Vocabulary - Dialogue Completion Cloze Exercises 1

Dialogue Completion Cloze Exercises 1 Dialogue Completion Cloze Exercises 2

These exercises which require filling in the blanks with suitable words to complete dialogues are valuable for middle school students.

Dialogue Completion Cloze Exercise 1a

A police officer is questioning a person near the scene of a bank robbery.

Officer : What is your name, and what were you (1) ……… in this place earlier this evening?

Man : My (2) ……….. is Johnson Lin. I was waiting for my friend.

Officer : Who is your (3) …………? What is his name?

Man : His name is Ramu. We (4) ……… near each other.

Officer : Where do (5) ………. live?

Man : I live in Belait.

Officer : When were you supposed to meet this friend of yours, and why (6) ………… you meeting him?

Man : At 6.00 pm. We were going to the movies.

Officer : Which (7) ………….. were you going to?

Man : The one being shown at the cinema inside this building.

Officer : How (8) ……….. you get here?

Man : I took a bus and then walked from the bus stop over there.

Officer : There has been a (9) ……….. at the bank. Did you (10) ……… anyone acting suspiciously or anything strange when you arrived?

Man : No. I didn’t see anyone or anything (11) ………….. or strange.

Officer : Was the place deserted (12) ………. were there a lot of people here earlier?

Man : Not a lot of (13) ……….. Just a few. As normal.

Officer : Ok. You are free (14) ……….. go now. But leave your name, address and phone number with me. I may need to ask you some more (15) …………. later.

Answer Scheme

• doing
• name
• friend
• live
• you
• were
• movie
• did
• robbery
• see
• suspicious
• or
• people
• to
• questions

Dialogue Completion Cloze Exercise 1b

Nine o’ clock in the morning, at the police station.

Boy : Good morning officer. I have come to hand in this watch here at the police station. I found this (1) ………….. lying on the ground near my school.

It looks quite expensive and the owner must be worried.

Officer : Yes, it does. It is good of you to bring it here. Now, let us write down a few details. Where did you (2) ………. it?

Boy : I (3) …………. it near the basketball court in our school ground.

Officer : Now, please give me your name and address. Then you can go home.

Ten o’clock in the morning

Mr. Smith : Good morning (4) …………. I am really worried and wonder if you could help me. I have recently lost my watch and I can’t find it anywhere.

I hoped that perhaps someone might have found it and (5) ………… it over at the police station.

Officer : Can you describe your watch please?

Mr. Smith : It is not a very old watch. I have only had it for a few months. My wife (6)………… it to me for my fortieth birthday in December. It is quite big, silver-coloured with a clear face and has a large number display. It is very dear to me, and I would be (7) ………………. if you could help me.

Officer : Don’t worry Mr. Smith. Now tell me, where did you (8) ……… your watch?

Mr. Smith : Well, I am not really sure, but I went for a walk in the school ground nearby yesterday evening. When I reached home (9) ……….. my walk, I noticed that the watch was no longer on my wrist. I think I must have lost it somewhere on the school ground.

Officer : Well, I think we have some good (10) …………. for you. About an hour ago, a boy came here with a watch he had found on the school (11) ………... It matches the description you gave us. So, I suppose it is (12) ……...

Mr. Smith : Thanks so (13) ……... Is it possible to (14) ………… who the boy is? I would like to personally (15) ………… him for returning this.

Officer : Of course. I will give you his phone number. You can call him and thank him.

Answer Scheme

• watch
• find
• found
• officer
• handed
• gave/presented/gifted
• thankful/grateful
• lose
• after
• news
• ground
• yours
• much
• know
• thank

Dialogue Completion Cloze Exercises 1 Dialogue Completion Cloze Exercises 2