SSC CGL English – Cloze Test – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level
SSC CGL English – Cloze Test – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level – 12 questions, subject: English Language & Comprehension. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.
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Read the passage and choose the most appropriate option for each numbered blank (questions 1–6).
Every January, the sky above Ravi's street (1) ______ full of kites. This year Ravi decided to make his own instead of buying one. He cut thin sticks of bamboo, tied them together (2) ______ the shape of a cross and covered the frame with old newspaper. His first kite was too heavy and fell to the ground (3) ______ it could rise even a metre.
His grandmother, who had flown kites as a girl, told him to use lighter paper and a longer tail. Ravi followed her (4) ______ carefully. The second kite rose slowly, wobbled once and then climbed (5) ______ than any other kite on the street. Ravi did not win a prize that day, but he felt (6) ______ happier than he had ever felt before.
Correct Answer: A [is]
Explanation:
Subject 'the sky' is singular and the sentence describes a yearly habit → 'is'.
PrepositionCloze A – blank (2): choose the most appropriate option.
Correct Answer: B [in]
Explanation:
Fixed phrase: 'in the shape of' a cross.
ConnectorCloze A – blank (3): choose the most appropriate option.
Correct Answer: C [before]
Explanation:
The kite fell before it could rise even a metre – time order; 'after it could rise' makes no sense.
Grammar formCloze A – blank (4): choose the most appropriate option.
Correct Answer: D [advice]
Explanation:
After 'her' (possessive) a noun is needed → advice (advise is the verb).
Grammar formCloze A – blank (5): choose the most appropriate option.
Correct Answer: B [higher]
Explanation:
'than' needs the comparative → higher; 'more high' is not standard for a one-syllable adjective.
Grammar formCloze A – blank (6): choose the most appropriate option.
Correct Answer: C [far]
Explanation:
'Happier' is already comparative; it can be strengthened by 'far' or 'much', never by 'very', 'more' or 'most'.
Read the passage and choose the most appropriate option for each numbered blank (questions 7–12).
Water is something most of us (1) ______ for granted until the tap runs dry. In many towns, families now (2) ______ on tankers during the summer months. Small habits at home can make a real difference. A dripping tap, for example, wastes far more water (3) ______ most people imagine.
Turning off the tap (4) ______ brushing your teeth, reusing the water from washing vegetables to water plants and repairing leaks quickly are simple steps. Collecting rainwater from the roof is another (5) ______ idea, especially where the ground water level is falling. None of these steps is difficult; what they need is (6) ______ effort from every member of the family.
Correct Answer: A [take]
Explanation:
Fixed expression: take something for granted.
CollocationCloze B – blank (2): choose the most appropriate option.
Correct Answer: D [depend]
Explanation:
Partner Check: 'depend on tankers' = need them; 'consist on' and 'believe on' are wrong, 'insist on tankers' makes no sense.
Grammar formCloze B – blank (3): choose the most appropriate option.
Correct Answer: A [than]
Explanation:
'far more … than' – a comparison needs 'than' ('then' means 'next').
ConnectorCloze B – blank (4): choose the most appropriate option.
Correct Answer: C [while]
Explanation:
'while' + -ing clause (while brushing); 'during' needs a noun (during the brushing).
Grammar formCloze B – blank (5): choose the most appropriate option.
Correct Answer: B [useful]
Explanation:
Between 'another' and the noun 'idea' an adjective is needed; 'used idea' (second-hand) gives the wrong meaning.
Grammar formCloze B – blank (6): choose the most appropriate option.
