General English - Cloze Test

General English - Cloze Test

Directions (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 word in each case.

The UN General Assembly session ...(1)... in the third week of coming September is particularly important for India this year. It is well ...(2)... that Pakistan has been ...(3)... very hard to ...(4)... the Kashmir issue in a big way at the world forum. In the past, it has never failed to attempt to raise the question in the general assembly even if it is ...(5)... under the Shimla agreement to seek a negotiated ...(6)... of Kashmir with India. Pakistan can be said to have ....(7)... some leeway this time owing to the changed political ...(8)... in the world after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, India can now hardly ...(9)... on any power for support. Some powers like the US while ...(10)....  to play a role in finding a solution to the problem might take a stance that could be a strain on India’s capacity to contain the situation.


1.
(1) held  
(2) beginning 
(3) notifying
(4) inaugurated 
(5) concluded

2.
(1)  defined 
(2)  prepared   
(3) considered
(4) received
(5)  known

3.
(1) campaigning  
(2) alleging  
(3) emphasizing 
(4) grudging  
(5) denying

4.
(1) hush-up 
(2) settle 
(3) raise
(4) undermine 
(5) demonstrate

5.
(1) settled  
(2) forced 
(3) ascertained
(4) committed 
(5)planed

6.
(1) detachment
(2) annexation  
(3) impeachment
(4) provocation 
(5) attainment

7.
(1) undertaken 
(2) decided 
(3) undergone
(4) attempted 
(5) attained

8.
(1) struggle 
(2) climate
(3) leadership
(4) wisdom  
(5) power

9.
(1) switch 
(2) carry
(3) dot
(4) count
(5) step

10.
(1) attempting 
(2) deciding  
(3) appearing
(4) arguing 
(5) attacking

ANSWERS
1. (2)
2. (5)
3. (1)
4. (3)
5. (1)
6. (2)
7. (3)
8. (2)
9. (4)
10. (1)