cloze 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
cloze 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
Cloze 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… … Wikipedia
cloze 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… … Useful english dictionary
cloze 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 … English dictionary
cloze 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 … English new terms dictionary
cloze 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
cloze 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… …
cloze 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 … Useful english dictionary
cloze — [[t]klo͟ʊz[/t]] clozes N COUNT: usu N n In language teaching, a cloze test is a test in which words are removed from a text and replaced with spaces. The task of the learner is to fill each space with the missing word or a suitable word.… … English dictionary