3. 1. Read Thoroughly
• Read the passage provided very thoroughly to form an idea about the
topic.
• Try to read slowly to get the understanding of the text. Once the theme
of the text is somewhat clear, your Job becomes easier.
• You can then go on to think of the appropriate words that suit the
situation being described and proceed to filling in the blanks.
4. 2. Link the Sentences Together
• Remember that it Is a passage with sentences that are
connected to each other. Do not make the mistake of treating
each sentence like as individual and fill in the blanks
accordingly.
• Try to come up with logical connections that link up the
sentences together which will make the question easy to solve.
5. 3. Analyse the theme of the passage
• Once you highlight the keywords.
• it becomes easier to understand the theme of the paragraph.
6. 4. Eliminate Options
• You will often come across a blank that has more than one
correct option. List out all these options and try them one by
one.
• Use the one option that seems most fitting.
• Instead of getting confused, think of words that are
appropriate not only to the given sentence but also fit the
context of the entire passage.
7. 5. Go with Frequently Used Words
• Sometimes. you may not be able to decide between two
words. In this Case. If you See a word In the options that is
frequently used with the words around the blank, then pick
that option.
For example - Can have a_______ word with you?
A. Swift
B. quick
C. prompt
8. • You can see that the three options nearly mean the same thing
How do you decide which one fits the blank?
• Sometimes in English. some words are used more frequently
with some others. Like 'bad habit’. 'hardly ever’, 'happy
ending’. ‘take a seat’. 'make room ect In the same way, the
words ‘quick' and 'word' are used together frequently. So
‘quick’ should be your answer in this case
9. 6. Check Tone
• The passage is usually written in a certain tone. sometimes
narrative. Sometimes critical, sometimes humorous. Pick words
that fit in with the tone of the passage
For example -
Jonah_ down the stairs, bumping along like a quarter in a tumbling
dryer.
A. tumbled
B. fell
C. dropped
10. • Clearly, you can use either ‘Tumbled' or ‘fell’ in this blank. But
the rest of the sentence is written in a humorous vein. So we
try to maintain the tone of the sentence This is best
accomplished by the use of the word “tumbled’ as it brings to
mind images of people falling funnily
• Gloria ____ merrily along the way with her little bunnies
• A. Jumped
• B. Leaped
• C. Hopped
11. 7. Build up your Language Skills
• In terms of the general preparation you can read and read as
much as you can
• The more you read. the better sense you will have of what
word goes where.
• It will also help build up your vocabulary. Both these things will
go a long way in helping you ace the cloze test
12. 8. Practice
• In the end. there is no substitute for hard work and practice.
• Try to complete three to four passages each day while
preparing and get insight into your problem areas
• Work on them and go deliver your best
9. Read after Filling Options [Crucial]
14. Exercise-1
The joint family gave way to the ____(1) family. Despite the ___(2)
that it offers, children feel ___(3), lonely and frustrated leading to
psychiatrist problems, pressures and ___(4). A cross-section of
children were interviewed, and they matter-of-factly ___(5)
problems, at the same time ___(6) showing the way to ___(7)
solutions. Tell your children about your work. Young as they are, they
___(8) where you have been all day. Explain to them “Mummy has a
teaching job.” She teaches little children to read and write or Daddy
works in a factory. The factory makes scooters. At least now the child
___(9) a mental picture of how you spend the day. There develops a
certain ___(10) in that knowledge.
25. Exercise-2
Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been
made bold, each of which is preceded by a letter. Find the
suitable word from the options given below that could replace
the bold word so as to make the paragraph meaningful.
26. Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan’s note of caution on the
next financial crisis that could be building up needs to be taken in
all ___A___ consideration. In his note to Parliament’s Estimates
Committee on bank non-performing assets (NPAs), Mr. Rajan has
___B___ established three major sources of potential trouble:
Mudra credit, which is basically small-ticket loans granted to
micro and small enterprises; ___C___ contributing to farmers
through Kisan Credit Cards; and contingent liabilities under the
Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs, run by the Small Industries
Development Bank of India.
27. The disbursement under Mudra loans alone is Rs. 6.37 lakh
crore, which is over 7% of the total outstanding bank credit.
These loans have been ___D___ sanctioned under the Pradhan
Mantri Mudra Yojana, which aims to ‘fund the unfunded’, and is
a ___E___ signature scheme of the NDA government. Given that
these are small loans up to Rs10 lakh each, with the borrowers
mostly from the informal sector, banks have to monitor them
very closely.
