Cloze test for SBI PO – Tips & Questions

Cloze test for SBI PO: Without cloze test practice you cannot ace the SBI PO’s English Lnaguage section.

So, what is a Cloze test?

A cloze test is nothing but a mixture of reading comprehension and fill in the blanks. The questions aren’t lengthy or exhausting. All you need is conceptual understanding of the questions to solve them. The cloze test questions can guarantee you 4-5 marks in every exam if you are well prepared.  

Types of Cloze Test Questions:

• Basic fill in the blanks format: A passage is given with multiple blanks. Candidates need to make a choice for each blank out of the given options of the right answer.
• Replacing Words: Here instead of blanks, multiple words are made bold and several options are given. Now, you have to make a choice whether the bold words are right or you need to replace it from the options given.

Skills you need to solve cloze test questions:

• Grammatical sense
• Tenses
• Good vocabulary
• Sentence formation

Tips and Tricks to Solve the Cloze Test

• Quick look over the entire passage or try extensive reading to make yourself aware of what is the difficulty level.
• Mark out the contextually correct options
• If confusion is there then try eliminating the incorrect options one by one
• Make sure you get the tone of the passage correct as it may help you link up the associated option with the given passage.

Cloze test for SBI PO Questions & Answers

Directions (Qs. 24-28): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out and replaced by a blank represented by an alphabet. First, read the passage and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks as per the questions given.

Active learning ___(A)___ students putting in the cognitive effort, which can be strenuous and difficult. Students misperceive the struggle involved as a sign that they are learning less, when, in fact, evidence ___(B)___ the opposite. Students also misjudge the fluency of the professor’s lecture with their own learning. By asking questions, posing problems and ___(C)___ solutions, teachers across disciplines can ___(D)___ learning by getting students to apply themselves. Of course, students should also realise that great lectures don’t necessarily lead to ___(E)___ learning. They need to be willing to exercise their mental faculties. Also, if teachers point out that expending cognitive energy during learning leads to a more substantial grasp of concepts, students may be more receptive to active learning.

Q24

Topic: Cloze passage

Subtopic: Normal

Level-1

(A)

a)Discourage

b)Curtails

c)Entails

d)Requires

e)Both (c)and (d)

Ans: (e)

Solution: (e) is the correct answer. We need a singular verb to agree with the singular subject LEARNING. ‘Entails’ and ‘requires’ are verbs which mean ‘demand or necessitate’. Both will fit here as the sentence talks about active learning and what it demands from the students. 

Discourage- Avert. This is a plural verb. Curtails- cuts short.

Q25.

Topic: Cloze passage

Subtopic: Normal

Level-1

(B)

a)Pertinent

b)Indicates

c)Intricate

d)Implicates

e)All can replace

Ans: (b)

Solution: (b) is the correct answer. We need a verb which will agree with the noun (EVIDENCE). INDICATES is a verb which means ‘shows’. It will fit here as the sentence talks about misperception regarding active learning and struggle involved in it while perceiving it while the evidence shows opposite results.

Pertinent (adjective) – Relevant. Intricate (adjective)- Complex. Implicates- accuses someone of a crime.

Q26.

Topic: Cloze passage

Subtopic: Normal

Level-1

(C)

a)Revolving

b)Dissolving

c)Eliciting

d)Enticing

e)Curing

Ans: (c)

Solution: (c) is the correct answer. ELICITING (offering) will fit here contextually as the sentence talks about how teachers can employ methods to promote learning.  

Revolving- spinning. Dissolving- Vanishing. Enticing-Attracting. Curing- Rectifying.

Q27.

Topic: Cloze passage

Subtopic: Normal

Level-1

(D)

a)Demote 

b)Remote

c)Denote

d)Promote

e)Afloat

Ans: (d)

Solution: (d) is the correct answer. We need a base form of the verb as the modal verb ‘CAN’ takes the base form of the verb after it. PROMOTE is a verb ‘assist or aid’. It will fit here as the sentence emphasizes the role of the teacher in promoting learning.

Demote- regress to a lower rank or level. Remote (adjective)- Distant. Denote- Designate. Afloat (adjective)- Floating.

Q28

Topic: Cloze passage

Subtopic: Normal

Level-1

(E)

a)Robust

b)Entrust

c)Thrust

d)Rest

e)All can fit

Ans: (a)

Solution: (a) is the correct answer. We need an adjective to modify the noun (LEARNING). ROBUST is an adjective which means ‘vigorous’. It will fit here as the sentence talks about students’ role in active learning. Entrust-Invest. Thrust-Propel. Rest- Relax. 

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