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Level C1

Part 2 - Open Cloze

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For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap.

Digital Classrooms

Digital transformation has had a profound effect (0) ON education systems around the world. Schools that once relied almost entirely on printed textbooks are now expected to provide students (1) .......... access to online platforms, interactive resources and instant feedback. This shift has brought clear advantages, but it has not benefited all learners equally. In many regions, technology has made it easier for teachers to adapt lessons to the needs of individual students, some of (2) .......... may require extra support while others progress more quickly. At the same time, however, the success of such reforms depends (3) .......... reliable infrastructure, proper training and long-term investment. Without these, digital tools can become more of a distraction than a benefit. Another issue is that education systems are often judged not only by exam results but also by how well they prepare young people (4) .......... a rapidly changing workplace. For this reason, schools are being encouraged to focus (5) .......... skills such as collaboration, critical thinking and digital literacy. Even so, there is still debate about whether technology should serve (6) .......... a support to traditional teaching or replace some parts of it entirely. What seems certain is that digital transformation, if managed wisely, can widen opportunities rather than limit them, provided that access is available to all and no group is left (7) .......... . In the end, the real challenge lies not in the technology (8) .........., but in how people choose to use it.

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

  1. Read the title and the whole text so that you understand what it is about.
  2. Read the whole sentence in which the gap occurs, to look for clues as to what kind of word you need.
  3. Check the words before and after each gap and look for grammatical collocations.
  4. Remember you must write only one word.
  5. You are never required to write a contraction. If you think the answer is a contraction, it must be wrong, so think again.
  6. Read the whole text through once you have completed it to make sure you have not missed any connectors, plurals or negatives.

Instructions

For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap.

Exercise Details

Author

Bejenaru Alexandru

@bejenaru-alexandru

User Prompt

"Create an exercise about the impact of digital transformation on education systems"

Tone: Standard
Level: C1

Created on:

May 7, 2026

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