PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

CLOZE TEST

PREPARATORY SET-51 (VERY NEW PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1 to 5): In the following passage against each number four words are suggested in bold which may or may not fit into the sentence contextually. These numbers are given below the passage and against each, five options are given. Find out the most appropriate alternative reflecting the word which doesn’t fit into the blank appropriately and thus fail to give a contextual meaning to the paragraph. If no such error is there mark (5) i.e. “No error” as your answer choice.

 

(1) No matter which industry (A) you work in, pressure finds its place in your life. Especially now when work pressure is coupled (B) with the threat of a pandemic (C). While every person has allure (D) goals, a common factor that each one of us shares is the need for better physical, mental, and emotional health–and practicing yoga regularly is a key route to achieving this.(2) Yoga has evolved from being lumped (A) into a health and therapy category to being a redundant (B), hi-intensity, and calorie-burning workout. Yoga asanas focus highly (C) on your breath and motion. It is known to improve your mood, lift your spirits, increase flexibility, and keep your joints active (D) in the long term. (3) These benefits then defy (A) on to every other aspect of life. Yoga combines various facets (B) of our everyday life to enhance it for the better. Something as normal as breathing is also regulated (C) and set right by daily practice. Regulated breathing helps in thinking clearly, aids our decision making, and makes us increasingly (D) aware. Yoga teaches us to be in the moment, focusing on the present. (4) Regular practice of yoga is also known to increase (A) the flow of blood through the body and to the brain. It results in body mobility (B). Since the movement in yoga asanas involve stretching (C) of limbs and muscles, it improves flexibility and mobility. The stretching and strengthening (D) results in the release of pressure in the joints, thus making them stronger. Sleep is one of the most important things that both our body and mind need. (5) With adequate (A) and proper amounts of sleep, you gain the capability (B) to function to your full potential throughout the day, with a lightened (C) mood and results in increased productive (D). Better sleep also directly results in better physical and mental health. Yoga helps calm the mind and improves the sleep pattern. The meditative techniques enhance sleeping patterns and ensure a deep and undisturbed sleep.

Question No : 1

(1) Industry              

(2) Coupled              

(3) Pandemic             

(4) Allure                  

(5) No Error

Question No : 2

(1) Lumped               

(2) Redundant          

(3) Highly                 

(4) Active                  

(5) No Error

Question No : 3

(1) Defy                    

(2) Facets                  

(3) Regulated            

(4) Increasingly         

(5) No Error

Question No : 4

(1) Increase               

(2) Mobility              

(3) Stretching            

(4) Strengthening      

(5) No Error

Question No : 5

(1) Adequate            

(2) Capability            

(3) Lightened            

(4) Productive           

(5) No Error