SSC CGL English – Cloze Test – Level 3 · Challenge
SSC CGL English – Cloze Test – Level 3 · Challenge – 8 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 28–35).
Online learning was once (1) ______ as a poor substitute for the classroom. Today it is part of ordinary student life. A student in a small town can watch a lecture recorded far away, pause it, and (2) ______ a difficult part as many times as needed.
(3) ______, the screen cannot do everything. Laboratory work, group discussion and the quiet encouragement of a teacher who notices a confused face are hard to (4) ______ online. Learners also need discipline: without a fixed timetable, it is easy to (5) ______ lessons for later and never return to them. Poor connectivity in some areas (6) ______ the problem.
The wisest approach, many teachers believe, is not to choose (7) ______ online and classroom teaching but to combine the strengths of both. Used in this way, technology becomes a bridge rather than a (8) ______.
Correct Answer: D [dismissed]
Explanation:
'was once ___ as' → passive → past participle: dismissed (= rejected as unimportant).
Grammar formCloze F – blank (2): choose the most appropriate option.
Correct Answer: C [replay]
Explanation:
'can watch…, pause…, and ___' – parallel base verbs after 'can' → replay.
ConnectorCloze F – blank (3): choose the most appropriate option.
Correct Answer: A [However]
Explanation:
Advantages ↩ limits – a U-turn → However.
Grammar formCloze F – blank (4): choose the most appropriate option.
Correct Answer: B [replicate]
Explanation:
'hard to ___' → base verb → replicate (= copy exactly).
VocabularyCloze F – blank (5): choose the most appropriate option.
Correct Answer: D [postpone]
Explanation:
'___ lessons for later and never return' → postpone (put off to a later time).
Grammar formCloze F – blank (6): choose the most appropriate option.
Correct Answer: C [worsens]
Explanation:
Singular subject 'Poor connectivity' needs a singular verb → worsens.
PrepositionCloze F – blank (7): choose the most appropriate option.
Correct Answer: B [between]
Explanation:
A choice between TWO things (online and classroom) → between.
VocabularyCloze F – blank (8): choose the most appropriate option.
