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HMFindlay

#211099 Thu, 30 Mar 06 04:59 PM

Where does this word come from? And maybe what is it?

HMFindlay

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Grammar Geek

#211105 Thu, 30 Mar 06 05:15 PM

Could you possibly mean "Close" or "Clothe"?

Cloze has no meaning to me.

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Barbara, who answers in American English.

Clive

#211141 Thu, 30 Mar 06 07:00 PM

Hi,

Mary _____________ dinner. Please replace the blank with a correct verb form. (Sample answer 'ate'.)

This is called a 'cloze' exercise. I don't know where the term comes from.

Best wishes, Clive

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Grammar Geek

#211145 Thu, 30 Mar 06 07:05 PM

Thanks Clive. Next time I should Google first! And to think I grew up thinking those were called "fill in the blank" tests! Ah, the shamefulness of American education Smile [:)]

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Rotter

#211146 Thu, 30 Mar 06 07:07 PM

It probably exists in some other language like Dutch, Turkish, etc.

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Nef

#211186 Thu, 30 Mar 06 11:16 PM

Aha! I thought I'd seen "cloze" before, and these posts helped me remember where. Clive's right about filling in the blanks. Also, in at least one version of the test, there is a reading passage with every sixth or seventh word deleted (blank). The person taking the test is supposed to fill in a word that works.

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