Paper II · Part A — English

Cloze Test

Exam-focused notes, visual explanation, traps, revision sheet and every mapped past NDA question.

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Core5 mapped NDA questions

Build the idea

Build exam-ready understanding by connecting the core idea, formulas or facts, worked example and previous NDA questions. Focus on why each rule works, then test it under timed conditions.

Concept

A short passage has several blanks; for each you pick the word that best fits grammatically and contextually. It tests vocabulary, grammar and the flow of ideas together.

Read the whole passage once to grasp the theme before filling blanks.

Key Points & Formulas

Use collocations (e.g., 'make a decision', 'heavy rain').
Maintain tense and subject–verb agreement across the passage.
Watch contrast/addition signals (but, although, moreover).
After filling all blanks, re-read for overall sense.

Worked Example

Q. Fill the blank: 'Despite the heavy rain, the team ____ to finish the match.'

'Despite' signals contrast; a positive outcome is expected.

The natural collocation is 'managed to finish'. → 'managed'.

Common traps

Reading the prompt too quickly and missing a qualifier.
Memorising the result without checking when it applies.
Skipping units, signs, chronology or the final reasonableness check.

NDA shortcuts

State the governing rule before substituting values.
Eliminate impossible options before doing full calculation.

One-screen revision sheet

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Core definition
Most-used rule
One representative example

Past-paper bank

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5 NDA questions

Choose an answer before the solution appears. Option order is mixed automatically.

Question 1

NDA II 2024

Most of our food comes from agriculture, so we tend to believe that it is ____6____ of natural biota. This is not true. In nature, ____7____ plants and animals ____8____ to the rigours of natural selection. Only the fittest survive. ____9____ wild populations have numerous traits for competitiveness, resistance to parasites, ____10____ to adverse conditions, ____11____ other aspects of vigour. In contrast, populations grown for many ____12____ under the pampered conditions of agriculture tend to lose these traits, because they ____13____ for production, not resilience. For example, a high-producing plant ____14____ lacks resistance to drought is ____15____ and the resistance to drought is ignored. Also, in the process of breeding plants for maximum production, all genetic variation is eliminated.

Question 2

NDA II 2018

Her main task is to _____(50)_____ eggs.

Question 3

NDA II 2017

... when I saw Gangu standing ___(23)___ a new baby.

Question 4

NDA II 2017

He was ___(24)___ with joy.

Question 5

NDA II 2017

His face had the same glow that comes on the face of a ___(30)___ man after a full meal.

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