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General English - Cloze Test

Cloze Test

General English - Cloze Test

Directions: Fill in the blanks from the choices given:

Man work with his small tools until the advent of modern machinery ___(1)____ by steam and electricity. The small tools ____(2)______ defeat from big machines as ________(3)______ hands had ______(4)_____ to the hands _____(5)_____ with tools. These machines operate only over large ______(6)______ of land and considerable _________(7)_________ are needed for their procurement and use. But if therefore we give up all ________(8)__________ saying that our peasantry cannot _____(9)_____ them, it will simply mean ______(10)______  trouble.

1: 
(a) driven
(b) moved
(c) worked
(d) controlled




2:
(a) agreed
(b) acknowledged
(c) allowed
(d) permitted

3:
(a) free
(b) human
(c) being
(d) strong

4:
(a) succeeded
(b) produced
(c) given way
(d) created

5:
(a) full
(b) equipped
(c) covered
(d) painted

6:
(a) bits
(b) pieces
(c) boundaries
(d) divisions

7:
(a) sums
(b) moneys
(c) funds
(d) costs

8:
(a) hope
(b) expectation
(c) intention
(d) ambition

9:
(a) manage
(b) afford
(c) enable
(d) inspire

10:
(a) asking
(b) requiring
(c) pleading
(d) inviting



Answers:
1: (a) driven
2: (b) acknowledged
3: (b) human
4: (c) given way
5: (b) equipped
6: (b) pieces
7: (c) funds
8: (a) hope
9: (b) afford
10: (d) inviting

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