Cluster · Cloze Passage Comprehension

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Passage-Based Cloze and Comprehension
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259
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Antonym (passage-based) Cloze passage (fill in blanks) Fill in the blank (single sentence) Reading comprehension / inference Spelling antonym cloze passage fill in the blank reading comprehension spelling
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259 total
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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The tuatara, which lives on New Zealand's islands, is affectionately known as Living fossil. It is called that because it is the only (1)_____ reptile in a group of reptiles that dates back about 220 million years to the time of the dinosaurs. The colour of the tuatara is grey or olive green. It (2)______ to a length of around 60 cm. The fact that this lizard has three eyes is its most (3)_______ feature. The pineal eye is the name given to the cone-shaped third eye. This eye is in a space between the brain and head. It has an eyelid over the third eye, which closes on a horizontal level. The tuatara has teeth that are (4)_______ from those of other reptiles. The lower jaw has only one row of teeth, while the upper jaw has two rows.
The tuatara is most active at night. It eats the eggs of birds, frogs, rats and insects. A tuatara's average lifespan is less than 77 years, but some species can live up to 100 years. In the spring, the female tuatara lays 8 to 15 eggs. These eggs are (5)______ during summer.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4. (CHSL Exam 2024 Tier I)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous 1. ______ that can be distinguished from legless lizards by 2. ______ lack of eyelids and external ears. 3. ______ species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, 4. ______ them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side 5. ______ side, and most have only one functional lung.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.4. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There is a saying that coming events cast their shadows before. (1)________, it is not universally true. Something can happen within a second, and one may not (2)________ it. (3)________, some instances show that predictions based on certain signs have gone wrong. People generally say that natural calamities can be predicted by observing the animals. But what if animals are suffering from some disease and don’t show any signs before the event appears? They may fail to make peculiar sounds or actions about the events which are going to take place. (4)________, some unnatural calamities that are likely to appear may forecast their shadows by some bad omens. (5)________, we should not completely cancel out the possibilities that animals can sense certain unnatural happenings.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2. (Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.


There are three main groups of oils: animal, vegetable, and mineral. Great quantities of animal oil come (1)______ whales, those enormous creatures of the sea (2)______ are the largest remaining animals in the world. (3)______ the whale from the cold of the Arctic seas, nature (4)______ it with a thick covering of fat called blubber. (5)______ the whale is killed; the blubber is stripped (6)______ and boiled down. It produces a great (7)______ of oil which can be made into food for human (8)______. A few other creatures yield oil, but none so (9)______ as the whale. The livers of the cod and the halibut, two (10)______ of fish, yield nourishing oil.Select the most appropriate option for blank number 1. (Stenographer 2020)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.


There are three main groups of oils: animal, vegetable, and mineral. Great quantities of animal oil come (1)______ whales, those enormous creatures of the sea (2)______ are the largest remaining animals in the world. (3)______ the whale from the cold of the Arctic seas, nature (4)______ it with a thick covering of fat called blubber. (5)______ the whale is killed; the blubber is stripped (6)______ and boiled down. It produces a great (7)______ of oil which can be made into food for human (8)______. A few other creatures yield oil, but none so (9)______ as the whale. The livers of the cod and the halibut, two (10)______ of fish, yield nourishing oil.Select the most appropriate option for blank number 3. (Stenographer 2020)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.


There are three main groups of oils: animal, vegetable, and mineral. Great quantities of animal oil come (1)______ whales, those enormous creatures of the sea (2)______ are the largest remaining animals in the world. (3)______ the whale from the cold of the Arctic seas, nature (4)______ it with a thick covering of fat called blubber. (5)______ the whale is killed; the blubber is stripped (6)______ and boiled down. It produces a great (7)______ of oil which can be made into food for human (8)______. A few other creatures yield oil, but none so (9)______ as the whale. The livers of the cod and the halibut, two (10)______ of fish, yield nourishing oil.Select the most appropriate option for blank number 4. (Stenographer 2020)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.


There are three main groups of oils: animal, vegetable, and mineral. Great quantities of animal oil come (1)______ whales, those enormous creatures of the sea (2)______ are the largest remaining animals in the world. (3)______ the whale from the cold of the Arctic seas, nature (4)______ it with a thick covering of fat called blubber. (5)______ the whale is killed; the blubber is stripped (6)______ and boiled down. It produces a great (7)______ of oil which can be made into food for human (8)______. A few other creatures yield oil, but none so (9)______ as the whale. The livers of the cod and the halibut, two (10)______ of fish, yield nourishing oil.Select the most appropriate option for blank number 6. (Stenographer 2020)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.


There are three main groups of oils: animal, vegetable, and mineral. Great quantities of animal oil come (1)______ whales, those enormous creatures of the sea (2)______ are the largest remaining animals in the world. (3)______ the whale from the cold of the Arctic seas, nature (4)______ it with a thick covering of fat called blubber. (5)______ the whale is killed; the blubber is stripped (6)______ and boiled down. It produces a great (7)______ of oil which can be made into food for human (8)______. A few other creatures yield oil, but none so (9)______ as the whale. The livers of the cod and the halibut, two (10)______ of fish, yield nourishing oil.Select the most appropriate option for blank number 5. (Stenographer 2020)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.


There are three main groups of oils: animal, vegetable, and mineral. Great quantities of animal oil come (1)______ whales, those enormous creatures of the sea (2)______ are the largest remaining animals in the world. (3)______ the whale from the cold of the Arctic seas, nature (4)______ it with a thick covering of fat called blubber. (5)______ the whale is killed; the blubber is stripped (6)______ and boiled down. It produces a great (7)______ of oil which can be made into food for human (8)______. A few other creatures yield oil, but none so (9)______ as the whale. The livers of the cod and the halibut, two (10)______ of fish, yield nourishing oil.Select the most appropriate option for blank number 8. (Stenographer 2020)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.


There are three main groups of oils: animal, vegetable, and mineral. Great quantities of animal oil come (1)______ whales, those enormous creatures of the sea (2)______ are the largest remaining animals in the world. (3)______ the whale from the cold of the Arctic seas, nature (4)______ it with a thick covering of fat called blubber. (5)______ the whale is killed; the blubber is stripped (6)______ and boiled down. It produces a great (7)______ of oil which can be made into food for human (8)______. A few other creatures yield oil, but none so (9)______ as the whale. The livers of the cod and the halibut, two (10)______ of fish, yield nourishing oil.Select the most appropriate option for blank number 9. (Stenographer 2020)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.


There are three main groups of oils: animal, vegetable, and mineral. Great quantities of animal oil come (1)______ whales, those enormous creatures of the sea (2)______ are the largest remaining animals in the world. (3)______ the whale from the cold of the Arctic seas, nature (4)______ it with a thick covering of fat called blubber. (5)______ the whale is killed; the blubber is stripped (6)______ and boiled down. It produces a great (7)______ of oil which can be made into food for human (8)______. A few other creatures yield oil, but none so (9)______ as the whale. The livers of the cod and the halibut, two (10)______ of fish, yield nourishing oil.Select the most appropriate option for blank number 7. (Stenographer 2020)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.


There are three main groups of oils: animal, vegetable, and mineral. Great quantities of animal oil come (1)______ whales, those enormous creatures of the sea (2)______ are the largest remaining animals in the world. (3)______ the whale from the cold of the Arctic seas, nature (4)______ it with a thick covering of fat called blubber. (5)______ the whale is killed; the blubber is stripped (6)______ and boiled down. It produces a great (7)______ of oil which can be made into food for human (8)______. A few other creatures yield oil, but none so (9)______ as the whale. The livers of the cod and the halibut, two (10)______ of fish, yield nourishing oil.Select the most appropriate option for blank number 10. (Stenographer 2020)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Generally, dolphins sleep (1) ______ only one brain hemisphere in slow-wave sleep at a time, thus (2) ______ enough consciousness to breathe and to watch for possible (3) ______ and other threats. Early (4) ______ stages can occur simultaneously in both hemispheres. In captivity, dolphins seemingly enter a fully asleep state where both eyes are closed and there is no response to mild external (5) ______.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.2. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Generally, dolphins sleep (1) ______ only one brain hemisphere in slow-wave sleep at a time, thus (2) ______ enough consciousness to breathe and to watch for possible (3) ______ and other threats. Early (4) ______ stages can occur simultaneously in both hemispheres. In captivity, dolphins seemingly enter a fully asleep state where both eyes are closed and there is no response to mild external (5) ______.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.1. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Generally, dolphins sleep (1) ______ only one brain hemisphere in slow-wave sleep at a time, thus (2) ______ enough consciousness to breathe and to watch for possible (3) ______ and other threats. Early (4) ______ stages can occur simultaneously in both hemispheres. In captivity, dolphins seemingly enter a fully asleep state where both eyes are closed and there is no response to mild external (5) ______.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.3. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous 1. ______ that can be distinguished from legless lizards by 2. ______ lack of eyelids and external ears. 3. ______ species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, 4. ______ them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side 5. ______ side, and most have only one functional lung.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.1. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Generally, dolphins sleep (1) ______ only one brain hemisphere in slow-wave sleep at a time, thus (2) ______ enough consciousness to breathe and to watch for possible (3) ______ and other threats. Early (4) ______ stages can occur simultaneously in both hemispheres. In captivity, dolphins seemingly enter a fully asleep state where both eyes are closed and there is no response to mild external (5) ______.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.4. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Generally, dolphins sleep (1) ______ only one brain hemisphere in slow-wave sleep at a time, thus (2) ______ enough consciousness to breathe and to watch for possible (3) ______ and other threats. Early (4) ______ stages can occur simultaneously in both hemispheres. In captivity, dolphins seemingly enter a fully asleep state where both eyes are closed and there is no response to mild external (5) ______.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.5. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous 1. ______ that can be distinguished from legless lizards by 2. ______ lack of eyelids and external ears. 3. ______ species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, 4. ______ them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side 5. ______ side, and most have only one functional lung.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.2. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous 1. ______ that can be distinguished from legless lizards by 2. ______ lack of eyelids and external ears. 3. ______ species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, 4. ______ them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side 5. ______ side, and most have only one functional lung.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.3. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous 1. ______ that can be distinguished from legless lizards by 2. ______ lack of eyelids and external ears. 3. ______ species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, 4. ______ them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side 5. ______ side, and most have only one functional lung.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.5. (CHSL Exam 2022 Tier I)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There is a saying that coming events cast their shadows before. (1)________, it is not universally true. Something can happen within a second, and one may not (2)________ it. (3)________, some instances show that predictions based on certain signs have gone wrong. People generally say that natural calamities can be predicted by observing the animals. But what if animals are suffering from some disease and don’t show any signs before the event appears? They may fail to make peculiar sounds or actions about the events which are going to take place. (4)________, some unnatural calamities that are likely to appear may forecast their shadows by some bad omens. (5)________, we should not completely cancel out the possibilities that animals can sense certain unnatural happenings.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1. (Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Python snake, also known as Ajgar, is one of the most (1)______ built snakes of the Indian sub-continent. It belongs to the Boidae family and is (2)______ on water to quite an extent. One of the (3)______ features of the Rock pythons of India is that they can raise their body temperature above the ambient level (4)______ muscular contractions. Rock python is a (5)______ creature, moving only while hunting or when threatened.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.
(Constable GD 2021)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Most people are petrified of snakes and (1)______ good reason. For thousands of years snakes have (2)______ the reputation of being venomous and lethal. But in (3)______ snakes are even more scared of us than the other way (4)______ and would rather wiggle away from us (5)______ possible.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4. (Selection Post Matriculation Level)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

It should come as no surprise that bees know a lot about honey. They aren't only honey producers; (1) ______ are also consumers, and pretty sophisticated ones at that. Offer a sick bee (2) ______ varieties of honey, for example, and it will choose the one that (3) ______ fights off its infection. Components in honey can help bees live longer, (4) ______ their tolerance of harsh conditions such as intense cold and increase their (5) ______ to fight off infections and heal wounds.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 1. (Selection Post Graduate Level)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

It should come as no surprise that bees know a lot about honey. They aren't only honey producers; (1) ______ are also consumers, and pretty sophisticated ones at that. Offer a sick bee (2) ______ varieties of honey, for example, and it will choose the one that (3) ______ fights off its infection. Components in honey can help bees live longer, (4) ______ their tolerance of harsh conditions such as intense cold and increase their (5) ______ to fight off infections and heal wounds.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 2. (Selection Post Graduate Level)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

It should come as no surprise that bees know a lot about honey. They aren't only honey producers; (1) ______ are also consumers, and pretty sophisticated ones at that. Offer a sick bee (2) ______ varieties of honey, for example, and it will choose the one that (3) ______ fights off its infection. Components in honey can help bees live longer, (4) ______ their tolerance of harsh conditions such as intense cold and increase their (5) ______ to fight off infections and heal wounds.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 3. (Selection Post Graduate Level)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Life processes are similar in all animals with (1)______. So physiologists can find out a lot about the human body by studying animals (2)______ frogs, rats and rabbits. Sometimes, research involves the death of these animals. But, physiologists take great care to not (3)______ the animals. The animals are (4)______ put to sleep during the experiments. It is only by physiological research (5)______ medicine has been able to advanceSelect the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
(Constable GD 2021)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Life processes are similar in all animals with (1)______. So physiologists can find out a lot about the human body by studying animals (2)______ frogs, rats and rabbits. Sometimes, research involves the death of these animals. But, physiologists take great care to not (3)______ the animals. The animals are (4)______ put to sleep during the experiments. It is only by physiological research (5)______ medicine has been able to advanceSelect the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
(Constable GD 2021)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

It should come as no surprise that bees know a lot about honey. They aren't only honey producers; (1) ______ are also consumers, and pretty sophisticated ones at that. Offer a sick bee (2) ______ varieties of honey, for example, and it will choose the one that (3) ______ fights off its infection. Components in honey can help bees live longer, (4) ______ their tolerance of harsh conditions such as intense cold and increase their (5) ______ to fight off infections and heal wounds.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 4. (Selection Post Graduate Level)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Python snake, also known as Ajgar, is one of the most (1)______ built snakes of the Indian sub-continent. It belongs to the Boidae family and is (2)______ on water to quite an extent. One of the (3)______ features of the Rock pythons of India is that they can raise their body temperature above the ambient level (4)______ muscular contractions. Rock python is a (5)______ creature, moving only while hunting or when threatened.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
(Constable GD 2021)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Python snake, also known as Ajgar, is one of the most (1)______ built snakes of the Indian sub-continent. It belongs to the Boidae family and is (2)______ on water to quite an extent. One of the (3)______ features of the Rock pythons of India is that they can raise their body temperature above the ambient level (4)______ muscular contractions. Rock python is a (5)______ creature, moving only while hunting or when threatened.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.
(Constable GD 2021)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Most people are petrified of snakes and (1)______ good reason. For thousands of years snakes have (2)______ the reputation of being venomous and lethal. But in (3)______ snakes are even more scared of us than the other way (4)______ and would rather wiggle away from us (5)______ possible.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2. (Selection Post Matriculation Level)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Most people are petrified of snakes and (1)______ good reason. For thousands of years snakes have (2)______ the reputation of being venomous and lethal. But in (3)______ snakes are even more scared of us than the other way (4)______ and would rather wiggle away from us (5)______ possible.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5. (Selection Post Matriculation Level)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Most people are petrified of snakes and (1)______ good reason. For thousands of years snakes have (2)______ the reputation of being venomous and lethal. But in (3)______ snakes are even more scared of us than the other way (4)______ and would rather wiggle away from us (5)______ possible.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1. (Selection Post Matriculation Level)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Python snake, also known as Ajgar, is one of the most (1)______ built snakes of the Indian sub-continent. It belongs to the Boidae family and is (2)______ on water to quite an extent. One of the (3)______ features of the Rock pythons of India is that they can raise their body temperature above the ambient level (4)______ muscular contractions. Rock python is a (5)______ creature, moving only while hunting or when threatened.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.
(Constable GD 2021)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Life processes are similar in all animals with (1)______. So physiologists can find out a lot about the human body by studying animals (2)______ frogs, rats and rabbits. Sometimes, research involves the death of these animals. But, physiologists take great care to not (3)______ the animals. The animals are (4)______ put to sleep during the experiments. It is only by physiological research (5)______ medicine has been able to advanceSelect the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
(Constable GD 2021)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Python snake, also known as Ajgar, is one of the most (1)______ built snakes of the Indian sub-continent. It belongs to the Boidae family and is (2)______ on water to quite an extent. One of the (3)______ features of the Rock pythons of India is that they can raise their body temperature above the ambient level (4)______ muscular contractions. Rock python is a (5)______ creature, moving only while hunting or when threatened.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.
(Constable GD 2021)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

It should come as no surprise that bees know a lot about honey. They aren't only honey producers; (1) ______ are also consumers, and pretty sophisticated ones at that. Offer a sick bee (2) ______ varieties of honey, for example, and it will choose the one that (3) ______ fights off its infection. Components in honey can help bees live longer, (4) ______ their tolerance of harsh conditions such as intense cold and increase their (5) ______ to fight off infections and heal wounds.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 5. (Selection Post Graduate Level)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Most people are petrified of snakes and (1)______ good reason. For thousands of years snakes have (2)______ the reputation of being venomous and lethal. But in (3)______ snakes are even more scared of us than the other way (4)______ and would rather wiggle away from us (5)______ possible.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3. (Selection Post Matriculation Level)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Life processes are similar in all animals with (1)______. So physiologists can find out a lot about the human body by studying animals (2)______ frogs, rats and rabbits. Sometimes, research involves the death of these animals. But, physiologists take great care to not (3)______ the animals. The animals are (4)______ put to sleep during the experiments. It is only by physiological research (5)______ medicine has been able to advanceSelect the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
(Constable GD 2021)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Life processes are similar in all animals with (1)______. So physiologists can find out a lot about the human body by studying animals (2)______ frogs, rats and rabbits. Sometimes, research involves the death of these animals. But, physiologists take great care to not (3)______ the animals. The animals are (4)______ put to sleep during the experiments. It is only by physiological research (5)______ medicine has been able to advanceSelect the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
(Constable GD 2021)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A lot of research has (1)______ that reptiles and amphibians are cold-blooded (2)______. By the term cold-blooded animals, we (3)_______ that they cannot control their body temperature like we can. A reptile’s skin is dry and scaly, (4)______ the skin of an amphibian is wet and smooth. Most reptiles spend much of their time (5)______ on land. Most amphibians live in or around water.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5. (Constable GD Examination 2022)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

We (1)_______ brought up to fear insects. We regard them as unnecessary creatures that do more harm than good. Man continually (2)______ war on them, because they contaminate his food, carry diseases, or devour his crops. They sting or bite without provocation; they fly uninvited into our rooms on summer nights or beat against our lighted windows. We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps but of quite (3)________ ones like moths. Reading about them increases our understanding without dispelling our fears. Knowing that the industrious ant lives in a highly organised society does nothing to prevent us from being filled with revulsion when we find hordes of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch.
No matter how much we like honey or how much we have read about the uncanny sense of direction which bees possess, we have a horror of being stung. (4)______ of our fears are unreasonable but they are difficult to erase. At the same time, however, insects are strangely fascinating. We enjoy reading about them, especially when we find that, like the praying mantis, they lead perfectly horrible lives. We enjoy staring at them, entranced as they go (5)______ their business, unaware (we hope) of our presence.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 1. (Constable GD Examination 2022)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A lot of research has (1)______ that reptiles and amphibians are cold-blooded (2)______. By the term cold-blooded animals, we (3)_______ that they cannot control their body temperature like we can. A reptile’s skin is dry and scaly, (4)______ the skin of an amphibian is wet and smooth. Most reptiles spend much of their time (5)______ on land. Most amphibians live in or around water.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4. (Constable GD Examination 2022)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A lot of research has (1)______ that reptiles and amphibians are cold-blooded (2)______. By the term cold-blooded animals, we (3)_______ that they cannot control their body temperature like we can. A reptile’s skin is dry and scaly, (4)______ the skin of an amphibian is wet and smooth. Most reptiles spend much of their time (5)______ on land. Most amphibians live in or around water.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3. (Constable GD Examination 2022)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A lot of research has (1)______ that reptiles and amphibians are cold-blooded (2)______. By the term cold-blooded animals, we (3)_______ that they cannot control their body temperature like we can. A reptile’s skin is dry and scaly, (4)______ the skin of an amphibian is wet and smooth. Most reptiles spend much of their time (5)______ on land. Most amphibians live in or around water.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2. (Constable GD Examination 2022)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A lot of research has (1)______ that reptiles and amphibians are cold-blooded (2)______. By the term cold-blooded animals, we (3)_______ that they cannot control their body temperature like we can. A reptile’s skin is dry and scaly, (4)______ the skin of an amphibian is wet and smooth. Most reptiles spend much of their time (5)______ on land. Most amphibians live in or around water.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1. (Constable GD Examination 2022)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

We (1)_______ brought up to fear insects. We regard them as unnecessary creatures that do more harm than good. Man continually (2)______ war on them, because they contaminate his food, carry diseases, or devour his crops. They sting or bite without provocation; they fly uninvited into our rooms on summer nights or beat against our lighted windows. We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps but of quite (3)________ ones like moths. Reading about them increases our understanding without dispelling our fears. Knowing that the industrious ant lives in a highly organised society does nothing to prevent us from being filled with revulsion when we find hordes of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch.
No matter how much we like honey or how much we have read about the uncanny sense of direction which bees possess, we have a horror of being stung. (4)______ of our fears are unreasonable but they are difficult to erase. At the same time, however, insects are strangely fascinating. We enjoy reading about them, especially when we find that, like the praying mantis, they lead perfectly horrible lives. We enjoy staring at them, entranced as they go (5)______ their business, unaware (we hope) of our presence.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 2. (Constable GD Examination 2022)

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english cloze_passage intermediate

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

We (1)_______ brought up to fear insects. We regard them as unnecessary creatures that do more harm than good. Man continually (2)______ war on them, because they contaminate his food, carry diseases, or devour his crops. They sting or bite without provocation; they fly uninvited into our rooms on summer nights or beat against our lighted windows. We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps but of quite (3)________ ones like moths. Reading about them increases our understanding without dispelling our fears. Knowing that the industrious ant lives in a highly organised society does nothing to prevent us from being filled with revulsion when we find hordes of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch.
No matter how much we like honey or how much we have read about the uncanny sense of direction which bees possess, we have a horror of being stung. (4)______ of our fears are unreasonable but they are difficult to erase. At the same time, however, insects are strangely fascinating. We enjoy reading about them, especially when we find that, like the praying mantis, they lead perfectly horrible lives. We enjoy staring at them, entranced as they go (5)______ their business, unaware (we hope) of our presence.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 4. (Constable GD Examination 2022)

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