cloze test.
In a cloze test,
the gaps are
regularly spaced - e.g. every
seventh, eighth, or ninth
word. In this way,
knowledge
of a wide range of word
types is tested. Moreover, the
ability to complete the gaps
depends on
understanding
the context.
A variant of the cloze test is
one in which, rather than
every
nth word, specifically
chosen words are deleted. In
this way,
the test can be
steered more towards content
words, and hence become a
more valid
test of
vocabulary.
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A variety of this approach is
called the C-test. In a
C-test,
the second half of every
second word is deleted as
shown overleaf:
Researchers have shown that
success at doing C-tests
correlates with
success at
other kinds of vocabulary
test.
Another variety of gap-fill
tests learners' knowledge of
word formation, by asking
them to
convert words from
one form to another so as to
fit a context.