Cloze and dictation

Answer

  1. An example of a compromise between subjective and objective evaluation:
  2. Method ensuring random selection in cloze tests:
  3. The more the number of words deleted from a cloze test, the .......... it will be:
  4. The most serious problem leveled against cloze tests is that ...........:
  5. Which one of the following statements is NOT true as far as cloze tests are concerned?:
  6. The more the number of words deleted from a cloze test, the more it may be ……….:
  7. If the number of words deleted from a cloze test increases, its ····· will also increase:
  8. All of the following are alternative forms of cloze EXCEPT.......... .:
  9. One of the disadvantages of the standard cloze test is that ..........:
  10. The C-Test is a variety of cloze that ..........:
  11. In the C-test every .......... word in a text is partially deleted:
  12. Gestalt psychology is associated with all of the following tests EXCEPT ...........:
  13. As a dictation-type test, dicto-comp ...........:
  14. Cloze tests are based on the assumption that ..........:
  15. Considering ease of construction, administration, and scoring, which one of the following cases is most practical?
  16. Which of the following varieties of cloze test does not follow the naturalness phenomenon?
  17. The elicited imitation form of dictation is quite effective with ..........
  18. In scoring a cloze test, acceptable word method ..........
  19. In pseudo-random deletion, the magnitude of "n" ....... .
  20. Cloze and dictation ........ .
  21. If a passage selected for a cloze test consists of 220 words, then one might usually expect about .............. blanks.
  22. A test such as dictation requires both ……….
  23. Cloze tests can be considered as an example of ..........tests.
  24. Traditionally, dictation was considered as being an .......... testing device.

25.Dictation tests are usually ...........

26.One way of helping to provide the required unity for a dictation taken from a longer passage is to ...........

27.The best way to score a dictation test is to ...........

28.Deliberate deletion of grammar points in a cloze test makes it a rather .......... test.

29.The exact word method and the acceptable word method are two possible ways used for scoring .......... tests.

30.The .......... test is an example of a compromise between subjective and objective evaluation.

31.The principle of cloze testing is based on the ...........

32.In a cloze test, the more blanks contained in the text, the ..........the test will generally prove.

33.Research studies have shown that performance on cloze tests correlates highly with the .......... abilities.

34.The types of knowledge required to perform successfully on a cloze test are .......... knowledge.

35.A regular cloze test cannot be used as a(n) .......... test.

36.The most frequently used deletion rate for cloze tests is one in ..........

37.The more the number of words deleted from a cloze test, the more .......... it will be.

38.The cloze test was originally intended to measure the ...........

39.It is suggested to have .......... blanks in a cloze passage consisting if 350 words.

40.In selecting an appropriate passage for preparing a cloze test, the length depends on the ...........

41. In taking a cloze test, students can normally do better if...

42. In order to measure the general grammatical ability by means of a cloze test, only .......... should be taken out of the passage.

43. Certain kinds of selected deletion cloze can best measure ...........

44. In preparing a dictation test, it is recommended to avoid a passage ..........

45. The complex task of scoring a written composition is the only thing that matches the challenge of scoring a .......... test.

46. The cloze procedure was originally developed to determine the ...........

47. A standard test of dictation does NOT measure ...........

48. Which of the following is NOT one of the steps in preparing a cloze test?

49. One limitation of using cloze tests in testing reading comprehension is that they measure ...........

50. The "editing" test is a kind of .......... test in reverse.

51. The "fixed-ratio" method is one of the methods used for .......... in order to construct a cloze test.

52. Research has shown that optimal reliability is obtained when there are . . . . . . items (blanks) in a cloze test.

53. To achieve both high reliability and high validity, a cloze test should have ... ... blanks.

54. The length of a cloze passage should be somewhere between.... .. words.

55. Which one of the following statements is true regarding the omission of words in a cloze test?

56. To develop a cloze test, a suitable passage for non-natives is a passage with the readability level of . . . . . . standard deviation(s) above or below the average readability of the passages they have studied during a course.

57. Which one of the following statements is NOT true regarding multiple-choice cloze tests?

58. In the discussion of the cloze procedure, "pseudo-random" deletion refers to the. . . . . . . procedure.

59. Cloze tasks are different from cloze tests in that . . . . . . . .

60. Which one of the following statements is true regarding the scoring of cloze tests?

61. As regards the length of the standard dictation, most scholars agree that the passage should have at least . . . . . . words in order to provide possibilities for measuring the testees' performance in connected discourse.

62. The length of the passage in standard dictation should be between....... words.

Certainly, let's analyze the multiple-choice questions regarding dictation and cloze tests:

63. To avoid any human flaws, and achieve consistency for the reader in dictation, the recommended technique is . . .

64. The passage in standard dictation should be read. . . . . . .

65. Regarding the three readings of a standard dictation, it is to be noted that. . . . .. should be at a normal rate of speech.

66. In. ..... , a passage with some deletions is given to the testees, but read in complete form.

67. We can make a partial dictation more difficult by increasing ...........

68. In . . . . . . . , the testees are required to imitate or repeat what they hear.

69. In. . . . . . .the testees should write down the materials, presented to them as a whole rather than chunk by chunk.

70. Which one of the following is NOT a factor influencing the degree of difficulty in a dictation-type test?

71. Which one of the following dictation-type tests is more appropriate for advanced-level students?

72. According to Farhady, et al. , the reliability of cloze and dictation type tests is under question because it is assessed through such methods as. . . . . . , while these tests violate the assumption of the independence of items.

73. According to the Gestalt psychology,. . . . ..

74. The "cloze procedure" is defined as "any passage of appropriate length and difficulty with every. . . . . . . word deleted. "

75. Cloze tests with every . . . . . . . word deleted are known as standard cloze tests.

76. In scoring a cloze test, the acceptable word method is ..........than the exact word method.

77. In scoring a cloze test, the exact word method is .......... than the acceptable word method.

78. A test where every “nth” word is removed from a passage and the students have to fill in the resulting blanks is called a .......... test.

79. Which of the following best tests students’ general proficiency?

80. In scoring a cloze test, Madsen has recommended that ...........

81. The most important step in preparing a cloze test is to ...........

82. There is no chance of cheating in a .......... test when it is conducted in the classroom and under supervision.

83. In scoring a cloze test, acceptable word method ...........

84. The elicited imitation form of dictation is quite effective with ...........

85. Which of the following varieties of cloze does NOT follow the naturalness phenomenon?