Cloze Test Questions with Solutions
A cloze test is a short passage with several words removed. For each blank, you choose the option that best fits both the grammar and the meaning of the passage. It combines vocabulary, grammar and reading comprehension in one question type. Start by reading the whole passage quickly, ignoring the blanks, to understand its topic and tone. Then fill the blanks one at a time, looking at the words on both sides of each blank. Check grammar first: does the blank need a noun, verb, adjective or preposition, and in what form? Then check meaning: the word must fit the idea of the full passage, not just the sentence. Finally, read the passage again with all your answers in place to make sure it flows naturally. Practise the cloze test passages below. Each blank comes with an explanation.
- Q1.
Directions: Choose the word that best fills the blank in the passage. The monsoon is the lifeline of Indian agriculture. A good monsoon ensures a bumper harvest, while a weak one can ______ the rural economy.
A. nourishB. crippleC. celebrateD. inflateeasyView solution › - Q2.
Directions: Choose the word that best fills the blank in the passage. Despite repeated warnings from the authorities, the residents ______ to vacate the building, which was later declared unsafe.
A. refusedB. deniedC. rejectedD. acceptedeasyView solution › - Q3.
Directions: Choose the word that best fills the blank in the passage. Reading regularly not only improves one's vocabulary but also ______ one's imagination.
A. narrowsB. limitsC. broadensD. dullseasyView solution › - Q4.
Directions: Choose the word that best fills the blank in the passage. The new policy was met with widespread ______; thousands of people took to the streets to protest against it.
A. approvalB. indifferenceC. applauseD. oppositioneasyView solution › - Q5.
Directions: Choose the word that best fills the blank in the passage. Scientists warn that if greenhouse gas emissions are not ______ soon, global temperatures could rise beyond safe limits.
A. curbedB. increasedC. releasedD. ignoredmediumView solution ›