TOPIC: Cloze Test
Directions (1-5): There are certain words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.
An infection becomes endemic when the rates become static in a given 1)________________ location, meaning that the pathogen causing the disease — SARS-CoV-2 in this case — is likely to remain in circulation without causing large 2)_______________ as witnessed over the last two years.
Although the number of infections in India is consistently 3)_______________, experts say they cannot give a deadline on when the disease will become endemic. It will depend on the number of susceptible people in the population, vaccination rates, and emergence of new variants that are able to evade the immune response.
“Endemic means that the virus will continue circulating in the population and there will be 4)_____________ ups and downs when the conditions are favourable to the virus and less favourable to humans. Take, for example, flu which goes up in the winters and when the season is changing because of lower immunity in people or dengue which goes up after monsoons because of the availability of vectors. Covid-19 also may become seasonal and cause disease in the 5)_______________,” said Dr Pramod Garg, director, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI)-Faridabad.
Q1.
(a) adaptable
(b) geographical
(c) reversible
(d) heinous
(e) None of the above
Q2.
(a) binary
(b) decorum
(c) outbreaks
(d) dichotomy
(e) None of the above
Q3.
(a) declining
(b) publicizing
(c) accessorizing
(d) qualifying
(e) None of the above
Q4.
(a) tremulous
(b) periodic
(c) salient
(d) dishevelled
(e) None of the above
Q5.
(a) vulnerable
(b) heroic
(c) imported
(d) rowdy
(e) None of the above
Directions (6-10) There are certain words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.
The fossilised skeleton from which Dippy was cast was discovered in Wyoming in 1899. It was 6)_____________ by the Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie for the still under construction Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, where it still stands. According to the Carnegie Museum website, “Museum director William J Holland organised the 7)________________ to the American west in 1899. After three months of searching, a team member discovered a huge toe bone at Sheep’s Creek Wyoming. Further digging led to a massive, long neck dinosaur later identified as a sauropod…The news broke, and before he was even excavated, Dippy was a celebrity. Visitors thronged to the site in Wyoming, which was dubbed “Camp Carnegie.” After the 8)________________ collection of Dippy’s bones, boxes were constructed, and the bones were sent back to Pittsburgh in 130 crates.”
Considered the most famous single dinosaur skeleton in the world, Dippy has been a subject of several children’s books apart from a book 9)_______________ to the dinosaur, Dippy: The Tale of a Museum Icon. The product range celebrating the dinosaur is wide — from mugs to T-shirts, caps to soft toys and also an ice flavour. It has also 10)________________ in popular films such as Paddington, Night at the Museum 3 and One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing.
Q6.
(a) punished
(b) adjourned
(c) attributed
(d) acquired
(e) None of the above
Q7.
(a) dissident
(b) expedition
(c) nonplus
(d) dispatch
(e) None of the above
Q8.
(a) sensitive
(b) barbarous
(c) sufficient
(d) inherent
(e) None of the above
Q9.
(a) digressed
(b) reprimanded
(c) avenged
(d) dedicated
(e) None of the above
Q10.
(a) bewildered
(b) featured
(c) ruptured
(d) forfeited
(e) None of the above
Directions (11-15): There are certain words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.
On February 24, a/an 11)_______________ painting from 1969 by VS Gaitonde went under the hammer for Rs 42 crore at an auction by Pundole’s in Mumbai. This is the highest price that an Indian modern or contemporary artwork has been sold internationally at an auction. Gaitonde has 12)_______________ broken records in recent years, selling for the highest prices in auctions annually.
This was the first time that this particular oil on canvas by Gaitonde was coming into the auction market. It belongs to the Glenbarra Art Museum in Japan, which 13)_____________ the private collection of businessman Masanori Fukuoka. Gaitonde painted a limited number of canvases during his lifetime, which makes each one a coveted lot in auctions.
Mamta Saran writes that Gaitonde once said that the only thing he planned in his life was joining art school, everything else was by 14)______________, including finding a book on Zen Buddhism at a bookstore in Mumbai in 1959. This was a watershed moment in the artist’s career. The discovery of Zen Buddhism would greatly alter his 15)_______________ to art, making it shift from figuration and geometric shapes to abstraction.
Q11.
(a) untitled
(b) amorphous
(c) cryptic
(d) meticulous
(e) None of the above
Q12.
(a) dreamily
(b) briskly
(c) quaintly
(d) consistently
(e) None of the above
Q13.
(a) grooms
(b) houses
(c) hampers
(d) blurts
(e) None of the above
Q14.
(a) exacerbate
(b) haughty
(c) accident
(d) myriad
(e) None of the above
Q15.
(a) approach
(b) haunt
(c) boycott
(d) seep
(e) None of the above
Solutions:
S1. Ans (b)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is geographical.
It means based on or derived from the physical features of an area.
Adaptable- able to adjust to new conditions.
Reversible- able to be turned the other way round.
Heinous- (of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked.
S2. Ans (c)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is outbreaks.
It means a sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease.
binary — something that consists of two parts.
decorum — behaviour that is well-mannered.
dichotomy — a difference between two opposite things.
S3. Ans (a)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is declining.
It means becoming smaller, fewer, or less; decreasing.
Publicizing- make (something) widely known.
Accessorising- decorate or augment (something, especially a garment) with a fashion accessory.
Qualifying- denoting someone or something that qualifies for something.
S4. Ans (b)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is periodic.
It means appearing or occurring at intervals.
Tremulous- shaking or quivering slightly.
Salient- most noticeable or important.
Dishevelled- (of a person’s hair, clothes, or appearance) untidy; disordered.
S5. Ans (a)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is vulnerable.
It means (of a person) in need of special care, support, or protection because of age, disability, or risk of abuse or neglect.
Heroic-having the characteristics of a hero or heroine; admirably brave or determined.
Imported- (of goods or services) brought into a country from abroad for sale.
Rowdy- noisy and disorderly.
S6. Ans (d)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is acquired.
It means buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself.
Punished- to impose a penalty on for a fault, offense, or violation.
Adjourned- break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later.
Attributed- regard something as being caused by.
S7. Ans (b)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is expedition.
It means a journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, research, or war.
Dissident-a person who opposes the official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.
Nonplus- a state of being very surprised and confused.
Dispatch- the sending of someone or something to a destination or for a purpose.
S8. Ans (c)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is sufficient.
It means enough; adequate.
Sensitive-quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences.
Barbarous-extremely brutal.
Inherent-existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute.
S9. Ans (d)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is dedicated.
It means devoted to a task or purpose.
Reprimanded- to tell someone, esp. officially, that his or her behaviour is wrong and not acceptable.
Avenged- inflict harm in return for (an injury or wrong done to oneself or another).
Digressed- leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.
S10. Ans (b)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is featured.
It means (of a newspaper or magazine article, broadcast programme, or show) made a special attraction.
Bewildered- perplexed and confused; very puzzled.
Ruptured- (especially of a pipe or container, or bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly.
Forfeited- lose or give up (something) as a necessary consequence of something else
S11. Ans (a)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is untitled.
It means (of a book, composition, or other artistic work) having no name.
Amorphous-shapeless.
Cryptic-mysterious or vague, usually intentionally.
Meticulous-marked by extreme care in treatment of details.
S12. Ans (d)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is consistently.
It means in every case or on every occasion; invariably.
Dreamily- say or do it in a way that shows your mind is occupied with pleasant, relaxing thoughts.
Briskly- in an active, quick, or energetic way.
Quaintly- in an attractively unusual or old-fashioned manner.
S13. Ans (b)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is houses.
It means to store in a building.
Groom- prepare or train (someone) for a particular purpose or activity.
Hamper- to hinder or impede in moving, progressing, or acting.
Blurt- to utter abruptly and impulsively.
S14. Ans (c)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is accident.
It means an event that happens by chance or that is without apparent or deliberate cause.
Myriad — an extremely large, uncountable number of things.
Haughty — arrogant and unfriendly.
Exacerbate — to turn an already bad situation worse.
S15. Ans (a)
Sol. The only word which will fit the blank to make the sentence coherent is approach.
It means a way of dealing with a situation or problem.
Haunt- a place frequented by a specified person.
Boycott- withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
Seep- (of a liquid) flow or leak slowly through porous material or small holes.
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