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DashboardMultiple-Choice Cloze (A, B, C, D)
Choose A, B, C or D for each gap.
13 exercises
Exercises
Never Too Late: Learning to Cycle as an Adult
An adult learning to ride a bicycle for the first time
All Aboard: The Return of Night Trains
The revival of night trains in Europe
Treasure in the Mud: The World of Thames Mudlarking
Mudlarking: searching the River Thames foreshore for historical objects
The Buzz About City Bees
Urban beekeeping
The Buzz About Urban Beekeeping
Urban beekeeping as a growing city trend
The Smart Home Revolution
technology
Yellowstone: The Rise of a Modern Western
Yellowstone - western- Cowboy - cowgirl valued series
That Strange Feeling: The Science of Déjà Vu
Déjà vu and the science of memory glitches
Masters of Memory
Memory athletes and the technique of competitive memorisation
The Secret Life of City Foxes
Urban foxes adapting to city life
When Senses Collide: The Puzzle of Synesthesia
Synesthesia – the neurological blending of the senses
Taking the Plunge: The Rise of Wild Swimming
The revival of wild swimming in Britain's rivers, lakes and sea
The Quiet Rebellion: Inside the Silent Book Club Movement
Silent book clubs and the appeal of shared quiet reading in a hyper-connected age
About Multiple-Choice Cloze (A, B, C, D)
Multiple-choice cloze is the classic exam vocabulary task: a short text with gaps, and for each gap you choose the one word that fits best from four options. It rewards collocation, phrasal verbs, linking words and the feel for natural English.
What it tests
Each exercise presents a text of around 150–250 words with eight gaps. For every gap four options are offered — three distractors and one correct answer. Distractors are usually plausible words, so you must judge the text as a whole, not just the sentence.
How it appears on the exam paper
In a real upper-intermediate English exam this task is worth one mark per gap, with no penalty for wrong answers — so never leave a gap blank. Timings are tight, so aim to finish this part in about a minute per gap.
Exam-style tips
- Read the whole text once before answering — the first sentence has no gaps and sets the tone.
- Test each option in the gap; three of them will 'clang' against the surrounding words.
- Watch for fixed phrases and dependent prepositions (interested in, capable of).
- If two options look right, re-read the words immediately before and after the gap.
A ready-to-print Multiple-choice cloze — free worksheet with the answer key and explanations at the back. Download the PDF worksheet.
Frequently asked questions
How many questions are in the multiple-choice cloze?
A standard paper has eight gaps in one text, each with four options.
What grammar does the multiple-choice cloze test?
It is mostly vocabulary: collocations, phrasal verbs, linking words and fixed phrases.
How should I prepare?
Read widely at your level and drill collocations; then practise under timed conditions with instant explanations.
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