Practice Cloze Test Practice Questions with Detailed Solutions – Level 1

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

Every evening, the small room next to the panchayat office in Rampur fills with children. It is the village library, started by Mrs. Savitri Rao, a retired school teacher. When she came back to her village five years ago, she noticed that most children had no books (1)________ their school textbooks. She decided to change this.

She collected old books from her friends in the city and arranged them on two wooden shelves. At first, only three or four children came. Slowly, the number (2)________ to more than forty. Today the library has over two thousand books in Hindi, English and Kannada.

Mrs. Rao reads stories aloud to the younger children, (3)________ the older ones help them with difficult words. Parents are also happy because their children now spend less time in front of the television. Some mothers have even started borrowing cookery books and newspapers.

The library does not charge any fee. Mrs. Rao believes that knowledge should be (4)________ to everyone, rich or poor. Her simple idea has (5)________ the whole village. Other villages nearby now want to open libraries of their own.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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

Every evening, the small room next to the panchayat office in Rampur fills with children. It is the village library, started by Mrs. Savitri Rao, a retired school teacher. When she came back to her village five years ago, she noticed that most children had no books (1)________ their school textbooks. She decided to change this.

She collected old books from her friends in the city and arranged them on two wooden shelves. At first, only three or four children came. Slowly, the number (2)________ to more than forty. Today the library has over two thousand books in Hindi, English and Kannada.

Mrs. Rao reads stories aloud to the younger children, (3)________ the older ones help them with difficult words. Parents are also happy because their children now spend less time in front of the television. Some mothers have even started borrowing cookery books and newspapers.

The library does not charge any fee. Mrs. Rao believes that knowledge should be (4)________ to everyone, rich or poor. Her simple idea has (5)________ the whole village. Other villages nearby now want to open libraries of their own.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

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

Every evening, the small room next to the panchayat office in Rampur fills with children. It is the village library, started by Mrs. Savitri Rao, a retired school teacher. When she came back to her village five years ago, she noticed that most children had no books (1)________ their school textbooks. She decided to change this.

She collected old books from her friends in the city and arranged them on two wooden shelves. At first, only three or four children came. Slowly, the number (2)________ to more than forty. Today the library has over two thousand books in Hindi, English and Kannada.

Mrs. Rao reads stories aloud to the younger children, (3)________ the older ones help them with difficult words. Parents are also happy because their children now spend less time in front of the television. Some mothers have even started borrowing cookery books and newspapers.

The library does not charge any fee. Mrs. Rao believes that knowledge should be (4)________ to everyone, rich or poor. Her simple idea has (5)________ the whole village. Other villages nearby now want to open libraries of their own.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

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

Every evening, the small room next to the panchayat office in Rampur fills with children. It is the village library, started by Mrs. Savitri Rao, a retired school teacher. When she came back to her village five years ago, she noticed that most children had no books (1)________ their school textbooks. She decided to change this.

She collected old books from her friends in the city and arranged them on two wooden shelves. At first, only three or four children came. Slowly, the number (2)________ to more than forty. Today the library has over two thousand books in Hindi, English and Kannada.

Mrs. Rao reads stories aloud to the younger children, (3)________ the older ones help them with difficult words. Parents are also happy because their children now spend less time in front of the television. Some mothers have even started borrowing cookery books and newspapers.

The library does not charge any fee. Mrs. Rao believes that knowledge should be (4)________ to everyone, rich or poor. Her simple idea has (5)________ the whole village. Other villages nearby now want to open libraries of their own.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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

Every evening, the small room next to the panchayat office in Rampur fills with children. It is the village library, started by Mrs. Savitri Rao, a retired school teacher. When she came back to her village five years ago, she noticed that most children had no books (1)________ their school textbooks. She decided to change this.

She collected old books from her friends in the city and arranged them on two wooden shelves. At first, only three or four children came. Slowly, the number (2)________ to more than forty. Today the library has over two thousand books in Hindi, English and Kannada.

Mrs. Rao reads stories aloud to the younger children, (3)________ the older ones help them with difficult words. Parents are also happy because their children now spend less time in front of the television. Some mothers have even started borrowing cookery books and newspapers.

The library does not charge any fee. Mrs. Rao believes that knowledge should be (4)________ to everyone, rich or poor. Her simple idea has (5)________ the whole village. Other villages nearby now want to open libraries of their own.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

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

Every morning, before the first bell rings, the students of a government school in Nashik gather near a small patch of land behind the playground. Two years ago, this patch was covered (1)________ weeds and broken bricks. Their science teacher, Mrs. Kavita Deshmukh, suggested that the class turn it into a kitchen garden. At first, many parents were doubtful, (2)________ the children were full of enthusiasm.

The students cleared the ground, made compost from dry leaves and vegetable peels, and planted tomatoes, spinach, brinjal and chillies. Each group was given the duty of watering one bed and (3)________ a record of how the plants grew. Within three months, the first harvest was ready. The vegetables were sent to the school kitchen and used in the mid-day meal.

The garden has taught the children much more than science. They have learnt to work together and to respect the effort of farmers. Many of them have also started small gardens at their (4)________ homes. Last year, the district office praised the project and asked other schools to follow the same (5)________. For the students, however, the greatest reward is the taste of food they have grown with their own hands.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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

Every morning, before the first bell rings, the students of a government school in Nashik gather near a small patch of land behind the playground. Two years ago, this patch was covered (1)________ weeds and broken bricks. Their science teacher, Mrs. Kavita Deshmukh, suggested that the class turn it into a kitchen garden. At first, many parents were doubtful, (2)________ the children were full of enthusiasm.

The students cleared the ground, made compost from dry leaves and vegetable peels, and planted tomatoes, spinach, brinjal and chillies. Each group was given the duty of watering one bed and (3)________ a record of how the plants grew. Within three months, the first harvest was ready. The vegetables were sent to the school kitchen and used in the mid-day meal.

The garden has taught the children much more than science. They have learnt to work together and to respect the effort of farmers. Many of them have also started small gardens at their (4)________ homes. Last year, the district office praised the project and asked other schools to follow the same (5)________. For the students, however, the greatest reward is the taste of food they have grown with their own hands.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

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

Every morning, before the first bell rings, the students of a government school in Nashik gather near a small patch of land behind the playground. Two years ago, this patch was covered (1)________ weeds and broken bricks. Their science teacher, Mrs. Kavita Deshmukh, suggested that the class turn it into a kitchen garden. At first, many parents were doubtful, (2)________ the children were full of enthusiasm.

The students cleared the ground, made compost from dry leaves and vegetable peels, and planted tomatoes, spinach, brinjal and chillies. Each group was given the duty of watering one bed and (3)________ a record of how the plants grew. Within three months, the first harvest was ready. The vegetables were sent to the school kitchen and used in the mid-day meal.

The garden has taught the children much more than science. They have learnt to work together and to respect the effort of farmers. Many of them have also started small gardens at their (4)________ homes. Last year, the district office praised the project and asked other schools to follow the same (5)________. For the students, however, the greatest reward is the taste of food they have grown with their own hands.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

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

Every morning, before the first bell rings, the students of a government school in Nashik gather near a small patch of land behind the playground. Two years ago, this patch was covered (1)________ weeds and broken bricks. Their science teacher, Mrs. Kavita Deshmukh, suggested that the class turn it into a kitchen garden. At first, many parents were doubtful, (2)________ the children were full of enthusiasm.

The students cleared the ground, made compost from dry leaves and vegetable peels, and planted tomatoes, spinach, brinjal and chillies. Each group was given the duty of watering one bed and (3)________ a record of how the plants grew. Within three months, the first harvest was ready. The vegetables were sent to the school kitchen and used in the mid-day meal.

The garden has taught the children much more than science. They have learnt to work together and to respect the effort of farmers. Many of them have also started small gardens at their (4)________ homes. Last year, the district office praised the project and asked other schools to follow the same (5)________. For the students, however, the greatest reward is the taste of food they have grown with their own hands.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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

Every morning, before the first bell rings, the students of a government school in Nashik gather near a small patch of land behind the playground. Two years ago, this patch was covered (1)________ weeds and broken bricks. Their science teacher, Mrs. Kavita Deshmukh, suggested that the class turn it into a kitchen garden. At first, many parents were doubtful, (2)________ the children were full of enthusiasm.

The students cleared the ground, made compost from dry leaves and vegetable peels, and planted tomatoes, spinach, brinjal and chillies. Each group was given the duty of watering one bed and (3)________ a record of how the plants grew. Within three months, the first harvest was ready. The vegetables were sent to the school kitchen and used in the mid-day meal.

The garden has taught the children much more than science. They have learnt to work together and to respect the effort of farmers. Many of them have also started small gardens at their (4)________ homes. Last year, the district office praised the project and asked other schools to follow the same (5)________. For the students, however, the greatest reward is the taste of food they have grown with their own hands.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.