Fill-in-the-Gap Exercises

Fill the Blank or we can say Fill in the Gap is one of exercises that can be chosen to examine students’ understanding. Some teachers use it to evaluate grammar or vocabulary. In traditional method, sometimes the teachers make it by giving the answer choice directly beside the blank. I think it is less challenging as the students’ thinking limits on those choices. It will not make different with multiple-choice question.

Especially for computer-based class, the teachers can use Hot Potatoes (JCloze) to make this evaluation be more challenging. You can include clues, not other answer choices, to improve your students’ thinking skills. In addition, you can give limitation time so that your students will do this with high concentration because when the time is end, the students will have no more time to finish it.

This is the example of JCloze (ready to use)

This is the example of JCloze (process)

This is tutorial how to make this exercise using JCloze Hot Potatoes.

JCloze Hot Potatoes Tutorial