Complete the Words
You are shown a short paragraph with several words that have letters missing. Your job is to identify the complete word from context and fill in the missing letters. Tests vocabulary recognition, spelling awareness, and the ability to infer meaning from context.
What to Expect
- •A paragraph of 4–6 sentences on an everyday or academic topic
- •5–8 words with 2–4 letters replaced by underscores or blanks
- •Each blank is part of the word itself — not between words
- •The surrounding sentence context always makes the answer clear
Top Tips
- ✓Read the full sentence before guessing — context is your biggest clue
- ✓Look at the visible letters and think of words that fit that pattern
- ✓Eliminate unlikely words based on part of speech (verb vs. noun vs. adjective)
- ✓Academic topics often use formal vocabulary — think 'demonstrate' not 'show'
Scoring Guide
Each correctly completed word earns 1 point. No partial credit. Total contributes to your 0–30 Reading section score.
Read in Daily Life
You read a practical, real-world document — such as a bank notice, university enrollment instructions, a mobile app help page, or a lease agreement — and answer comprehension questions. Tests your ability to extract key information from non-academic functional texts.
What to Expect
- •A functional document (250–450 words): notices, instructions, forms, schedules
- •Multiple-choice questions testing detail extraction and inference
- •Questions may ask about the purpose, who should follow the instructions, or specific details
- •Some questions test ability to understand warnings, conditions, or limitations
Top Tips
- ✓Skim the document first for structure: headers, bullet points, bold text
- ✓Questions about 'purpose' — look at the opening sentence or title
- ✓Questions about specific details — locate the relevant section, don't rely on memory
- ✓Watch for conditional language: 'only if', 'unless', 'provided that'
Scoring Guide
Each question is worth 1 point. Scaled to contribute to your 0–30 Reading section score.
Read an Academic Passage
You read a scholarly passage (~600–800 words) on an academic topic and answer a range of question types testing comprehension, inference, vocabulary in context, rhetorical purpose, and overall organisation. This is the most cognitively demanding part of the Reading section.
What to Expect
- •1 academic passage (600–800 words) on science, history, social studies, or humanities
- •Multiple question formats: single-answer MCQ, multi-select, drag-and-drop table
- •Questions test main idea, supporting detail, author's purpose, and inference
- •Some questions ask about the function of specific paragraphs or sentences
Top Tips
- ✓Read the first and last sentence of each paragraph — they carry the most information
- ✓For 'vocabulary in context' questions, always substitute your answer back into the sentence
- ✓Multi-select questions (choose 2) — eliminate the wrong ones first, then confirm the two best
- ✓Table/categorisation questions — map the passage sections before dragging
Scoring Guide
Questions vary in point value (1–3 pts). Contributed to the 0–30 Reading section score. No penalty for wrong answers.
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