😇 Cloze Test #1 (for IBA DU)

IBA DU exam is known for surprising students by introducing new items in the test. Cloze Test is one of the items that is not specifically prepped by most students.

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Shah Adaan Uzzaman
June 18, 2025

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💣 IBA DU exam is known for surprising students by introducing new items in the test. Cloze Test is one of the items that is not specifically prepped by most students. This item appeared in my IBA DU BBA exam as well in 2021.

🧐 This item occurred 4 times (based on available data) in the IBA DU exam: IBA DU BBA 2014-2015, 2016-17, 2020-21, and MBA June 2017.

😆 What is a Cloze Test?

A Cloze Test is a type of language assessment where words are removed from a passage at regular intervals, and you are required to fill in the blanks using context clues.

🔍 Pattern of the Questions

Type: Vocabulary-in-Context (Cloze Test)

Format:

  • A sentence or short passage with one or more blanks.

  • A list of 4–5 given words/phrases, from which only one correct word is to be filled per blank.

  • Each word is used only once.

Skills Tested:

  1. Vocabulary Knowledge: Understanding of nuanced word meanings (e.g., "delude" vs. "insinuate").

  2. Grammar and Sentence Structure: Picking the word that fits syntactically and semantically.

  3. Critical Reading: Ability to understand tone, implication, and logical flow of a sentence.

  4. Contextual Judgment: Choosing the most contextually appropriate word, not just dictionary meaning.

💔 IBA DU BBA 2014-15

Instructions: Choose the most appropriate word marked (A) to (E) to fill in the blank in each sentence. All the words are given in their basic form (e.g. for the word: DELUDE, the blank may be filled with deluding, deluded; etc.) You are allowed to use a word ONLY ONCE.

(A) delude

(B) intimate

(C) impose

(D) allude

(E) insinuate

  1. If a team fails to perform, it is unacceptable that any member would point fingers or even ________ another member for the lapse. It totally goes against team spirit!

  2. When you are presenting the proposal, do not _______ to the core sales pitch, just go straight to the point!

  3. I warned the players not to underestimate the strength of the opponent teams and ________ themselves into believing that the trophy would be theirs.

Question

1

2

3

Answer Key

E

D

A

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👁️ IBA DU BBA 2016-17

Instructions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word (from A to E). You are allowed to use each word ONLY ONCE.

(A) senile

(B) endear

(C) perfunctory

(D) candor

(E) insinuate

  1. sWe do have a dichotomous attitude towards the elderly; if their advice suits us, we value their experience that comes with age; if it doesn’t, we accuse them of a _________ mind!

  2. From my experience of working abroad, I have seen that most Asians are taken aback at western _______ in stating their opinions.

  3. She must have been in a hurry for she left me the most unclear ________ message on a post-it!

  4. If a team fails to perform, it is unacceptable that any member would point fingers or even ________ another member for the lapse. It totally goes against team spirit.

Question

1

2

3

4

Answer Key

A

D

C

E

😬 IBA DU MBA June 2017

Instructions: Pick up words from the options given below to complete the passage.

Global strategies to control (1) _____________ diseases have historically included the erection of barriers to international travel and (2) _________. Keeping people with such deadly diseases outside national borders has (3) __________ as an important public health policy in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic. Between 29 and 50 countries (4) _________ to have introduced border restrictions on HIV-positive foreigners, usually those planning an (5) __________ stay in the country such as students, workers, or seamen.

  1. (A) infectious (B) defective (C) infective (D) prolonged (E) None of these

  2. (A) emigration (B) immigrate (C) immigration (D) migration (E) None of these

  3. (A) reemerged (B) merged (C) returned (D) restrained (E) None of these

  4. (A) reports (B) is reported (C) are reported (D) are (E) None of these

  5. (A) intended (B) extended (C) unplanned (D) interested (E) None of these

Question

1

2

3

4

5

Answer Key

A

D

A

C

B

Note: In my IBA DU BBA exam back in 2021, the format of the Cloze Test question was exactly like the format that appeared in IBA DU MBA June 2017 (the last question).

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