English Quiz – Cloze Test – 29

Hello and welcome to exampundit. Here is a set of English Quiz on Cloze Test for upcoming bank and insurance examinations.

Directions (Qs. 1-10): In the following passage there are underlined words, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage and against each, four words/phrases are suggested, one of which may replace the underlined words. If no error, then choose E.

 

The barter system for getting goods and services      initiated    (1) back many centuries. In most cultures the barter system was used before money was      invented    (2) . People who had specific items or services would       return   (3) these with others for the things they needed. Good negotiation was the     intention     (4) to making good trades. While the barter system     produced     (5) based on basic needs, today the barter system continues to thrive. The barter system transcends the monetary system. The barter system is making a     fading     (6) today. What makes the barter system even better today than ever before is that it can now be done globally. In the past, bartering was simply done with those that were located nearby Today, the barter system can be used in a much more      better    (7) way than ever before yet it carries with it the same basic motivation – the need for something that you don’t have and the excess of something that someone else wants. The barter system is enjoying      renewed    (8) interest today. Bartering allows you to get the things you need without having to     cost     (9) additional money. Instead, you can use the things you no longer need or want to get the things you do need. There are swap markets and online auctions that   constraint  (10) you to sell or trade your items or to purchase items that you want. Negotiation takes place just like it did hundreds of years ago.

 

1. (a) discovered (b) dates (c) began (d) started (e) No improvement required

 

 

2. (a) bought (b) imagined (c) began (d) emerged (e) No improvement required

 

 

3. (a) buy (b) sell (c) exchange (d) give (e) No improvement required

 

 

4. (a) important (b) essential (c) result (d) key (e) No improvement required

 

 

5. (a) originated (b) stood (c) generated (d) created (e) No improvement required

 

 

6. (a) issue (b) comeback (c) withdrawal (d) recall (e) No improvement required

 

 

7. (a) primitive (b) appreciated (c) promoted (d) sophisticated (e) No improvement required

 

 

8. (a) diminishing (b) revival (c) perishing (d) declining (e) No improvement required

 

 

9. (a) expend (b) exchanging (c) expand (d) consume (e) No improvement required

 

 

10. (a) insist (b) force (c) allow (d) lure (e) No improvement required

 

 

 

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Team EP