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Guide - Pearson Test of English

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Task<br />

<strong>Test</strong> takers read a text and answer five questions (or complete five sentences) from a choice <strong>of</strong> three answer<br />

options. There are five answers to choose and one text.<br />

Objective, stimulus<br />

Objective Stimulus<br />

To assess ability to understand the main ideas in an<br />

extended written text.<br />

Including:<br />

- opinions<br />

- attitudes<br />

- implied meanings<br />

Scores<br />

Authentic text types include: newspaper articles, magazine<br />

articles, leaflets, brochures. Questions address content, style,<br />

connotation, implication and inference<br />

This item type is marked as either correct or incorrect. Each correct answer has a weighting <strong>of</strong> one score<br />

point. A maximum <strong>of</strong> five score points can be achieved in this section <strong>of</strong> the test.<br />

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