Test: Cloze Test (March 15) - CAT MCQ

When things are visible people recognize.

In times of economic crisis, the nagging sense about universities could be option 2 or 4. During economic crisis it does not make sense to say that people are 'studying' to make ends meet, 'struggling' makes better sense.

Public good, 'social capital' controls the word. The most appropriuate option approximating to 'social capital' is public good.

"those who owned anything probably would have given it up gladly in order to save themselves" controls the first blank—hence property, or territory may fit the blank. "Atheists" eliminates option 3. If the Nazis did not exterminate them for what they own—the writer rules out this reason because most Jews probably had nothing, hence poor fits the next blank.

If 'past experiences allow new memories to bloom/ the past experiences must essentially recede or go into the background, hence fading in the first blank.

For the comparison of fading memories (past experiences) to be consistent, it must refer to something that is going away—hence dying in the next blank.

Vocabulary:

Newfangled means: a new kind or fashion: newfangled ideas; fond of or given to novelty. Exfoliate means: to throw off scales or flakes; peel off in thin fragments: The bark of some trees exfoliates.

The deficiency may make one susceptible to heart disease and immunity may be affected adversely' hence predispose (make one susceptible) one to heart disease, and lowered immunity logically complete the sentence.

There is nothing in the context to justify healthy or itinerant (moving form place to place; wandering—like a salesperson) option 1 'enjoy their lives' is grammatically correct but logically it does not justify "to get out and about'—hence active is justified. Cars can be adapted, modified or designed. The best combination, however, is option 3.

'based on expanded popular participation' and 'print, paper, and newspaper' (media) control the word in the blank. Political systems relate to both, whereas all the other options are not necessarily related to one or the other.

Answer Option 4. 'modern energy' controls the first blank in the context, 'in which they love' and 'heat and light' control th next blank, hence dwellings.

Answer Option 5. 'with its emphasis on command and control' determines the first word—hence military, totalitarian are likely answers. Vulnerable will not fit in the next blank (vulnerable to what?), centralised gives a coherent sentence. Military rule has left the policy making centralised.