TestFormatReading Module lasts 60 minutes3 readingpassagestotal 2,000-2,750 words40 questionsTexts and questions appear onQuestionPaper.Answers entered on AnswerSheet
Test Format Reading Module lasts 60 minutes 3 reading passages total 2,000 – 2,750 words 40 questions Texts and questions appear on Question Paper. Answers entered on Answer Sheet
Test Format-TasksMultiplechoiceShort-answerquestionsSentencecompletionNotes/summary/diagram/flow-charttable completionChoosing from a“heading bank'foridentified paragraphs/ sections of textIdentification of writer's views/claimsyes,no or not givenClassificationMatchinglists/phrases
Test Format – Tasks Multiple choice Short-answer questions Sentence completion Notes/summary/diagram/flow-chart/ table completion Choosing from a ‘heading bank’ for identified paragraphs/ sections of text Identification of writer’s views/claims – yes, no or not given Classification Matching lists/phrases
Test Format -Text TypesMagazines,journals,booksandnewspapersTopicsof non-specialist,general interestInteresting,appropriate and accessibletouniversity studentsAt least one textcontainsdetailedlogicalargumentOne text may contain non-verbalmaterials-diagrams,graphs,illustrationsTexts with technical terms will have aglossary
Test Format - Text Types Magazines, journals, books and newspapers Topics of non-specialist, general interest Interesting, appropriate and accessible to university students At least one text contains detailed logical argument One text may contain non-verbal materials – diagrams, graphs, illustrations Texts with technical terms will have a glossary
TestFormat-Answers+Onemarkforeachcorrectanswer+Must bewrittenon theanswersheetNo extra time allowed to transferanswers+PoorspellingandgrammararepenalisedYou can write noteson theQuestionPaper but you can't take it away
Test Format - Answers One mark for each correct answer Must be written on the answer sheet No extra time allowed to transfer answers Poor spelling and grammar are penalised You can write notes on the Question Paper but you can’t take it away
Exampletext extractWindPowerWind Powerin the UsPrompted by the oil crises of the 1970s,awind-powerindustry flourishedbriefly inthe United States.But then world oilprices dropped,and funding for researchinto renewable energy was cut.By the mid1980sUS interest in wind energy asalarge-scale source of energy had almostdisappeared.The development of windpower at this time suffered not only frombadly designed eguipment,butalso frompoorlong-termplanning,economicprojections that were too optimistic andthe difficulty of finding suitable locationsforthe wind turbines...(contd)
Example text extract ‘Wind Power’ Wind Power in the US Prompted by the oil crises of the 1970s, a wind-power industry flourished briefly in the United States. But then world oil prices dropped, and funding for research into renewable energy was cut. By the mid 1980s US interest in wind energy as a large-scale source of energy had almost disappeared. The development of wind power at this time suffered not only from badly designed equipment, but also from poor long-term planning, economic projections that were too optimistic and the difficulty of finding suitable locations for the wind turbines.(contd)