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In this section there will be a text given, where some words are missing. Click on each blank, a list of choices will appear. Select the appropriate answer choice for each blank.
Attempt time: You are supposed to finish the task between 1.5 to 2 minutes.
Evaluation criteria: Grammar, vocabulary
No. of questions: There will be 4-5 items from this section.
Task length: Each passage will have between 3 to 5 blanks to fill and have between 6 to 8 options.
Reading, Writing
Skim through the test quickly trying to guess which word would fit in the blank without looking at the options. Search the options for words which match or are close to your prediction and drag it in the box. Make sure that the whole sentence sound grammatically correct when filling blanks.
If you are unsure for a difficult blank, then quickly narrow down on the words that are a possible fit, pick what sounds right and move on.
In this section, you are given a text. Read the text and answer the question by selecting all the correct responses. More than one response (2 -3) is correct.
Attempt time: You are supposed to finish the task between 1 to 1.5 minutes
Evaluation criteria: Grammar, vocabulary
No. of questions: There will generally be 2 items from this section.
Task length: The text will be around 100 to 300 words long and provided with 4-6 options in each question.
Reading
Read the question first and quickly go through the options given. Don’t focus too much on what the correct answer is going to be at this stage. Just get a sense of what is being asked. Now read the text given. As noted, it is important to read with the intention of understanding. Don’t think about the question, just focus on understanding the text. Once you have read it all, get back to the question and eliminate all the incorrect responses, picking the correct answer.
Answers that seems true but have not been clearly given in the text are best left unselected.
Note: This task contains – ve marking. One score will be deducted for each incorrect response
You will be given 4-6 sentences in a text panel (left) and a blank text panel (right). The text boxes in the left panel have been placed in a random order. Restore the original order by dragging the text boxes from the left panel to the right panel.
Attempt time: You are supposed to finish the task between 1.5 to 2 minutes.
Language skills required: Vocabulary, grammar
Scoring: You get marks for each correct combination
No. of questions: There will generally be 2-3 items from this section.
Reading
Most of the sentences given will have a structure and a chronology i.e. sequence of events that happen one after the other. You goal is to simply identify this.
Start with the first sentence as this is the most easily to identify.
Sentences giving conclusion/summary generally come at the last.
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.
In this section there will be a text given, where some words are missing (blanks). Drag words from the options given to the appropriate place in the text. To undo an answer choice, drag the word back to the box below the text.
Attempt time: You are supposed to finish the task between 1.5 to 2 minutes
Evaluation criteria: Grammar, vocabulary
No. of questions: There will be 4-5 items from this section.
Task length: Each passage will have between 4 to 6 blanks to fill and have 4 options for each blank.
Reading only
In this question type go through the text carefully once and fill it as you go. You will save time this way. Do not skim but be make sure you understand what is being written as you read. Look at the text around the blank for clues on what the best answer is. Similar to previous section use Grammar to eliminate responses.
Do not skip paragraph of text even if they do not contain blank. They sometimes contain key information that could be the determining factor in picking the correct answer in the blank in next paragraph.
In this section, you are given a text. Read the text and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct responses. Only one response is correct.
Attempt time: You are supposed to finish the task between 1 to 1.5 minutes.
Evaluation criteria: Grammar, vocabulary
No. of questions: There will generally be 2 items from this section.
Task length: The text will be around 100 words long and provided with 4 options in each question.
Reading
Read the question first and quickly go through the options given. Don’t focus too much on what the correct answer is going to be at this stage. Just get a sense of what is being asked. Now read the text given. As noted, it is important to read with the intention of understanding. Don’t think about the question, just focus on understanding the text. Once you have read it all, get back to the question and eliminate all the incorrect responses, picking the correct answer.
Note: Do NOT try to answer the question in the light of any knowledge which you personally may have. Additionally, as far as possible, do not assume anything to be true in the options unless specifically mentioned or implied.
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