Cloze Test Passage

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Read the passage below and fill in each blank with the most appropriate option

Every Saturday morning, Wanjiru ___1___ to the market with her grandmother. They leave home early ___2___ the sun becomes too hot. The market is always ___3___ with traders shouting about their goods. Wanjiru likes to watch the woman ___4___ sells ripe mangoes near the gate.

Last week, her grandmother gave her some money and ___5___ her to buy vegetables on her own. Wanjiru felt nervous, but she walked ___6___ towards the stalls. She bought tomatoes, onions and a bunch of spinach. The trader smiled and told her she ___7___ a good shopper. On their way home, the basket felt ___8___ than before because it was full. Wanjiru was proud ___9___ herself for helping her grandmother. She decided that she ___10___ come to the market every weekend from then on.

  1. Question 1

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    ___1___

    A. going

    B. gone

    C. go

    D. goes

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  2. Question 2

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    ___2___

    A. unless

    B. although

    C. before

    D. since

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  3. Question 3

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    ___3___

    A. empty

    B. crowded

    C. lonely

    D. quiet

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    B. crowded

  4. Question 4

    1 mark

    ___4___

    A. whose

    B. what

    C. who

    D. which

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  5. Question 5

    1 mark

    ___5___

    A. said

    B. talked

    C. spoke

    D. told

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  6. Question 6

    1 mark

    ___6___

    A. bravely

    B. braver

    C. brave

    D. bravery

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    A. bravely

  7. Question 7

    1 mark

    ___7___

    A. was

    B. are

    C. is

    D. were

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  8. Question 8

    1 mark

    ___8___

    A. heavier

    B. heavily

    C. heaviest

    D. heavy

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  9. Question 9

    1 mark

    ___9___

    A. at

    B. for

    C. with

    D. of

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  10. Question 10

    1 mark

    ___10___

    A. would

    B. must

    C. shall

    D. ought

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