A teacher selected a text from a newspaper and dropped every fifth word and asked her learners to supply the missing words. What is a test known as ?

The correct answer is Option 1: A cloze test.

A cloze test is an assessment technique where words are systematically removed from a portion of text (such as deleting every fifth, sixth, or nth word), and the learner is required to fill in the missing words based on context clues and reading comprehension skills.

Here is a breakdown of why this option is correct and why other options do not apply:

• Cloze test: Specifically defined by the systematic removal/deletion of words at regular intervals (e.g., every 5th word) to evaluate reading comprehension and language ability.

• Fill in the blanks: A broader term for items with missing words, but it does not specifically require the systematic removal of every nth word from an authentic text.

• Complete the comprehensible paragraph: A general descriptive phrasing rather than a formally defined language testing technique.

• Writing test: Focuses on assessing a student's ability to produce original written text rather than reconstructing text via context clues.