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Cloze Test part-14

📆 November 25, 2024

Total Questions: 50

21. Claims have been made that vaccines are responsible for certain adverse health conditions, particularly autism, speech disorders and inflammatory bowel disease. Some of those claims focused on thimerosal, a mercury-containing compound used as a preservative in vaccines. Some people believed that autism was a form of mercury poisoning, caused specifically by thimerosal in childhood vaccines. Those claims have been discredited. Still, misinformation and fear generated by false claims about associations between autism and vaccines had a significant impact on individuals’ perceptions about vaccine safety. For instance most individuals in countries where vaccination is widespread have never personally experienced vaccine-preventable disease. Thus, the focus of concern for some people shifted from the negative effects of vaccine-preventable disease to the possible negative effects of the vaccines ___________ . [SSC CHSL 01/06/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) themselves
Solution:'Themselves' is used when the people or things who do an action are also affected by it. The given passage states that the focus of concern for some people shifted from the negative effects of the vaccine-preventable disease to the possible negative effects of the vaccines themselves. Hence, 'themselves' is the most appropriate answer.

22. While I was sitting there ______ over my failure to keep from having to spend my glistering summer months on the freaking Cote of Azur, Grand mere started beckoning me from the phone. She kept tapping her fingers on the phone to catch my attention. I just sat there blinking at her until finally she put her hand over the receiver and hissed (so that nobody listens), “Amelia! In my bedroom, there is something for you.” [SSC CHSL 02/06/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) sulking
Solution:'Sulking' means to refuse to speak or smile because you want people to know that you are angry about something. The given passage states that the narrator was sitting there sulking over his failure. Hence, 'sulking' is the most appropriate answer.

23. While I was sitting there sulking over my failure to keep from having to spend ________ glistering summer months on the freaking Cote of Azur, Grand mere started beckoning me from the phone. She kept tapping her fingers on the phone to catch my attention. I just sat there blinking at her until finally she put her hand over the receiver and hissed (so that nobody listens), “Amelia! In my bedroom, there is something for you.” [SSC CHSL 02/06/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) my
Solution:'My' means belonging to me. The given passage states that I was sitting there sulking over my failure to keep from having to spend my glistering summer months. Hence, 'my' is the most appropriate answer.

24. While I was sitting there sulking over my failure to keep from having to spend my glistering summer months on the freaking Cote of Azur, Grand mere started ________ me from the phone. She kept tapping her fingers on the phone to catch my attention. I just sat there blinking at her until finally she put her hand over the receiver and hissed (so that nobody listens), “Amelia! In my bedroom, there is something for you.” [SSC CHSL 02/06/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) beckoning
Solution:'Beckoning' means to show somebody with a movement of your finger or hand that you want him/her to come closer. The given passage states that Grandmere started beckoning the narrator from the phone. Hence, 'beckoning' is the most appropriate answer.

25. While I was sitting there sulking over my failure to keep from having to spend my glistering summer months on the freaking Cote of Azur, Grand mere started beckoning me from the phone. She kept ________ her fingers on the phone to catch my attention. I just sat there blinking at her until finally she put her hand over the receiver and hissed (so that nobody listens), “Amelia! In my bedroom, there is something for you.” [SSC CHSL 02/06/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) tapping
Solution:'Tapping' means to touch or hit somebody/something quickly and lightly. The given passage states that she kept tapping her fingers on the phone to catch the narrator's attention. Hence, 'tapping' is the most appropriate answer.

26. While I was sitting there sulking over my failure to keep from having to spend my glistering summer months on the freaking Cote of Azur, Grand mere started beckoning me from the phone. She kept tapping her fingers on the phone to catch my attention. I just sat there blinking at her until finally she put her hand over the receiver and _________ (so that nobody listens), “Amelia! In my bedroom, there is something for you.” [SSC CHSL 02/06/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) hissed
Solution:'Hissed' means to say something in an angry hissing voice. The given passage states that the narrator just sat there blinking at her until she finally put her hand over the receiver and hissed. Hence, 'hissed' is the most appropriate answer.

27. Many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations of ________ unethical acts over the past decade. They've wasted tonnes of food, they've underpaid their suppliers and they've contributed to excessive plastic waste in their packaging, which has had its impact on our environment. But supermarkets and grocers are enlarging to sit up and take notice. In response to resigned consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have signed up a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage. In a pledge to reuse, recycle or compost all plastic wastage by 2025, supermarkets are now beginning to take some responsibility for the part they play in contributing to the damage to our environment, with one major supermarket announcing their plan to eliminate all plastic packaging in their own-brand products by 2023. [SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) various
Solution:'Various' means several different things. The given passage states that many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations of various unethical acts over the past decade. Hence, 'various' is the most appropriate answer.

28. Many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations of various unethical acts over the past decade. They've wasted tonnes of food, they've underpaid their suppliers and they've contributed to excessive plastic waste in their packaging, which has had its impact on our environment. But supermarkets and grocers are ___________ to sit up and take notice. In response to resigned consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have signed up a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage. In a pledge to reuse, recycle or compost all plastic wastage by 2025, supermarkets are now beginning to take some responsibility for the part they play in contributing to the damage to our environment, with one major supermarket announcing their plan to eliminate all plastic packaging in their own-brand products by 2023. [SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) enlarging
Solution:"are + V-ing" is grammatically the correct structure for the given sentence. The given passage states that supermarkets and grocers are starting to sit up and take notice. Hence, 'starting(V-ing)' is the most appropriate answer.

29. Many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations of various unethical acts over the past decade. They've wasted tonnes of food, they've underpaid their suppliers and they've contributed to excessive plastic waste in their packaging, which has had its impact on our environment. But supermarkets and grocers are enlarging to sit up and take notice. In response to _________  consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have signed up a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage. In a pledge to reuse, recycle or compost all plastic wastage by 2025, supermarkets are now beginning to take some responsibility for the part they play in contributing to the damage to our environment, with one major supermarket announcing their plan to eliminate all plastic packaging in their own-brand products by 2023. [SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) resigned
Solution:'Growing' means increasing in size or amount. The given passage states that in response to growing consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have signed up a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage. Hence, 'growing' is the most appropriate answer.

30. Many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations of various unethical acts over the past decade. They've wasted tonnes of food, they've underpaid their suppliers and they've contributed to excessive plastic waste in their packaging, which has had its impact on our environment. But supermarkets and grocers are enlarging to sit up and take notice. In response to resigned consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have _________ up a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage. In a pledge to reuse, recycle or compost all plastic wastage by 2025, supermarkets are now beginning to take some responsibility for the part they play in contributing to the damage to our environment, with one major supermarket announcing their plan to eliminate all plastic packaging in their own-brand products by 2023. [SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) signed
Solution:'Signed' means to get somebody to sign a contract to work for you. The given passage states that in response to growing consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have signed up a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage. Hence, 'signed' is the most appropriate answer.
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