Cloze Passages

A cloze passage is a piece of text with some words missing. Your job is to fill in the gaps with the correct word. This type of question appears frequently in GL 11+ English papers and tests your vocabulary, grammar, and understanding of how English works.

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What Is a Cloze Passage?

In a cloze exercise, you are given a passage where certain words have been replaced by blanks (gaps). You must choose the best word to fill each gap — either from a list of options or by working it out yourself.

Example:

The ___ shone brightly in the blue ___. Birds were ___ in the trees, and a gentle ___ blew through the garden.

Answers: sun, sky, singing, breeze

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Types of Cloze Questions in the GL 11+