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Cloze Test MCQs – Free Practice Questions

Cloze Test is part of English Language in government exams such as SSC MTS, SSC CHSL, SSC CGL, Banking Prelims (IBPS / SBI type), Other State / Grade-IV / General Govt Exams and others. This page has 162 free practice questions in English and Hindi, with correct answers and explanations and short revision notes.

Cloze Test – हिंदी और अंग्रेज़ी में 162 निःशुल्क अभ्यास प्रश्न, उत्तर और व्याख्या के साथ।

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Questions: 162 · Sets of 50: 4 · Difficulty mix: 75 easy, 4 hard, 83 medium · Languages: English and Hindi

Sample Cloze Test questions with answers

Q1. Cloze passage: Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy. A morning walk (1) ___ us fresh air. It also (2) ___ our muscles strong. People (3) ___ walk daily stay active. We should (4) ___ this habit (5) ___ childhood. Fill blank (1).

रिक्त स्थान भरें (अनुच्छेद अंग्रेज़ी में है): Cloze passage: Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy. A morning walk (1) ___ us fresh air. It also (2) ___ our muscles strong. People (3) ___ walk daily stay active. We should (4) ___ this habit (5) ___ childhood. रिक्त स्थान (1).

  1. giving
  2. given
  3. give
  4. gives
Answer: gives. 'A morning walk' is singular, so 'gives'.
'A morning walk' is singular, so 'gives'.

Q2. Cloze passage: Honesty is the best policy. An honest person is (1) ___ by everyone. He may face difficulties for some time, (2) ___ in the end he wins people's trust. A dishonest person may gain money quickly, but he (3) ___ peace of mind. Once trust is (4) ___, it is very hard to regain. So we should always (5) ___ honest. Fill blank (1).

रिक्त स्थान भरें (अनुच्छेद अंग्रेज़ी में है): Cloze passage: Honesty is the best policy. An honest person is (1) ___ by everyone. He may face difficulties for some time, (2) ___ in the end he wins people's trust. A dishonest person may gain money quickly, but he (3) ___ peace of mind. Once trust is (4) ___, it is very hard to regain. So we should always (5) ___ honest. Fill blank (1).

  1. respected
  2. respect
  3. respectful
  4. respecting
Answer: respected. Passive voice: 'is respected'.
Passive voice: 'is respected'।

Q3. Cloze passage: Honesty is the best policy. An honest person is (1) ___ by everyone. He may face difficulties for some time, (2) ___ in the end he wins people's trust. A dishonest person may gain money quickly, but he (3) ___ peace of mind. Once trust is (4) ___, it is very hard to regain. So we should always (5) ___ honest. Fill blank (4).

रिक्त स्थान भरें (अनुच्छेद अंग्रेज़ी में है): Cloze passage: Honesty is the best policy. An honest person is (1) ___ by everyone. He may face difficulties for some time, (2) ___ in the end he wins people's trust. A dishonest person may gain money quickly, but he (3) ___ peace of mind. Once trust is (4) ___, it is very hard to regain. So we should always (5) ___ honest. Fill blank (4).

  1. lost
  2. lose
  3. loss
  4. losing
Answer: lost. Passive: 'is lost'.
Passive: 'is lost'।

Q4. Cloze passage: Diwali is (1) ___ festival of lights. People clean (2) ___ houses and decorate them with lamps. Children (3) ___ new clothes and share sweets with friends. The festival is celebrated (4) ___ the month of October or November. It teaches us that good always wins (5) ___ evil. Fill blank (2).

रिक्त स्थान भरें (अनुच्छेद अंग्रेज़ी में है): Cloze passage: Diwali is (1) ___ festival of lights. People clean (2) ___ houses and decorate them with lamps. Children (3) ___ new clothes and share sweets with friends. The festival is celebrated (4) ___ the month of October or November. It teaches us that good always wins (5) ___ evil. Fill blank (2).

  1. they
  2. there
  3. them
  4. their
Answer: their. 'Their' shows possession.
'Their' अधिकार दिखाता है।

Q5. Cloze passage: The library is a quiet place (1) ___ people go to read and study. It has thousands of books (2) ___ many subjects. Students can borrow books and must return them (3) ___ two weeks. Talking loudly is not (4) ___ inside. A library is a treasure house (5) ___ knowledge. Fill blank (1).

रिक्त स्थान भरें (अनुच्छेद अंग्रेज़ी में है): Cloze passage: The library is a quiet place (1) ___ people go to read and study. It has thousands of books (2) ___ many subjects. Students can borrow books and must return them (3) ___ two weeks. Talking loudly is not (4) ___ inside. A library is a treasure house (5) ___ knowledge. Fill blank (1).

  1. which
  2. where
  3. when
  4. what
Answer: where. 'Where' refers to a place.
'Where' किसी स्थान के लिए आता है।

Q6. Cloze passage: Sachin had always dreamt (1) ___ becoming a pilot. His parents were not rich, but they (2) ___ him in every way. He studied hard and cleared the entrance exam (3) ___ good marks. During training, he never (4) ___ a single class. Today he flies passenger planes and is an example (5) ___ hard work for many young people. Fill blank (4).

रिक्त स्थान भरें (अनुच्छेद अंग्रेज़ी में है): Cloze passage: Sachin had always dreamt (1) ___ becoming a pilot. His parents were not rich, but they (2) ___ him in every way. He studied hard and cleared the entrance exam (3) ___ good marks. During training, he never (4) ___ a single class. Today he flies passenger planes and is an example (5) ___ hard work for many young people. Fill blank (4).

  1. missing
  2. misses
  3. missed
  4. miss
Answer: missed. Simple past after 'never' in a past narrative.
भूतकाल के वर्णन में 'never' के बाद simple past।

Q7. Cloze passage: Early in the morning the market is (1) ___ of activity. Farmers arrive with fresh vegetables, (2) ___ shopkeepers arrange their stalls. Buyers bargain (3) ___ the sellers to get a good price. By noon most of the vegetables (4) ___ sold. The market becomes quiet, and the sellers count (5) ___ earnings. Fill blank (5).

रिक्त स्थान भरें (अनुच्छेद अंग्रेज़ी में है): Cloze passage: Early in the morning the market is (1) ___ of activity. Farmers arrive with fresh vegetables, (2) ___ shopkeepers arrange their stalls. Buyers bargain (3) ___ the sellers to get a good price. By noon most of the vegetables (4) ___ sold. The market becomes quiet, and the sellers count (5) ___ earnings. Fill blank (5).

  1. his
  2. its
  3. their
  4. theirs
Answer: their. 'The sellers' (plural) → 'their earnings'.
'The sellers' (बहुवचन) → 'their earnings'।

Q8. Cloze passage: Traffic jams have become a common problem (1) ___ big cities. The number of vehicles (2) ___ increasing every year. People waste hours (3) ___ in traffic. Using public transport and cycling for short distances can (4) ___ this problem. If everyone (5) ___ a little, our roads will be less crowded. Fill blank (1).

रिक्त स्थान भरें (अनुच्छेद अंग्रेज़ी में है): Cloze passage: Traffic jams have become a common problem (1) ___ big cities. The number of vehicles (2) ___ increasing every year. People waste hours (3) ___ in traffic. Using public transport and cycling for short distances can (4) ___ this problem. If everyone (5) ___ a little, our roads will be less crowded. Fill blank (1).

  1. in
  2. at
  3. on
  4. of
Answer: in. We say 'in big cities'.
सही प्रयोग 'in big cities' है।

Q9. Cloze passage: The village had no proper road, (1) ___ the children had to walk through mud during the rains. The villagers wrote (2) ___ the district officer many times. At last a road (3) ___ built last year. Now buses run regularly, and farmers can take (4) ___ crops to the market easily. Life in the village has become much (5) ___. Fill blank (4).

रिक्त स्थान भरें (अनुच्छेद अंग्रेज़ी में है): Cloze passage: The village had no proper road, (1) ___ the children had to walk through mud during the rains. The villagers wrote (2) ___ the district officer many times. At last a road (3) ___ built last year. Now buses run regularly, and farmers can take (4) ___ crops to the market easily. Life in the village has become much (5) ___. Fill blank (4).

  1. them
  2. they're
  3. their
  4. there
Answer: their. 'Their' shows possession (the farmers' crops).
'Their' अधिकार दिखाता है (किसानों की फ़सलें)।

Q10. Cloze passage: The old man sat alone (1) ___ a bench in the park. A little girl noticed that he looked sad, so she (2) ___ to him and smiled. She offered him one of (3) ___ biscuits. The old man's face (4) ___ up with joy. Sometimes a small act of kindness can make a (5) ___ difference. Fill blank (2).

रिक्त स्थान भरें (अनुच्छेद अंग्रेज़ी में है): Cloze passage: The old man sat alone (1) ___ a bench in the park. A little girl noticed that he looked sad, so she (2) ___ to him and smiled. She offered him one of (3) ___ biscuits. The old man's face (4) ___ up with joy. Sometimes a small act of kindness can make a (5) ___ difference. Fill blank (2).

  1. goes
  2. gone
  3. went
  4. go
Answer: went. Past narration: 'went'.
भूतकाल के वर्णन में 'went'।
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