Chapter 13 Cloze Test - Knowledge Philic
Chapter 13Cloze TestDirection: In the following passages there areblanks, each of which has been numbered. Thesenumbers are printed below the passage andagainst each five words are suggested, one ofwhich fits the blank appropriately. Find out theappropriate word in each case.Passage 1Economic backwardness of a region is (1) by theco-existence of unutilized or underutilized (2)on theone hand, and (3)natural resources, on the other.Economic development essentially means a processof (4) change whereby the real per capita income of aneconomy (5) over a period of time. Then, a simple butmeaningful question arises: what causes economicdevelopment? Or what makes a country developed?This question has absorbed the (6) of scholars ofsocio-economic change for decades. Going through the(7) history of developed countries like America, Russiaand Japan, man is essentially found as (8) in theprocess of economic development. Japan, whoseeconomy was (9) damaged from the ravages of theSecond World War, is the clearest example of our timeto (10) kingpin role in economic development.1.1) developed2) cured3) improved4) enhanced5) characterised2.1) sources2) finances3) funds4) manpower5) industries3.1) exhaustive2) unexploited3) abundant4) indefinite5) unreliable4.1) upward2) drastic3) negligible4) incredible5) sudden5.1) diminishes2) degenerates3) increases4) succumbs5) stabilizes6.1) plans2) attempts3) attention4) resources5) strategy7.1) existing2) glorious3) ancient4) economic5) discouraging8.1) pivotal2) neutral3) insignificant4) enchanted5) enlightennegatebelittle2) always4) deliberately2) validate4) underestimateAbsorb to hold somebody’s attention orinterest completelyRavage to damage something badly; todestroy somethingThe ravages the damaging effect of something;of something the destruction done by somethingKingpin a person of thing essential forsuccessEnhance to increase or improve further thegood quality, value or status ofsomethingIncredible difficult to believe; extraordinaryDiminish to decrease; to become or makesomething smaller or lessDegenerate to pass into a worse physical, mentalor moral state that one which isconsidered normal or desirable.Succumb to fail to resist an illness, an attacketcPivotal central; of great importance becauseother things depend on it.Vicious acting or done with evil intentions;cruel and violent.Enlighten to give somebody greater knowledgeor understandingValidate t o show t hat something isreasonable or logical; to makesomething legally validNegate to cancel the effect of something; tonullify somethingBelittle to make a person or an action seemunimportant or of little value.Passage 2Although John Wisdom’s writings in philosophyshow clearly the influence of Wittgenstein, theynevertheless also display a (1) originality. Despite the(2) and difficulty of his style, a careful reading ofWisdom is seldom (3). He is a unique kind of geniusin philosophy.This essay is an excellent example of Wisdom’srepeate d attempts to (4) the ultimate bases ofphilosophical perplexity. A great deal of the timeWisdom is ( 5) inte re ste d in finding out whyme taphysicians fe e l (6) to utte r such strangesentences (e.g. “Time is unreal”, There are no material
410Test of English Languagethings”, etc). According to Wisdom, such sentencesare both false (and perhaps meaningless) and yet (7).Even more than Wittgenstein, Wisdom has stressedthe “therapeutic” conception of philosophy, a view thatcomes out clearly in this essay where he emphasizesthe analogy be tween philosophical and neuroticdistress (8) them with other kinds of problems.The reader who is interested in gaining a fuller (9)with Wisdom’s thought is referred to his famous article“Gods in Philosophy and Psycho-analysis”. Other Mindsis Wisdom’s most (10) discussion of a single topicand in many ways his finest work.1.1) concise2) virtual3) marked4) limited5) relative2.1) individuality2) novelty3) originality4) complexity5) creativity3.1) unprofitable2) useful3) advantageous4) unreliable5) durable4.1) jettison2) delimit3) augment4) fortify5) explore5.1) admirably2) primarily3) inadvertently4) reluctantly5) happily6.1) depressed2) confined3) alluded4) compelled5) adapted7.1) illuminating2) damaging3) confusing4) critical5) unreliable8.1) compelling2) associating3) contrasting4) describing5) advocating9.1) comparison2) analysis3) agreement4) elaboration5) acquaintance10. 1) projected2) sustained3) prolonged4) prolific5) attributedAugment to make something larger in numberor size; to increase somethingFortify to make somebody feed stronger,braver etc.Explore to examine something thoroughly inorder to test it or found out about it.Inadvertent notdonedeliber atelyorintentionallyReluctant unwilling and therefore slow to act,agree etc.Allude to mention somebody/somethingbriefly or indirectly.Ad apt to make something suitable for anew use situation etc.Acquaintance slight knowledge of somethingProlong to make something last longer; toextend somethingProlific producing many works.Passage 3The latest stage of the continuing (1) between Indiaand the United States on the nuclear issue is nowpunctuated with pleasing diplomatic observations. Ourlatest round of talks with the American DeputySecretary of State is “positive and encouraging”. TheUS Deputy Secretary of State remarked that “none ofus are pleased to have any clouds over the (2)”. We inIndia know that these clouds have (3) towards thesubcontinent from the West. The US can easilydisperse the clouds if it wants. But the economicsanctions are still in place. The US is only (4) tryingto come to terms with the fact that the nuclearweapons are not the (5) of the Permanent Membersof the Security Council. If they do not recognize Indiaas a nuclear power, then what is it that they are (6)to? India will not (7) by their de-recognising the nucleartests. Both sides can happily close (8) eyes and agreeto (9) what has happened. The fact that India is asovereign nation, entitled to take decision beneficialfor its own security, has not been altered by the tests.The US has come round to (10) that India has somesay in this matter.1.1) adversaries2) negotiations3) strifes4) strategies5) disputes2.1) relationship2) struggle3) matter4) talks5) countries1) formed2) eclipsed3) reined4) covered5) floated4.1) spontaneously2) generously3) grudgingly4) gracefully5) willingly5.1) threats2) creations3) properties4) monopoly5) possessions6.1) prepared2) objecting3) pointing4) clinging5) planningKKUNDANPerplexity conf usion; t he st at e of beingconfused or worriedMetaphysics the branch of philosophy dealingwith the nature of existence, truthand knowledgeUtter t o say somet hing; t o expr esssomething in speech.Therapeutic of or connected with healing; havinga good general effect on the body orthe mindNeurotic having or showing an abnormalanxiet y or obsession aboutsomething; caused by or sufferingfrom a mental illness that causesdepression or abnormal behaviourConcise briefVirtual almost or nearly the thing described,but not completely.Jettison to abandon or reject something thatis not wanted.
Cloze cceptingrejecting4112) differ4) suffer2.2) our4) inward3.2) undo4) reiterate4.2) suspecting4) advocating5.PunctuateDisperse to interrupt something at intervals. to go in different directions or makesomebody/something do thisAdversary an opponent in a cont est, anargument or a battleStrife angry or violent disagreement;conflictEclipse to outshine somebody/something;t o make somebody/somethingappear dull or unimportant bycomparison.Rein to restrain or control somebody/somethingSpontaneous done, happening, said etc becauseof a sudden impulse from within,not planned or caused or suggestedby something/somebody outside.Grudgingly reluctantlyGrudge t o do or giv e somet hing v er yunwillinglyCling to become attached to something;to stick to somethingImitate to copy somebody/something; totake or follow somebody/somethingas an example.Cherish to keep a feeling or an idea in one’smind or heart and think of it withpleasure.Reiterate to repeat something that has alreadybeen said, especially for l2) necessary4) recognised2) participate4) inculcate2) possessed4) indifferent2) beliefs4) masks2) egoism4) boasting2) spontaneous4) cavaliers2) persuasiveness4) propensityKKUNDANPassage 4Trust is the basis of human relationship. As trustbetween people grows, (1) change and interpersonaldynamics are transformed. Diverse skills and abilitiesbecome (2) and appreciated as strengths. People beginto (3) one another’s attitudes and feelings. They learnto be (4) instead of playing roles. As trust grows the(5) that prevent (6) and openness lessen. Peoplebecome more expressive, impulsive, frank and (7).Their communication is efficient and clear. They risk(8) and confrontation, opening the doors to deepercommunication, involve me nt and commitment.Congestion and (9) lessen. The flow of data is openand (10).1.1) motivations2) behaviours3) patterns4) aspirations5) commitments9.10.2) boundaries4) blocking2) uncritical4) uncannyInterpersonal existing or done between twopeopleImpulsive noted for or involving sudden actionwihtout careful thoughtProminent distinguished or important; easilyseenPronounce to declare or announce somethingespecially formally, solemnly orofficiallyInculcate to fix ideas, principles etc firmly insomebody’s mind especially byoften repeating themExponent a per son who suppor t s andpromotes a theory, belief, cause etcSnobbery attitudes and behaviour that arecharacteristic of a snob.Snob a person who believes he or she hassuperior taste or knowledgeB rash conf ident in a rude, noisy oraggressive way.Candour the quality of being frank andhonest in one’s behav iour orspeech.Pious having or showing a deep respectfor God and religionCavalier showing a lack of proper concernCallous having or showing no sympathy forother people’s feelings or sufferingPropensity a tendency t o do somet hingespecially something undesirable.Pervasive present and seen or felt everywhereSluggish moving slowly; not alert or livelyUnanimous agreed with by everybody in a groupUncanny not natural; mysterious and slightlyfrightening.
412Test of English LanguagePassage 5A good percentage of the population of India istribal. The tribals live in the hills and forests of thecountry and have been little (1) by the (2) currents ofthe plains. Practically all the states of India have theirtribal population. The tribes are numerous, computedto be about 200, some living in (3) regions in denseforests, and others on the borders of villages. Sometribes are (4) to a few souls, while others like theSanthals, run into millions and are steadily (5) innumbers. During the British period some of them wereknown as ‘criminal tribes’ for they showed (6) respectfor the Indian Penal Code. After independence theyhave been named Scheduled Tribes. Under modernconditions isolation, however, has become (7) and thehill tribes are getting (8). The cultural traffic is twoway. Social reformers are taking civilization to thehills, and the tribes, (9) their old occupations ofhunting and (10) farming, are settling in villages,towns and cities as labourers and industrial workers.1.1) affected2) domiciled3) motivated4) deprived5) favoured2.1) financial2) proud3) cultural4) unruly5) swift3.1) comfortable2) marshy3) wild4) unpopulated5) inhospitable4.1) devoted2) confined3) susceptible4) related5) attached5.1) constant2) deteriorated3) developing4) increasing5) decreasing6.1) abundant2) genuine3) superficial4) exorbitant5) scant7.1) crucial2) necessary3) difficult4) convenient5) indispensable8.1) civilized2) demoralised3) wiped-out4) entertained5) reduced9.1) escaping2) with3) enhancing4) leaving5) continuing10. 1) productive2) primitive3) profitable4) cultivable5) scientificScantPrimitive hardly enough; not very much of or at an early stage of socialdevelopmentPassage 6India’s ( 1) ove r the past half ce ntury sinceindependence has been unique and (2) in many ways.Yet the record is (3) in relation to what the countryset out to achieve and could certainly have been (4).It is (5) to look at both sides; the alternative is to be(6) down by unrelieved gloom or unwarranted (7). Thefact is that after eight 5-year plans, about 40 per centof population is (8) below the poverty line. The humandevelopment indices are (9) low, placing India at the126th position in the world table, far below manycountries that came into (10) much later than it did.1.1) development2) domination3) predicament4) history5) excellence2.1) dubious2) insignificant3) desperate4) special5) commendable3.1) outshining2) broken3) disappointing4) brighter5) played4.1) underplayed2) accomplished3) tampered4) noteworthy5) exaggerated5.1) proposed2) futile3) impracticable4) necessary5) suggested6.1) laid2) struck3) cooled4) weighed5) brought7.1) progress2) debating3) meticulousness4) haste5) complacency8.1) much2) still3) obviously4) found5) far9.1) deplorably2) admirably3) surprisingly4) not5) amusingly10. 1) world2) being3) independence4) compete5) IndiaKKUNDANUnruly not easy to control or manageMarshy wet and muddyInhospitable not giving a f riendly or politewelcome to guestsSusceptible easily influenced or harmed bysomething; sensitiveExorbitant much t oo high or gr eat ;unreasonableUnrelievedGloom not changing; continuing part ial darkness; a f eeling ofsadness and depressionUn warr ant ed not justified or necessaryDominate to have control or power over or verystrong influence on somebody/somethingPredicament a difficult or unpleasant situationespecially one in which it is difficultto know what to do.Dubious doubtfulCommendable deserving praiseAccomplished skilledTamper to interfere with or alter something
Cloze Test413without authorityExaggerate to make something seem larger,better, worse etc than it really isFutile producing no result; having nopurposeMeticulous giving or showing great care andattention to detail.Complacency a calm feeling of satisfaction withoneself, one’s workDeplore t o be shocked or of f ended bysomething; to condemnAmusing causing laughter or smile; enjoyableWeigh down to make somebody/something bendby being heavy.Passage 7In the thirties and forties, geography was (1) subjectin schools. Children spent hours tracing maps and(2) about strange places, peoples and customs.Harvard University (3) its geography department afterWorld War II. A string of leading universities in theUnited States (4) suit. Geography has been tarred withthe racist brush, and no one wants to be (5).David S Landes, professor of history and economicsat Harvard University, makes a forceful (6) forgeography in his book, The Wealth and Poverty of Nations.Geography, he says, tells the unpleasant truth thatnature is unfair, unequal in its (7) and that itsunfairnesses are not easily (8). For Landes, there isnothing racist in a geography that links (9) and groupbehaviour to nature, no one can be praised or (10) forthe temperature of the air, the volume or timing ofrainfall, or the topography.1.1) full-fledged2) resourceful3) decent4) boring5) famous2.1) knowledge2) drawings3) ignored4) learned5) figures3.1) established2) nurtured3) intensified4) developed5) abolished4.1) followed2) cleared3) prepared4) wore5) filed5.1) learned2) contaminated3) neglected4) prepared5) knowledgeable6.1) decision2) impeachment3) lesson4) plea5) plan7.1) behaviour2) favours3) sources4) deal5) functions8.1) sensed2) placated3) remedied4) over-ruled5) understood9.1) expediency2) sentiments3) performance4) acquisition5) obedience10.1) credited3) admired5) blamed2) implored4) flatteredTarred with the having or considered to havesame brushthe same faults as somebody(as somebody)Decent proper, acceptable, satisfactoryNurture t o help t he development ofsomethingAbolish to end the existence of a law, apractice, an institution etcContaminate to make something/somebodyimpure by adding substances thatare dangerous or carry diseaseImpeach to raise doubts about something; toquestion somethingPlacate to make somebody less angry; tocalm or satisfy somebody.Remedy to correct , change or improvesomething undesirableImplore to ask or beg for something in aserious wayFlatter to praise somebody too much or inan insincere way especially in orderto gain favour for oneself.KKUNDANPassage 8Fourteen centuries ago when the world was muchyounger, the ruler of all India, Rajah Balhait, was (1)about his people. A new game of dice, called nard, had(2) the imagination of his subjects. Teaching themthat chance alone - a roll of the dice - guided the (3)of men. All who played this game of fortune lost their(4) in the virtues of courage, prudence, wisdom andhope. It bred a fatalism that was (5) the spirit of thekingdom.Rajah Balhait commissioned Sissa, an intelligentcourtier, at his court, to find an answer to this (6).After much (7) the clever Sissa invented another game,chaturanga, the exact (8) of nard, in which the fourelements of the Indian army were the key pieces. Inthe game these pieces - chariots, horses, elephantsand foot soldiers - joined with a royal counsellor todefend their king and defeat the enemy. Forceful (9)was demanded of the players not luck. Chaturanga soonbecame more popular than nard, and the (10) to thekingdom was over.1.1) concerned2) confident3) ignorant4) indifferent5) partisan2.1) propelled2) enshrined3) captured4) activated5) enhanced3.1) communities2) ways3) abnormalities4) destinies5) groups4.1) bravado2) interest3) peace4) wealth5) faith
4145.6.7.8.9.10.Test of English tthreat2) crushing4) promoting2) risk4) game2) absorption4) hesitation2) equivalent4) opposite2) concentration4) attack2) anxiety4) nuisanceVirtue behaviour that shows high moralstandards; goodnessPrudent acting with or showing care andthought for the future; showinggood judgementFat al causing or ending in deathCounsellor an adviser especially one who hasprofessional trainingPart isan showing too much support for oneperson, group or cause; biasedPropel to move, drive or push something/somebody forwardEnshrine to preserve something in a place orfrom it will be remembered andrespected.Br av ad o a display of bold talk or behaviourto impress other people.Appalling shocking; extremely badMoisten to become or make something moistOverwhelming very great; very strongReplica a close or exact copy of somethingof a painting; a model of somethingmade on a smaller scaleAnxiety a nervous feeling caused by fear thatsomething bad is going to happen;worryNuisance a thing, a person or behaviour thatis annoying or causes troubleparticular, needs to be complimented for this–havele d to substantially le sse r e ne rgy inte nsity ofeconomic growth. However, even the tempered demandnumbers are (8) to be below 80Gw. As against thisneed, the coal supply from domestic sources is unlikelyto support more than 25 Gw equivalent capacity.Imported coal can add some more, but at a much (9)cost. Gas-based electricity generation is unlikely tocontribute anything substantial in vie w of theunprecedented gas supply challenges. Nuclear will be(10) in the foreseeable future. Among imported coal,gas, large hydro and nuclear, no more than 15-20Gwequivalent can be (11) to be added in the five-
Chapter 13 Cloze Test 9. 1) increasingly 2) always 3) gradually 4) deliberately 5) badly 10. 1) enlighten 2) validate 3) negate 4) underestimate 5) belittle Absorb to hold somebody’s attention or interest completely Ravage to damage something badly; to destroy something The ravages the damaging effect of something; of something the destruction done by something Kingpin a person of .
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Definition and Previous Use of Cloze . cloze test, the advantages of the former should be the same in terms of cost, effort and time required for construction. Although the cloze technique has been used to measure com prehension, it has not been used to measure course-oriented achieve ment. Therefore evidence for the validity of the cloze as a measure of course .
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Chapter 4: Linguistic factors determining mutual intelligibility in the Slavic language . The cloze test in the similar form as the one in the present study has been employed in Gooskens and van Bezooijen (2006). To our knowledge, the spoken version of the cloze test in precisely this form has not been used in intelligibility research before. The four texts used as the cloze test material .
Each group was asked to recall the text and finish a cloze test after reading each of the four passages. Recall protocols (recall of idea units and importance level) and cloze test were used as the measures of reading comprehension. Both recall protocol and cloze test analysis revealed that participants displayed better recall of the familiar text than the unfamiliar text, which suggests that .
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Contents Dedication Epigraph Part One Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Part Two Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18. Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26
AND CLOZE TEST TOWARD STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT THESIS Submitted by FARISQA RAHMAYANI Student of Department of English Language Education Reg. No. 231121202 FACULTY OF TARBIYAH AND TEACHER TRAINING AR-RANIRY STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY DARUSSALAM – BANDA ACEH 2016 M/1437 H . Abstract Multiple choice test and cloze test have been widely used for measuring reading .
Reading Comprehension, cloze test is allotted more marks compared to other topics in English Language section. In a Cloze Test, candidates are given a passage with a few blanks and are required to fill those blanks to make the passage complete. Cloze test tests a candidates vocabulary, gra
post-test result using limited cloze test as the treatment. There are some significant differences between pre-test and post-test score. The average score in reading skill for the experimental class was 24.76 for the pre-test and 63.81 for the post-test. Also for the result of calculation by using t-test showed that t table 2.086, from
