PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

CLOZE TEST

PREPARATORY SET-01 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1 to 5): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered with alphabets. These numbers are given 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.

 

For most animals finding enough food in the winter can be difficult when the main source of food like insects or green plants is in short …(1)… . Some animals solve this problem by hibernating. Hibernation is a deep sleep that helps them to save …(2)… and survive the winter without eating much. During hibernation the animal's body temperature drops, and its heartbeat and its breathing slow down so that it does not use much energy. Hibernating animals get ready for their winter sleep by eating extra food and …(3)… it as a body fat which they then use as energy while sleeping. There are two types of fat-regular white fat and brown fat. The brown fat forms patches near the animal's brain, heart and lungs. It sends a quick burst of energy to …(4)… these organs first when it is time to wake up. Some of the hibernating animals include fish, frog and turtles, which have no way to keep warm during winter. They shelter under logs, rocks and fallen leaves in the water. When the …(5)… gets cold, they move down to the bottom of lakes and ponds and some even in burrow into the mud.

Question No : 1

(1) demand     

(2) supply       

(3) way          

(4) want          

(5) desire

Question No : 2

(1) efficiency

(2) food    

(3) time

(4) energy  

(5) potential

 

Question No : 3

(1) filling         

(2) spending   

(3) sharing      

(4) storing       

(5) making

Question No : 4

(1) warm         

(2) cold           

(3) provide     

(4) keep          

(5) freeze

Question No : 5

(1) climate       

(2) environment          

(3) weather     

(4) whether     

(5) dry