Cloze Test Questions for Bank Exams

Cloze Test questions continue to be an important part of the English Language section in Bank Exams 2026. These questions are designed to evaluate a candidate’s reading ability, vocabulary strength, grammar knowledge, and contextual understanding. In this type of question, candidates are given a short passage in which several words are missing.

Cloze Test Questions for Bank Exams

For each blank, multiple options are provided, and candidates must select the word that best fits the context of the sentence. To solve Cloze Test questions effectively, candidates need to understand the overall meaning of the passage and choose words that maintain both grammatical accuracy and logical flow.

Number of Cloze Test Questions in Bank Exams

In most Banking Exams (IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, RBI Assistant), the Cloze Test is a common topic in the English Language section.

• Usually 5 questions are asked in many exams like SBI Clerk/PO.
• In some exams or new patterns, it can be 5–10 questions depending on the paper level.

Exam-wise Trend (Approx.)

• IBPS Clerk Prelims: 5 questions
• IBPS PO Prelims: 5 questions
• SBI Clerk Prelims: 5 questions
• SBI PO / Clerk Mains: 5–10 questions
• RBI Assistant: 5 questions (sometimes combined with fillers)

Important Point: A Cloze Test usually contains one passage with 5 blanks, and each blank becomes one question with multiple options.

(Questions 1-10) In the following questions, you have a passage where some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each blanks with its particular number, out of the four alternatives.

Childhood is a time when there are _____ (1 )___ responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child ___ (2) ___ good parents, he is fed, looked ___ (3) ___ and loved, whatever he may do. It is improbable that he will ever again in his life ___ (4) ___ given so much without having to do anything ___ (5)___ return. In addition, life is always ___ (6) ___ new things to the child. A child finds ___ (7)___ in playing in the rain or in the snow. His first visit ___ (8) ___ the seaside is a marvelous adventure. But a child has his pains; he is not so free to do as he wishes; he is continually being ___ (9) ___ not to do things or is being ___ (10)___. His life is therefore not perfectly happy.

1. Find the appropriate word for (1)

A. few

B. more

C. many

D. little
Answer: A

2. Find the appropriate word for (2)

A. has

B. will have

C. have

D. had

Answer: A

3. Find the appropriate word for (3)

A. after

B. around

C. at

D. up

Answer: A

4. Find the appropriate word for (4)

A. be

B. is

C. has

D. are

Answer: A

5. Find the appropriate word for (5)

A. of

B. as

C. for

D. in

Answer: D

6. Find the appropriate word for (6)

A. displaying

B. presenting

C. donating

D. granting

Answer: B

7. Find the appropriate word for (7)

A. pressure

B. pleasure

C. pain

D. progress

Answer: B

8. Find the appropriate word for (8)

A. for

B. in

C. on

D. to

Answer: D

9. Find the appropriate word for (9)

A. restricted

B. forbidden

C. told

D. ordered

 Answer: C

10. Find the appropriate word for (10)

A. punished

B. disturbed

C. beaten

D. penalized

Answer: A

Directions for Questions 11 to 20: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage, against each, five words are suggested, from one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Rural healthcare in India is (A) by a huge gap between supply and demand. Currently, rural healthcare needs are (B) either by limited government facilities and private nursing homes, which have not been able to keep pace with increasing demand, (C) by a number of quacks who practice medicine in rural areas. The quality of infrastructure is usually poor and people (D) up having to go to nearby large cities if they need high-quality care.

Rural India deserves better since the ability to pay has gone up over the last few years, driven by growth in income and penetration of government healthcare programs. Increasing demand, (E) with the failure of existing infrastructure to scale, has resulted in rural healthcare (F) a large under-served market. Absence of a viable business model (G) conversion of the huge rural expenditure on health into an economic activity that generates incomes and (H) the poor. It is this (I) that entrepreneurs are looking to (J).

11. A

(1) Displayed

(2) Furthered

(3) Characterised

(4) Made

(5) Performed

Answer: 3

12. B

(1) Met

(2) Elevated

(3) Discussed

(4) Set

(5) Stopped

Answer: 1

13. C

(1) Nor

(2) But

(3) Or

(4) And

(5) Also

Answer: 3

14. D

(1) Give

(2) Fed

(3) Start

(4) Set

(5) End

Answer: 5

15. E

(1) Combined

(2) Mentioning

(3) Engaged

(4) Resulting

(5) Couple

Answer: 1

16. F

(1) Happening

(2) Being

(3) Exists

(4) Is

(5) Become

Answer: 2

17. G

(1) Makes

(2) So

(3) Ceasing

(4) Prevents

(5) To

Answer: 4

18. H

(1) Supplies

(2) Lists

(3) Turns

(4) Serves

(5) Generates

Answer: 4

19. I

(1) Truth

(2) Progress

(3) Catastrophes

(4) Divides

(5) Gap

Answer: 5

20. J

(1) Access

(2) Plug

(3) Form

(4) Distance

(5) Fills

Answer: 2