English Cloze Test Questions with Answers Pdf - 1

Question: 1

Some scholars, while exploring the forests of America, discovered some buildings that were in ruins. These buildings were ---(1)---- ruined by encroaching forest. They were remnants of a ---(2)--- civilisation. The scholars got interested. They excavated more and discovered ---(3)--- their utmost surprise the remains of a flourishing civilsation – the Mayas ---(4)--- they named it. Thus, it was in as late as ---(5)--- 19th century that the secrets of a new civilisation were ---(6)---. The scholars believed that the Mayans must have ---(7)--- the descendants of ancient Egyptians. The fact remains that even today the Mayan culture is one of ---(8)--- most fascinating ancient civilisations. This civilisation was suitated in the ---(9)--- of Middle America.It covered an area equivalent to that of France ---(10)---- spread across some parts of Mexico. The buildings do tell us about the technological advances they had attained.
Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with the most suitable words from the choices provided under the passage.

(A) apparently

(B) surely

(C) perfectly

(D) reasonably

Ans: A

apparently

Question: 2

Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with the most suitable words from the choices provided under the passage.

(A) old

(B) new

(C) ordinary

(D) great

Ans: D

great

Question: 3

Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with the most suitable words from the choices provided under the passage.

(A) to

(B) at

(C) by

(D) for

Ans: A

to

Question: 4

Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with the most suitable words from the choices provided under the passage.

(A) as

(B) then

(C) when

(D) while

Ans: A

as

Question: 5

Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with the most suitable words from the choices provided under the passage.

(A) a

(B) an

(C) at

(D) the

Ans: D

the

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