Cloze test

After his able Prime Minister’s death, the king wanted one of the Prime Minister’s three sons to take his place. The king wanted to choose the …..(1)…..among them for the job. He …..(2)…..the three sons to be brought …..(3)…..him and set each of them the …..(4)…..of filling a room using whatever …...(5)…..they could so that there was…..(6)……space left even for ant. The …..(7)…..sons set to work. The eldest ……(8)……filling his room with garbage which ……(9)…..easy to acquire. The second son was …..(10)…..and filled the room with cotton but the youngest remained silent and thought for a while. At the appointed time the king visited each room. The first two rooms were full but there was space for more to fit. When the king entered the third room, the last son lit a candle so the room was full of light. The king was pleased and appointed him as a Prime Minister.

• wisest

• one

• learned

• favorite

After his able Prime Minister’s death, the king wanted one of the Prime Minister’s three sons to take his place. The king wanted to choose the …..(1)…..among them for the job. He …..(2)…..the three sons to be brought …..(3)…..him and set each of them the …..(4)…..of filling a room using whatever …...(5)…..they could so that there was…..(6)……space left even for ant. The …..(7)…..sons set to work. The eldest ……(8)……filling his room with garbage which ……(9)…..easy to acquire. The second son was …..(10)…..and filled the room with cotton but the youngest remained silent and thought for a while. At the appointed time the king visited each room. The first two rooms were full but there was space for more to fit. When the king entered the third room, the last son lit a candle so the room was full of light. The king was pleased and appointed him as a Prime Minister.

• notifies

• ordered

• called

• summoned

After his able Prime Minister’s death, the king wanted one of the Prime Minister’s three sons to take his place. The king wanted to choose the …..(1)…..among them for the job. He …..(2)…..the three sons to be brought …..(3)…..him and set each of them the …..(4)…..of filling a room using whatever …...(5)…..they could so that there was…..(6)……space left even for ant. The …..(7)…..sons set to work. The eldest ……(8)……filling his room with garbage which ……(9)…..easy to acquire. The second son was …..(10)…..and filled the room with cotton but the youngest remained silent and thought for a while. At the appointed time the king visited each room. The first two rooms were full but there was space for more to fit. When the king entered the third room, the last son lit a candle so the room was full of light. The king was pleased and appointed him as a Prime Minister.

• with

• for

• towards

• before

After his able Prime Minister’s death, the king wanted one of the Prime Minister’s three sons to take his place. The king wanted to choose the …..(1)…..among them for the job. He …..(2)…..the three sons to be brought …..(3)…..him and set each of them the …..(4)…..of filling a room using whatever …...(5)…..they could so that there was…..(6)……space left even for ant. The …..(7)…..sons set to work. The eldest ……(8)……filling his room with garbage which ……(9)…..easy to acquire. The second son was …..(10)…..and filled the room with cotton but the youngest remained silent and thought for a while. At the appointed time the king visited each room. The first two rooms were full but there was space for more to fit. When the king entered the third room, the last son lit a candle so the room was full of light. The king was pleased and appointed him as a Prime Minister.

• chance

• option

• task

• request

After his able Prime Minister’s death, the king wanted one of the Prime Minister’s three sons to take his place. The king wanted to choose the …..(1)…..among them for the job. He …..(2)…..the three sons to be brought …..(3)…..him and set each of them the …..(4)…..of filling a room using whatever …...(5)…..they could so that there was…..(6)……space left even for ant. The …..(7)…..sons set to work. The eldest ……(8)……filling his room with garbage which ……(9)…..easy to acquire. The second son was …..(10)…..and filled the room with cotton but the youngest remained silent and thought for a while. At the appointed time the king visited each room. The first two rooms were full but there was space for more to fit. When the king entered the third room, the last son lit a candle so the room was full of light. The king was pleased and appointed him as a Prime Minister.

• reason

• wealth

• purpose

• means

After his able Prime Minister’s death, the king wanted one of the Prime Minister’s three sons to take his place. The king wanted to choose the …..(1)…..among them for the job. He …..(2)…..the three sons to be brought …..(3)…..him and set each of them the …..(4)…..of filling a room using whatever …...(5)…..they could so that there was…..(6)……space left even for ant. The …..(7)…..sons set to work. The eldest ……(8)……filling his room with garbage which ……(9)…..easy to acquire. The second son was …..(10)…..and filled the room with cotton but the youngest remained silent and thought for a while. At the appointed time the king visited each room. The first two rooms were full but there was space for more to fit. When the king entered the third room, the last son lit a candle so the room was full of light. The king was pleased and appointed him as a Prime Minister.

• no

• more

• any

• not

After his able Prime Minister’s death, the king wanted one of the Prime Minister’s three sons to take his place. The king wanted to choose the …..(1)…..among them for the job. He …..(2)…..the three sons to be brought …..(3)…..him and set each of them the …..(4)…..of filling a room using whatever …...(5)…..they could so that there was…..(6)……space left even for ant. The …..(7)…..sons set to work. The eldest ……(8)……filling his room with garbage which ……(9)…..easy to acquire. The second son was …..(10)…..and filled the room with cotton but the youngest remained silent and thought for a while. At the appointed time the king visited each room. The first two rooms were full but there was space for more to fit. When the king entered the third room, the last son lit a candle so the room was full of light. The king was pleased and appointed him as a Prime Minister.

• lazy

• three

• worthless

• disappointed

After his able Prime Minister’s death, the king wanted one of the Prime Minister’s three sons to take his place. The king wanted to choose the …..(1)…..among them for the job. He …..(2)…..the three sons to be brought …..(3)…..him and set each of them the …..(4)…..of filling a room using whatever …...(5)…..they could so that there was…..(6)……space left even for ant. The …..(7)…..sons set to work. The eldest ……(8)……filling his room with garbage which ……(9)…..easy to acquire. The second son was …..(10)…..and filled the room with cotton but the youngest remained silent and thought for a while. At the appointed time the king visited each room. The first two rooms were full but there was space for more to fit. When the king entered the third room, the last son lit a candle so the room was full of light. The king was pleased and appointed him as a Prime Minister.

• busily

• start

• began

• son

After his able Prime Minister’s death, the king wanted one of the Prime Minister’s three sons to take his place. The king wanted to choose the …..(1)…..among them for the job. He …..(2)…..the three sons to be brought …..(3)…..him and set each of them the …..(4)…..of filling a room using whatever …...(5)…..they could so that there was…..(6)……space left even for ant. The …..(7)…..sons set to work. The eldest ……(8)……filling his room with garbage which ……(9)…..easy to acquire. The second son was …..(10)…..and filled the room with cotton but the youngest remained silent and thought for a while. At the appointed time the king visited each room. The first two rooms were full but there was space for more to fit. When the king entered the third room, the last son lit a candle so the room was full of light. The king was pleased and appointed him as a Prime Minister.

• got

• found

• was

• made

After his able Prime Minister’s death, the king wanted one of the Prime Minister’s three sons to take his place. The king wanted to choose the …..(1)…..among them for the job. He …..(2)…..the three sons to be brought …..(3)…..him and set each of them the …..(4)…..of filling a room using whatever …...(5)…..they could so that there was…..(6)……space left even for ant. The …..(7)…..sons set to work. The eldest ……(8)……filling his room with garbage which ……(9)…..easy to acquire. The second son was …..(10)…..and filled the room with cotton but the youngest remained silent and thought for a while. At the appointed time the king visited each room. The first two rooms were full but there was space for more to fit. When the king entered the third room, the last son lit a candle so the room was full of light. The king was pleased and appointed him as a Prime Minister.

• hasty

• stunned

• simpler

• cleverer