CLOZE TEST
Q.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 have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Since (1) times ,people have (2) that human activity could affect the environment. The discovery of past ice ages shows that earth’s climate is in constant (3) and that (4) history, scientists have (5) for the cause of these changes .Thought scientists discovered the green house effect in the late 19th century the theory of global warming wasn’t (6) as a scientifically proven fact until 1992 when the United Nations held a conference on Environment and Development. Today, global warming is a (7) accepted reality and (8) about its effects ranges from the hysteria to the acceptance . Newspaper chronicle the slowly changing climate and the actions that have (9) that change from developing nations to industrial countries, global climate affects (10).
Q.1. (1) long (2) great (3) urgent (4) ancient (5) stone age
Q.2. (1) believed (2) succeeded (3) wished (4) lost (5) wanted
Q.3. (1) hot (2) flux (3) fight (4) changes (5) reality
Q.4. (1) with (2) for (3) to (4) throughout (5) as
Q.5. (1) contribute (2) talked (3) resigned (4) visited (5) searched
Q.6. (1) Accepted (2) false (3) real (4) greeted (5) expected
Q.7. (1) rarely (2) widely (3) wrongly (4) leisurely (5) faithfully
Q.8. (1) principles (2) various (3) measurement (4) idea (5) speculation
Q.9. (1) meaning (2) worked (3) affected (4) cause (5) witness
Q.10. (1) one (2) much (3) everyone (4) more (5) singular
ANSWERS
Q.1.(4)
Q.2.(1)
Q.3.(2)
Q.4.(4)
Q.5.(5)
Q.6.(1)
Q.7.(2)
Q.8.(5)
Q.9.(3)
Q.10.(3)