“Cloze Test” is simply a “fill in the blanks” problem, where a paragraph is given with multiple blanks and you have to figure out the correct word in that sentence. There are certain confusing options in these problems and you need to have a decent vocabulary in order to solve these problems.

There are certain points which are required to be kept in mind while solving the problems based on “Cloze Test.”
• Read carefully: In “Cloze test” problems, there are certain answers which are implied in the given paragraph. You have to read the paragraph carefully in order to find the correct answer.

• Build a decent vocabulary: The most essential requirement of solving the cloze test is to build a decent vocabulary so that the meaning of the words appearing in the options can be gauged.

• Look for grammatical hints: Look for the articles just before or after the blank. Also check for the tense used in the paragraph because if it follows a particular tense, then the answer should also follow that same tense. For example, if the article just before the blank is ‘an’, then all the options that take either ‘a’ or ‘the’ get eliminated.

• Tone of the paragraph: Check the tone of the paragraph and choose the option which is consistent with that tone. For eg if the tone of the author is satirical, your answer should be consistent with that tone and if the tone of the author is serious, then the answer should be consistent with the serious tone.