Cloze Test

Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

Bank customers may no (1) have to maintain a minimum balance in their savings account as the Reserve Bank of India has (2) banks to do away (3) the practice of levying penalty on account holders who don’t do (4). While this spells good news for account holders, some bankers said this would increase their (5) and they might start charging for some of the services they were offering
free.
“I think what they are saying is, if you don’t charge on (6) minimum balance then you are authorised to charge on the transaction, " said HDFC Bank's managing director Aditya Puri.
For instance, if a customer has a balance of less than 10000 in the savings account, the bank may not charge for non-maintenance of minimum balance, but could (7) charge for more than two ATM transactions a month.
RBI has urged banks to (8) the liability of customers in cases like non-maintenance of balance or electronic transactions (9) banks are not able to (10) customer negligence.



1.
1) where
2) one
3) more
4) body
5) longer

2.
1) directed
2) called
3) said
4) offered
5) dictated

3.
1) by
2) from
3) with
4) off
5) without

4.
1) it
2) so
3) therefore
4) same
5) even

5.
1) prices
2) assets
3) incomes
4) costs
5) rates

6.
1) maintaining
2) putting
3) placing
4) transacting
5) ascertaining

7. 1) in spite of
2) in lieu of
3) instead
4) despite
 5) not

8.
1) estimate
2) guess
3) exempt
4) fix
5) limit

9.
1) why
2) where
 3) however
4) moreover
5) otherwise

10.
1) accuse
2) show
3) condone
4) prove
5) counter

Answers
1-5
2-1
3-3
4-2
5-4
6-1
7-3
8-5
9-2
10-4
Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

Bank customers may no (1) have to maintain a minimum balance in their savings account as the Reserve Bank of India has (2) banks to do away (3) the practice of levying penalty on account holders who don’t do (4). While this spells good news for account holders, some bankers said this would increase their (5) and they might start charging for some of the services they were offering
free.
“I think what they are saying is, if you don’t charge on (6) minimum balance then you are authorised to charge on the transaction, " said HDFC Bank's managing director Aditya Puri.
For instance, if a customer has a balance of less than 10000 in the savings account, the bank may not charge for non-maintenance of minimum balance, but could (7) charge for more than two ATM transactions a month.
RBI has urged banks to (8) the liability of customers in cases like non-maintenance of balance or electronic transactions (9) banks are not able to (10) customer negligence.



1.
1) where
2) one
3) more
4) body
5) longer

2.
1) directed
2) called
3) said
4) offered
5) dictated

3.
1) by
2) from
3) with
4) off
5) without

4.
1) it
2) so
3) therefore
4) same
5) even

5.
1) prices
2) assets
3) incomes
4) costs
5) rates

6.
1) maintaining
2) putting
3) placing
4) transacting
5) ascertaining

7. 1) in spite of
2) in lieu of
3) instead
4) despite
 5) not

8.
1) estimate
2) guess
3) exempt
4) fix
5) limit

9.
1) why
2) where
 3) however
4) moreover
5) otherwise

10.
1) accuse
2) show
3) condone
4) prove
5) counter

Answers
1-5
2-1
3-3
4-2
5-4
6-1
7-3
8-5
9-2
10-4

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