cloze

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UK/kləʊz/US/kloʊz/

noun

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.

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Meanings

nouncloze (plural clozes)

plural clozes

  1. educationA 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.

    this time the cloze is about the declination of adjectives

    2013 March 13, “Lückentext - cloze”, in German Language Blog, retrieved 15 Mar 2013
    2 more examples

    Identifies 81 cloze studies and lists them in a series of 20 tables containing the following information on each reference: author, date of study, subjects, cloze test description, other tests, research design, and findings.

    1972, An Introduction to the Cloze Procedure: An Annotated Bibliography, International Reading Association, page 3

    The clozes, at least those used in the examinations, have the distinct advantage that they expose the students to continuous and reasonably authentic text[…]

    1994, Joseph Boyle, Peter Falvey, English Language Testing in Hong Kong, page 8

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 完形填空
  • 完形填空 (wánxíng tiánkòng)Translations
Czech doplňovací test
  • doplňovací testTranslations
Finnish täydennystehtävä, täydennyskoe
  • täydennystehtäväTranslations
  • täydennyskoeTranslations
French texte à trous
  • texte à trousTranslations
German Lückentexttest, Lückentest
  • LückentexttestTranslations
  • LückentestTranslations
Romanian text cu lacune
  • text cu lacuneTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

cloze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloze

MLA

“cloze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloze. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloze,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloze.

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