Question

Fill in the blanks in the paragraph given below by choosing the most
appropriate options from the ones that follow. Attempt any four. Write
the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. 1X4
The life of soldiers stationed (a) Siachen is extremely tough. For
drinking water, they have to break ice (b) the glacier, boil it and
drink it. There is one person (c) to keep the water warm at all
times. The main task of the infantry (d) to hold the ground and man
the post. To show their physical presence is important to (e), the
enemy at bay.
(a) (i) at
(ii) on
(iii) up
(iv) inside
(b) (i) in
Gi) from
(iii) upon
(iv) away
(c) (i) assign (ii) assigning (iii) assigned (iv) has assigned
(d) (i) be
(ii) were 4) was
ir, is
(e) (i) keep (ii) keeping
(iii) keeps (iv) kept
There is one error in
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Answer 1

Hey mate here you go..

a) at

b) from

c) assigned

d) is

e) keep

Hope it will help you.

Answer 2

Answer :

Cloze test is an exercise in which students are tested on their ability to supply words that have been removed from a passage. This procedure tests their understanding of the given text.

The correct passage, with the blanks duly filled in, is as follows :

The life of soldiers stationed (a) (i) at Siachen is extremely tough. For  drinking water, they have to break ice (b) (ii) from the glacier, boil it and  drink it. There is one person (c) (iii) assigned to keep the water warm at all  times. The main task of the infantry (d) (iv) is to hold the ground and man  the post. To show their physical presence is important to (e) (i) keep the  enemy at bay.