English Quiz: Cloze Test and Sentence Rearrangement

Directions (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 are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

The latest technology ..(1).. put to use or about to arrive in market must be..(2).. to all entrepreneurs. The reason is that it may have an ..(3).. effect on business. Valve radios gave way to transistor radios and with micro chips, technology is giving way to digital equipment. Business has ..(4).. the same but the technology has kept changing. A notable feature is that the size of the receivers decreased ..(5).. so did the use of its material and consequently its price. The traditional flour mills are losing business ..(6)... customers now buy flour ..(7).. from the market. As a result of this, the business is ..(8)... Following the same lines as technology, the social trends also go on changing and influence the market. The Indian sarees are being taken..(9).. by ready-made stitched clothes. Every entrepreneur must note such changes in the environment and also the technology and plan in ..(10).. with these to ensure the success of his endeavour.

1.

1) to

2) needed

3) decided          

4) besides          

5) being

2.

1)hoped              

2)welcome        

3)released         

4)known             

5)aware

3.

1)approximate 

2)huge                 

3)uniform           

4)excellence     

5)enormous

4.

1) maintained   

2) remained      

3) often                               

4)mentioned    

5)become

5.

1)mainly              

2) and                  

3)how                  

4) also                  

5)some

6.

1) reason            

2) due                  

3) young             

4)as                       

5)old

7.

1) knowingly     

2)ease                 

3)cheap                               

4) directly           

5)forcefully

8.

1) shrinking        

2) blooming       

3) returned        

4) same                               

5) small

9.

1) against            

2) to                      

3) over                 

4) up                     

5) for

10.

1) lines                 

2) relativity        

3) accordance   

4) proper            

5) toning

Directions (Q.11-15): Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E) in proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the questions given below.

A. Understandably, the newly married woman herself wants to spend more time with the family.

B. They also worry that she might not be able to defend herself in case of trouble.

C. Once married, the in-laws exert a lot of pressure for similar cause of security.

D. Initially, the family does not want the ‘decent’ girl going all around.

E. Retaining female works at door-to-door sales jobs is just as hard as over.

11. Which of the following should be the Second sentence after rearrangement?

1) E         2) B        3) D        4) C        5) A

12. Which of the following should be the fourth sentence after rearrangement?

1) A        2) C        3) D        4) B        5) E

13. Which of the following should be the First sentence after rearrangement?

1) D        2) B        3) C        4) E         5) A

14. Which of the following should be the Third sentence after rearrangement?

1)C         2) A        3) E         4) D        5) B

15. Which of the following should be the Last (Fifth) sentence after rearrangement?

1) B        2) D        3) C        4) A        5) E

Answers:

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