“The world is a text. Shall I help you to interpret it?”(unknown)
TIME: 1 hour 15 minutes
Total: 35 questions
Generally, you have 18 min for each part.
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READING - GENERAL INFORMATION
August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments
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PART 1 - MULTIPLE MATCHING
August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments
CONTAINS: 6 OR 7 QUESTIONS
SUGGESTED APPROACH AND HINTS
You are given either a number of summary sentences, or some phrases in the form of headings or titles, which you have to match to the appropriate paragraph in a text.
You are being tested on whether you can understand the main idea of each paragraph
Read the instructions so [...]
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PART 2 - MULTIPLE CHOICE
August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments
CONTAINS: 7 OR 8 QUESTIONS
SUGGESTED APPROACH AND HINTS
You are given a text followed by seven or eight four-opinion multiple choice questions. The questions tests detailed and general understanding.
Read the text carefully and slowly; you may need to read it , or parts of it twice.
Four possible answers are given and it is important to remember [...]
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PART 3 - GAPPED TEXT
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CONTAINS: 6 OR 7 QUESTIONS
SUGGESTED APPROACH AND HINTS
You are given a text which six or seven sentences or paragraphs have been removed; these have been put in a mixed-up order after the text. The task is to decide where in the text the sentences or paragraphs have been taken from.
Read the text through once.
Look at [...]
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PART 4 - MULTIPLE MATCHING
August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments
CONTAINS: 13 TO 15 QUESTIONS
SUGGESTED APPROACH AND HINTS
You have to read a number of short texts, all on the same topic, and answer 13 - 15 questions. The question ask you to find specific pieces of information and to say which texts they come from
Read the instructions carefully. Make sure you understand the task. It [...]
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READING - FINAL ADVICE
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There is an evidence for each answer in the text. Look carefully to find the word or a phrase which would prove your choice.
Do not worry about the words you do not know the meaning of. Think what they can mean from the context and keep on reading so as not to lose the overall [...]
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