Grammar Close Passage

They were _______for the bus to go home.

• wait

• waits

• waited

• waiting

Ten minutes later, ______ bus arrived.

• other

• more

• another

• many

This time, there were only a few ______ in the bus.

• customers

• passenger

• passengers

• customer

The two boys ______ out their arms to flag it.

• let

• pull

• stuck

• raise

The boys stared after the departing bus ___________ dismay.

• at

• in

• on

• to

Which of the following best describe what a cloze passage is?

• It is a short passage with everal blank or missing words.

• Does not need you to understanding how sentences are formed.

• Aims to get you to fill in the blanks using your knowledge of language.

• Using same words to fill into the blanks with different meanings.

Bananas originated ________ the Indo-Malaysian region. Today, they are grown in almost every humid topical region.

• since

• in

• by

• once

The large leaves of the banana tree need a great deal of water and regular watering is necessary ______ warm weather.

• off

• the

• during

• now

The fruit is harvested _______ cutting the stalk when the bananas are plump _____ green.

• by, and

• other, and

• by, in

• of, an

______ harvested, the stalk should be hung in a cool, shady place.

• now

• once

• at

• the