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Summarize spoken text
Multiple choice, choose multiple answers
Fill in the blanks
Highlight correct summary
Multiple choice, choose single answer
Select missing word
Highlight incorrect words
Summarize spoken text
4.1 Summarize spoken text
What to expect
In this section, you will hear a short audio lecture. You need to write a summary for a fellow student who was not present.
The recording will be between 60 to 90 seconds long.
Attempt time: You have 10 minutes to finish the task.
Evaluation criteria: Your response is judged on the basis of content, form, grammar and vocabulary traits.
No. of questions: There can be 1- 2 items from this section.
Response length:
You should write between 50 to 70 words.
Communication skills scored
Listening, Writing
Strategy
The lecture is about 1.5 minutes and you have 10 minutes to write down your summary. You need to listen carefully and take down notes that you will be able to expand upon later. Note taking is important skill that needs to be practiced to get a good score for this section. Do not take down entire sentences as notes. This is a time waster.
After the lecture gets over, spend the next thirty seconds noting down any additional important content that you can remember and you will expand upon later.
Another important point is to make sure you stay between given word count (50-70). The word count will be given on screen as you type.
Content makes up only 20% of the scoring in this section, so you would want to give appropriate importance to grammar, vocabulary, form and spelling as well.
Multiple choice, choose multiple answers
4.2 Multiple choice (More than one answer)
What to expect
In this section, you will hear a recording and will have to answer the question given by selecting all the correct responses. You will need to select more than one response. Each question will usually have 2 correct options, sometimes 3.
Attempt time: You are supposed to finish the task between 1 to 1.5 minutes.
No. of questions: There will generally be 1-2 items from this section.
Task length: The recording will be between 40 to 90 seconds long.
Communication skills scored
Listening
Strategy
You have 7 seconds before the audio begins. Use this time to look at the question and quickly skim through the options given. This will give you an understanding of what to focus on during the recording.
The exam may contain some trick questions to try and confuse you. Some options will have a section with exact words from the audio but an opposite and different meaning applied to it. This is where understanding what the option means and implies is important.
Note: This task contains – ve marking. One score will be deducted for each incorrect response
Fill in the blanks
4.3 Fill in the Blanks
What to expect
In this sections, a transcript of a recording appears on screen with several blanks. After listening to the recording, type the missing word in each gap.
Attempt time: You are supposed to finish the task between 1.5 to 2 minutes.
Language skills required: Grammar, vocabulary
No. of questions: There will be 2-3 items from this section.
Task length:
Each recording will be between 40 to 90 seconds long.
Communication skills scored
Listening, Writing
Strategy
Fill in the blanks as the recording is being played. Don’t bother for spellings when filling initially. Just make sure you quickly capture the word and are staying on the same text as the recording. Try not to lag behind or go too far ahead. Once you are done filing all the blanks quickly revisit them and correct for any spelling errors.
Incorrect spelled words get zero marks.
Highlight correct summary
4.4 Highlight correct summary
What to expect
In this section, you will hear a recording. Click on the paragraph that best related to the recording.
Attempt time: You are supposed to finish the task between 1 to 1.5 minutes.
Language skills required: Vocabulary
No. of questions: There will be 1-2 items from this section.
Task length: Each recording will be between 30 to 90 seconds long.
Communication skills scored
Listening, Reading
Strategy
Taking notes is not advisable in this section, but to instead focus on listening to what is being said and do your best to understand the meaning/main idea of the recording. This way you will have a better chance of picking the right summary.
Lookout for incorrect information in the options given to eliminate them. If you still cannot narrow down on options simply go with your instinct and guess the best answer. Do not fail to attempt any question.
Note on timing: This is a section that exam takers tend to spend a lot of time on. Be mindful of the time you spend and keep an eye on the timer on screen. Ensure that you keep sufficient time to answer the subsequent sections.
Multiple choice, choose single answer
4.5 Multiple choice (choose single answer)
What to expect
In this section, you will hear a recording and will have to answer a multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.
Attempt time: You are supposed to finish the task between 1 to 1.5 minutes.
No. of questions: There will generally be 1-2 items from this section.
Task length: The recording will be between 30 to 60 seconds long.
Communication skills scored
Listening
Strategy
You have 5 seconds before the audio begins. Use this time to go over the question so you know what answer to look out for when the recording begins. Try to skim through the answers too, if you get time.
Similar to the previous section don’t select an answer just because the text was contained in the recording. Check if the answer fits in appropriately with the question. More often than not the answer is contained towards the latter part of the recording so stay focused throughout.
Select missing word
4.6 Select missing word
What to expect
In this section, you will hear a recording. At the end of the recording the last word or group of words has been replaced by a beep. Select the correct option to complete the recording.
Attempt time: You are supposed to finish the task between 1 to 1.5 minutes.
Evaluation criteria: Vocabulary
No. of questions: There will be 1-2 items from this section.
Task length: Each recording will be between 20 to 70 seconds long.
Communication skills scored
Listening
Strategy
Pay attention to the entire recording. The more you understand what is being said, the more chances that you will be able to guess the right word.
If you are unsure, pick what sounds right and move on.
specifically mentioned or implied.
Highlight incorrect words
4.7 Highlight incorrect word
What to expect
In this section, you will hear a recording. The transcript (text) of the recording appears on screen. While listening to the recording, identify the words in the transcript that differ from what is said. You need to click on the words that are different.
Each set will have between 4-7 incorrect words.
Attempt time: You are supposed to finish the task between 1.5 to 2 minutes.
Language skills required: Vocabulary
No. of questions: There will be 2-3 items from this section.
Task length: Each recording will be between 15 to 60 seconds long.
Communication skills scored
Listening, Reading
Strategy
Be super focused on this section. This is towards the end of the test but it is no time to lose your concentration as this will turn out to be costly. You have 10 seconds before the recording begins. You can have a quick glance at the text for not more than 5 seconds and wait for the recording to begin. It is important that you have your mouse pointed at the beginning of the text before the recording begins.
Note: This task contains – ve marking. One score will be deducted for each incorrect word clicked.
