Cloze Test: 1

Directions ( 1-10) : in the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These
numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blanks
appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

...(1)... stringent antipollution laws, mass awareness levels in India about the need to ...(2)... the environment are
low. Which is...(3)... many people insist that mere laws won‟t do; what we ...(4)... need are “ environment
conscious” citizens. It is in this context that the University‟s ...(5)... to introduce environment studies as a
compulsory paper at the undergraduate level ...(6)...significance. There was some ...(7)... initially about who
would teach the paper because financial ...(8)... make it impossible for colleges to ...(9)... approval for new
teaching posts, in fact, in August 1999 , the University Grants Commission (UGC) imposed a ban on the creation of
new teaching posts in colleges. ...(10)... with this problem, authorities at the university have decided that serving
teachers belonging to various disciplines will teach the paper.

1.
(1) Despite
(2) Having
(3) Enacting
(4) Adopting
(5) Although

2.
(1) contaminate
(2) clean
(3) filter
(4) protect
(5) pollute

3.
(1) resulting
(2) why
(3) Obvious
(4) as
(5) because

4.
(1) seldom
(2) don‟t
(3) hardly
(4) perfectly
(5) actually

5.
(1) inability
(2) deferral
(3) decision
(4) failure
(5) reluctance

6.
(1) extracts
(2) trivallency
(3) expects
(4) loses
(5) assumes

7.
(1) displeasure
(2) antagonism
(3) hurdles
(4) confusion
(5) priority
8.
(1) losses
(2) constraints
(3) apathy
(4) soundness
(5) independence

9.
(1) receive
(2) establish
(3) emphasize
(4) expect
(5) sanction

10.
(1) Down
(2) Familiarity
(3) Faced
(4) Convinced
(5) Solution

ANSWERS:

1. 1
2. 4
3. 2
4. 5
5. 5
6. 5
7. 4
8. 2
9. 1
10. 3
Cloze Test: 2

Directions (1-13): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers
are printed below the passage and against each, five words suggested, one of which fits the blank
appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

The policy of artificial credit expansion central banks has permitted and ...1... over the last fifteen years could not
have ended in any other way. The expansionary cycle which has now come to a close began gathering
momentum ...2... the American economy ...3... from its last recession (fleeting and repressed though it was) in
2001 and the Federal Reserve re-embarked on the major artificial expansion of credit and investment ...4... in 1992.
This credit expansion was not backed by a parallel increase in voluntary household saving. For many years, the
money supply in the form of bank notes and deposits has grown ...5... an average rate of over 10 percent per year
(which means that every seven years the total volume of money circulating in the world has doubled). The media of
exchange originating from this severe fiduciary inflation have been placed on the market by the banking system as
newly created loans granted ...6... very low (and even negative in real terms) interest rates. The above fueled
a ...7... bubble in the shape of a substantial rise in the prices of capital goods, Real-estate assets and the
securities ...8.... represent them, and are exchanged on the stock market, ...9... indexes soared. Curiously, like in
the “roaring” years prior to the Great Depression of 1929, the shock of monetary growth has not significantly
influenced the prices of the subset of consumer goods and services (approximately only one third of all goods). The
last decade, like the 1920s, has seen a remarkable increase in productivity as a result of the introduction on a
massive scale of new technologies and significant entrepreneurial ....10... which, were if not for the injection of
money and credit, ...11... have given rise to a healthy and sustained reduction in the unit price of consumer goods
and services. Moreover, the full incorporation of the economies of China and India into the globalized market has
boosted the real productivity of consumer goods and services even ...12... .The absence of a healthy “deflation” in
the prices of consumer goods in a stage of ...13... considerable growths.

1.
(1) designed
(2) framed
(3) orchestrated
(4) perceived
(5) Implemented

2.
(1) while
(2) However
(3) so
(4) What
(5) Therefore

3.
(1) emerged
(2) Sank
(3) Floated
(4) Implied
(5) Busted out

4.
(1) perceived
(2) fabricated
(3) initiated
(4) fleeted
(5) fathomed

5.
(1) with
(2) at
(3) by
(4) along
(5) caused

6.
(1) to
(1) to
(2) with
(3) for
(4) at
(5) in

7.
(1) manufactured
(2) Quixotic
(3) Speculative
(4) dependent
(5) inflated

8.
(1) which
(2) what
(3) when
(4) however
(5) for

9.
(1) simultaneously
(2) on the other hand
(3) where
(4) while
(5) in contrast

10.
(1) adventures
(2) foolishness
(3) professionalism
(4) maturity
(5) innovations

11.
(1) must
(2) should
(3) could
(4) needed
(5) might

12.
(1) lower
(2) ahead
(3) further
(4) at par
(5) slow

13.
(1) highly
(2) slowly
(3) enthusiastic
(4) disappointing
(5) such

ANSWERS:

1. 5
2. 1
3. 1
4. 3
5. 2
6. 4
7. 5
7. 5
8. 1
9. 4
10. 3
11. 5
12. 3
13. 5
Cloze Test: 3

Directions (Q.1 - 10): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These
numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank
appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Aspiring people seek their own glory and are deeply ..(1).. with their own agenda. They may even ..(2).. their own
spouse or children as possessions and try to ..(3).. from them the kind of behaviour that will ..(4).. them more
popularity and ..(5).. in the eyes of others. Such ..(6).. love is destructive.

Instead of being agents or stewards they ..(7).. everything in life in terms of “what it will do for me”. Everybody
then becomes either a competitor or ..(8)... Their relationships, even intimate ones, tend to be ..(9).. rather than
cooperative. They use various methods of ..(10).. threats, fear, bribery, pressure, deceit and charm to achieve
their ends.

1.
1) invested
2) concerned
3) compatible
4) beset
5) satisfied

2.
1) offend
2) warn
3) guard
4) attribute
5) regard

3.
1) derive
2) exclude
3) recover
4) wrest
5) abstain

4.
1) prevent
2) save
3) win
4) ascribe
5) extract

5.
1) esteem
2) belief
3) delight
4) hope
5) aspiration

6.
1) charming
2) provocating
3) constant
4) possessive
5) excellent

7.
1) acquire
2) interpret
3) establish
4) substitute
5) empower
5) empower

8.
1) persecutor
2) stabilizer
3) innovator
4) fighter
5) conspirator

9.
1) contributory
2) derogatory
3) competitive
4) supportive
5) projective

10.
1) manipulation
2) provoking
3) succeeding
4) organizing
5) compromise

ANSWERS:

1. 2
2. 5
3. 1
4. 4
5. 1
6. 4
7. 2
8. 5
9. 3
10. 2
Cloze Test: 4

Directions (1-10) : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These
numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits
the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

India is ...(1)... of the few countries where women enjoy a comparatively better status than women in many other
parts of the world. It is ...(2)... that Indian women face many problems and are subject to the same social pressures
which women experience in other parts of the world, but relatively ...(3)..., their situation is much better than
what it used to be in the pre-independence era.

On the positive side, Indian women have made ...(4)... strides in every ...(5)... of modern life. The constitution
guarantees ...(6)... opportunity and where necessary provides where necessary safeguards from ...(7)...
exploitation or injustice. Indian women of today are not afraid of ...(8)... their opinions or joining forces with other
women in the local community to fight ...(9)... social maladies and injustice. They have opportunities to take bold
decisions or lead unorthodox lives, which probably would made them vulnerable to ridicule and family pressures
decades ...(10).... Undoubtedly women of today in India enjoy better status and freedom the women in the past.

1.
(1) some
(2) single
(3) little
(4) one
(5) many

2.
(1) true
(2) there
(3) sure
(4) fact
(5) here

3.
(1) good
(2) slow
(3) speaking
(4) conversing
(5) such

4.
(1) great
(2) future
(3) gain
(4) long
(5) numerous

5.
(1) scope
(2) aspect
(3) stop
(4) where
(5) areas

6.
(1) several
(2) virtual
(3) equal
(4) lot
(5) no

7.
(1) long
(2) possible
(3) troubled
(3) troubled
(4) termed
(5) enough

8.
(1) telling
(2) marking
(3) voicing
(4) blaming
(5) speaking

9.
(1) to
(2) favouring
(3) towards
(4) on
(5) against

10.
(1) ago
(2) now
(3) past
(4) next
(5) behind

ANSWERS:

1-4 2-1 3-3 4-4 5-2 6-3 7-2 8-3 9-5 10-1
Cloze Test: 5

Directions (1-10) : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers
are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank
appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

One day, while a poor farmer named Fleming was ploughing his field to earn his (1); he (2) a cry for help coming
from a nearby pond. He ran to the pond where he saw a terrified boy (3) to free himself. The farmer saved the boy.
The next day, a a fancy carriage (4) up to the farmer's house. An (5) dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced
himself as the father of the boy the farmer had saved. He offered the farmer a (6) for saving his son's life. The
farmer refused to accept payment. At that moment the farmer's son returned home. Seeing him the nobleman said,
"I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the (7) of education my son would enjoy."

The farmer's son (8) the best schools and graduated from St. Mary's Hospital, Medical School on London . He went on
to become known throughout the world as Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin. Years later the
nobleman's son was (9) with pneumonia. His life was (10) by penicillin. The nobleman's son was Sir Winston
Churchill- Prime Minister of Britain.

1.
(a) career
(b) labour
(c) livelihood
(d) business
(e) profession

2.
(a) expressed
(b) heard
(c) discovered
(d) uttered
(e) listened

3.
(a) struggling
(b) attempted
(c) seek
(d) rushing
(e) tried

4.
(a) appeared
(b) pulled
(c) entered
(d) arrived
(e) approached

5.
(a) expensive
(b) ordinary
(c) well
(d) elegantly
(e) impressive

6.
(a) reward
(b) thanks
(c) price
(d) cost
(e) compliment

7.
(a) process
(b) sorts
(c) pursuit
(c) pursuit
(d) merit
(e) kind

8.
(a) passed
(b) applied
(c) eligible
(d) went
(e) attended

9.
(a) injured
(b) weaken
(c) sick
(d) hurt
(e) infect

10.
(a) protect
(b) guarded
(c) prevented
(d) saved
(e) rescued

ANSWERS:

1-C 2-B 3-A 4-B 5-D 6-A 7-E 8-E 9-C 10-D
Cloze Test: 6

Directions (1-10) : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers
are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank
appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Technology (1) lives. But (2) if people want it to. This qualification is important, and (3) to understand progress.
Akio Morita, the founder of Sony. used to make inventions not by writing code but by making minute, detailed
studies of (4) people lived their lives. It is observable that when he relinquished direct involvement in product
development at the company in the 1980s, Sony seemed to lose its (5) of developing a truly radical invention like
the Walkman that the world takes to en masse.

However much it seems that machines are in (6), they are not. Yet the belief that technology alone holds the key
to (7) the way people work, buy, and do business is strong. The rise of dotcoms in the late 1990s was (8) by a belief
that technology was changing the rules of marketing and employee relationships. This I not to say there have been
no changes in the new economy; but that they(9) to appear where technology makes it (10) for people to
communicate with each other, or have been unrelated to the technology. The dynamic is still a human one.

1.
(1) ruins
(2) changes
(3) makes
(4) explains

2.
(1) not
(2) occasionally
(3) seldom
(4) only
(5) never

3.
(1) key
(2) primarily
(3) encouraging
(4) supported
(5) disastrous

4.
(1) why
(2) where
(3) when
(4) whether
(5) how

5.
(1) share
(2) profit
(3) knack
(4) business
(5) plant

6.
(1) progress
(2) control
(3) action
(4) operation
(5) transition

7.
(1) encouraging
(2) accomplishing
(3) determining
(4) highlighting
(4) highlighting
(5) informing

8.
(1) govern
(2) successful
(3) underlying
(4) disputed
(5) accompanied

9.
(1) tend
(2) cease
(3) fail
(4) refuse
(5) avoid

10.
(1) essential
(2) laborious
(3) tough
(4) easier
(5) awkward

ANSWERS:

1-2 2-4 3-1 4-5 5-3 6-2 7-3 8-5 9-1 10-4
Cloze Test: 7

Directions (Q. Nos. 1 to 10) :In the following passage there are blank spaces with numbers filled in it,These
numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank
appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Technology ...1... lives. But ...2... if people want it to. This qualification is important, and ...3... to understanding
progress. Akio Morita, the founder of Sony, used to make inventions not by writing code but by making minute,
detailed studies of ...4... people lived their lives.It is observable that when the relinquished direct involvement in
product development at the company in the 1980s, Sony seemed to lose its ...5... of developing a truly radical
invention like the Walkman that the world takes to masse.
However much it seems that machines are in ...6... they are not. Yet, the belief that technology alone holds the key
to ...7... the way people work, buy, and do business is strong. The rise of dotcoms in the late 1990s was ...8... by a
belief that technology was changing the rules of marketing and employee relationships. This is not to say there have
been no changes in the new economy; but that they ...9... to appear where technology makes it ...10... for people
to communicate with each other or have been unrelated to the technology. The dynamic is still a human one.

1.
(1) ruins
(2) changes
(3) makes
(4) explains
(5) shakes

2.
(1) not
(2) occasionally
(3) seldom
(4) only
(5) never

3.
(1) key
(2) primarily
(3) encouraging
(4) supported
(5) disastrous

4.
(1) why
(2) where
(3) when
(4) whether
(5) how

5.
(1) share
(2) profit
(3) knack
(4) business
(5) plant

6.
(1) progress
(2) control
(3) action
(4) operation
(5) transition

7.
(1) encroaching
(2) accomplishing
(3) determining
(4) highlighting
(4) highlighting
(5) informing

8.
(1) govern
(2) successful
(3) underlying
(4) disputed
(5) accompanied

9.
(1) tend
(2) cease
(3) fail
(4) refuse
(5) avoid

10.
(1) essential
(2) laborious
(3) tough
(4) easier
(5) awkward

ANSWERS:

1. 2
2. 4
3. 1
4. 5
5. 3
6. 2
7. 3
8. 5
9. 1
10. 4
Cloze Test: 8

Directions (1-10) : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers
are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank
appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

The ..1.. of India as an economic superpower is not reflected in the...2..... of life enjoyed by its 1.2 billion citizens
(according to Human Development Index) which...3....India very low among 182 countries. In our performance-
oriented world, measurement issues have taken on ..4... importance as what we measure affects what we do. In
fact the French President has established an international Commission on the Measurement of Economic
Performance and Social Progress, Owing to his....5... and that of others with current state of statistical information
about the economy and society.
A big question arises....6..... the Gross Domestic Product Provides a good measure of living standards. In
many cases, GDP statistics seem to ..7... that the economy is doing far better than most citizens feel it is.
Moreover, the focus on GDP creates conflicts- while political leaders are told to maximise it, citizens also demand
that...8... , should be paid on enhancing security, reducing air, water and noise pollution all of which
actually...9.. GDP growth. Statistics are....10....... to summarize what is going on in our complex society, it is
therefore obvious threat that we can't reduce everything to a single number -GDP.

Q1.
[a] pursuit
[b] perception
[c] conversion
[d] title
[e] tribute

Q2.
[a] quality
[b] spirit
[c] span
[d] joy
[e] loss

Q3.
[a] scored
[b] qualified
[c] regard
[d] ranked
[e] counted

Q4.
[a] great
[b] unduly
[c] trivial
[d] considerably
[e] negligible

Q5.
[a] confidence
[b] belief
[c] dissatisfaction
[d] compliance
[e] obedience

Q6.
[a] unless
[b] because
[c] against
[d] whether
[e] that

Q7.
[a] recommend
[b] think
[b] think
[c] point
[d] refer
[e] suggest

Q8.
[a] respect
[b] debt
[c] attention
[d] expense
[e] compensation

Q9.
[a] lower
[b] attain
[c] decline
[d] shrunk
[e] recover

Q10.
[a] difficult
[b] interpret
[c] reveal
[d] intended
[e] inferred

ANSWERS:

1. b
2. a
3. d
4. a
5. c
6. d
7. e
8. c
9. a
10. d
Close Test: 9

Directions (1-10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the
appropriate word in each case.

The constitution of Independent India and various laws ___(1) to meet the constitution obligations have fortified the
position of woman vis-a vis the man. But it is ___(2) on paper only. The myth that more and more women are
getting higher education and are occupying position of responsibility in all walks of life is falsified by the ____(3) of
dowry deaths and divorce cases filed in the ___ (4) courts. One look at the national dailies will tell the__(5) tale of
Indian
women ,women who___(6) a child is bargained for bridal price or when she grows up serves as a supplier of dowry
for her husband‟s family or who as a widow immolates herself on husband‟s ___(7) to be ___(8) sati.Our study
about woman‟s place in Indian society is mainly based on urban professional and educated Indian women. Deep in
the rural heartland of the country, the rapidly changing world has not even touched the ___(9) of life of a
woman. Most men of orthodox families take ___ (10) in revealing that their women folk stay in „purdah‟ a shield
that deprives a woman of the joys of free nature.

1. (A) Drawn
(B) Enacted
(C) Created
(D) Crafted
(E) Manufactured

2. (A) Just
(B) All
(C) Something
(D) Anything
(E) Any body

3. (A) Many
(B) Rise
(C) Number
(D) Numerical
(E) Much

4. (A) Civil
(B) Social
(C) Criminal
(D) Company
(E) Public

5. (A) Horrifying
(B) Sordid
(C) Painful
(D) Critical
(E) Satirical

6. (A) Since
(B) as
(C) being
(D) former
(E) for

7. (A) corpse
(B) woods
(C) pyre
(D) incineration
(E) extinguish

8. (A) appreciated
8. (A) appreciated
(B) acclaimed
(C) marked
(D) notify
(E) mix

9. (A) end
(B) edge
(C) fringe
(D) plain
(E) deep

10. (A) fame

(B) Pride
(C) Boast
(D) Proclaim
(E) Promote

ANSWERS:

1. (B)
2. (B)
3. (C)
4. (A)
5. (C)
6. (A)
7. (C)
8. (C)
9. (C)
10. (B)
Cloze Test: 10

Directions—(Q. 1 - 10) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These
numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank
appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

He was a charismatic leader, an entrepreneur and a highly effective manager all rolled into one. As a leader, he
…(1)… the company‟s growth plan in a dedicated manner and he never …(2)… focus. The cement industry in those
days was doing badly. …(3)… to everyone‟s expectations he sanctioned an additional plant in …(4)… time. He was
…(5)… that since the cement industry was cyclic in nature, by the time the plant was …(6)… the market would have
improved. It did happen and the decision brought rich …(7)… when the plant was commissioned.Not only was he a
great entrepreneur but he also …(8)… all his senior people to be „practising entrepreneurs‟. I have seen a similar
example at the Asian Institute ofManagement, which allows its professors to …(9)… their own business. This made
their lectures more practical and less theoretical. It is the …(10)… of the Institute‟s success.

1. (A) achieved
(B) implemented
(C) visualised
(D) persevered
(E) aimed

2. (A) moved
(B) shifts
(C) missed
(D) changes
(E) lost

3. (A) Contrary
(B) Opposite
(C) Yet
(D) Obedient
(E) Different

4. (A) any
(B) mean
(C) short
(D) no
(E) less

5. (A) known
(B) calculating
(C) certain
(D) dreamt
(E) surely

6. (A) operational
(B) install
(C) use
(D) produced
(E) new

7. (A) supply
(B) diversity
(C) rewards
(D) pay
(E) knowledge

8. (A) thought
(B) tried
(C) wished
(D) encourage
(E) wanted

9. (A) expand
9. (A) expand
(B) function
(C) chose
(D) run
(E) risk

10. (A) responsibility

(B) secret
(C) guarantee
(D) prize
(E) value

ANSWERS:

1. (B)
2. (C)
3. (A)
4. (D)
5. (C)
6. (A)
7. (C)
8. (E)
9. (D)
10. (B)
Cloze Test: 11

Directions—(Q. 1 - 10 ) In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These
numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested one of which fits the blank
appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

I had …(1)… to become a multipurpose manager. I took three steps to accomplish this. First, I took very …(2)… part
in professional associations. I …(3)… the National President of the Indian Society for Training and Development–one
of the …(4)… organizations for HR professionals. This helped me to grow professionally. My communication skills
got…(5)…. It also taught me …(6)… to conduct meetings in an effective manner. My job …(7)… me to different
parts of the country and I …(8)… believe that …(9)… provided me maore education. I also wrote a lot. Newspaper
editors often approached me with …(10)… to write articles for their publications.

1. (A) achieved
(B) aim
(C) try
(D) dreamed
(E) wanted

2. (A) selected
(B) active
(C) interesting
(D) often
(E) joint

3. (A) elected
(B) voted
(C) became
(D) applied
(E) decided

4. (A) respected
(B) status
(C) impressed
(D) aged
(E) common

5. (A) lacked
(B) grown
(C) learnt
(D) improved
(E) earned

6. (A) that
(B) why
(C) how
(D) never
(E) anyhow

7. (A) saw
(B) showed
(C) posted
(D) discovered
(E) took

8. (A) quiet
(B) firmly
(C) strong
(D) first
(E) not

9. (A) travelling
9. (A) travelling
(B) journey
(C) visit
(D) migrating
(E) shift

10. (A) wish

(B) offer
(C) appointments
(D) requests
(E) commands

ANSWERS:

1. (E)
2. (B)
3. (C)
4. (A)
5. (D)
6. (C)
7. (E)
8. (B)
9. (A)
10. (D)
Cloze Test: 12

Directions—(Q. 1–10) In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These
numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words/ phrases are suggested one of which fits
the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

I used to look _(1)_ to the holidays. I usually _(2)_ to my uncle‟s house where I _(3)_ his children. I did not get
paid a salary for _(4)_ What I received in return however, was far
more _(5)_ My uncle was an avid reader. During the time I spent with his family I had an _(6)_ to read the vast
amount of books and magazines that he possessed. This improved my English to some _(7)_ Reading became my
new _(8)_._(9)_ spending my pocket money on a ticket to the cinema I began to _(10)_ books. This has benefited
me greatly.

1. (A) forward
(B) towards
(C) backward
(D) up
(E) around

2. (A) went
(B) sent
(C) visited
(D) travelled
(E) gone

3. (A) cared
(B) occupy
(C) guarded
(D) taught
(E) played

4. (A) them
(B) whom
(C) this
(D) now
(E) which

5. (A) expensive
(B) deserving
(C) helping
(D) demanding
(E) valuable

6. (A) opportunity
(B) ability
(C) use
(D) encouragement
(E) achievement

7. (A) distance
(B) extent
(C) time
(D) limits
(E) degrees

8. (A) activity
(B) hope
(C) hobby
(D) duty
(E) worship

9. (A) despite
9. (A) despite
(B) though
(C) by
(D) instead of
(E) while

10. (A) sell

(B) read
(C) exchange
(D) invest
(E) buy

ANSWERS:

1. (A)
2. (A)
3. (D)
4. (C)
5. (E)
6. (A)
7. (B)
8. (C)
9. (D)
10. (E)
Cloze Test: 13

Directions (1-10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out
the appropriate word in each case.

The constitution of Independent India and various laws ___(1) to meet the constitution obligations have fortified
the position of woman vis-a vis the man.

But it is ___(2) on paper only. The myth that more and more women are getting higher education and are
occupying position of responsibility in all walks of life is falsified by the ____(3) of dowry deaths and
divorce cases filed in the ___ (4) courts. One look at the national dailies will tell the__(5) tale of Indian
women ,women who___(6) a child is bargained for bridal price or when she grows up serves as a supplier of
dowry for her husband‟s family or who as a widow immolates herself on husband‟s ___(7) to be ___(8) sati.

Our study about woman‟s place in Indian society is mainly based on urban professional and educated Indian
women. Deep in the rural heartland of the country, the rapidly changing world has not even touched the
___(9) of life of a woman. Most men of orthodox families take ___ (10) in revealing that their women folk stay
in „purdah‟ a shield that deprives a woman of the joys of free nature .

1. (1) Drawn
(2) Enacted
(3) Created
(4) Crafted
(5) Manufactured

2. (1) Just
(2) All
(3) Something
(4) Anything
(5) Any body

3. (1) Many
(2) Rise
(3) Number
(4) Numerical
(5) Much

4. (1) Civil
(2) Social
(3) Criminal
(4) Company
(5) Public

5. (1) Horrifying
(2) Sordid
(3) Painful
(4) Critical
(5) Satirical

6. (1) Since
(2) as
(3) being
(4) former
(5) for

7. (1) corpse
(2) woods
(3) pyre
(4) incineration
(5) extinguish

8. (1) appreciated
8. (1) appreciated
(2) acclaimed
(3) marked
(4) notify
(5) mix

9. (1) end
(2) edge
(3) fringe
(4) plain
(5) deep

10. (1) fame

(2) Pride
(3) Boast
(4) Proclaim
(5) Promote

ANSWERS:

1 2
2. 2
3. 3
4. 1
5. 3
6. 1
7. 3
8. 3
9. 3
10. 2