In language teaching, a cloze test is a test in which words are removed from a text and replaced with spaces. The learner has to fill each space with a suitable word.
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cloze in British English
adjective
cloze test
cloze in American English
(kloʊz)
adjective
designating or of a test of comprehension in which blank spaces at regular intervals in a text must be filled in with appropriate words