Here we are giving more practice questions / Previous Exam questions for IBPS / SBI Clerks English examination. The practice questions are related to English – Cloze Test. Answers are given at the end of the tests. You can see previous posts for more practice tests on English section.
Cloze Test 1:
Although John Wisdom’s writings in philosophy show clearly the influence of Wittgenstein, they nevertheless display a….(1)…originality. Despite the….(2)…. and difficult of his style, a careful study of Wisdom is seldom…(3)….. He is a unique kind of genius in philosophy. This essay is an excellent example of Wisdom’s repeated attempts to….(4)….the ultimate bases of philosophical perplexity. A great deal of time Wisdom is….(5)…interested in finding out why meta-physicians feel…(6)…to utter such strange sentences (e.g.”Time is unreal, “There are no material things”,etc). According to Wisdom, such sentences are both false and perhaps meaningless and yet….(7)….. Even more than Wittgenstein, Wisdom has stressed the “therapeutic”conception of philosophy, a view that comes out clearly in this essay where he emphasises the analogy between philosophical and neurotic distress….(8)….them with other kinds of problems. The reader who is interested in gaining a fuller ….(9)….with Wisdom’s thought is referred to his famous article, “Philosophy and Psycho-analysis”. “Other Minds” is Wisdom’s most….(10)….discussion of a single topic and in many ways his finest work.
(SBI EXAM 1999)
1. 1) marked 2) disguised 3) invisible 4) independent 5) invincible
2. 1) simplicity 2) complexity 3) simple 4) complex 5) easy
3. 1) profitable 2) unprofitable 3) rewarding 4) gainful 5) unexpected
4. 1) discuss 2) differentiate 3) erase 4) explore 5) expose
5. 1) little 2) less 3) personally 4) primarily 5) professionally
6. 1) compelled 2) confused 3) confined 4) confessed 5) confirmed
7. 1) ill-timed 2) implied 3) illuminating 4) fading 5) failing
8. 1) associating 2) alienating 3)separating 4) fixing 5) fastening
9. 1) acquaintance 2) association 3) assumption 4) admission 5) allocation
10. 1) professed 2) projected 3) prolonged 4) profited 5) profused
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Cloze Test 2:
Rich countries usually help poorer ones….(1)….African countries through donations and aid. Their….(2)….are not always successful as loans are….(3)….not used for the projects for which they are…(4)…. China, however, has found a different….(5)….to help Africa-by trading more with the….(6)…. In 2009 China’s trade with African countries was $90 billion – ….(7)….than the USA’s which was $86 billion…..(8)…. countries have now begun to notice the….(9)….available in Africa. China’s attitude has….(10)….the way the world deals with poor countries.
(IBPS CLERK EXAM 2011)
1. 1) belonging 2) similarly 3) compared 4) with 5) like
2. 1) efforts 2)practices 3)challenges 4) achievements 5)attempt
3. 1) given 2) approved 3) regular 4) often 5) being
4. 1) grant 2) sanctioned 3) took 4) hired 5) apply
5. 1) goal 2) fund 3) way 4) skill 5) dream
6. 1) countries 2) others 3) abroad 4) neighbours 5) poor
7. 1) further 2) extra 3) more 4) less 5) high
8. 1) recently 2) any 3) friendly 4) many 5) while
9. 1) differences 2) supply 3) quantity 4) people 5) opportunities
10. 1) substitute 2) changed 3) exchanged 4) transform 5) convert
Answers:
Cloze Test 1: 1-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-4, 5-4, 6-1, 7-3, 8-1,9-1, 10-3.
Cloze Test 2: 1-5, 2-1, 3-4, 4-2, 5-3, 6-1, 7-3, 8-4, 9-5, 10-2.