Reading Cloze Test

Student ___________________________________ Date ________________________

Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage with appropriate and grammatically
correct words. Each blank is equal to one word.

A Global Village Needs a Global Language

English has become the global language of the present day globalized world. With over a
quarter of the 1___________ speaking the language, the English language 2___________
essential to communication among people of 3___________ cultures and countries. In fact,
statistics 4____________ that non-native speakers of English far 5___________ English native
speakers. If you speak 6___________, it is easy to get assistance 7___________ help in any part
of world. 8___________ can test it by online travel. 9___________ travel booking site is
available in 10___________.
English is also the dominant language 11___________ international business and trade. It has
12
___________ almost a necessity for people to 13___________ English if they are to enter
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___________ global workforce. Research from all over 15___________ world shows that
cross-border business communication 16___________ most often conducted in English. One
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___________ the prerequisites for getting a job 18___________ a big company is to be
19
___________ in English.
English is essential to 20___________ field of education. Because it is 21___________ dominant
language in the sciences, most 22___________ the research and studies in any 23____________
scientific field are written in English. 24___________ the university level, students in many
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___________ study almost all their subjects in 26___________ in order to prepare for the
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___________ work force.
On the Internet, the 28___________ of websites are written and created 29___________ English.
It is the primary language 30___________ the press: more newspapers and books 31___________
written in English than in any 32___________ language. No matter where in the 33___________
you are, you will find some 34___________ these books and newspapers available. Because
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___________ is so dominant in international communication, 36____________ will have
accesses to information about 37___________ subject if you can speak English.
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___________ is generally accepted that English isn’t 39___________ most difficult language to
learn. One 40___________ pick up conversational English by watching movies, listening to
popular songs, using English language apps, to name just a few of the numerous resources. For
all of these reasons, English is likely to remain the world’s number one language during our
lifetimes.

Score ________________/40 % correct _______________

 Reading Cloze Test Answer Key

Blank # Exact Word Acceptable Words

1 world Earth, globe, planet, people, population
2 is NA
3 different various, diverse, all, many, numerous, multiple
4 show reveal, confirm, indicate, demonstrate, prove,
5 outnumber exceed
6 English NA
7 and or
8 You One, Anyone, Anybody, We
9 Any Each, Every
10 English NA
11 of for, in
12 become NA
13 speak use, know, understand, comprehend, master, learn, study, acquire
14 a the
15 the NA
16 is NA
17 of NA
18 in at, with
fluent, capable, skilled, articulate, competent, well-versed, experienced,
19 proficient
adept
20 the NA
21 the NA
22 of NA
particular, established, well-known, specific, individual, known,
23 given
recognized
24 At NA
schools, colleges, nations, areas, institutions, departments, disciplines,
25 countries
fields, majors, locations
26 English NA
competitive, international, demanding, challenging, modern,
27 global
contemporary, worldwide
28 majority bulk
29 in using
30 of NA
31 are NA
32 other alternative
33 world NA
34 of NA
35 it English
36 you NA
37 any every
38 It NA
39 the NA
40 can might, may, could, does