IBPS Clerk Mains: English Cloze Test Quiz

Directions (Q. No. 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/ phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/ phrase in each case and mark your answer.

The majority of Americans have not read a book in the ______ (1) year. This is the ______ (2) conclusion ______ (3) a survey by the American Institute of Public Opinion. Six out of ten adults questioned ______ (4) that the last time they could ______ (5) reading a book – other than the Bible – was a year ago or more. Even ______ (6) college graduates, one out of four ______ (7) a book in the last 12 months. Fewer books are ______ (8) in the United States than in any major English speaking democracy. In England about three times as many people are to be ______ (9) reading books at any given time as in America. One survey ______ (10) the following percentages of book readers: Great Britain, 55%; Australia, 34%; Canada, 31%; United States, 17%.

1.	1) last	2) later	3) former	4) end	5) very last
2.	1) sparkling	2) startling	3) staggering	4) astounding	5) amazing
3.	1) with	2) off	3) from	4) of	5) among
4.	1) say	2) says	3) is saying	4) said	5) was saying
5.	1) consider	2) memory	3) keep	4) learn	5) remember
6.	1) among	2) between	3) with	4) amid	5) along
7.	1) have read	2) had not read	3) have been reading	4) have not read	5) has not read
8.	1) being read	2) been read	3) read	4) were read	5) reading
9.	1) establish	2) originate	3) create	4) found	5) start
10.	1) evidenced	2) proof	3) documentation	4) witness	5) recorded

Directions: (Q.No. 11 - 15): Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3), and (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrase underlined in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If there is no error mark (5) No correction required as your answer.

11. All the relevant records are easily available ready for hand.

      1) ready in handy       2) ready to handle           3) ready and handy        

      4) ready in hand         5) No correction required

12. It is not realistic to expectation people to spend so much money.

      1) in expectation        2) in expecting                  3) expected

      4) to expect                5) No correction required

13. His worst fears were realized when he saw that the door has been forcefully open.

       1) has been forced   2) have been forcefully                 3) had been forced

       4) was forced          5) No correction required

14. Students are taught a number of skills that can be reapplied throughout their studies.

      1) are reapplied          2) shall reapply                  3) may be reapplied

      4) could reapplied      5) No correction required

15. He was the only one who knows how the system worked.

      1) knowing                    2) to knew                          3) about knowing

      4) who knew                5) No correction required

Answers:

        

1) 1	2) 2	3) 3	4) 4	5) 5
6) 1	7) 2	8) 3	9) 4	10) 5
11) 4	12) 4	13) 3	14) 5	15) 4