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7 Creative Ways to Use Cloze Tests for Lead Generation
In an era of "form fatigue," standard lead generation tactics are losing their edge. If you want to capture high-quality data, you have to stop asking for information and start inviting participation. Cloze testing, the process of replacing key words in a text with blanks, is a powerful psychological tool. It taps into the Zeigarnik Effect, which is a phenomenon where the human brain feels a need to complete an unfinished task. By using clozetesting.com, you can leverage this "need to finish" to turn passive visitors into active leads.
Streamlining L2 Research: How to Use AI for Rapid Cloze Item Generation
In the rapidly evolving world of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and applied linguistics, a curious paradox has emerged. While academic papers debate the nuances of "Deep Learning Summarization" vs. "Simple Heuristics," researchers on the ground are often left struggling with complex code or clunky legacy software just to create a reliable assessment. If you are researching linguistic proficiency, reading comprehension, or vocabulary acquisition, you’ve likely encountered the Cloze Construction Bottleneck.
Seamlessly Share Cloze Tests to Google Classroom
We're excited to announce a powerful new integration that simplifies the workflow for educators: Direct sharing to Google Classroom. You can now assign your cloze tests, grammar exercises, and vocabulary quizzes to your students with just a few clicks—without ever leaving Clozetesting.com.
Introducing AI Exercise Generation: Create Cloze Tests in Seconds
We are excited to launch our new Generate with AI feature, designed to help you create diverse and engaging exercises in seconds.
Distractors and Alternative Answers for Drag & Drop Questions
We are excited to announce a significant upgrade specifically for our Drag & Drop (Wordlist) exercises! We've added two powerful features that give educators more control and flexibility when designing interactive word bank tests: Distractors and Alternative Correct Answers.
Introducing Google Login for Cloze Tests
You can now set your cloze tests to Google Login participation mode. When students sign in with their Google account, they can save their progress, allowing them to return and continue exactly where they left off.
Save Time: Generate Online Gap-Fill Exercises with ChatGPT
One little known feature is that in the Clozetesting editor, you can paste a text and have all text in brackets replaced with gaps. With the help of ChatGPT, you can therefore very quickly generate your fill-in-the-blank exercise if you want to test for instance some grammar rule.
Create Online Courses with Embedded Exercises
Creating a course that captures and sustains students’ attention is no small feat. One of the most effective ways to engage learners is by integrating interactive exercises directly into your course content. Tools like clozetesting.com make it simple and effective to create these exercises and embed them seamlessly into your courses.
How to create a cloze test exercise
Clozetesting.com currently supports 3 question types: Fill-in-the-blanks, dropdowns and wordlists (drag & drop). You can use all 3 question types for a given test. In this article, you will learn how to create an online test and how to share it with others.
How to create an interactive online listening cloze exercise
With clozetesting.com you can easily create gap-fill exercises for listening comprehension or dictation. Learn how you can upload mp3 files and embed them into your exercise.