English Cloze Test Practice Set 74

English Cloze Test Practice Set 74

Directions (1-5): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Irony. ___(1)____ word captures our response to the ongoing nationwide drought in more ways than one. We have woken ___ (2) ___ the reality of drought a full six months after the end of monsoon. After waking up, we focus, ___ (3) ___ the drinking water ___ (4) ___ in urban centres and not the multidimensional crisis of life and livelihood in ___ (5) ___ hinterland.

Q1. Irony. …………… word captures our response to the ongoing nationwide drought
(a) This one
(b) That one
(c) One
(d) A

Q2. We have woken …………… the reality of drought 
(a) up
(b) up to
(c) to
(d) for

Q3. After waking up, we focus ……………
(a) on
(b) in
(c) into
(d) upon

Q4. Drinking water …………… in urban centres
(a) dilemma
(b) trouble
(c) impasse
(d) crisis

Q5. Multidimensional crisis of life and livelihood in …………… hinterland
(a) rustic
(b) village
(c) rural
(d) urban

ANSWERS:

1. (A)      2. (B)    3. (A)      4. (D)      5. (C)

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