Cloze test

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

Sports may be a .....1.... purshit for many yet it does define life in all its...2.....The …..3…. of sport lies in enjoying , the …4….. of the sportsman who weaves ……5… patterns on the field to leave the watcher spellbound. Great…6……. doesnot always make a great sportsman. What makes a great sportsman is when that talent……7… itself in times of …8……. He has to prove time and again that when…9……. of the team is at……10…. He is one to be relied upon.



1. a) expensive   
b) regular    
c) unusual    
d) significant       
e) meaningless

 2.  a) hues            
     b) possibility       
     c) joy       
     d) contrast       
     e) quest

3. a)demand
   b) Improvement
   c) approval
   d) beauty
   e)accomplishment

4. a)skills
b)nature
c) capacity
d)industry
e) cunning

5. a) perfect
b) sensible
c) simple
d) daring
e) intricate

6. a) resources
b) practice
c) talent
d) contribution
e) decision

7.a) possesses
b) contributes
C) transfers
d) expresses
e) retains

8. a) uncertainty
b) need
c) calamity
d) difficulty
 e) encounter

9.a) dominance
b) endeavour
c) escape
d) winning
e) survival

10. a) vicinity
b) imbalance
c) stake
d) decline
e) dishonour

answers- 1-5, 2- 1, 3- 4, 4-1, 5-5, 6-3, 7-2, 8-2, 9-5, 10-3