cloze test

  • 1cloze test — [ˈkləuz test US ˈklouz ] n a test in which words have been removed from a short piece of writing, and students have to write what they think are the correct words in the empty spaces …

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  • 2cloze test — [ klouz ,test ] noun count a test in which students write missing words in the spaces provided in a piece of writing to show that they understand it …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 3Cloze test — A cloze test (also cloze deletion test) is an exercise, test, or assessment consisting of a portion of text with certain words removed (cloze text), where the participant is asked to replace the missing words. Cloze tests require the ability to… …

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  • 4cloze test — noun a test for diagnosing reading ability; words are deleted from a prose passage and the reader is required to fill in the blanks • Syn: ↑cloze procedure • Hypernyms: ↑diagnostic test, ↑diagnostic assay * * * cloze test UK [ˈkləʊz ˌtest] US… …

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  • 5cloze test — UK [ˈkləʊz ˌtest] / US [ˈkloʊz ˌtest] noun [countable] Word forms cloze test : singular cloze test plural cloze tests a test in which students write missing words in the spaces provided in a piece of writing to show that they understand it …

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  • 6cloze test — clo·ze test loc.s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} prova di comprensione di una lingua straniera scritta, che consiste nell inserire in un testo, riprodotto con alcune lacune, le parole mancanti (accorc. cloze) {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX.… …

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  • 7cloze test — [kləʊz] noun a procedure in which a subject is asked to supply words that have been removed from a passage as a test of their ability to comprehend text. Origin 1950s: cloze representing a spoken abbrev. of closure …

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  • 8cloze test — noun (C) a test in which students have to write the correct words into the spaces that have been left empty in a short piece of writing …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9cloze test — /ˈkloʊz tɛst/ (say klohz test) noun a reading and comprehension testing and teaching procedure in which a student is required to fill in words which have been systematically deleted from a passage of prose, either on a simple numerical basis, as… …

  • 10cloze procedure — noun a test for diagnosing reading ability; words are deleted from a prose passage and the reader is required to fill in the blanks • Syn: ↑cloze test • Hypernyms: ↑diagnostic test, ↑diagnostic assay …

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