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Cloze Test (Paragraph Completion: Gap Fills)

Description: This test checks both the vocabulary as well as it choosing the best word.
Number of Questions: 15
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Fill blank 4.

Directions: Read the following passage with numbered blanks.

“Between the year 1964 and the year 1973, I did not file any income tax returns.” With that _____1_____ statement, Hitesh embarked on an account of his encounter with the famed Income Tax Department. “I originally owed 2,00,000 in unpaid taxes. With ____2_____ and ___3___, the 2,00,000 became 6,00,000. The Income Tax Department then went into action, and I learned first hand just how much power the Tax Department wields. Royalties and trust funds can be ____4____; automobiles may be ____5____, and auctioned off. Nothing belongs to the ___6_____ until the case is settled.”

  1. closed

  2. separated

  3. attached

  4. impounded

  5. detached


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Attach is to take temporary possession of as a security by legal authority.

Fill blank 3.

Directions: Read the following passage with numbered blanks.

“Between the year 1964 and the year 1973, I did not file any income tax returns.” With that _____1_____ statement, Hitesh embarked on an account of his encounter with the famed Income Tax Department. “I originally owed 2,00,000 in unpaid taxes. With ____2_____ and ___3___, the 2,00,000 became 6,00,000. The Income Tax Department then went into action, and I learned first hand just how much power the Tax Department wields. Royalties and trust funds can be ____4____; automobiles may be ____5____, and auctioned off. Nothing belongs to the ___6_____ until the case is settled.”

  1. sanctions

  2. refunds

  3. fees

  4. fines

  5. debt


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct answer.

Fill blank 5.

Directions: Read the following passage with numbered blanks.

“Between the year 1964 and the year 1973, I did not file any income tax returns.” With that _____1_____ statement, Hitesh embarked on an account of his encounter with the famed Income Tax Department. “I originally owed 2,00,000 in unpaid taxes. With ____2_____ and ___3___, the 2,00,000 became 6,00,000. The Income Tax Department then went into action, and I learned first hand just how much power the Tax Department wields. Royalties and trust funds can be ____4____; automobiles may be ____5____, and auctioned off. Nothing belongs to the ___6_____ until the case is settled.”

  1. smashed

  2. seized

  3. dismantled

  4. frozen

  5. accounted


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Seize means to take possession of, which is correct according to the context of the passage. It implies confiscation of property.

Fill blank 2.

Directions: Read the following passage with numbered blanks.

“Between the year 1964 and the year 1973, I did not file any income tax returns.” With that _____1_____ statement, Hitesh embarked on an account of his encounter with the famed Income Tax Department. “I originally owed 2,00,000 in unpaid taxes. With ____2_____ and ___3___, the 2,00,000 became 6,00,000. The Income Tax Department then went into action, and I learned first hand just how much power the Tax Department wields. Royalties and trust funds can be ____4____; automobiles may be ____5____, and auctioned off. Nothing belongs to the ___6_____ until the case is settled.”

  1. interest

  2. excise

  3. principal

  4. profits

  5. taxes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The passage talks about taxes that have increased from Rs. 2,00,000 to Rs. 6,00,000.

Fill blank 1.

Directions: Read the following passage with numbered blanks.

“Between the year 1964 and the year 1973, I did not file any income tax returns.” With that _____1_____ statement, Hitesh embarked on an account of his encounter with the famed Income Tax Department. “I originally owed 2,00,000 in unpaid taxes. With ____2_____ and ___3___, the 2,00,000 became 6,00,000. The Income Tax Department then went into action, and I learned first hand just how much power the Tax Department wields. Royalties and trust funds can be ____4____; automobiles may be ____5____, and auctioned off. Nothing belongs to the ___6_____ until the case is settled.”

  1. oblique

  2. ostentatious

  3. discreet

  4. blunt

  5. pretentious


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The given statement is straightforward and the best answer is blunt, which means direct.

Fill blank 6.

Directions: Read the following passage with numbered blanks.

“Between the year 1964 and the year 1973, I did not file any income tax returns.” With that _____1_____ statement, Hitesh embarked on an account of his encounter with the famed Income Tax Department. “I originally owed 2,00,000 in unpaid taxes. With ____2_____ and ___3___, the 2,00,000 became 6,00,000. The Income Tax Department then went into action, and I learned first hand just how much power the Tax Department wields. Royalties and trust funds can be ____4____; automobiles may be ____5____, and auctioned off. Nothing belongs to the ___6_____ until the case is settled.”

  1. purchaser

  2. victim

  3. investor

  4. offender

  5. dupe


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A person not paying taxes is a legal offender. Hence, offender is the correct answer.

Fill blank 2.

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

At that time the Rashtrapati Bhavan was a serene as a resort hotel out of season. The corridors were ______1________. In the various offices, _____2_______ gray men in waistcoats talked to one another in low-pitched voices. The only color, or choler, curiosity enough, was provided by President Kalam himself. Apparently, his _____3_____ was easily set off, he scowled when he ____4____ the corridors.

  1. quiet

  2. bleached

  3. boisterous

  4. stentorian

  5. booming


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The word 'quiet' suits the context of the passage as the general atmosphere seems hushed.

Fill blank 1.

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

At that time the Rashtrapati Bhavan was a serene as a resort hotel out of season. The corridors were ______1________. In the various offices, _____2_______ gray men in waistcoats talked to one another in low-pitched voices. The only color, or choler, curiosity enough, was provided by President Kalam himself. Apparently, his _____3_____ was easily set off, he scowled when he ____4____ the corridors.

  1. expunging

  2. vacuous

  3. empty

  4. snowy

  5. crammed


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

As the first line of the passage says that the Rashtrapati Bhavan was serene; striking, hollow and white are unsuitable adjectives for the corridors. The correct answer is empty.

What will be the most appropriate word from the options given for 4 ?

At that time the Rashtrapati Bhavan was a serene as a resort hotel out of season. The corridors were ______1________. In the various offices, _____2_______ gray men in waistcoats talked to one another in low-pitched voices. The only color, or choler, curiosity enough, was provided by President Kalam himself. Apparently, his _____3_____ was easily set off, he scowled when he ____4____ the corridors.

  1. lurched

  2. strolled

  3. stormed

  4. prowled

  5. paced


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Pace is used to refer to continuous up and down movement.

Fill blank 3.

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

At that time the Rashtrapati Bhavan was a serene as a resort hotel out of season. The corridors were ______1________. In the various offices, _____2_______ gray men in waistcoats talked to one another in low-pitched voices. The only color, or choler, curiosity enough, was provided by President Kalam himself. Apparently, his _____3_____ was easily set off, he scowled when he ____4____ the corridors.

  1. laughter

  2. curiosity

  3. humor

  4. temper

  5. emotion


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The answer is temper as his temper was easily activated, so he scowled.

What will be the most appropriate word from the options given for 1 ?

 Introduced diseases_______1_______ a terrible toll and probably killed many more Africans than did direct conflict. The disappearance of the Africans in Southeast Africa was so rapid that the belief arose that they would all soon die out. Growing humanitarian concerns and reactions to frontier excesses led the Belgian colonies to pass laws, beginning in 1856 in South Africa, concerning the care and protection of Africans. They were put onto ____2_____ and given food and clothing to “smooth the dying pillow” as they awaited what the Europeans took to be cultural _____3______.

  1. Dogged

  2. Unmitigated

  3. gave

  4. exacted

  5. consummate


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Diseases 'take' or 'exact' a toll.

What will be the most appropriate word from the options given for 3 ? Introduced diseases____1____ a terrible toll and probably killed many more Africans than did direct conflict. The disappearance of the Africans in South east Africa was so rapid that the belief arose that they would all soon die out. Growing humanitarian concerns and reactions to frontier excesses led the Belgian colonies to pass laws, beginning in 1856 in South Africa, concerning the care and protection of Africans. They were put onto _2__ and given food and clothing to �smooth the dying pillow� as they awaited what the Europeans took to be cultural __3___.

  1. Extinction

  2. assimilation

  3. providence

  4. crowning

  5. coronating


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The hint to this question is the phrase smooth the dying pillow, which means that the people are dying and may become extinct.

What will be the most appropriate word from the options given for 2 ? Introduced diseases____1____ a terrible toll and probably killed many more Africans than did direct conflict. The disappearance of the Africans in South east Africa was so rapid that the belief arose that they would all soon die out. Growing humanitarian concerns and reactions to frontier excesses led the Belgian colonies to pass laws, beginning in 1856 in South Africa, concerning the care and protection of Africans. They were put onto _2__ and given food and clothing to �smooth the dying pillow� as they awaited what the Europeans took to be cultural __3___.

  1. Majority

  2. dearth

  3. tarn

  4. reserves

  5. paucity


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Reserves of food and clothing are utilised to help people in times of crisis and disaster.

What will be the most appropriate word from the options given for 4 ? Turning out concise, cliched paragraphs, with little 1_ but at high speed, is a talent that is greatly prized by news agencies-along with a stomach for filthy tea and the ability to work round the clock. Nothing will kill off a natural writing gift quite so well as a __2__ news agency training.

  1. widespread

  2. superficial

  3. thoughtful

  4. thorough

  5. trivial


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

If the training would be superficial, it would not have an ever lasting effect, and thus would not be instrumental in killing a talent.Hence, thorough is correct.

What will be the most appropriate word from the options given for 1 ? Turning out concise, cliched paragraphs, with little 1_ but at high speed, is a talent that is greatly prized by news agencies-along with a stomach for filthy tea and the ability to work round the clock. Nothing will kill off a natural writing gift quite so well as a __2__ news agency training.

  1. orthodoxy

  2. authenticity

  3. legitimacy

  4. establishment

  5. originality


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The word to be used for the print media is originality and not authenticity.

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