Cloze Test Passage

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Every Saturday morning, Achieng wakes up early to help her mother ___1___ the small shop near the market in Kisumu. She sweeps the floor, ___2___ the shelves, and arranges the bread neatly in a row. By the time the first customer ___3___, the shop is clean and ready. Achieng enjoys this work ___4___ she learns how to count money and speak kindly to people.

Her younger brother, Otieno, often comes to ___5___. He likes to weigh the sugar and pour it into small bags. Their mother always tells them, "___6___ you work hard today, you will be wise tomorrow." The children listen ___7___ and try their best. When the day is over, they walk home together ___8___ the warm afternoon sun.

Achieng dreams of owning a ___9___ shop one day. She believes that with patience and effort, her dream will ___10___ come true.

  1. Question 1

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    ___1___

    A. running

    B. runs

    C. run

    D. ran

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  2. Question 2

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    ___2___

    A. dusts

    B. dusted

    C. dusting

    D. dust

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  3. Question 3

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    ___3___

    A. arrive

    B. arriving

    C. arrived

    D. arrives

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    D. arrives

  4. Question 4

    1 mark

    ___4___

    A. or

    B. because

    C. although

    D. but

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  5. Question 5

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    ___5___

    A. helps

    B. helping

    C. help

    D. helped

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  6. Question 6

    1 mark

    ___6___

    A. Until

    B. Whether

    C. Unless

    D. If

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  7. Question 7

    1 mark

    ___7___

    A. carefully

    B. carelessness

    C. careful

    D. careless

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    A. carefully

  8. Question 8

    1 mark

    ___8___

    A. between

    B. inside

    C. above

    D. under

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  9. Question 9

    1 mark

    ___9___

    A. more big

    B. biggest

    C. bigger

    D. big

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  10. Question 10

    1 mark

    ___10___

    A. one day

    B. a days

    C. one days

    D. the days

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