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Cloze Test Questions with Answers

A passage with several blanks, where each choice has to fit both grammar and argument. This page pools every cloze test question on the site (166 of them, from 18 exams, weighted towards Banking, SSC, University & Science) so you can drill the topic on its own instead of meeting four of them inside a full paper.

5% of the pool is graded hard on this site’s own scale and 16% easy, which is gentler than the average topic in this section.

Questions
166
Practice set
25 in 25 min
Difficulty
26/132/8
Negative marking
None
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Cloze Test questions with solutions

6 from the 166-question pool, worked in full.

  1. 1. In the following passage, four numbered blanks have been left. Choose the option that best fits each blank. A bank that (1)______ its priority sector lending target in a particular category can sell a certificate (2)______ its surplus achievement to another bank that has fallen short, without the underlying loans themselves changing hands. This mechanism (3)______ banks to specialise in the lending they are best positioned to do, while the system as a whole still (4)______ its aggregate targets. Choose the best word for blank (4).

    • A. meets ✓
    • B. abandons
    • C. ignores
    • D. cancels

    Solution. The system as a whole still 'meets' its aggregate targets through this arrangement.

  2. 2. The new policy will _______ into effect from next month.

    • A. come ✓
    • B. comes
    • C. coming
    • D. came

    Solution. After the modal "will", the verb must be in its base form: "will come".

  3. 3. Choose the correct word: Please ___ the form carefully before signing.

    • A. reads
    • B. read ✓
    • C. reading
    • D. readed

    Solution. A polite imperative request uses the base form of the verb: "read".

  4. 4. Fill in the blank: "The survey report was filed on time because the surveyor visited the site ___."

    • A. reluctantly
    • B. promptly ✓
    • C. occasionally
    • D. incorrectly

    Solution. A report filed on time follows from a site visit made without delay, matching "promptly".

  5. 5. Read the passage and choose the best word for blank (4): "Urban planners are also (4)___ green spaces into new residential developments."

    • A. removing
    • B. integrating ✓
    • C. ignoring
    • D. demolishing

    Solution. "Integrating green spaces into developments" fits the context of incorporating parks and greenery into new construction.

  6. 6. Fill in the blank: "Customers who ___ their KYC documents will face account restrictions."

    • A. do not update ✓
    • B. does not update
    • C. is not updating
    • D. not update

    Solution. With the plural subject "customers who", the correct verb form is "do not update".

Exams that set Cloze Test

3 categories, led by Banking, SSC, University & Science.

Also set by SEBI Grade A, SIDBI Grade A & B, SSC CHSL, SSC CPO, SSC MTS, JAMB UTME. Browse all exams.

Cloze Test: frequently asked questions

How many cloze test questions are there?

166, from the 18 exams here whose syllabus sets the topic. 16% are graded easy and 5% hard, which makes cloze test one of the more tractable topics in this section, against a 17% average.

Which exams ask cloze test questions?

18 of the exams on this site, weighted towards Banking (14), SSC (3), University & Science (1). Every question in this pool comes from one of their own mock tests, so the list below is the honest answer to whether the topic is worth your time.

Is cloze test hard?

5% of these 166 questions are graded hard and 16% easy, making it one of the more tractable topics in this section, against a 17% average.

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