Cloze passages

Cloze passages

A cloze passage is a reading comprehension exercise in which words have been omitted in a systematic fashion.

Students fill in the blanks, and their responses are counted correct if they are exact matches for the missing words.

An Example

This passage is about frog...

The missing words can be,

• nouns- names something, such as a person, place, thing, or idea

• verbs- action or state of being

• adjectives-describe the qualities

• adverbs-describe the actions

• conjunctions-link other words, phrases, or clauses together

• prepositions-to show direction, time, place, location

• ...

Multiple Choice

__________ too much soda can cause health problems.

• a. Drink

• b. Drank

• c. Drinking

Multiple Choice

Ali asked his daughter to ___________ the book to him.

• a. bring

• b. get

• c. take

Multiple Choice

Our group’s first project meeting is __________

• a. at next Wednesday

• b. on Wednesday

• c. future Wednesday

Multiple Choice

‘You got the job? That's great! You _________ very happy.’

• a. maybe

• b. must be

• c. can be

Multiple Choice

My company is looking for a part-time receptionist. The one we have at the moment is _(25)_ too many problems.

• a. causing

• b. makes

• c. to create

let's see

This is Brett. He is working at an aquarium. He likes turtles alot. He helps injured sea turtles and releases the cured ones to the sea

This is Brett. He is working at an aquarium. He likes turtles alot. He helps injured sea turtles and releases the cured ones to the sea.

aquarium-noun

likes-verb

injured-adjective

and-conjunction

Tips to handle Cloze test

Read thoroughly: Read the passage thoroughly to get an idea of the passage.

Link the sentences together: Always remember, it is a passage, so the sentences are linked to one another.

Type of word to fill in: Look at the blanks carefully and try to assess which kind of word to put in the blank

Multiple Choice

I bought you this cake. I ______ you like it.

• a. hoped

• b. hope

• c. hoping

Multiple Choice

This box is heavy. ________ help me to carry it to class?

• a. Will you

• b. Are you

• c. Should you

Giant Panda

The giant panda is a bear that lives in central China. It is special because of its black and white fur. Pandas belong to the most (1) _________ species of our world. About 2000 pandas live in the wilderness and 300 live in (2) ________ zoos around the world.

Multiple Choice

The giant panda is a bear that lives in central China. It is special because of its black and white fur. Pandas belong to the most (1) ___________ species of our world. About 2000 pandas live in the wilderness and 300 live in (2) ________ zoos around the world.

• (1)danger

  (2)range

• (1)endangered

  (2)various

Recently, there have been (3) _________ in many countries to save the giant panda. The animal has been driven away from its natural habitat because of deforestation, intensive farming and the creation of new (4) _________________.

Multiple Choice

Recently, there have been (3) _______________ in many countries to save the giant panda. The animal has been driven away from its natural habitat because of deforestation, intensive farming and the creation of new (4) ____________________.

• (3)campaigns

  (4)settlements

• (3)elections

  ()settle

.

The giant panda can reach a height of up to 1.5 metres and weigh up to 150 kg. Pandas have bodies like bears, but scientists do not know why they grow a thick black and white (5) ____________________.

Multiple Choice

The giant panda can reach a height of up to 1.5 metres and weigh up to 150 kg. Pandas have bodies like bears, but scientists do not know why they grow a thick black and white (5) ____________________.

• skin

• fur

The Brooklyn Bridge

The Brooklyn Bridge that spans the river tying Manhattan Island to Brooklyn is truly a miracle bridge. In 1863, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired _(1)_ an idea for this spectacular bridge. However, bridge-building experts throughout the world told him _(2)_; it could not be done.

Multiple Choice

The Brooklyn Bridge that spans the river tying Manhattan Island to Brooklyn is truly a miracle bridge. In 1863, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired _(1)_ an idea for this spectacular bridge. However, bridge-building experts throughout the world told him _(2)_; it could not be done.

• (1)by

  (2)to forget it

• (1)for

  (2)forgetting it

.

Roebling convinced his son, Washington, who was a young up and coming engineer, that the bridge _(3)_. The two of them developed the concept of how it could be accomplished and how the obstacles could be overcome. With unharnessed excitement and inspiration, they hired their crew _(4)_ their dream bridge.

Multiple Choice

Roebling convinced his son, Washington, who was a young up and coming engineer, that the bridge _(3)_. The two of them developed the concept of how it could be accomplished and how the obstacles could be overcome. With unharnessed excitement and inspiration, they hired their crew _(4)_ their dream bridge.

• (1)could build

  (2)and began to built

• (1)could be built

  (2)and began to build