English Language Quiz (Cloze test)- 07-April -2022

Safalta Experts Published by: Annu Chaudhary Updated Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:49 AM IST

Source: English Quiz

Direction(1-10) : In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about.
Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. 


Bollywood is the informal term .............................(1) ..........................used for the Hindi-language film industry......................... (2) .....................in Mumbai, India. The term is...................... (3)................... incorrectly used to refer to the............................... (4)................... of Indian cinema; it is only a ..................(5)........................... of the Indian film industry. Bollywood is the....................... (6)................... film producer in India and one of the largest............. (7)...................... of film production in the ......................(8)...................... The name is a portmanteau of Bombay (the................. (9)................ name for Mumbai) and Hollywood, the..................... (10)...................... of the American film industry.

1. (a) ultimately
(b) popularly
(c) singularly
(d) deliberately

2. (a) constructed
(b) accommodated
(c) based
(d) dedicated

3. (a) often
(b) regularly
(c) intermittently
(d) less

4. (a) whole
(b) all
(c) full
(d) collection

5. (a) fraction
(b) little
(c) sample
(d) part

6.(a) active
(b) largest
(c) fastest
(d) negligible 

7 (a) grounds
(b) theatres
(c) studios
(d) centres

8. (a) world
(b) land
(c) area
(d) state 

9 (a) early
(b) local
(c) former
(d) political

10. (a) area
(b) focus
(c) symbol
(d) head


Answers:

1.(2) popularly (Adv.) : commonly

2. (3) based (Verb) 

3 (1) often (Adv.) : in many cases

4. (1) whole (Noun) : all that there is of something

5. (4) part (Noun) : some but not all

6. (2) largest (Adj.) 

7 (4) centres (Noun) 

8 (1) world (Noun)

9 (3)former (Adj.) : existing in the past

10. (3) symbol (Noun)