cloze test Model Questions & Answers, Practice Test for ibps clerk mains

Directions:

Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four words or group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

CLOZE COMPREHENSION

This cultural _______ (11) from Japan has a name which means 'whimsical or impromptu pictures'. It ______ (12) in existence since the 12th century when the first _______ (13) for this art form was seen. Since the language itself is read from right to left, the books with ______ (14) art form follow the same pattern. _______ (15) when English translations were made, they flipped the pictures and published it. This ______ (16) the purists as it showed left-handed samurai, who did not exist in the original book. Hence, nowadays even English translations follow ______ (17) The name of this art form is Manga. So the _______ (18) is that in the present social structure, discipline has become an important factor because we want large numbers of children ______ (19) together and ________ (20). Educated to be what ? To be bank clerks or super salesmen, capitalists or commissars. When you are a superman ____ (21) as/or a super governor or a subtle parliamentary debater, what have you done ? You are probably very clever, full of facts. Anybody can pick up facts; but we are human beings, not factual machines, not ________ (22) automatons. But again, sirs, you are not interested. You are listening to me and ________ (23) each other, you are not going to do a thing about radically changing the education system; so it will drag on _______ (24) a monstrous revolution, which will merely be another substitution – there will be much more control because the totalitarian government knows how to shape the minds and hearts of the people, they ________ (25) the trick.