Cloze-test - practice exercise

Thessaloniki Story, Part 1

Complete the text below by writing a suitable word from the list in each space. There are 15 gaps but twenty words given. Use each word once only. There is an example (0) for you. In this part of the exam you cannot use your dictionary.

Kostas Kerilidou hobbled stiffly out of the (0) bedroom and gazed (1).........the vista from his balcony. His home was on the third story of a (2)..........new block of flats on the north eastern fringes of Thessaloniki. The view into the (3)............was spectacular: Mount Olympus in all its mythical glory standing snow capped across the placid waters of the Thermaic gulf. The foreground was less (4)............. The development of the estate on (5)............Kostas lived had begun about ten years ago. The streets had been neatly laid (6)........... a few of the low-rise apartment towers typical of modern developments in Greece had slowly made their way to a modest altitude above ground level. But as the decade (7)..............worn on, construction momentum had began to lag and various plots once expected to fill up rapidly with (8).............dwellings were now weedy wastelands.

Kostas (9)............his fingers through his thick black gray flecked (10)............and wandered off the balcony into the kitchen/dining area where his beloved wife Maria was making the coffee. Maria's equally dark, but (11)............ and completely un-flecked hair rested handsomely on the shoulders of her pale blue silk dressing gown (12)............. she measured out the the ground coffee into the filter paper.

"Where's Vasiliki?" her (13)............ inquired.

"Oh, she's still in bed - you know, she was out (14)............. her friends quite late last night."

"Yes, but she's got that (15) ............. exam at the Frontisterio this morning. It's at nine o'clock. She'll be late if she doesn't get up now."

bedroom, comfortable, which, run, hair, with, what, distance, had, over, of, respectively, spouse, longer, inspiring, mock, relatively, ran, out, as, ears


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Cloze-test (Lyukas szöveg kiegészítése)

What is a cloze-test?

A cloze test (also cloze deletion test) is an exercise, test, or assessment consisting of a portion of text with certain words removed (cloze text), where the participant is asked to replace the missing words. Cloze tests require the ability to understand context and vocabulary in order to identify the correct words or type of words that belong in the deleted passages of a text. This exercise is commonly administered for the assessment of native and second language learning and instruction.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloze_test)

Cloze reading test are a part of a range of different language exams: IELTS, Michigan, Cambridge, BME, TELC, etc.

How to do it?

1. Read the complete text and try to understand the general meaning.
2. Try to imagine what the correct should be.
3. Decide which part of speech (adjective, noun, gerund, etc.) is needed to fill the gaps.
4. Read the text again, trying to fill each gap as you come to it by imagining what the correct answer should be.
5. Read the text another time, this time choose the correct answer from the given choices.
   
6. If you are not sure of any given answer, try reading the sentence with each of the other possibilities.
7. Try to eliminate the obvious false answers. When you cannot decide between two answers, choose the one that sounds right.
8. Read the whole text again with your answers. Does it sound right?
   

A márc. 1.-i feladatok megoldása

A "be" ige - gyakorlás:

Put the words in the correct order.

1 I am twenty-eight years old.

2 We are from Honduras.
3 My name is Anna, and I am a student.
4 This is my workbook.

5 It's a nice day today.
6 Her brother's name is Peter.
7 John is a doctor.
8 My husband's name is John.
9 There are six students in my class.
10 My new address is at the top of the letter.

Complete the gaps with the negative forms of the verb to be.

Example: She isn’t from France.

1. This car …is… mine.
2. Jane and Paul …are…. married.
3. That …is…… right.
4. My brother …is….. here now.
5. We …are…. in Paris.
6. It …is.. Tuesday today.
7. Jack’s surname …is….. Adams.
8. I …am…… a hairdresser.
9. My name …is…… Alex.
10. There ……are…. many people in our class.

Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the text where they are appropriate. Do not use short/contracted forms.

Example: He _is_ a boy.

Answer: He is a boy.

Peter Taylor is from Brighton, but Paul and John are from London. Brighton and London are cities in England. Frankfurt is a city in Germany. Sue is at school today. Jake and Peter are her friends. They are in the same class. Mr and Mrs Taylor are on a trip to New Zealand to visit their cousin Anne. She is a nice girl. What time is it? It is 8 o'clock. Are you tired? No, I'm not.


Read about Gianni and Han.

Italy

He's a businessman.

In an apartment

He takes the subway.

Han

2

His children

Gianni

Han

Europe and Asia

A "be" ige - gyakorlás

És most némi gyakorlás:

Put the words in the correct order.

1 twenty-eight years old. I am
2 We Honduras. from are
3 is I'm Anna and a name student. My
4 This my workbook. is
5 a nice today. day It's
6 is Her Peter. brother's name
7 John a doctor. is
8 is My husband's name John.
9 in six There class. my students are
10 letter. is address the top of at My new the


Complete the gaps with the negative forms of the verb to be.

Example: She isn’t from France.

1. This car …… mine.
2. Jane and Paul ……. married.
3. That ……… right.
4. My brother …….. here now.
5. We ……. in Paris.
6. It ….. Tuesday today.
7. Jack’s surname …….. Adams.
8. I ……… a hairdresser.
9. My name ……… Alex.
10. There ………. many people in our class.


Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the text where they are appropriate. Do not use short/contracted forms.

Example: He _is_ a boy.

Peter Taylor from Brighton, but Paul and John from London. Brighton and London cities in England. Frankfurt a city in Germany. Sue at school today. Jake and Peter her friends. They in the same class. Mr and Mrs Taylor on a trip to New Zealand to visit their cousin Anne. She a nice girl. What time it? It 8 o'clock. you tired? No, I not.


Read about Gianni and Han.

Gianni

Hello, my name's Gianni. I'm from Italy and I'm a student. I'm twenty-two years old and I'm single. I live in an apartment with my parents. I go to university five days a week. I like going to a bar on Saturdays. I don't like playing sports. I have one sister and one brother, Carla and Diego. They live with us, too.

Han

Hi, my name's Han and I come from Korea. I'm a businessman and I work in Seoul. I'm married and have two children, - a girl, and a boy. I live in a nice house in the suburbs. I take the subway to work from Monday to Friday. I like playing football in my free time. I don't like singing karaoke!


Choose the correct answer to these questions based on Gianni and Han.

Where is Gianni from?
Spain
Korea
Italy

What does Han do?
He's a student.
He's a businessman.
He's a Korean.

Where does Gianni live?
In a house
In a dorm
In an apartment

How does Han get to work?
He drives to work.
He walks to work.
He takes the subway.

Who likes playing a sport?
Han
Gianni
Doesn't say

How many children does Han have?
1
2
3

Who doesn't live with Gianni?
His parents
His children
His brother and sister

Who likes going out on Saturday evening?
Han
Gianni
Doesn't say

Who is married?
Gianni
Han
Both of them

Where are they from?
Africa and Asia
Europe and Asia
North America and Europe

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A "be" ige ragozása

Kezdjük valami nagyon egyszerűvel:

A "be" ige teljes alakjai (Full Forms of the verb to be):

I	am	a teacher.
He	is	a student.
She	is	a journalist.
It	is	a workbook.
We	are	doctors.
You	are	pilots.
They	are	policemen.

A "be" ige összevont alakjai (Contracted forms of the verb to be):

I	am	a teacher.
He	is	a student.
She	is	a journalist.
It	is	a workbook.
We	are	doctors.
You	are	pilots.
They	are	policemen.