cloze en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kloʊz/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /kləʊz/ (UK)
Etymology
From closure in Gestalt therapy, 1950s.
Meanings
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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.
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:this time the cloze is about the declination of adjectives
2013 March 13, “Lückentext - cloze”, in German Language Blog, retrieved 15 Mar 2013:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clozes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
fi täydennystehtävä (Translations) · de Lückentest (Translations) · fi täydennyskoe (Translations) · ro text cu lacune (Translations) · cmn 完形填空 (Translations) · fr texte à trous (Translations) · cs doplňovací test (Translations) · de Lückentexttest (Translations)