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Guide for Cloze
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This application is shareware - you may evaluate it for 30 days. If you
continue to use it beyond this time then you must register!
Introduction
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Cloze is a word puzzle. A passage of text has words, or letters, removed
from it. The user must recreate the passage by entering words they think
are present in the text. The font Corpus.Medium must have been 'seen'.
Using Cloze
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Load Cloze in the normal way. When you click on the icon on the icon bar
the Cloze window will open, with icons on the right side. The large white
rectangle is where the text is displayed, once you have decided what you
want removed - words or letters. Each dash on screen represents a letter.
Cloze uses a default passage of text when you first load it, see later if
you wish to change it.
Guess a word by entering it into the text entry box (top left of window)
and then clicking on the 'Try word' button. If the word is present in the
text it will be revealed each time it appears.
An additional help feature is provided - individual letters can be revealed
(providing the test type you selected hid words not letters) by clicking on
the relevant letter on the row of letters near the top of the window.
Icons explained
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The five icons on the right side of the window do the following:
1) Toggle between word reveal on/off - if you click on a ---- word on the
main area while word reveal is on, the word is placed in the text entry
box in the top left corner
2) Test type - restarts the test again, allowing you to change the test
3) Files - click here to load a new passage of text
4) Reveal - allows you to give up and reveal all the text
5) Print - you can print an A4 sized summary report
Menu Options
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Clicking Menu over the main window brings up a range of options - most are
pretty obvious as to what they do, the rest are explained below:
a) Reset Files Path - if you have changed the directory used for word sets
(see below) then this will reset it to its previous setting
b) Save New Path - again, if you change the directory used for word sets
then selecting this item makes your change permanent. Each time you load
Cloze your new directory will be used
c) Save As Default - makes the current set of words the default one; ie the
set of words used each time Cloze is loaded
d) Swap & Slide determine how letters are moved when you drag one of them
to a new position
Test Sets
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If you select the files icon then a directory called Words (inside the main
Cloze directory) is scanned. You can add further tests to this directory if
you wish - next time you start up Cloze the extra tests will be detected.
However you can set up a completely different directory if you wish by
simply dragging a new directory onto the main window. If you want to make
this directory permanent (ie the one used each time Cloze is used) then
choose the 'Save New Path' item on the Cloze main menu.
Tests can also be loaded directly into Cloze by dragging the word set (which
is just an Edit file) onto the main window.
To create your own tests try loading one of the existing ones. They are just
Edit text files - do not worry about word wrap, just type them in. Keep in
mind that Cloze will only display fifteen lines of up to 38 characters so
keep your passage fairly short. Also try and leave a space after a full stop
or comma.
** At the end of your passage make sure the cursor is on a blank line below
the last line of text. If you don't then Cloze may 'hang' when you use your
test **
Registration
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The registration fee for Cloze is 3.99 - this will keep you informed about
upgrades as they become available as well as removing the 'unregistered'
windows that pop up. You will also receive a simple editor so you can
modify the word databases. To register make a cheque to M. Smith for 3.99
and print clearly your address as well as who you want the program to be
registered to. Include the name of the application on your note (ie Cloze).
Michael A. Smith
19 Tulip Road
Awsworth
Nottinghamshire
NG16 2RS
Feedback
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It is always gratifying for an author to get feedback on their work, both
positive & negative (providing it is constructive critism!). Please do let
me know what you think and what you use the software for etc.
Copying
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You may not disassemble or reverse compile this software. You may make
backup copies and pass on copies to third parties providing you:
(a) Copy all files, including this one
(b) Charge no fee (except for P.D libraries who may charge distribution
costs & magazines who may include it on 'cover disks')
Disclaimer
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This software is supplied 'as is'. The author is not liable for any loss or
damage resulting from the use of this software.
Iridium Range
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Shown below is a brief description (E & O.E) of applications by the same
author. Virtually all are of an educational nature, running under the WIMP.
Most work on RISC OS 2, all work on RISC OS 3.
Geography:
* Where & Grid - Designed for Key Stage 3, Where & Grid are two
complementary applications. They test locations of countries (Europe &
Africa), towns, counties (UK only) rivers, montains, bearings, four and
six figure grid references. Currently the set covers the UK, Europe
& Africa.
* OS_Symbols - Designed for Key Stage 3, OS_Symbols tests knowledge of a
range of OS Map symbols. A particular symbol is displayed and the correct
description must be found - time limits can be set.
* Forecast - Produce your own weather maps just like on TV with symbols and
isobars. Variety of maps supplied; wind chill can be determined.
* Predict - Predict the weather for the next 24 hours by supplying data
such are pressure and wind direction.
* Link - A 'blockbuster' type quiz game, where all the words are connected
with Key Satge 3 geography.
Science:
* Circuit symbols - Tests knowledge of circuit and electronic symbols
against the clock.
* Assist: Science AT4 - Produce a wide range of worksheets for topics on
AT4. Each topic has a wide range categories including word searches,
crosswords, True or False, Anagrams and Missing words. Worksheets are
created from a databank, so they are different each time they are printed.
* Assist: Equations - Produce four types of worksheets based on chemical
equations. Categories are Balancing equations, Missing product, Missing
reactant and Right or Wrong. Because a databank is used, worksheets are
different each time they are printed.
* Assist: Periodic Table - Print a customised Periodic Table. Displayed data
can include mass number, density, boiling point, melting point,
radioactive isotopes, atomic radius, atomic volume, covalent radius,
ionisation energy, & electronegativity. Graphs and periodic trends can
also be produced.
* Periodic Table - Click on a particular element to display relevant data.
* ArcMedia: Space - A simple hypermedia system on the Solar System. Designed
to be 1Meg RISC OS 2 friendly. Variety of NASA images.
* Multiple Choice Chemistry - Several hundred multiple questions (some with
pictures) covering GCSE Chemistry. Time limits can be set.
* Multiple Choice Physics - Several hundred multiple questions (some with
pictures) covering GCSE Physics. Time limits can be set.
Word Puzzles:
* Word Search - Application for creating word searches. Control over grid
size, displayed fonts, grid shape & borders is provided.
* Do Search - Compliments the Word Search application. Data files from Word
Search can be dragged into Do Search, allowing the word search to be done
on screen
* X-Word - Creates and prints crosswords from words and clues provided by
the user. Control over grid size, displayed fonts & borders is provided.
* Do-Word - Compliments the X-Word application. Data files from X-Word can
be dragged into Do Word, allowing the crossword to be done on screen.
* Anagram - Reconstruct the jumbled up word by solid dragging of the
letters. Hint feature is also provided.
* Guess - Guess the word chosen by the computer. Hint featu