CLOZE DEFINITIONS - 6 definitions found
cloze adj 1: based on or being a test of reading skill using the cloze procedure cloze zocle Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) cloze adjective Etymology: by shortening & alteration from closure Date: 1953 of, relating to, or being a test of reading comprehension that involves having the person being tested supply words which have been systematically deleted from a text Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary cloze (clozes) 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. (TECHNICAL) = gap-fill N-COUNT: usu N n English Explanatory Dictionary cloze n. the exercise of supplying a word that has been omitted from a passage as a test of readability or comprehension (usu. attrib. : cloze test). [CLOSURE] |
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