SSC ? Grade ?D? Exam
ENGLISH
CLOSET TEST
 	TEST ? 34
	Some scholars were exploring the forests of Middle 
America.  They discovered, during their exploration some 
buildings which were in ruins.  These buildings were ??(1)
?? ruined by the encroaching forest.  It was also clear 
that these buildings were no ordinary structures.  They 
were remnants of a ??(2)?? civilization.  The scholars got 
interested.  They excavated more and discovered ??(3)?? 
their utmost surprise the remains of a flourishing 
civilization?the Maya?s ??(4)?? they named it.  Thus, it 
was as late as in ??(5)?? 19th century that the secrets of 
a new civilization were ??(6)??   For sometime the scholars 
believed that the Mayans must have ??(7)?? the descendants 
of ancient Egyptians or one of the lost tribes of Israel; 
or perpahs a brand of the South East Asia?s immigrants.  
However they could not come to an unanimous decision.  
Nonethless, the fact remains that even to-day the Mayan 
culture is one of ??(8)?? most fascinating ancient 
civilizations.  This civilization was situated in the ??(9)
?? of Middle America.  It covered an area equivalent to 
France, ??(10)?? spread across Guatemala, Belize and some 
parts of Mexico Honduras.  It started in 2500 B.C. and 
continued its progress till 34 ??(11)?? later.  Throughout 
its period of progress, the people struggled against the 
invading ??(12)??   They used to burn the plants and make 
the land ??(13)?? for cultivation.  Their staple food was 
maize.  But even while ??(14)?? for existence, they found 
time to build remarkable buildings for ??(15)?? they used 
mortar, sandstone and volcanic rock.  The buildings do tell 
us about the technological advances they had attained.
1.	(a)	reasonably
	(b)	surely
	(c)	apparently
	Ans:	( c ) 	apparently
		
2.	(a)	ordinary
	(b)	new
	(c)	great
	Ans:	( c ) 	great
		
3.	(a)	to
	(b)	at
	(c)	for
	Ans:	( a ) 	to
	
4.	(a)	when
	(b)	as
	(c)	while
	Ans:	( b ) 	as
	
5.	(a)	at
	(b)	then
	(c)	the
	Ans:	( c ) 	the
		
6.	(a)	unparalleled
	(b)	unearthed
	(c)	unmatched
	Ans:	( b ) 	unearthed
		
7.	(a)	been
	(b)	become
	(c)	being
	Ans:	( a ) 	been
		
8.	(a)	an
	(b)	a
	(c)	the
	Ans:	( c ) 	the
	
9.	(a)	head
	(b)	heart
	(c)	tail
	Ans:	( b ) 	heart
		
10.	(a)	and
	(b)	yet
	(c)	but
	Ans:	( a ) 	and
		
11.	(a)	years
	(b)	centuries
	(c)	decades
	Ans:	( b ) 	centuries
		
12.	(a)	civilisation
	(b)	enemies
	(c)	forests
	Ans:	( c ) 	forests
		
13.	(a)	fertile
	(b)	good
	(c)	properly
	Ans:	( a ) 	fertile
	
14.	(a)	fighting
	(b)	struggling
	(c)	doing
	Ans:	( b ) 	struggling
	
15.	(a)	that
	(b)	which
	(c)	it
	Ans:	( b  ) 	which