CLOZE TEST

Cloze test is a procedure in which a subject is asked to supply words that have been removed from a passage as a test of their ability to comprehend text.There are diffrent Types of Cloze test. Type of Cloze test are mention. 

  A Cloze reading test is an exercise where the candidates 

are provided with a passage which has certain words missing from it. Candidates must have a strong command over English language to solve Cloze test, along with a flair for grammar and a good vocabulary to solve questions based on cloze test. 

More importantly, it is important to understand the flow and context of the passage of cloze test.

☆APPROACHES TO SOLVE CLOZE TEST☆

Read the passage provided very thoroughly to form an 

idea about the topic in cloze test. Read slowly and gain an 

understanding of the cloze text. Once the theme of the cloze text is somewhat clear, your job becomes easier. You can then go 

on to think of the appropriate words that suit the 

situation being described and proceed to filling in the 

blanks of cloze test

 Link the Sentences Together

 Remember that it is a passage with sentences that are connected to each other. Do not make the mistake of 

treating each sentence like an individual one and filling in the blanks accordingly. Try to come up with logical connections that link up the sentences together and your 

job will automatically become easier.

 The Type of Word to Fill in

Now look at the blanks carefully and assess the kind of words you have to fill in. Which part of speech would it be? Would it be a noun, a pronoun, a verb, a preposition, a conjunction or an article? For example-

A noun– I forgot to carry my ____ to school. I therefore had 

to share with my friend.The logical answer here would be a book or tiffin.

An article– He ate ____ papaya and threw ___ seeds away.

Articles are usually the easiest to answer. Fill in ‘a’ and ‘an’ where talking about general facts and ‘the’ when using it before something specific. Here, the answer is ‘the’ or ‘his’ in the first case and ‘the’ or ‘its’ in the second.

A verb– _____ for half an hour left me breathless. The idea of being breathless connotes something strenuous like ‘exercising’ or ‘running’.In this way, think of the 

appropriate word to fill in

 Eliminate Options

We can easily identify most unfit/illogical words i n answer 

options. We should quickly eliminate these words. Only 

after that we should try to most fit word. Elimination will 

enhance accuracy and hence score.

 Go with Frequently Used Words

Sometimes, you may not be able to decide between two words. In this case, if you see a word in the options that is frequently used with the words around the blank, then pick that option. 

For example-Can I have a ____ word with you?

A. swift

B. quick

C. prompt

You can see that the three options nearly mean the same thing. How do you decide which one fits the blank?

Sometimes in English, some words are used more frequently with some others. Like ‘bad habit’, ‘hardly ever’, 

‘happy ending’, ‘take a seat’, ‘make room’ etc. In the same 

way, the words ‘quick’ and ‘word’ are used together frequently. So ‘quick’ should be your answer in this case.

The passage ois usually written in a certain tone; sometimes narrative, sometimes critical, sometimes humorous. Pick words that fit in with the tone of passage 

For example 

–

Jonah ____ down the stairs, bumping along like a quarter in a tumbling dryer.

A. tumbled

B. fell

C. dropped 

Clearly, you can use either ‘tumbled’ or ‘fell’ in this blank. But the rest of the sentence is written in a humorous vein. So we try to maintain the tone of the sentence. This is best 

accomplished by the use of the word ‘tumbled’ as it brings to mind images of people falling funnily.

In the end, there is no substitute for hard work and practice. Try to complete three to four passages each day while preparing ,all types of cloze test and get an insight into your problem areas. Work on them and go deliver your best.Following pdf contain all types of Cloze test.

 Cloze Test pdf

 Cloze test pdf 2 

 100 + Cloze Test Pdf

☆THOUGHT PROCESS - WHILE SOLVING QUESTIONS ☆

# STEP 1: Read the statement carefully and first, try to fill 

the missing word without looking at the options. Guess it! 

Predict it! 

# STEP 2: Choose the word from the options that best 

replaces the word that you had thought of initially. OR try 

to find most fit word from the options in the cloze test.

# STEP 3: if you are unable to find the fit word go for elimination in cloze test. Eliminate most unfit/illogical words from the answer options from cloze test question . Once you eliminated 2-3 words in cloze test it will be easy to target answer from remaining words. Elimination 

will enhance accuracy and hence your score using cloze test.

STEP 4: Read the sentence again by replacing the blank with the option that you have chosen if time permits. 

#STEP5 Even if you fail in above process then try it! 

Observe the Sentences before/after – In a passage mostly 

all the sentences are logically related to each other try to 

form linkage with preceding sentences 

prepositions, noun, pronoun, adj, verb etc) 

Preposition following a noun, adjective or verb. (Example: look at images)

a prepositional phrase. (Example: in spite of )

an adverb. ( Example: they vacated the house two years 

ago)

a connector. (Example: it is raining, therefore ground is 

wet.)

a conjunction. (Example: Although he is seven, he can 

speak eight languages)

a auxiliary verb , an article , a pronoun , either subject or 

object. (Example : it is easier to know)

a comparative or superlative involved? (Example: she’s 

taller than me)