Cloze Test (Part-4) (CDS-Solved Paper)

Total Questions: 48

1. .......... member of any company. [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Correct Answer: (a) popular
Solution:

In the given context, option (a) ‘popular’ is the correct choice. ‘Popular’ means ‘liked or admired by many people’

2. The art .......... on good story-telling covers much more than [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Correct Answer: (b) of
Solution:

‘Art’ is followed by preposition ‘of’. Here, ‘art’ means ‘skill acquired by experience, study or observation’. Hence, option (b) is the correct choice.

3. ........... up fabulous adventures; it includes telling [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Correct Answer: (b) making
Solution:

With the word ‘up’, option (b) ‘making’ is the suitable usage as ‘making up’ means ‘to combine together to form something’.

4. .......... the doings of living people or [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Correct Answer: (a) about
Solution:

The verb ‘telling’ is followed by preposition ‘about’. So, option (a) is the correct choice.

5. ......... men and women of the past, [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Correct Answer: (c) famous
Solution:

Conjunction ‘or’ is used to connect two or more possibilities or alternatives. Here, option (c) ‘famous’ is the correct usage in the given context as it means ‘known’ and recognised by many people’.

6. .......... your own travels and adventures and [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Correct Answer: (b) about
Solution:

Here, with reference to ‘travels and adventures’, option (b) ‘about’ will be used. So, option (b) is the correct choice.

7. .......... about the books you have read [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Correct Answer: (a) experiences
Solution:

Conjunction ‘and’ joins similar ideas, so with ‘adventures’, option (a) ‘experiences’ is the correct usage.

8. ......... the films you have seen. Practising [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Correct Answer: (c) and
Solution:

Conjunction ‘and’ is used to join one clause or phrase to another similar clause. So, option (c) ‘and’ is the suitable choice for the given blank.

9. ........... art of story-telling can be very [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Correct Answer: (c) the
Solution:

‘Art of story-telling’ has already been mentioned in the passage. So, definite article ‘the’ is the correct choice to fill the given blank.

10. ............ too. It will help you to [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Correct Answer: (a) useful
Solution:

In the given blank, the word ‘useful’ will be the appropriate choice as practicing the art of story-telling can be useful. ‘Useful’ means ‘capable or able to be used for practical purpose’.