What it is: A short text has gaps. You choose a word from the list for each gap. The list has extra words.
The instruction on the paper: Choose an appropriate word from the list that completes each gap in the following text. → Pick one word from the list for each gap.
Example: Many teenagers now earn money [ – 1 – ] by selling old clothes on apps. Starting is easy: you take a photo, write a short description and set a price. It sounds simple, [ – 2 – ] experienced sellers say good photos are essential. Clothes photographed in daylight sell much faster. Some students earn enough in a year to [ – 3 – ] a new phone.
Choose an appropriate word from the list that completes each gap in the following text. A. online B. but C. buy D. because E. sell
The answer
Your turn
- Answer it yourself first, then check.
- Choose an appropriate word from the list
- use only the words given
- completes each gap
- fits the space
- [ – 12 – ]
- the gap, numbered like the question
- the following text
- the text printed with the gaps
- word(s)
- the answer may be more than one word
Remember: Read the words before and after the gap. Grammar first, then meaning.
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Fill the gap
1
Read the whole text
Get the main idea first.
2
Decide the word type
Verb, noun, adjective or linking word?
3
Test the meaning
Read the sentence with your word.
4
Cross it off the list
Fewer words left to test.
Read → Type → Meaning → Cross off
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Text H — The recycling club: The school's recycling club started with five members. Today it has [ – 4 – ] than forty. Every Friday, members collect paper from classrooms, [ – 5 – ] they also teach younger pupils how to sort waste. Last month the club won a [ – 6 – ] prize, and it plans to spend the money on new bins.
Choose an appropriate word from the list that completes each gap in the following text. A. more B. although C. local D. fewer E. and F. win
The answer
Your turn
- Answer it yourself first, then check.
Do
- Read before and after the gap.
- Check the word type.
- Reread the full sentence.
Don't
- Choose a word that only sounds right.
- Use a word not in the list.
- Leave a gap empty.