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
Digital Exam that comprises the following:

• Grammar use • Question Formulation

• Vocabulary use • Open-ended responses New
Sections

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 SECTION 1: 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 14 multiple choice items.

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 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 2: 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 10 vocabulary items to be assessed.

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 Vocabulary Use
Complete each items 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

SECTION 3: 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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Section

SECTION 4: 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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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

Multiple
Grammar Use 2 To discriminate syntactically and morphologically appropriate language forms
choice

Multiple
Vocabulary Use 3 To select lexically appropriate forms
choice

Question
Formulation & 5 To phrase questions in written form to meet a specific communicative purpose Open-ended
Tasks

Open-ended To produce written responses to a written stimulus (questions, statements or

6 Open-ended
Responses fixed expressions)

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 Exam scores and score ranges

Score
Section # of items
(total)
Grammar Use 14 42

Vocabulary Use 10 30

Question Formulation & Tasks 7 14

Open-ended Responses 7 14

TOTAL 38 100

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 Recommendations
1. Manage your time. Remember
there is a time limit to finish the
exam.

2. If possible, don’t spend too much

time on the difficult items. Work on
the questions you consider easier
first.

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