Guide to take written exams

from B05 to I04

Sample Questions

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 Purpose
The Final Written Exam examines students’
communicative competence in written form.

Format
Paper-based exam that comprises the following:
• Listening comprehension
• Grammar use
• Vocabulary use
• Reading comprehension
• Question Formulation New
• Open-ended responses Sections

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 SECTION 1: LISTENING COMPREHENSION
In this section, your ability to understand spoken English
will be assessed.

PART A
PART B
Input: Short expressions,
Input: Short conversation
questions and statements
Format: Multiple choice
Format: Multiple choice
4 items
4 items

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 Listening Comprehension (Part A )
Listen to the following questions/statements and chosse the best response.
Mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

Listening Section (Part A)

You will listen to an expression or question. Remember that, in

order to answer, you will have to choose one of the alternatives
in your booklet.

Read the alternatives before listening to the

TIP! audio.

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 Listening Comprehension (Part B)
Read items 1-4 silently. Then listen to the conversation twice and
mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

Listening Section (Part B)

In this section, you will listen to a short conversation. Then,

read the statements and choose the alternative that best
completes the information.

Remember that the audios will be played only

TIP! twice.

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 SECTION 2: GRAMMAR USE
In this section, you will be assessed on your ability to use
English grammar appropriately.

The questions in this section will evaluate the grammar

structures studied in the course through 8 multiple choice
items.
 Grammar Use
Complete each item with the appropriate choice. Mark the
letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

Grammar Section

You will have to discriminate the appropriate grammar

structures both syntactically and morphologically.

There is only one correct answer. If you are not

TIP! sure, you can guess.

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 SECTION 3: VOCABULARY USE
In this section, you will be assessed on your ability to select the
right expressions based on context.

There is only one right answer per item that fits best with
the rest of the sentence. In total, there are 5 vocabulary
items to be assessed.
 Vocabulary Use
Complete each ítems with the appropriate choice. Mark the letter of
the correct answer on your answer sheet.

Vocabulary Section

Read the sentence and decide which of the expressions in the

exam is the best based on context.

Pay attention to the key words in the question since

TIP! they may help you decide.

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SECTION 4: READING COMPREHENSION
In this section, you will be assessed on your ability to
understand main ideas (gist) and details (specific and factual
information).

The answers for this section are found in the reading itself.
Read carefully and choose the best alternative for all 4
items.
 Reading Comprehension
Complete the statements with the best choice (A, B, or C)
according to the text below. Mark the correct answer on your
answer sheet.

Reading Section

Read the text carefully and decide which alternative best

completes the statement.

Try to focus on the main ideas and details to

TIP! answer the questions.

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 New
Section

SECTION 5: QUESTION FORMULATION

In this section, you will be assessed on your ability to phrase
questions in written form to meet a specific communicative
purpose.

Read the instructions carefully and write down the question

that best meets the language function being requested.
Remember, there are no alternatives in this section- it is
open-ended.

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 New
Section
Question Formulation & Tasks
Imagine you need the information below. Follow the
instructions and write the necessary questions/response
on your answer sheet carefully.

Question Formulation & Tasks Section

Write down the question that best meets the language

function being requested on the answer sheet.

Pay special attention to the useful

TIP! expressions studied in the course, and to the
grammatical structures, too.

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 New
Section

SECTION 6: OPEN-ENDED RESPONSES

In this section, you will be assessed on your ability to produce
written responses to written input.

Read the instructions carefully and write an appropriate

answer.

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 New
Section

Open-ended Responses
Write your responses to the questions/comments below
using complete ideas. Add a comment or additional
information when necessary.

Open-ended Responses Section

On your answer sheet, write down an appropriate

response to the questions in this section.

When possible, remember to add additional

TIP! information or details to complement your
answer.

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 Summary
Section Objective Format
1 Multiple
Listening To respond to oral input (questions, statements or fixed expressions)
(Part A) choice
Comprehensio
n 1 Multiple
To listen to a conversation for general comprehension (gist and details)
(Part B) choice
To discriminate syntactically and morphologically appropriate language Multiple
Grammar Use 2
forms choice
Multiple
Vocabulary Use 3 To select lexically appropriate forms
choice
Reading
Multiple
Comprehensio 4 To read a text for general comprehension (main ideas and details)
choice
n
Question
To phrase questions in written form to meet a specific communicative
Formulation & 5 Open-ended
purpose
Tasks
Open-ended To produce written responses to a written stimulus (questions, statements
6 Open-ended
Responses or fixed expressions)

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 Exam scores and score ranges
Score
Section # of items
(total)
Listening Comprehension (Part A) 4 8

Listening Comprehension (Part B) 4 8

Grammar Use 8 16

Vocabulary Use 5 10

Reading Comprehension 4 8

Question Formulation & Tasks 5 10

Open-ended Responses 5 10

TOTAL 35 70

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 Recommendations
1. Manage your time. Remember there is a time
limit to finish the exam.
2. Use a pen to record your answers in the
answer sheet.
3. Don’t write on the exam booklet. Use the
answer sheet instead.
4. Remember that you will listen to the audios
twice.
5. If possible, don’t spend too much time on the
difficult items. Work on the questions you
consider easier first.

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