Meanings
plural clozes
- 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 20132 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 3The 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
From closure in Gestalt therapy, 1950s.
Full word history & related roots →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
Rhymes with cloze
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Cite this entry
cloze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloze
“cloze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloze. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloze,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloze.
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