PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

CLOZE TEST

PREPARATORY SET-28 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1 to 10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage and against each, five options are given. Four of the five words fit into the blank coherently. Find out the word which does not fit into the blank appropriately.


It was a …(1)… journey that these 166 passengers of Jaipur bound Jet Airways flight number 9W 697 from Mumbai on Thursday will never forget. When the …(2)… took off at about 6 am on Thursday everything …(3)… normal. However, after 10 minutes into the flight, the …(4)… of these passengers began. Suddenly the oxygen masks came down from above their seats. By this time the aircraft was flying at a/an …(5)… of about 28,000 feet. Suddenly the …(6)… started feeling uncomfortable while some started to bleed from nose and ears. The panicked passengers …(7)… putting oxygen masks onto themselves while many …(8)… that they were not working. After about 10-15 minutes of …(9)… and panic the oxygen started flowing into the masks, much to the …(10)… of the passengers.

Question No : 1

(1) scary

(2) horrifying  

(3) chilling      

(4) happy        

(5) intimidating

Question No : 2

(1) flight         

(2) car 

(3) airplane     

(4) aircraft      

(5) plane

Question No : 3

(1) translated  

(2) seemed      

(3) appeared   

(4) looked       

(5) None of the above

Question No : 4

(1) difficulty   

(2) pleasure     

(3) agony        

(4) misery       

(5) trouble

Question No : 5

(1) altitude      

(2) height        

(3) building     

(4) elevation   

(5) None of the above

Question No : 6

(1) soldiers     

(2) passengers 

(3) travelers    

(4) commuters

(5) voyagers

Question No : 7

(1) began        

(2) initiated     

(3) commenced           

(4) started       

(5) stopped

Question No : 8

(1) complained

(2) criticized   

(3) praised      

(4) whined      

(5) moaned

Question No : 9

(1) hue and cry           

(2) disturbance           

(3) uproar       

(4) enjoyment 

(5) ruckus

Question No : 10

(1) consolation

(2) comfort     

(3) ease           

(4) relief          

(5) problem