English Quiz

In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

When sound …(1)…, the world of cinema, mime made a gracious exit. …(2)… then, it stood proudly as a performing art in itself, independent and …(3)… in style, approach, treatment and performance not matched however, by …(4)… acceptance. During the silent era, actors in silent films had to …(5)… totally on mime as the only way of …(6)… their emotions, expressions, incidents, events and interactions between and among characters. German Expressionist cinema, the acting of classic performers like Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton used mime they had …(7)… as part of their theatrical …(8)… in their films with great effect. A French mime artist once said, “Mime is the poetry of silence.” But once talking …(9)… entered the scenario, mime was …(10)… ever used in films, even through a character introduced as a mime artist.

Q1)-.

entered

came

saw

became

Ans.- A

Q2)-

From

So

Since

By

Ans.- C

Q3)-

single

fair

dependent

unique

Ans.- D

Q4)-

drama

conclusion

popular

judgement

Ans.- C

Q5)-

portray

act

rely

earn

Ans.- C

Q6)-

mentioning

designing

stimulating

expressing

Ans.- D

Q7)-

worked

learnt

qualified

bought

Ans.- B

Q8)-

experience

showings

vision

distance

Ans.- A

Q9)-

toys

worlds

films

people

Ans.- C

Q10)-

and

hardly

then

for

Ans.- B