Definition of Cloze test

1. Noun. A test for diagnosing reading ability; words are deleted from a prose passage and the reader is required to fill in the blanks.

Exact synonyms: Cloze Procedure
Generic synonyms: Diagnostic Assay, Diagnostic Test

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cloze Test

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cloze test (current term)
clozes
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Literary usage of Cloze test

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Teaching Children to Be Literate: A Reflective Approach by Anthony V. Manzo, Ula Casale Manzo (1995)
"The absence of choices in the Standard cloze test tends to put the emphasis on language pattern clues and training, while the presence of choices in the ..."

2. South African Science Education Research: An Indexed Bibliography by Rudiger Laugksch (2003)
"Keywords: cloze test, English, English first language, examination(s), Gauteng, ... I hypothesised that a cloze test based on an academic text reveals ..."

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