Cloze Test : 54

Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words.

There has been a (1) change in people’s (2) towards and awareness (3) the environment. People are more (4) about the (5) condition of their environment. Land in all societies is subjected to (6) usage, viz. crop production, forest cover, grassland, urbanization and industrialization etc. During the last five decades (7) developmental activities have taken place. Slope failure and (8) of soil due to such (9) are (10) environmental hazards.

1.  

1) special 

2) tremendous

3) extreme

4) developmental

5) supportive 

2.

1) information 

2) feasibility

3) debate 

4) participation

5) attitude

3. 

1) protecting

2) covering 

3) towards

4) surrounding 

5) of

4.

1) concerned 

2) biased

3) casual 

4) desperate

5) confused

5.

1) grey 

2) deteriorating

3) dry

4) rustic

5) uneven

6.

1) continued

2) drastic

3) multiple

4) unjustified 

5) insignificant

7.

1) unique

2) disastrous

3) umpteen

4) extensive 

5) amazing

8. 

1) pollution

2) cultivation 

3) deployment

4) demand

5) erosion

9.

1) urgency 

2) misconception 

3) activities 

4) action 

5) misdeed

10. 

1) major 

2) damaging

3) effective

4) distinctive

5) concerned

Answers 

1. 2
2. 5
3. 5
4. 1
5. 2
6. 3
7. 4
8. 5
9. 3
10.1