Wednesday 7 December 2016

CBSE Class 9/10 - ENGLISH GRAMMAR - CLOZE TEST-3

CLOZE TEST-3


ENGLISH GRAMMAR



CBSE Class 9/10 - ENGLISH GRAMMAR - CLOZE TEST-3
Directions: 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.

(✍Following Passage appeared in Indian Bank PO Exam 2010)

Passage


The World Diabetes Congress has determined that India has the largest number of diabetics in the world. Apart from the loss of productivity, the …(1)… burden is alarming – $ 2.8 billion annually. Sedentary jobs, …(2)… of electronic entertainment, changing diet patterns and …(3)… dependence on automobiles have driven the activity …(4)… of Indians’ lives especially in cities.

The …(5)… is, therefore, to make people physically …(6)… and requires interventions which impact a large …(7)… of the population. Admittedly physical activity is a …(8)… of choice and is strongly driven by …(9)… preferences. But policy making needs to shift to …(10)… moderate levels of physical activity in the daily lives of people. One way to accomplish this is to create walk-able communities that give residents a variety of destinations within walking distance.


1.
(A) economic
(B) finance
(C) subsidy
(D) physical
(E) health




2.
(A) broadcast
(B) spread
(C) prevalent
(D) expand
(E) widespread

3.
(A) totally
(B) entirely
(C) grown
(D) mutual
(E) increasing


4.
(A) most
(B) out
(C) from
(D) through
(E) outside


5.
(A) ultimatum
(B) hazard
(C) sensitivity
(D) challenge
(E) dispute


6.
(A) equip
(B) built
(C) active
(D) trained
(E) qualified


7.
(A) section
(B) scale
(C: ) degree
(D) per cent
(E) piece


8.
(A) want
(B) matter
(C) scarcity
(D) right
(E) lack


9.
(A) showing
(B) given
(C) special
(D) personal
(E) individually


10.
(A) pursuit
(B) indulge
(C) introduce
(D) insist
(E) attract



Answers:
1: (B) finance
2: (E) widespread
3: (E) increasing
4: (B) out
5: (A) ultimatum
6: (C) active
7: (A) section
8: (B) matter
9: (D) personal
10: (C) introduce


Note: See
Cloze Test-1
      and
Cloze Test-2.


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