2. What will be in the test?
• A reading comprehension-type test
• A grammar, punctuation and spelling test
• Writing
3. Reading
• Time:1 hour
• 3 texts and sets of
questions
• Variety of
different
questions such as
long and short
answer questions,
multiple choice
questions etc.
How to divide your time efficiently
10 mins
• Read the reading booklet- make sure
you read all three of the extracts
45 mins
• Answer the questions in the answer
booklet- you can look back through
the reading booklet to help you
5 mins
• Use these last few minutes to check
through your answers- making sure
you have answered all questions
correctly.
4. 4 types of questions
There are 4 main types of questions that you will
get.These are:
• Literal – the answer for these are in the text
• Deductive – look for clues in the text
• Inferential – read between the lines
• Authorial intent – why the author or the
character do or say something
5. Writing
• In this section, you will get two questions:
– 1. Shorter writing task- this will give you a
scenario and ask you to write the ending or
beginning of a story or write the description of
something.
– 2. Longer writing task- this will give you a
scenario and ask you write something like a
letter, description or postcard etc.
6. Spelling, punctuation and grammar
• This will be a 45 minutes long test on your
punctuation, spelling and grammar.
• The total marks will be 20 and the spelling
test will be separate.
