Cloze Test Passage

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

Last December, Mwangi and his classmates ___1___ a trip to the Maasai Mara. They had saved money for the whole term to pay ___2___ the bus and the entrance fees. The journey was long, ___3___ nobody complained because everyone was excited to see wild animals for the first time.

When they arrived, their guide ___4___ them to stay quiet inside the van. Suddenly, a herd of elephants ___5___ slowly across the open plain. The students ___6___ many photographs and asked the guide several questions. He explained that elephants are ___7___ than most other animals on the savannah and that they protect their young very fiercely.

On the way home, the tired but happy learners ___8___ stories about everything they had seen. Mwangi promised himself that he ___9___ return one day as a wildlife researcher. He had finally understood ___10___ important it is to protect Kenya's natural heritage.

  1. Question 1

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    ___1___

    A. made

    B. making

    C. makes

    D. make

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  2. Question 2

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    ___2___

    A. for

    B. on

    C. of

    D. at

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  3. Question 3

    1 mark

    ___3___

    A. so

    B. because

    C. and

    D. but

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  4. Question 4

    1 mark

    ___4___

    A. tells

    B. told

    C. telling

    D. tell

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  5. Question 5

    1 mark

    ___5___

    A. walked

    B. walking

    C. walks

    D. walk

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    A. walked

  6. Question 6

    1 mark

    ___6___

    A. took

    B. taking

    C. take

    D. takes

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  7. Question 7

    1 mark

    ___7___

    A. bigger

    B. more big

    C. big

    D. biggest

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    A. bigger

  8. Question 8

    1 mark

    ___8___

    A. share

    B. sharing

    C. shares

    D. shared

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  9. Question 9

    1 mark

    ___9___

    A. can

    B. shall

    C. would

    D. will

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  10. Question 10

    1 mark

    ___10___

    A. what

    B. how

    C. which

    D. that

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