What does "cloze" mean?

A form of written examination in which candidates are required to provide words that have been omitted from sentences, thereby demonstrating their knowledge and comprehension of the text.

Cloze

Q: What is a synonym for "cloze"?

Common synonyms include: cloze method, cloze procedure, cloze technique, completion test, fill in the blank test, fill in the blanks.

/kloʊz/ noun

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Noun

1
A form of written examination in which candidates are required to provide words that have been omitted from sentences, thereby demonstrating their knowledge and comprehension of the text.
"The clozes, at least those used in the examinations, have the distinct advantage that they expose the students to continuous and reasonably authentic text[…]"

Adjective

1
based on or being a test of reading skill using the cloze procedure wordnet

Synonyms

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cloze method cloze procedure cloze technique completion test fill in the blank test fill in the blanks

Antonyms

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free recall open-ended task open-ended test unstructured task

Example

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"A cloze exercise requires you to fill in a word missing from a sentence."

Etymology

From closure in Gestalt therapy, 1950s.

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