CBSE Class 11 English Cloze Test MCQs

Directions for questions (391–405): In the following questions, you have following two brief passages with 10 questions in Passage I and 5 questions in Passage II. Read the passages carefully and fill in the blanks with suitable words out of the four alternatives given.

PASSAGE I

In Buddha’s days, rough rectangular coins (391) issued by various economic and political authorities. (392), it was not until the fourth century before Christ that India arrived at a coinage guaranteed by the state. Sher Shah (393) well-designed pieces of copper, silver and gold. In medieval India the growth of industry and commerce was impeded (394) a religious antipathy to the taking of interest. The Indians (395) put out money at usury nor knew how to borrow. When the Hindu (396) not invest his savings in his own economic enterprises he (397) to hoard them, or to buy jewellery as conveniently (398) wealth. Perhaps this failure to develop a facile credit system (399) the industrial revolution to establish the European domination of Asia. Slowly, however despite the (400) of the Brahmans, money-lending grew.

Question 391.
(a) have
(b) was
(c) had
(d) were
Answer : D

Question 392.
(a) but
(b) and
(c) or
(d) since
Answer : A

Question 393.
(a) put forth
(b) issued
(c) started
(d) made
Answer : B

Question 394.
(a) as
(b) on
(c) in
(d) by
Answer : D

Question 395.
(a) neither
(b) either
(c) whether
(d) therefore
Answer : A

Question 396.
(a) would
(b) should
(c) must
(d) could
Answer : D

Question 397.
(a) preferred
(b) decided
(c) declared
(d) asked
Answer : A

Question 398.
(a) usable
(b) precious
(c) hoardable
(d) respectable
Answer : C

Question 399.
(a) summoned
(b) aided
(c) insisted
(d) confirmed
Answer : B

Question 400.
(a) affability
(b) oppression
(c) hostility
(d) compassion
Answer : C

PASSAGE II

One rainy day I watched a neighbour (401) to push her toddler in a pram with one hand and control her Doberman with the other. The dog didn’t want to get its feet wet and was refusing to walk. I was about to put on my jacket and offer (402) help when the trio disappeared (403) some hedges. When they reappeared, she (404) to have sorted out her problem: the toddler, attached to the dog’s leash, was (405) running through mud puddles, and the dog was in the pram.

Question 401.
(a) was struggling
(b) struggling
(c) to struggle
(d) being struggle
Answer : B

Question 402.
(a) few
(b) lot
(c) the
(d) some
Answer : D

Question 403.
(a) behind
(b) on
(c) above
(d) to
Answer : A

Question 404.
(a) seem
(b) was
(c) seemed
(d) looked
Answer : C

Question 405.
(a) joyously
(b) generally
(c) hardly
(d) fiercely
Answer : A

Directions for questions (406–420): In the following questions, you have following two brief passages with 10 questions in Passage-I and 5 questions in Passage-II. Read the passages carefully and fill up the blanks with suitable words out of the four alternatives given.

PASSAGE I

“My new machine is so (406) that it will even suck out ground-In dust and dirt (407) this”. As he spoke, he used his (408) to press the soot and dust into the carpet. The old lady (409) again, but without (410) success as the young man had (411) gone out of the front door.
A few minutes (412) , he reappeared with a very modern-looking vacuum cleaner. ‘Now, where can (413) this in he asked. “Probably the next village, about ten miles away”, replied the old lady. “The electricity (414) hasn’t (415) here yet”.

Question 406.
(a) expensive
(b) strong
(c) organized
(d) effective
Answer : B

Question 407.
(a) like
(b) such
(c) as
(d) similar
Answer : A

Question 408.
(a) heel
(b) ankle
(c) knee
(d) shoulder
Answer : A

Question 409.
(a) questioned
(b) spoke
(c) tried
(d) stated
Answer : C

Question 410.
(a) much
(b) some
(c) no
(d) little
Answer : A

Question 411.
(a) quickly
(b) fastly
(c) softly
(d) rapidly
Answer : A

Question 412.
(a) after
(b) later
(c) ago
(d) following
Answer : B

Question 413.
(a) join
(b) insert
(c) plug
(d) connect
Answer : C

Question 414.
(a) power
(b) wires
(c) companies
(d) supply
Answer : D

Question 415.
(a) arrived
(b) reached
(c) started
(d) appeared
Answer : B

PASSAGE II

The thermometer is an instrument for measuring temperature. The (416) form consists of a (417) tube with a fine (418). One end of the (419) is blown to form (420) bulb and the other is closed.

Question 416.
(a) seen
(b) unseen
(c) heard
(d) common
Answer : D

Question 417.
(a) brass
(b) glass
(c) plastic
(d) metal
Answer : B

Question 418.
(a) boar
(b) cavity
(c) mole
(d) bore
Answer : D

Question 419.
(a) tube
(b) edge
(c) centre
(d) place
Answer : A

Question 420.
(a) that
(b) a
(c) all
(d) an
Answer : B

Directions for questions (421–435): In each of the following two questions, you have following two brief passages with 10 questions in Passage I and 5 questions in Passage II. Read the passages carefully and fill in the blanks with suitable words out of the four alternatives given.

PASSAGE I

There is an enemy beneath our (421). He recognizes no national boundaries, no (422) parties. Everyone in the world is (423) by him. The enemy is the Earth itself. The (424) of a quake is greater than (425) man himself can produce. But, (426) scientists are directing more of their (427) into finding some way of (428) earthquakes and it is possible that at (429) time in the near future, (430) will have discovered a means of protecting itself from it. 

Question 421.
(a) shelter
(b) feet
(c) land
(d) surface
Answer : B

Question 422.
(a) economical
(b) historical
(c) geographical
(d) political
Answer : D

Question 423.
(a) threatened
(b) feared
(c) effected
(d) dominated
Answer : A

Question 424.
(a) strength
(b) power
(c) force
(d) ability
Answer : A

Question 425.
(a) everything
(b) nothing
(c) something
(d) anything
Answer : D

Question 426.
(a) this day
(b) today
(c) lately
(d) at present
Answer : B

Question 427.
(a) efforts
(b) strength
(c) capacity
(d) tasks
Answer : A

Question 428.
(a) watching
(b) directing
(c) opposing
(d) combating
Answer : D

Question 429.
(a) any
(b) some
(c) every
(d) all
Answer : B

Question 430.
(a) scientists
(b) humanity
(c) people
(d) mankind
Answer : A

PASSAGE II

As well as I could make out, she had come for good, and had no intention of ever going again. She began (431) help my mother (432) morning, and was (433) and out of (434) store closet all (435), putting things to right and making havoc in the old arrangement.

Question 431.
(a) to
(b) so
(c) of
(d) with
Answer : A

Question 432.
(a) tomorrow
(b) next
(c) later
(d) soon
Answer : B

Question 433.
(a) out
(b) off
(c) of
(d) in
Answer : D

Question 434.
(a) the
(b) there
(c) then
(d) thus
Answer : A

Question 435.
(a) days
(b) day
(c) thing
(d) things
Answer : B

Directions for questions (436–450): In the following questions, you have following two brief passages with 10 questions in Passage I and 5 questions in Passage II. Read the passages carefully and fill in the blanks with suitable words out of the four alternatives given.

PASSAGE I

Any regular viewer of programmes on the television will certainly have some reservations about commercials. When television shows are (436) good, the commercials that (437) them are a disgrace. One of the many bad (438) of commercials is their loudness. They seem to be (439) as loud as the program and the viewer is almost (440) when they come on. Any attempt (441) conversation during commercials is futile. Commercials also take up too much time and (442) too often. The impression one (443) gets is that the shows are sandwiched in (444) long periods of advertising, all of it the same. Often commercials (445) a show at a particularly inappropriate time.

Question 436.
(a) reasonably
(b) rationally
(c) unreasonably
(d) irrationally
Answer : A

Question 437.
(a) join
(b) accommodate
(c) accompany
(d) admit
Answer : C

Question 438.
(a) features
(b) feature
(c) property
(d) mark
Answer : A

Question 439.
(a) two
(b) pair
(c) twice
(d) double
Answer : C

Question 440.
(a) deafening
(b) blind
(c) deafened
(d) deaf
Answer : C

Question 441.
(a) on
(b) in
(c) to
(d) at
Answer : D

Question 442.
(a) repeat
(b) is repeated
(c) repeated
(d) are repeated
Answer : D

Question 443.
(a) usually
(b) usual
(c) use to
(d) used to
Answer : A

Question 444.
(a) after
(b) before
(c) between
(d) during
Answer : C

Question 445.
(a) involve
(b) integrate
(c) invert
(d) interrupt
Answer : D

PASSAGE II

It seems there was no Marina beach during the 1700’s. The (446) developed only after the construction (447) the Madras harbour in the (448) century. It should be remembered (449) any kind of developmental activity (450) the coast will have an impact on the adjoining regions.

Question 446.
(a) beach
(b) coast
(c) shore
(d) sea
Answer : A

Question 447.
(a) with
(b) in
(c) of
(d) on
Answer : C

Question 448.
(a) 10th
(b) 19th
(c) 15th
(d) 6th
Answer : B

Question 449.
(a) that
(b) this
(c) these
(d) they
Answer : A

Question 450.
(a) within
(b) therein
(c) along
(d) long
Answer : C