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Cloze - Test: Adopted From Hallam, E and Jones, C. (2003)

The document is a cloze test with two passages containing blanks that must be filled in. The first passage is about insomnia and the effects of sleep deprivation. It states that insomnia is the term used to describe habitual sleeplessness, and that sleep difficulties can last for weeks or months for some people. Lack of sleep can negatively impact one's health, work, relationships, and judgment. The passage recommends that most adults need about 8 hours of sleep per night. The second passage describes an interaction at an airport between an angry passenger and an agent. The passenger demands to be rebooked on an earlier flight in first class. When he tries to use his importance to get special treatment, the agent

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Cloze - Test: Adopted From Hallam, E and Jones, C. (2003)

The document is a cloze test with two passages containing blanks that must be filled in. The first passage is about insomnia and the effects of sleep deprivation. It states that insomnia is the term used to describe habitual sleeplessness, and that sleep difficulties can last for weeks or months for some people. Lack of sleep can negatively impact one's health, work, relationships, and judgment. The passage recommends that most adults need about 8 hours of sleep per night. The second passage describes an interaction at an airport between an angry passenger and an agent. The passenger demands to be rebooked on an earlier flight in first class. When he tries to use his importance to get special treatment, the agent

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Cloze test

Adopted from Hallam, E and Jones, C. (2003)


Directions: Read the passage and hint or predict the word that was
removed and replace it with the word that best fits the intended meaning in a
passage. (Time allotment is 25minutes).
A.
Are you getting Enough Sleep?
Nothing is worse than lying awake hour after hour, night after night, when all
you really want to do is sleep.
Insomnia is the ________ used to describe the habit of sleeplessness. For some
unlucky people, sleeping difficulties may continue not just for days, but for
weeks, or even ________.
Being overtired can have a very ________ effect on every part of ________ lives.
We may get angry easily ________ often marriages and friendships suffer.
________ can make us unhealthy and ________. We may catch colds easily or
________ more serious sickness. Our work or ________ suffers. Our judgement
suffers many fatal accidents are ________ by drivers falling asleep at the
________ of a car.
How much sleep ________ adults need? Most of us ________ about eight hours
sleep a night, although, ________ course, some people need more and ________
need less. Children and teenagers need ________ ten hours. If you have a few
________ in a row of sleeping less ________ eight hours, you should try to
________ up for this by sleeping more ________ you get the chance. A 1959

American Cancer study ________ one million Americans showed that ________
who sleep about eight hours a night ________ likely to live longer than those
________ sleep less than seven hours. ________ Studies agree with these
findings.
B.
A crowded flight to Chicago was cancelled. An airport agent was rebooking a long line of inconvenience travellers. Suddenly an angry passenger
pushed his ________to the desk. He slapped his_______ down on the counter
and said, _______have to be on this flight_____ it has to be first
class.______agent replied, Im sorry sir. Ill ______happy to try to help you,
_______Ive got to help these folks_______ and Im sure well be able _______work
something out later.
_______passenger was unimpressed. He asked loudly, _______that the passenger
behind him could_______, Do you have any idea who I am? Without hesitating,
the agent smiled and_______ her public microphone. May I ______your
attention please? she began, her ________bellowing throughout the
terminal.We have _______passenger here at the gate WHO _______ NOT KNOW
WHO HE IS. If _______can help him find his identity, ______ come to the gate
Number 5.
_______the folks behind him in line _______hysterically, the man glared at
the______ gritted his teeth and swore in _______ foulest language imaginable.
Without flinching, she______ and said, Im sorry sir, but _______ have to stand
in line for that too.

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