want to score better for cloze passage? read on and apply these methods:
1. first sentence clue - provide clues for the whole passage
2. experience clue - must read widely.
eg. baby is hungry and wants his ... (milk)
3. compare and contrast
eg. Ali is thin but Sally is ... (fat)
4. Synonym
eg. He was given the Bravery Award for his ... act. (courageous)
5. Time-order
look for words like : firstly, secondly, later, finally
6. development clue
The writer uses linking words like : therefore, beside, because...
eg. therefore - seek clue from previous sentence
7. pronoun
eg. john took ... toy from the table. (his)
8. grammar
eg.
He saw an ... spider. (can the answer be 'big'?)
The girl wants to ... the cockroach. (can it be crushed?)
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