EXAMPLE OF CLOZE TEST (in the subject of Language Testing II)

Example of Cloze test:

IQ tests were at one 1___ very popular. An IQ test is supposed to measure thinking ability. 'I' stands for intelligence and 'Q' for quotient. An IQ is therefore 2___ in numerals.

Many psychologists used to believe that everyone has a fixed 3___ of intelligence and that it could be measured in a single test. Alfred Binet designed a set of tests which was given to French children in 1905. The questions were based on what the students were taught and their  4___ were supposed to reflect how well they could use words and numbers, follow directions and 5___ problems in a common-sense way. Binet thought these 6___ were useful in separating the intelligent from the dull ones. Later, he decided to do more. He wanted to find out how 7___ a child was. "If nine-year-old Felicia was smart, was she as smart as a ten-year-old or an eleven-year-old?" The answer was given in a number now known as IQ.

IQ tests were conducted to test the intelligence of children in schools. However, it was later found that some 8___ who did well in an arithmetic test did poorly on the word questions. The question of how they were to be classified arose. It became clear that intelligence is not a trait like having brown eyes and dark hair. There are 9___ ways of being smart. Many schools no longer give IQ tests. Instead, children are given many different tests to find their 10___ and weaknesses. They are then helped to develop their strengths and get over their weaknesses.

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IQ tests were at one time very popular. An IQ test is supposed to measure thinking ability. 'I' stands for intelligence and 'Q' for quotient. An IQ is therefore written in numerals. Many psychologists used to believe that everyone has a fixed amount of intelligence and that it could be measured in a single test. Alfred Binet designed a set of tests which was given to French children in 1905. The questions were based on what the students were taught and their answers were supposed to reflect how well they could use words and numbers, follow directions and solveproblems in a common-sense way. Binet thought these tests were useful in separating the intelligent from the dull ones. Later, he decided to do more. He wanted to find out how smart a child was. "If nine-year-old Felicia was smart, was she as smart as a ten-year-old or an eleven-year-old?" The answer was given in a number now known as IQ. IQ tests were conducted to test the intelligence of children in schools. However, it was later found that some children who did well in an arithmetic test did poorly on the word questions. The question of how they were to be classified arose. It became clear that intelligence is not a trait like having brown eyes and dark hair. There are many ways of being smart. Many schools no longer give IQ tests. Instead, children are given many different tests to find their strengths and weaknesses. They are then helped to develop their strengths and get over their weaknesses.