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B2 English Exam Structure Overview

The document outlines the structure and format of the IB Language exams for papers 1 and 2. It describes the different tasks and question types students may encounter on the exams, including writing, listening comprehension, and reading comprehension assessments. It provides examples of short answer, multiple choice, matching, and other question styles.
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B2 English Exam Structure Overview

The document outlines the structure and format of the IB Language exams for papers 1 and 2. It describes the different tasks and question types students may encounter on the exams, including writing, listening comprehension, and reading comprehension assessments. It provides examples of short answer, multiple choice, matching, and other question styles.
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  • Paper 2: Receptive Skills – Listening Comprehension
  • Paper 1: Productive Skills – Writing
  • Paper 2: Receptive Skills – Reading Comprehension
  • Paper 3: Receptive Skills – Text Interaction

English / Anglais / Inglés

Paper 1: Productive skills – writing


Épreuve 1 : compétences productives – expression écrite
Prueba 1. Destrezas productivas: expresión escrita

Language ab initio / Langue ab initio / Lengua ab initio:

Complete one task. Use an appropriate text type from the options below the task you
choose. Write 70 to 150 words.

Language B SL / Langue B NM / Lengua B NM:

Complete one task. Use an appropriate text type from the options below the task you
choose. Write 250 to 400 words.

Language B HL / Langue B NS / Lengua B NS:

Complete one task. Use an appropriate text type from the options below the task you
choose. Write 450 to 600 words.

Paper 2: Receptive skills – Listening comprehension


Épreuve 2 : compétences réceptives – compréhension orale
Prueba 2. Destrezas receptivas: comprensión auditiva

1. Multiple Choice Questions / Questions à choix multiple / Preguntas de opción múltiple

Choose the correct answer.

2. Identify true statements / Reconnaître les affirmations exactes / Identificación de


oraciones verdaderas

Choose the X true statements.

3. Matching statements with their sources / Associer des affirmations et leur source /
Emparejar oraciones con su origen

Tick [  ] one correct option for each of the following statements.


4. Short answer questions / Questions à réponse brève / Preguntas de respuesta corta

Answer the following question(s).

5. Gap-filling exercise / Textes à trous / Ejercicios de completar espacios

Complete the following gaps. Use no more than three words for each gap.

Paper 2: Receptive skills – Reading comprehension


Épreuve 2 : compétences réceptives – compréhension écrite
Prueba 2. Destrezas receptivas: comprensión de lectura

1. Multiple Choice Questions / Questions à choix multiple / Preguntas de opción múltiple

Choose the correct answer.

2. Identifying true sentences / Reconnaître les affirmations exactes / Identificación de


oraciones verdaderas

Choose the X true statements.

3. Matching questions with answers in the text / Associer les questions et les réponses /
Emparejar preguntas con respuestas

Choose an appropriate question from the list that completes each gap in the text.

4. Matching headings with paragraphs / Associer les paragraphes et leur titre / Emparejar
párrafos con títulos

Choose an appropriate heading from the list that completes each gap in the text.

5. Matching vocabulary exercise / Exercices de vocabulaire – Associer des mots / Ejercicios de


vocabulario: emparejar palabras

What do the following words mean in the text? Choose the appropriate words from the list.

6. Matching person with statement / Associer des affirmations et des personnes / Emparejar
oraciones con personas

Choose the appropriate statement from the list for each person.
7. Matching two halves of a sentence / Associer les deux moitiés d’une phrase / Unir dos
mitades de una misma oración

Choose an appropriate ending from the list that completes each sentence.

8. Gap-filling exercise / Textes à trous / Ejercicios de completar espacios

Choose an appropriate word from the list that completes each gap in the following text.

9. Short answer questions / Questions à réponse brève / Preguntas de respuesta corta

Answer the following question(s).

10. True or False questions with justification questions / Questions de type « vrai ou faux »
avec justification / Preguntas de verdadero o falso con justificación

The following statements are either true or false. Tick [  ] the correct option, then justify it
using words as they appear in the text. Both parts are required for [1 mark].
True False Justification:

11. Complete sentences using phrases from the text / Phrases à terminer en utilisant des
expressions issues du texte / Completar oraciones utilizando frases extraídas del texto

Find the words that complete the following sentences. Answer using the words as they
appear in lines X – Y.
Find the words that complete the following sentences. Answer using the words as they
appear in paragraphs X – Y.

12. Finding words in the text / Trouver des mots dans le texte / Encontrar palabras en el texto

Find the word or phrase in lines X – Y which means the following:


Find the word or phrase in paragraphs x-y which means the following:

13. Identifying to whom or to what words refer / Reconnaître à qui ou à quoi se rapporte un
mot / Identificar a quién o a qué se refiere una palabra

To whom or to what do the underlined words refer? Answer using words as they appear in
the text.

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