Cloze Test English Quiz for SBI PO PRE
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Directions(1-10):In each of the following sentence, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence, there are five options and each blank is to be filled with the same word given below to make the sentence correct. Fill up the sentences with the correct word.
Q1. (I) Rumors continued to be rampant about his …….. culpability in Billy Langstrom’s death.
(II) When did they find these …….. bones?
(a) vindictive
(b) alleged
(c) vendetta
(d) supposed
(e) doubtful
Q2. (I) Pluralism, nepotism, simony and all the other ancient abuses were more ………. than ever.
(II) The abuses of which he particularly complains are such as were found ……….. by Ezra and Nehemiah – marriage with foreign women
(a) rampant
(b) reviving
(c) spreading
(d) restrained
(e) inclined
Q3. (I) Thus the use of machinery became possible, and this ……… the entire industry.
(II) The single genius of Holberg ………. this system.
(a) encouraged
(b) regularized
(c) revolutionized
(d) returned
(e) rebuked
Q4. (I) In some areas, parents who ………. drinking remained a major problem.
(II) She denied that the government has essentially ……… human rights abuses.
(a) cancelled
(b) condemned
(c) allowed
(d) condoned
(e) regenerated
Q5. (I) No anger was felt; the ………. prior, the prophet and lawgiver of Florence, was made the popular scapegoat.
(II) He was a ……… Hanoverian, and a favourite with Queen Anne in spite of his Whiggism.
(a) revived
(b) dispassionate
(c) apathetic
(d) jealous
(e) zealous
Q6. (I) An …….. of greed had taken over the government.
(II) The …….. at work has been decidedly grim since the pay cuts were implemented.
(a) ethos
(b) norms
(c) principles
(d) situations
(e) conditions
Q7. (I) The ……… old piece of junk.
(II) Feeding and harnessing the ………. mules wasn’t exactly the highlight of her day.
(a) troublesome
(b) cantankerous
(c) pandemonium
(d) commotion
(e) barbarous
Q8. (I) She unwrapped the paper to …….. seven gold coins.
(II) His door flew open to …….. a huge, furry monster with fangs.
(a) reveal
(b) conceal
(c) hide
(d) disguise
(e) sham
Q9. (I) South of Khartum, in September 1883, under Hicks Pasha, a ……….. retired Indian Army officer, to vanquish the Mahdi.
(II) More than one unsuccessful attempt was made to relieve Sir Harry; but his ………. spirit was equal to the occasion.
(a) dashing
(b) coward
(c) audacious
(d) fearful
(e) dauntless
Q10. (I) This phenomenon is known as ……….. of the floral axis.
(II) The ovary and testes are heaped-up masses of red or yellow cells due to a ………. of the cells lining the coelom.
(a) pilferage
(b) penultimate
(c) proliferation
(d) punitive
(e) division
Solution
Ans.1.(b)
Exp. alleged- the one who is accused of crime
Ans.2.(a)
Exp. rampant- unrestrained or unchecked
Ans.3.(c)
Exp.revolutionized- to radically or significantly change, as in revolution
Ans.4.(d)
Exp. condoned- overlooked
Ans.5.(e)
Exp. zealous- enthusiastic
Ans.6.(a)
Exp. ethos- the character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement
Ans.7.(b)
Exp.cantankerous- ill-tempered
Ans.8.(a)
Exp. reveal- to uncover or to show or to disclose
Ans.9.(e)
Exp. dauntless- fearless
Ans.10.(c)
Exp. proliferation- multiplication
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