow them to 4. ......................his birthday, he said, "instead of celebrating my birthday separately, it would be my proud 5. ................. if 5th September is observed as Teachers' day". From then onwards, the 5th of September has been observed as Teachers’ day.

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on September 5, 1888, in the town of Tirutani. He was sent to school at Thirupati and then Vellore. Later, he joined the Christian College, Madras, and studied philosophy. Radhakrishnan by his confidence, concentration and strong 6. ...........................  went on to become a great philosopher.

He was an evocative teacher, 7. .................................... popular

 8. ...........................  his students right from his early days as a professor at Presidency College, Madras. He served the country in many 9. ...................................... But above all, he is a great teacher from whom all of us have learnt much and will continue to learn. It is India's 10......................................privilege to have a great philosopher, a great educationist and a great humanist as her President.

1. a. award, b.ceremonial, c.tribute, d.esteemed, e.amusement.
2.a.role, b. share, c. duty, d. contributions, e. provide.
3.a. depend, b. staunch, c. dynamic, d. liberty, e. progression.
4.a. celebrate, b. considers, c. regards, d. enjoy, e. respect. 
5. a. favour, b. privilege, c. rejoice, d. implication, e. eventually.
6. a.judgement, b.victory, c.convictions, d. malice, e. pursue.
7.a. moving, b. daring, c.shine, d.exceedingly, e.strong.
8.a. between,b. for, c.across, d. into, e.among .
9. a. area, b. fields, c. capacities, d. perform, e. format. 
10. a. peculiar, b. dominant, c. fluent, d. steering, e. governing.






SOLUTION
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EXPLANATION

On reading this paragraph one finds that the author is describing about celebrating Teachers' day in India. He gives reasons for its celebration and describes about life and principles of the former President of India Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. The whole paragraph is written in a positive note.

1. 'A mark' is a noun and conjunction 'of ' follows it.It joins a noun with a noun. So the word in blank should be a noun. Out of given options, 'esteemed' is a verb in second and third form. Verb in third form is also used as an adjective. 'ceremonial' is also an adjective. 'Amusement' is a noun but according to its meaning it does not fit in this context. 'Award' and 'tribute' are nouns. The word 'Award' is used in the sense of some prize for some work. It does not give any sense in this context. 'Tribute' means some honour or admiration of someone. This is the correct word to be used here.

2. 'The' is an article and after this a noun is used. Out of the given options 'provide' is a verb. 'share' is a verb as well as a noun and 'role' and 'duty' are nouns. But these words are in general and simple terms. So these do not fit here because the author is talking about achievements of the person. 'Contributions' is the correct word.

3.'Believer' is a noun and before it an adjective is required. 'depend' is a verb. 'liberty' and 'progression' are nouns.'staunch' is the correct word here.


4. This blank is to be filled keeping in view the object 'his birthday' i.e. a verb is required here. Before blank there is 'to'. It means first form of verb without 's' or 'es' is required here.'Considers' and 'regards' do not fit here. Out of the remaining words 'celebrate' is the correct word.

5. "Proud' is an adjective and after it a noun is required. 'Eventually' is an adverb. 'rejoice' is a verb. 'Implication' a noun is a negative word. These all do not fit here. 'Favour' is a noun which means to give something out of pity. This too is not appropriate word. 'Privilege' is the appropriate word.

6. 'Confidence' and 'concentration' are nouns. 'Concentration' is joined by conjunction 'and' thereby in blank a noun is required. 'Strong' is adjective of this noun. 'Pursue' is a verb. 'Malice' meaning hatred is a negative word. 'Judgement' and 'victory' do not give any sense in this context. 'Convictions' is a correct word here. 

7.An adjective 'Popular' describes pronoun  'he' here. Before an adjective an adverb is used to describe it. For example She is a very beautiful girl. In this sentence 'girl' is a noun, 'beautiful' an adjective and 'very' is an adverb. Only an adverb and not an adjective can describe an adjective. Here only 'exceedingly'  being an adverb is the correct word.

8. Here  after 'popular', a preposition is required. 'For', 'across' and 'into' are incorrect. Out of 'among' and 'between', 'among' is correct. 'Between' is used for two and 'among' is used for more than two things or persons.


9. 'Many' is an adjective and after it a noun is required. 'Perform' is a verb. 'Format' and 'area' are singular but with 'many' a plural noun is required. Out of 'fields' and 'capacities', 'capacities' suits here.


10. 'Privilege' is a noun here. Before a noun an adjective to describe it is required. 'Governing' and 'steering' are verbs. These are also used as nouns but do not describe 'privilege' well. 'Dominant' ( a negative word) and 'fluent' do not fit here according to their meanings. 'Peculiar' meaning distinctive or typical is the correct word.
 

TWO 

Directions  (1 - 7 ) : In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank  appropriately. find out the appropriate word in each case.

Patriotism is a 1...................  that binds people of a country of different religions, castes and sects together. They work collectively in the 2.....................of the country. This fact becomes more 3...............    during the days of war, disaster or a natural 4....................... in a country. People generally address their country as motherland. The word motherland itself 5........................    the spirit of true patriotism. A country like a mother brings up and looks after its people who in turn are under an 6........................ to do every possible service to the country. This is the real spirit of patriotism 7.................  the countrymen.    

1. cords, joint, bond solution, favours. 

2. curious, sense, charge, share , interest.

3. reveal, transparent, evident, application, incline.

4. eventuality, calamity, adventure, temperament, flow.

5. procures,belief,carry,express, manifests.

6. bound, agreement, indebted,obligation, penalize. 

7. among, with, by, upon, through.

SOLUTION
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EXPLANATION

The given paragraph describes about patriotism. This is a feeling among countrymen that helps in keeping them united. People from different sects, religions or groups living in the country work together in the interest of the country. The whole paragraph is written in a positive note. For filling in blank spaces there are small tips of rules. of grammar which help in     finding out correct words out of the given options. Words prior to or after the blank space also give hint about the word to be filled in the blank space. By using the method of 'elimination and selection' , the inappropriate words can easily be eliminated. For selecting from words of close proximity it is better to read the adjoining sentences carefully as it helps in selecting the correct word. First of all a thorough reading of the whole paragraph should necessarily be done.  

1. This blank space is preceded by an article 'an'. This gives a possibility of a noun in this space.Out of the given options, 'cords and favours' cannot be the correct choice as these words are in plural but here, due to the article 'a',  a singular noun is required. 'Solution' that binds the people does not fit well here. Out of 'joint' and 'bond' it is 'bond' that binds the people. 





2. This blank space is preceded by an article 'the' and followed by a preposition 'of' which signals towards possibility of a noun. Out of the given options, 'curious' is an adjective. Words like ' sense', 'charge' and 'share' can be used as verbs as well as nouns. But all of these words do not give any sense in the given context as in the share of the country, in the charge of the country, in the sense of the country. So 'in the interest of the country' is the appropriate choice.

3. 'This fact becomes more...' shows that a word describing the fact is required. So there is need of an adjective here. 'Reveal' and 'incline' are verbs. 'Application' is a noun. 'Transparent' means a medium through which something can be seen. This does not fit with 'this fact becomes more transparent'. 'Evident' means visible or apparent. It is the correct word. 

4.The words prior to the blank space are all negative words.So in this space also a negative word is required. 'A' shows a singular word, 'natural' , an adjective tells that a noun will follow it. 'Flow' means moving of a fluid, 'temperament' means nature of a person, 'adventure' means something above normal, and eventuality' means the final termination of a thing. These all words do not fit in this context. 'Calamity' meaning some event of misfortune is the correct word.

5. 'The word' a noun is subject and 'the spirit' is an object. Here a verb is required in the blank space. 'The word' is singular, so a singular verb is required. 'Belief' is a noun. 'Carry'and 'express' are plural verbs. 'Procures' means to obtain or to secure which does not fit here. 'Manifests' means 'clearly reveals'. It is the correct word.

6. The blank space is preceded by an article 'an' and followed by a preposition 'to' which shows that a singular noun is required here. 'Penalize' is a verb. 'Bound' and 'indebted' are verbs and can be used as  adjectives also.'Agreement' is something in writing to bind the parties. This does not give any sense here. 'Obligation' is the correct word here.

  

7. 'The real spirit 'with' 'upon' 'through' the countrymen do not give any meaningful expression. Out of 'by' and 'among' among is the correct word here. ' the spirit of patriotism among the countrymen.

CLOZE TEST (2) --PARAGRAPH - FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH WORDS OUT OF GIVEN OPTIONS

 In an examination 'Cloze Test' plays a vital role in securing good marks for the candidate. Nevertheless there is variation in  its level that makes the difference. In some cases it is of simple to moderate level whereas in others it is of a good standard. Performance of the candidate in this regard counts accordingly. However it is practice only that helps in bringing good results. 

Instead of using a 'hit and trial' method one should attempt 'elimination and selection' method. First of all go through the whole paragraph without taking blank spaces in to consideration. Try to understand the underlying theme or the substance that the author wants to convey through these lines.The tone of the author, it is positive or negative, helps a lot in selecting words to be filled in blanks. If the paragraph carries a happy or pleasant note, all the positive words are  used. And for a melancholy note negative ones are  selected.

It is important to read and understand words around and near the blank space. This helps and gives a hint in choosing a word to be filled in the blank. 

For example:


An article 'a,an, or the' before a blank indicates possibility of a noun. 

Article 'an' before a blank tells that the word to be used in it starts with a vowel. 

Article 'a' or 'an' before blank shows that noun in blank will be in singular form.

A verb before a blank tells about possibility of an adverb in the blank space.

Number of verb i.e. in singular or plural form shows that noun too will according to that verb.

A preposition after a blank shows that there is possibility of a phrasal verb in blank space.  

A preposition after a blank space also helps in selecting a verb out of given options by eliminating those with which that preposition does not fit. 

A noun after a blank space gives a hint of an adjective in the blank space.      

A number of times there are chances that words may have very proximity in their meanings or spellings. For this one needs to apply one's common sense according to the meaning of the subject matter.  

Never try to select words without reading and understanding the paragraph. It is very necessary to first of all read the whole paragraph thoroughly and carefully. It helps to understand the underlying meaning.  

Always adhere to the subject contained in the paragraph and do not try to guess meanings of own. 

All the sentences are linked with each other. If one sentence is not clear, try to understand it with the help of  those next to that. 

A good knowledge of vocabulary and grammar aids much in this exercise. Above all this, it is practice that teaches how to handle the given situation.

EXERCISE FOR PRACTICE 

ONE 

Directions  (1 - 10 ) : In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank  appropriately. find out the appropriate word in each case.

In order to make the country a fully developed country, women empowerment is an (1)....................... tool to get the goal of development. Many programmes have been (2)........................ 
 and run by the government  in order to bring (3)............................  in the society about the true rights and value of the women in the development of the nation. Women need to be progressed in a number of  (4)....................... The real meaning of the women empowerment is to make them well educated and leave them (5).............................  so that they can be (6).................... to take their own decisions in any field. India (7)..................................to take some advance steps to (8)..................................... women's position in the society through the proper health, higher education and economic (9)...................................... Women empowerment needs to take full speed in right direction instead of being in (10)......................... stage.

OPTIONS

1. a.inimical, b. durable, c. essential, d. sacredly, e. majority. 
2. a.perform, b. governed. c. executed, d. implemented,e. approve.
3. a.knowledge b.awareness c. familiar d. fluent e.expert.
4. a.focus b.issues c. topics d. centre  e.spheres.
5. a.open b.independent  c.liberal  d.free e.ideal.
6. a.strong b. capable c. definitely d. fluently e. distinct.
7. a.feel b. endure c. called d. beckon e. needs
8. a.upgraded b.ascend c. rose d. improve e.initiate
9. a.participate b.emancipation c.creative d.inclined e.development.
10. a.ancient b. growth c.nascent d.ultimately e.modern.

SOLUTION
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EXPLANATION 

Before trying to select words to be filled in blanks read the whole paragraph without considering any blank space. The author tries to convey a message about empowerment to women. It is necessary if a country is develop. For that many steps have been taken. Women need to be educated. They should be able to take their decisions themselves. These should be undertaken in a better and stronger way so that women are able to get better education and health facilities. The whole paragraph is written in a positive note. All the words to be selected are to be positive ones.

1. 'An' before blank is related to the noun 'tool'. 'An' and singular noun 'tool' are in correct combination. Before a noun an adjective is required in this blank. Out of given options, 'majority' is a noun, 'sacredly' is an adverb. So these two do not fit here. 'Inimical' meaning harmful is in negative sense so it also does not fit here. the remaining two 'durable' meaning lasting for long time which does not fit here. 'Essential' means necessary is the correct word. Besides 'essential' starting with vowel 'e' is also correct according to the article 'an'.  

2. This sentence is in passive voice. 'Many programmes' is an object and 'have been and third form of 'run' are used. In the blank also third form of a verb will be used. 'Approve' and 'perform' are in first form of verb.So these do not fit here. Verb 'Governed' does not fit here according to its meaning. Out of 'executed' and 'implemented' the latter fit well with the other verb 'run'.

3. After 'to bring' a noun is required. 'Familiar, Fluent and expert' are adjectives. These do not fit here. Knowledge is a noun but does not give any sense here. 'Awareness' is the correct word.

4.   In this space a noun is required to be filled. But it should be in plural as indicated by 'a number of'. 'Focus and centre' are in singular. 'Issues' is in negative sense.'Topics' does not fit according to the context. 'Spheres' is the correct word.  

5.This sentence 'leave' is a verb. 'them' is object. An adverb is required. 'Open,independent,liberal and ideal' all are adjectives. 'Free' is a word that can be used both as an adjective and adverb.So 'free' is correct word.

6. Here an adjective relating to the pronoun 'they' is required. But 'definitely' and 'fluently' are adverbs. 'Distinct' does not fit here according to its meaning. 'Strong' and 'capable' are adjectives. Out of these 'capable' fits more because here a word according to mental and not physical power to women is required.

7.After 'to bring' In this sentence 'India' is Subject and 'steps' is object. In the blank space a verb is required. India is singular so a singular verb and that too in present tense is required. 'Feel','beckon',and 'endure'  are plural verbs. 'Called' is in past tense. Only verb 'needs' singular and in present tense is the correct word.     

8. 'to' before blank shows that a verb is required in this blank space. After 'to' there is always first form of verb and that too without 's' or 'es' i.e. verb in plural form is required. 'Upgraded' and 'rose' are not in first form of verb. 'Ascend' means 'to go up' does not suit here.'Initiate' means 'to start' but programmes have already been started so this is also incorrect. 'improve' is the correct word.

9. Here 'proper' is an adjective and 'health' is a noun, 'higher' is an adjective and 'education' is a noun and 'economic' is an adjective and in blank space a noun is required. 'Participate' and 'inclined' are verbs.Creative is an adjective. 'Emancipation' a noun means liberation which does not fit here. With adjective 'economic'  'development' is the correct word. 

10.'Stage' is a noun and in blank space an adjective is required. 'Growth' is a noun, 'ultimately' is an adverb. 'Ancient' means of old times and 'modern' means of present times do not fit here according to the context. 'Nascent' means in primitive stage fits here well. 







TWO 

Directions  (76 - 85 ) : In the given passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.Against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. 



Many multinationals think they understand and have tried to (76) ............ the serious risks posed by operating in China-intellectual-property-rights violations,corruption, lack of transparency, potential political instability (77)...........one of the highest risks of all China's massive environmental degradation -in (78) ...............corporate boardrooms.China's environmental problems are(79).............the point where they could (80)................ its GDP growth. Its State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) concluded in 2006 that environmental degradation and pollution  (81) ............... the Chinese economy the equivalent of 10% of GDP annually. This figure is echoed in more specific costs reported in the Chinese press, up to $36 billion in lost industrial output from a lack of water to run factories, $13 billion from the degradation and health impact of acid rain, $6 billion from the spread of desert regions, and the list goes on. 

The effect on the population is (82)  ............Already more than 400000 people die each year as a result of the country's air pollution, according to environmental expert and an estimated 190 million people drink water so contaminated that it makes them sick. Some 40 million people have had to migrate because their local ecology can no longer (83) ........... them. The Chinese leadership is now concerned that environmental (84) ............... is leading to social unrest. The domestic media reported 50000 environmental protests in 2005. Such protests are usually small in scale, but some have engaged upwards of 30000 to 40000 people, some have been violent, and they are increasing in (85).  

                                                            (Adapted source Question paper)
76.a. elevate b. mitigate c.amplify d.cure e.relieve 
77.a.because b. thus c. yet d. till e. until 
78.a. almost b.scanty c. popularly d. just e. barely 
79.a. reaching b.beyond c. arriving d. joining e. coming 
80.a. stay b. drive c. curl d. constrain e. migrate 
81.a. compensate b. amount c. cost d. accrue e. violent
82.a. alarming b. distressed c. countering d. delightful e. shoddy
83.a. approve b. bare c. harm d.sustain e. survive 
84.a. leading  b.causing c. appealing d. advancing  e. bulging 
85. a. frequent b. number c.sum d. numerical e. representation 

CLOZE TEST (1) --PARAGRAPH - FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH WORDS OUT OF GIVEN OPTIONS

In various examinations there are questions relating to paragraphs containing blanks to be filled with words out of given multiple options. Choice is to be made of the most appropriate and befitting word to be used in the blank. For this it is required to have knowledge of word meaning and grammar rules. In options there are generally words which are confusing in their meanings or spellings etc. Many a time there are words having very close meanings or similar spellings. Appropriate selection can be made only if one has command over word power or grammar rules. 

It is always advisable to make use of elimination,deletion or rejection method of words given as options while choosing the right word.

First and the foremost requirement in these questions is to read the whole paragraph carefully without taking blanks into consideration. This helps in understanding the idea contained in the paragraph and the mood of the author i.e. whether the author wants to convey a positive or negative view on the topic in the paragraph. This is of a great  help in selecting the words. Generally there is a single trend either positive or negative tone of the author but many times there are two as well. First the paragraph starts with one mood and thereafter it shifts to the other.

There are a number of ways that can be tried while choosing the word.

 - Suppose there is an article 'a, an or the' before the blank this gives a clue that the there will be a noun required in the blank. If there is 'a or an' it shows that the  required noun  will be in singular form. Further if it is 'an' the word will start with a vowel i.e. aeiou.

- After blank space if there is a conjunction followed by a noun, it is certain the word will be a noun or if that is a pronoun it will be a pronoun. It is because words preceding and following a conjunction is always in the same part of speech. For example the format will be, Noun -conjunction- Noun. 

- If 'to' precedes a blank and a verb is required in blank it will be in first form of verb only because after 'to' always first form of verb is used.  

- if the blank is followed by a preposition it indicates that it is a part of a phrasal verb and in the blank space a verb is required. For example '.......... to' . It can be 'accede to' or 'lead to' etc.

- a preposition after a blank also helps in rejecting all the verbs in the options which do not have that preposition with them.

- the form of verb following the blank whether it is in singular or plural form also gives a hint about number of the noun or pronoun or vice versa to be used in the blank.

- Words like 'but', 'not only .... but also', 'otherwise' etc clearly tell about change of approach of the author whether he is positive or negative in giving the description in the following portion. Accordingly negative or positive word is selected.

- If a noun or pronoun follows a blank, there is a possibility of adjective to be used in the blank. If blank follows a verb there is likely the blank to be filled with an adverb.  

- the tense of a verb used in the following sentences gives an idea of the tense of verb to be used in the blank.

- if meanings of two options are very similar to each other it is better to read the sentences following the blank more carefully with a view to understand the meaning and approach of the author in the sentences. Select the word according to the meaning and approach used in those sentences. 

EXERCISES FOR PRACTICE 

ONE 

Following is the extract from question Paper of IBPS clerks held on December 6, 2015.

Directions  (26 - 30 ) : In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank  appropriately. find out the appropriate word in each case.

Once upon a time, there lived a poor orphan who was an exceptional artist and would often draw pictures of rivers,mountains and people. One day, a fairy gifted him golden paint brush and to his great .........26.........whatever he painted with the brush came to life. His fame  spread and he was brought to the king's .........27..........The king and his ministers took the boy into the fields. ' .........28.........an ocean here! 'ordered the king. The boy protested that it wasn't right and the fields and houses would be .........29........ But the king ordered him to paint the ocean and a  storm. the boy painted ............30.......... and the storm was so violent that the boat in which the king and his ministers were overturned, killing them.

26. 1.doubt 2. surprise 3. miracle 4. sorrow 5. problem.

27. 1. favour 2. dilemma 3. court 4. justice 5. riches

28.  1.Sail 2. origin 3. cry 4. create 5. find.

29. 1. damage 2. hurt 3. form 4. destroyed 5. wiped.

30. 1. slowly 2. similar 3. equally 4. skillful 5. accordingly.

SOLUTION

Before reading options go through the whole paragraph and try to understand the meaning and mood of the author in the paragraph. On reading it is observed that the paragraph is of a narrative nature. The author tells in a positive way about an orphan boy painting different pictures. He comes in contact with a fairy and then with a king. The fairy gives him a pen that paints pictures with life. The king gives orders to him to which the boy shows his protest.Then there is a mention of storm in the ocean which kills the king and his men.

Now try blanks and make selection of words from options.

    

26. in this sentence there is mention of some quality of brush. The tone of the author is positive so some positive word is required. It tells further in the sentence about life which was not in the sentence prior to this sentence.The blank space is preceded by an adjective 'great' which shows that there will be a noun in this space. Now move to the given options, these are problem,sorrow,doubt,surprise, miracle. Out of these doubt,problem and sorrow are of negative nature. These cannot be one for the choice. The remaining two words 'miracle' and 'surprise' are of positive nature.'Miracle' means something new or different from normal which is not usual. The sentence does not give any  sense i.e. 'to his miracle' does not fit here. It will be 'to his great surprise'.   

27. In this sentence words 'his fame spread' gives a positive impression so a positive word will be used. 'King's' is a possessive word so next to it will be a noun. It will be relating to king. Out of the options 'dilemma' being a negative word is out rightly ruled out. 'brought to justice or favour' also does not give any sense because the next sentence tells that the king and his ministers took him to fields.There is nothing described about riches or any such result out of king's riches in the following lines. Out of the remaining 'riches and court' 'court' is the appropriate word because court is a place where the king and his ministers hold meetings. 

28. This sentence is in direct form of speech. It shows that the king is giving orders to the boy. The reported speech indicates that there should be a verb in first form in accordance to tone of 'ordered the king.' To understand it in better way one needs to read the next portion of the sentence. The sentence 'But the king ordered him to paint the ocean.......' It indicates these are repeated orders of the king so a word similar in meaning to this is required here. Out of the options 'origin' is a noun so it does not fit here. Out of the remaining 'sail' and 'cry' do not give any sense in the sentence. 'Find' means 'to search'.  Out of the remaining two'find 'and 'create'  'create' has more proximity to the word 'paint'. 'Create' is the correct option.

29. The words ' the boy protested that it wasn't right' show that here the tone of the paragraph has changed here. So some negative word will be required in this blank. The helping verb 'would be'  shows that a main verb is required next to the helping verb. After 'would be' there is always third form of verb. Out of the given options 'damage' and 'form' are first form of these verbs. The remaining three are third form of these verbs. But 'hurt' does not give any sense here. Out of the remaining 'wiped' and 'destroyed' wiped the houses and fields is not so well fitting as 'destroyed' is. So correct word is 'destroyed' '

30. In the sentence prior to the blank there is mention of 'ocean and storm' and the same 'storm' is mentioned again in the sentence following the blank. This shows that the word required in the blank will be relating to these words. further a verb 'painted' prior to the blank is a verb. There is a need of an adverb in the blank to describe verb 'paint'. But words 'similar' and skillful' in the options are adjectives. 'slowly' and 'equally' do not give any sense in this sentence. Only the option 'accordingly' is the most befitting word here.

TWO 

Directions  (1 - 7 ) : In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank  appropriately. find out the appropriate word in each case.

Operation Flood was  (1) ..................... with the primary 

objective of  (2) .................. rural milk producers with 

urban milk consumers, by (3) ............. viable producer 

cooperatives  in milk sheds and thus (4) ..................

rural milk producers to earn higher income from milk. 

The programme (5) .............. some 72 lakh members in 

nearly 61000 village societies (6) ..............over diverse 

ecologies in 174 milk sheds. The cooperatives procure 

an average of 90 lakh milk a day to (7)  ..................

with the ever growing urban demand for fresh milk from

 the country.   

OPTIONS 

1. A)  Abound B) Launched C) Created  D) Floated

2. A)Hinder   B) Linking  C) Identifying  D) Grow

3.A) Pulsating  B) Generating  C) Provision  D) Creating 

4.A) Enabling   B) Halting  C) Justification  D) Activating 

5.A) Covers  B) Rotates  C) Follows  D) Motivates 

6.A) Spread B) Distributed  C) Assembled  D) Situated 

7.A) Satisfy  B) Control  C) Meet  D) Attend

SOLUTION

EXPLANATION :


First of all read the paragraph carefully and try to find out the message the author wants to convey through this paragraph. These lines describe about collection of  milk from rural milk producers and  supplying the same among urban consumers. For this purpose a programme called 'operation flood' has been initiated. Further benefits of this initiative to both rural and urban people have been explained. 

1. This sentence shows that it is in passive voice. The object 'operation flood' an object is used in the beginning of the sentence. 'Was' is a helping verb with this a main verb is required. In passive voice with 'was' a third form of verb will be used. Out of the given options 'abound' meaning filled with does not give any sense. 'Created' means to make out of some solid or abstract material. This also does not fit here. Float also gives a negative meaning and does not suit here. Generally for starting a programme we use 'launch'. It is the right word.

2. In these lines the tone of the author is positive. 'Objective' is a noun and it is followed by conjunction 'of'. A conjunction always takes the similar word after it as is before it. So here in the blank also there will be a noun. 'Hinder' and 'grow' are verbs. 'Linking'  and 'identifying' are participles and are used as nouns also. 'Identifying' meaning recognising does not give any sense here.'Linking' is the correct word. 

3. 'Consumers' is a noun and 'by' a conjunction and it will be followed by a noun. 'Pulsating' (meaning to energise)and 'Provision' ( noun of verb to provide) have no sense in this context. 'Generate' means to produce as electricity is generated. 'Create' is the correct word here.

4. Halting is a negative word so it is not correct. Justification also does not give any sense. 'Activating' means to enliven which does not give any sense here. 'Enabling' is the correct word.

5. In this sentence 'the programme' is Subject and  '.....members' is Object.Between these two a verb is required to complete the sentence. 'The programme' is singular, a singular verb is required. All options are singular verbs. So selection of the word is to be made according to its meaning. 'Rotates' and 'follows'  have meanings different to the context. 'Motivates' is always  followed by preposition 'to' which is missing in the sentence. 'Covers' is the correct option.

6. The preposition 'over' gives indication of a phrasal verb to be used in the blank i.e. a verb having preposition 'over' with it.Situated is a verb meaning positioned it has preposition 'at' with it and not 'over'. Similarly 'assembled' meaning gathered also has preposition 'at' with it. 'Distributed' meaning divided has 'among' and 'between' as prepositions with it. 'Spread' meaning 'stretched or extended across' is the word that  has 'over' as preposition with it. It is the correct word.

7.Here the word 'to' indicates that a phrasal verb s to be inserted here and the the verb should have 'with' as preposition with it. 'Attend' has 'to' as preposition with it.'Control' has 'over' as preposition with it. 'Satisfy' and 'meet' have 'with' as preposition with them. 'Satisfy' is used to fulfill expectation or craving etc. 'Meet' is the correct word here. 

  

THREE 

Directions  (1 - 6 ) : In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank  appropriately. find out the appropriate word in each case.

National Integration is a (1) ................ that brings about oneness, brotherhood and social unity among people in a country. It (2)............... people of the country together irrespective of their caste, creed, religion or gender. It plays a (3).............. role in making the country as one. It helps to keep the country (4).................  and strong from within despite the diversities. This happens only by uniting every section of society and providing an equal opportunity for each citizen. It also offers an equal platform in terms of social, cultural and economic (5)............. It principally aims at providing a better (6)........... for the people of a country so that they can develop themselves in all the aspects. 

OPTIONS 

1. A) Strength B) Force C) Believe  D) Requirements E) Dreams

2. A) Provide  B) Divides C) Encounter D) Collects E) Binds

3. A) Common B) Reality C) Motion D)Dynamic  E) Static

4. A) Feeble  B) Diverse C) Growth  D)Unified  E) Dominant

5.A) Dearth B) Development C) Result  D) Real E) Depends 

6. A) Treatment  B) Deal  C) Environment  D)Encounter  

    E)  Ascent

SOLUTION

EXPLANATION :

First of all read the whole paragraph without considering any blank space. The author writes about features of national integration, its requirement, uses and benefits to a country. The tone of the author is positive throughout the stanza. It indicates that words with positive sense will be used in filling blanks. The author tells about a general truth as such the whole paragraph is written in Present Indefinite Tense.

1. An article, 'a' precedes this blank. It means that a noun is required in this blank. 'A' also denotes that it is in singular form. The tone of the sentence is positive. Out of the given options, 'believe' is a verb. Requirements and dreams are in plural. So these words do not fit here.National integration is a 'strength' does not fit here. So 'Force' is the correct word.

2. In this sentence 'it' is a Subject (Pronoun). 'People of the country' is object. In the blank space a verb is required to complete the sentence.'It' Subject is singular accordingly a singular verb is required. Encounter and Provide cannot be correct here.Divides is a negative word it cannot fit here. The word 'collects' means to get things or money etc. In the sentence  further there is an adverb together which suits with the word    'binds' . 'Binds together' means to bring or unite together.

3. In this sentence 'it' is a Subject. 'plays' a verb and 'role' is object. In the blank space an adjective to describe the noun 'role' is required. 'Reality' and 'motion' are nouns as such do not fit here.'Static' is a negative word here. It is not a correct word. 'Common' means equal for all. It also does not fit here. 'Dynamic' is the correct word.

4. In options 'feeble' meaning weak and 'diverse' are negative words. Growth is a noun. These words do not fit here. 'Dominant' means having hegemony which is not according to the meaning of the paragraph. 'Unified' is the correct word.

5. 'Social, cultural and economic' are adjectives. After these a noun is required in the blank space. 'Real' is adjective. 'Depends' is a verb. 'Dearth' is a negative word. With 'social or economic' the noun 'result' does not fit here. 'Development' is the correct word.

6. 'Better' is an adjective and with this a noun is required in the blank space. 'Deal and encounter' are verbs. 'Better ascent' does not fit proper here because ascent means height. In case of 'national integration' 'treatment' also does not fit proper. 'Environment' is the correct word.

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