fill-in-the-blank question; cloze test
Refers to a test or exercise format where words or phrases are omitted and must be supplied. Used in educational and language-learning contexts.
We did fill-in-the-blank questions in English class.
This textbook has fill-in-the-blank questions at the end of each chapter.
A more formal term for fill-in-the-blank questions, often used in academic or testing contexts.
Compound of 穴埋め (filling a hole/gap) and 問題 (question/problem). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term transparently describes a question format where gaps are filled.