Use of English - Open Cloze
B2
Cambridge English B2 Exam
For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. Click the gaps to type your answer.
Environmental Education
Environmental education is becoming increasingly important (0) IN schools and communities around the world. Many people agree that learning about nature is not enough; students also need to understand how human behaviour affects the planet. One reason this matters is that young people will soon be making decisions (1) .......... energy, transport and consumption. If they are taught early, they are more likely to develop habits that reduce waste and protect local ecosystems. Environmental lessons can also show students that small actions, such as saving water or recycling, add (2) .......... to real change when millions of people do them. However, education should not be limited to facts and figures. It is just as important to teach students (3) .......... to think critically about information they see online, including misleading claims. Schools can support this by organising projects (4) .......... students measure air quality, grow vegetables, or take part in clean-up days. In addition, environmental education helps people feel connected to their surroundings. When students spend time outdoors, they often become more curious and more willing to care (5) .......... wildlife and green spaces. This can lead (6) .......... long-term community involvement. Ultimately, environmental education is not a luxury; it is something society cannot do (7) .......... if it wants a healthier future. The earlier it becomes part of everyday learning, the better prepared we will be (8) .......... the challenges ahead.
About Use of English Open Cloze — Cambridge English B2
In this Cambridge English B2 Use of English Open Cloze exercise you read a short text and think of the one word that best fits each of the 8 gaps.
Open Cloze tests grammar and common fixed expressions — articles, prepositions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs and linking words. Only one word goes in each gap, and it is usually a small grammatical word rather than vocabulary.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many gaps are in this B2 Open Cloze exercise?
There are 8 gaps, and you must write exactly one word in each.
What kind of words go in the gaps?
Usually grammatical words: prepositions, articles, pronouns, auxiliaries, relative pronouns and parts of fixed phrases.
What is the best strategy for Open Cloze?
Read the whole text first for meaning, then look closely at the words around each gap — the answer almost always depends on the immediate grammar.
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What to do
This part consists of a short text with a series of gaps. There are no words from which to choose the answers, candidates have to think of a word which fits the gap correctly.
Errors in punctuation are ignored, although spelling must be correct.
Contractions (e.g. don’t, we’ve, won’t) count as two words. However, can’t is a contraction of cannot, which is one word.
Sometimes, there is more than one correct answer. Cambridge will always account for this and all options will be accepted. However, you should not write more than one answer.
Don't spend time in a word you don't know. Wasting time on this activity might cost you points later in the exam because you won’t have enough time to do other tasks well.
Strategy
- Read the title and the whole text so that you understand what it is about.
- Read the whole sentence in which the gap occurs, to look for clues as to what kind of word you need.
- Check the words before and after each gap and look for grammatical collocations.
- Remember you must write only one word.
- You are never required to write a contraction. If you think the answer is a contraction, it must be wrong, so think again.
- Read the whole text through once you have completed it to make sure you have not missed any connectors, plurals or negatives.