English Cloze Test 19

Section – IV : English Language

Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) to make a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions which follow:

A. For most managers of organizations, the external context, or environment, is represented by the market for which they are trying to provide a good or service.
B. Contextual conditions are important because they influence the methods by which managers can effectively use resources to plan, organize and staff, direct, and control organization activities
C. Similarly, governmental regulations, technological changes in unrelated industries, national events, and other organizations that provide information and entertainment may also affect the operations of the television station.
D. Yet the external context can also include events and activities that do not exist in the market the organization is serving.
E. For instance, a television station operates in a context in which viewers, advertisers, program producers, and news services all affect the broadcasting by the television station.
F. And this control of organizational activities is of prime importance.

1. Which of the following sentences should be the FIRST after rearrangement?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. F

2. Which of the following sentences should be the FOURTH after rearrangement?

  1. B
  2. F
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E

3. . Which of the following sentences should be the SECOND after rearrangement?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. F

4. . Which of the following sentences should be the LAST after rearrangement?

  1. D
  2. B
  3. C
  4. A
  5. F

5. Which of the following sentences should be the THIRD after rearrangement?

  1. A
  2. E
  3. C
  4. D
  5. F

In each of the given sentences, select the sentence, which would either follow or precede the given sentence in grammatically and conceptually appropriate manner. The instruction is given at the end of every statement.

6. But they are the most hygienic meals of them all. Which of the following would precede the above sentence?

  1. Home cooked meals might not be the tastiest.
  2. Meal is a meal, no matter where you get it.
  3. When you eat at restaurants, they sure are tasty but not healthy.
  4. You should learn to cook yourself.
  5. None of the above.

7. The Kashmir issue is a very delicate one that requires a lot of debate and careful analysis. Which of the following would follow the above sentence?

  1. Hence it will be resolved in a matter of days.
  2. Last week was a difficult time for cross border negotiation.
  3. Thus, rushing into matters will not help at all.
  4. Pakistan might be a key to the Indus river water allocation problem.
  5. None of the above.

8.  Claustrophobia is much more common than normally perceived. Which of the following would follow the above sentence?

  1. Claustrophobia refers to the fear of confined spaces.
  2. ‘Phobia’ means fear.
  3. Some actors have claustrophobia too.
  4. But,is not given the due attention it demands.
  5. None of the above.

9. Henceforth, we will have a lot more people working on it. Which of the following would precede the above sentence?

  1. February is month of weddings in Punjab.
  2. The issue of the turbine requires a lot of manpower.
  3. The competition for this college is very less.
  4. Gurgaon has a lot of malls.
  5. None of the above.

10. As a result of which, this spectacular bird today has become endangered. Which of the following would precede the above sentence?

  1. It is the national bird of the U.S.
  2. The Great Bald Eagle is hunted for its meat.
  3. The Colorado plains have a great many species of birds.
  4. The number of birds in the U.S. is dwindling.
  5. None of the above.

Explanations

For questions 1 to 5: A introduces the topic – external context and environment being represented by the market which the managers are trying to provide a good or service. Next comes D which says what else can be included in the external context. ‘also’ is the key word here. E follows D by giving an example of it. Thus, DE is a mandatory pair. C carries on the argument by citing other factors affecting the television stations. Next comes B which gives the importance of contextual conditions and F clearly concludes the argument.

1. 1

2. 3

3. 4

4. 5

5. 2

6. 1 ‘But’ suggests that the sentence preceding it will present a negative idea. Option (1) correctly precedes the above statement.

7. 3  Option (1) contradicts the statement in the question. Option (2) and option (4) are not relevant at all. Option (3) is a perfectly logical follow-up.It says that since Kashmir issue is a very delicate one, matters should not be rushed into.

8. 4 Options (1), (3) and (4) state completely random facts, which can’t have the statement given in the question as a follow up sentence. Option (2) logically follows the given statement.

9. 2 Option (2) precedes the statement in question. ‘This’ in the question statement refers to the ‘Great Bald Eagle’.

10. 2 ‘Buy’ and ‘Sell’ are the clear pair of opposite words in this question. Hence, the correct pair is A-C.