Assisting cloze test making with a web application

We present an internet-based system that helps teachers to make a cloze test on an online news article. The current system supports question making on grammar and vocabulary of English. The system works as an assistant to the teacher. It helps the user to choose an article, highlights grammar targets, suggests possible choices for the wrong alternatives, and formats the questions in a printer-friendly way. We use the technique of NLP (Natural Language Processing) to provide suggestions for the wrong alternatives. The user interface is built on a web browser so the user can make a test easily (just by clicking on the text.) The user evaluation shows that about 80% of the questions made with this application are appropriate, and the usefulness and the usability of the interface are satisfactory.