The Cloze Test is an essential component in the English language sections of competitive exams like NDA, CDS, and AFCAT 1 2025, assessing a candidate’s grasp of grammar, vocabulary, and contextual understanding. Unlike isolated questions, the Cloze Test involves completing a passage with missing words, challenging candidates to apply their language skills in an integrated manner.
This topic tests more than just vocabulary and grammar; it evaluates the candidate’s reading comprehension, contextual inference, and logical flow. Each blank requires a specific word type (noun, verb, preposition, etc.), and understanding the passage’s context is vital to selecting the correct option. Thus, candidates must have a solid grasp of grammar rules, such as tense consistency, conjunction usage, and subject-verb agreement, to complete the passage logically. A broad vocabulary also aids in deciphering synonyms, nuances, and idiomatic expressions, which frequently appear in Cloze Tests.
In Cloze Test Class 1, we conducted an MCQ session where candidates practiced solving important questions under exam-like conditions. This allowed them to sharpen their decision-making and develop familiarity with patterns typically seen in these exams. Practicing Cloze Tests enhances candidates’ ability to read quickly and identify clues within the text, enabling more accurate and confident selections within the time constraints.
Directions: In the following questions, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
Belief system is the framework upon which cultures and societies function. It is the bond that …(1)… civilizations together, and it is the small voice …(2)… each of us that urges us to be …(3)… to what we have been taught. We cannot …(4)… our spiritual teachings from our learning, nor can we separate our beliefs about who and what we are …(5)… our values and our behaviours. We ask that educational systems …(6)… our right to religious freedom and our right to live in harmony. Tribal beliefs vary, as does the …(7)… to which a tribe embraces …(8)… traditional cultural beliefs. …(9)… tribal group has distinct and unique beliefs that are basic to that tribe’s culture. Most tribes cling to the old teachings because they know that once gone, it means the …(10)…. of their culture.
Q1) (a) compels (b) holds (c) makes (d) breaks
Ans. (b)
Q2) (a) outside (b) around (c) about (d) inside
Ans. (d)
Q3) (a) true (b) habitual (c) accurate (d) graceful
Ans. (a)
Q4) (a) see (b) separate (c) upset (d) distinguish
Ans. (b)
Q5) (a) near (b) on (c) from (d) about
Ans. (c)
Q6) (a) recognise (b) destroy (c) diminish (d) reach
Ans. (a)
Q7) (a) capacity (b) nearness (c) practise (d) extent
Ans. (d)
Q8) (a) for (b) their (c) itself (d) its
Ans. (d)
Q9) (a) Many (b) All (c) One (d) Each
Ans. (d)
Q10) (a) mark (b) regeneration (c) death (d) tradition
Ans. (c)
For more questions, check out NDA-CDS-AFCAT 1 2025 Exam English Live – Cloze Test – Class 1
Mastering Cloze Tests not only boosts candidates’ scores but also refines their comprehensive English language abilities, preparing them to excel in these competitive exams.
