International Legal English Certificate Sample Exam Papers

ILEC Reading OutlinePart Task Type and Format Number ofQuestions1 Multiple-choice clozeTwo short texts, not linkedthematically.Six 4-option multiple choice items foreach text, plus an example in thefirst text.Task Focus12 (2x6) Semantic precision, collocations, fixed phrases,complementation, linking words and phrases2 Open cloze12 Grammatical/lexico-grammaticalA single text.12 cloze items plus an example.3 Word formationTwo short texts, not linkedthematically.12 (2x6) Lexical (e.g. affixation, compounds, wordcombinations)Six word transformation items foreach text, plus an example in thefirst text.4 Multiple matching6 Reading for detail and gistA single text divided into foursections (or four thematically-linkedshort texts).Six matching items plus an example.5 Gapped textA single text from which sixsentences have been removed.6 Cohesion, coherence, text structure, globalmeaningSix sentence gap items plus anexample.6 Multiple-choiceA single text.6 Reading for detail, gist, opinion, implication andreferencingSix 4-option multiple-choice items.6