Testing EFL Reading Comprehension Using a Multiple-Choice Rational Cloze.

Bensoussan, Marsha; Ramraz, Rachel

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Publication Date: 1984

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Testing EFL Reading Comprehension Using a Multiple-Choice Rational Cloze.

Bensoussan, Marsha; Ramraz, Rachel

Modern Language Journal, v68 n3 p230-39 Fall 1984

Discusses the "fill-in" test, explains how to construct it, and gives statistical evidence for its effectiveness in testing English as a foreign language reading comprehension. In addition, a comparison is made between this test and the more conventional multiple-choice and cloze tests, citing the advantages and disadvantages of each. (SL)

Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Context Clues, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Tests, Memory, Multiple Choice Tests, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Testing, Undergraduate Students, Vocabulary Development

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Israel

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