Which reading strategy involves identifying missing words in a passage to test comprehension?

Which reading strategy involves identifying missing words in a passage to test comprehension?

• A. Cloze
• B. Dialogue Journal
• C. Interactionist View of Language Acquisition
• D. Striving Readers Legislation

Answer: (A)

A Cloze task tests reading comprehension by having readers fill in missing words in a passage. Words are removed at intervals, and students use context, grammar, and vocabulary knowledge to supply the blanks. This helps teachers see how well a student understands the text and can predict language in context, reflecting real-time comprehension and fluency. The other options don’t describe a reading strategy for testing comprehension in this way: a Dialogue Journal is a reflective writing activity tied to reading, the Interactionist View of Language Acquisition is a theory about language development through social interaction, and Striving Readers Legislation is a literacy policy. Therefore, Cloze is the best fit.