Question

CLOZE PASSAGE
Choose the correct option
A man stopped at a flower shop to 1_________ some flowers to be
2.________
to his mother who lived 200 miles 3_______
As he got out of
his car he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her
what was wrong and she 4.______
"I wanted to buy a red rose for my
mother. But I only have seventy-five cents and a rose costs two dollars."
The man smiled and said, "Come 5.
with me, I'll 6._______
you
a rose." He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother's
flowers. As they were 7______ he offered the girl a ride home. She
said, "Yes please! You can take me to my mother." She directed him to a
cemetery, 8._______
she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave. The
man returned to the flower shop, cancelled the delivery order,
9.__________
up a bouquet and 10_______
the two hundred miles to his
mother's house.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.buy

2.gifted

3.away

4.said

5.with

6.buy

7.leaving

8.there

9.bought

10.travelled

Answer 2

The cloze passage will be completed by choosing the correct options as under:

• A cloze passage is a type of reading comprehension exercise where certain words of the text are omitted, and the reader is required to fill in the blanks of the passage with the missing words.
• The goal of this exercise is to test the reader's understanding of the text that has been provided and their ability to use clues given in the context to determine the meaning of the omitted words.
• In the case of the cloze passage given above, the following are the answers:

1. The gap will be filled with the word purchase as The man stopped at a flower shop to purchase some flowers.
2. Delivered will be the word to fill the gap as The flowers were to be delivered to his mother.
3. the word away will be used to complete the sentence as  His mother lived 200 miles away.
4. The blank will be filled with 'replied ' and the sentence will be The young girl replied when asked what was wrong.
5. ' Along ' will be used in the gap as The man invited the girl to come along with him.
6. The word 'buy ' will be utilized in the gap as The man offered to buy the girl a rose.
7. ' Leaving ' will be the word used as " They were leaving the flower shop when the man offered the girl a ride home.
8. The gap will be filled with ' where ' as She directed him to a cemetery where she placed the rose.
9. The word 'picked ' will be used as 'picked up a bouquet.'
10. ' Drove ' will be the word to complete the gap - " Drove the two hundred miles to his mother's house."

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