What are the basic rules for constructing this sort of cloze test? • As with other types of multiple choice items, only one of the options must be correct, and the options should form a coherent set. One way of choosing distractors is to administer the test to some students as an open cloze (where no options are provided) and use some of the wrong responses as distractors. • The first gap should not be placed too near the beginning of the passage, or subsequent gaps so close to each other that it becomes difficult to see which structure is being used. A reasonable assumption is that there should generally be between seven and twelve words between gaps. • Deleting the first word in a sentence should be done infrequently, and deleting negatives avoided. It is also not advisable to delete words (usually adjectives or adverbs) which leave an acceptable sentence when omitted. • Contractions, hyphenated words and any other form which may confuse candidates who have been directed to fill each gap with one word should not be deleted.
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