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Cloze Test

A cloze test is a passage with several numbered blanks; for each blank you pick the best word from four options. Unlike a single fill-in-the-blank, the whole passage is one connected argument — the clue for one blank often lies in the sentence before or after it. Read the passage once for the theme, then fill each blank using grammar, collocation and the flow of ideas. This chapter teaches the method, then walks through three real practice passages blank by blank.क्लोज़ टेस्ट कई क्रमांकित रिक्तों वाला अनुच्छेद है; हर रिक्त के लिए चार विकल्पों में से सर्वोत्तम शब्द चुनें। एकल रिक्त-स्थान के विपरीत, पूरा अनुच्छेद एक जुड़ा हुआ तर्क है — एक रिक्त का सुराग अक्सर पहले या बाद के वाक्य में होता है। पहले विषय के लिए अनुच्छेद पढ़ें, फिर व्याकरण, युग्म और विचार-प्रवाह से हर रिक्त भरें। यह अध्याय विधि सिखाता है, फिर तीन असली अभ्यास-अनुच्छेद रिक्त-दर-रिक्त हल करता है।
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Topic 01

How to Solve a Cloze

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  • Read the whole passage first, ignoring the blanks, to get the theme and tone.पहले पूरा अनुच्छेद पढ़ें, रिक्तों को छोड़कर, ताकि विषय व भाव समझ आएँ।
  • Identify the part of speech the blank needs — noun, verb, adjective, preposition or connector — this alone kills 2–3 options.रिक्त के लिए शब्द-भेद पहचानें — संज्ञा, क्रिया, विशेषण, preposition या connector — यही 2–3 विकल्प हटा देता है।
  • Use collocations & connectors — "a readily available platform", contrast → "despite/but", cause → "so/therefore".युग्म व connector का प्रयोग — "a readily available platform", विरोध → "despite/but", कारण → "so/therefore"।
  • Re-read with your choice in place — it must read smoothly and keep the passage consistent.अपने चयन के साथ दोबारा पढ़ें — वह सहज पढ़े और अनुच्छेद संगत रखे।
📝 Self-test — pick the best wordस्वयं-परीक्षण — सर्वोत्तम शब्द चुनें 4 MCQs

Can I have a ___ word with you before the meeting?Can I have a ___ word with you before the meeting?

  1. swift
  2. prompt
  3. quick
  4. rapid
✔ C. The natural collocation is "a quick word".✔ C. स्वाभाविक युग्म "a quick word"।

Understanding others' motives helps us ___ a lot of unnecessary trouble.Understanding others' motives helps us ___ a lot of unnecessary trouble.

  1. approach
  2. implement
  3. avoid
  4. prepare
✔ C. "avoid trouble" fits the sense.✔ C. "avoid trouble" अर्थ में बैठता है।

She saw off her rivals and ___ as the leader of the team.She saw off her rivals and ___ as the leader of the team.

  1. emerged
  2. visited
  3. renamed
  4. appointed
✔ A. "emerged as" — an intransitive verb that fits the flow.✔ A. "emerged as" — प्रवाह में बैठने वाली अकर्मक क्रिया।

There is a need to adopt a ___ approach that treats farming as one whole system.There is a need to adopt a ___ approach that treats farming as one whole system.

  1. balanced
  2. middle
  3. hybrid
  4. holistic
✔ D. "one whole system" signals a "holistic" approach.✔ D. "one whole system" "holistic" का संकेत।
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Topic 02

Passage — Mobile Banking

Mobile banking involves using a mobile phone to (1) a financial transaction linked to a client's account. Most models still operate on a (2) scale. A mobile network offers a readily available platform at low cost, which makes such services more (3) to customers with lower purchasing power. Without traditional credit, individuals are (4) to exploitation by abusive lenders.
📝 Self-test — fill each blankस्वयं-परीक्षण — प्रत्येक रिक्त भरें 4 MCQs

Blank (1):रिक्त (1):

  1. disburse
  2. lure
  3. subscribe
  4. undertake
✔ D. "undertake a transaction" — the right verb-noun pairing.✔ D. "undertake a transaction" — सही युग्म।

Blank (2):रिक्त (2):

  1. voluminous
  2. rapid
  3. limited
  4. full
✔ C. "still operate on a limited scale" (models are new).✔ C. "limited scale" (मॉडल नए हैं)।

Blank (3):रिक्त (3):

  1. valuable
  2. exposed
  3. answerable
  4. amenable
✔ D. "more amenable to use" = easier/agreeable to use.✔ D. "more amenable to use" = उपयोग में आसान।

Blank (4):रिक्त (4):

  1. vulnerable
  2. immune
  3. inclined
  4. surrendered
✔ A. "vulnerable to exploitation" — fixed collocation.✔ A. "vulnerable to exploitation" — निश्चित युग्म।
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Topic 03

Passage — Deforestation

Around the world, forests are being (1) at a rate of about thirteen million hectares a year. Forests play a (2) role in preventing climate change, soaking up carbon every year. Rainforests provide many services, from regulating rainfall to keeping fertile soil from (3). (4) their great value, economic pressures still drive governments to clear vast areas for timber and farmland.
📝 Self-test — fill each blankस्वयं-परीक्षण — प्रत्येक रिक्त भरें 4 MCQs

Blank (1):रिक्त (1):

  1. wasted
  2. extinct
  3. ended
  4. destroyed
✔ D. Forests are "destroyed" at a rate.✔ D. जंगल एक दर से "destroyed" हो रहे हैं।

Blank (2):रिक्त (2):

  1. biggest
  2. vital
  3. tough
  4. effective
✔ B. "play a vital role" — standard collocation.✔ B. "play a vital role" — मानक युग्म।

Blank (3):रिक्त (3):

  1. erupting
  2. transforming
  3. eroding
  4. draining
✔ C. "keeping soil from eroding" (washing away).✔ C. "keeping soil from eroding" (कटाव से बचाना)।

Blank (4):रिक्त (4):

  1. Despite
  2. Beside
  3. Because of
  4. Also
✔ A. Value vs destruction is a contrast → "Despite".✔ A. मूल्य बनाम विनाश = विरोध → "Despite"।
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Topic 04

Passage — Higher Education

India, with its 600 universities, has the third (1) higher-education system in the world. Steps should be (2) to reduce the gap between institutions and industry. The practice of big business houses promoting quality universities in the West could be (3) in India. A quality higher-education base is essential (4) reap the full benefits of our demographic dividend.
📝 Self-test — fill each blankस्वयं-परीक्षण — प्रत्येक रिक्त भरें 4 MCQs

Blank (1):रिक्त (1):

  1. large
  2. largest
  3. bigger
  4. larger
✔ B. After "the third ___" use the superlative → "largest".✔ B. "the third ___" के बाद superlative → "largest"।

Blank (2):रिक्त (2):

  1. stopped
  2. taken
  3. took
  4. take
✔ B. Passive "should be taken".✔ B. passive "should be taken"।

Blank (3):रिक्त (3):

  1. replicated
  2. repeated
  3. copying
  4. repeating
✔ A. "could be replicated" = reproduced (passive form fits).✔ A. "could be replicated" = दोहराया (passive)।

Blank (4):रिक्त (4):

  1. for
  2. to
  3. by
  4. in
✔ B. Infinitive of purpose → "essential to reap".✔ B. उद्देश्य का infinitive → "essential to reap"।

Test Yourself · Cloze Test

12 blanks drawn from the three passages. Tap an option to check, then read Why.

तीनों अनुच्छेदों से लिए गए 12 रिक्त। जाँचने के लिए विकल्प पर टैप करें, फिर Why पढ़ें।