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Oxford English Test: Reading Module Tasks

The document describes the reading module of the Oxford Test of English. The module contains 4 parts testing identifying main messages, specific information, text structure, attitude, purpose, references, and global meaning from short and long texts of varying lengths and formats.

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Oxford English Test: Reading Module Tasks

The document describes the reading module of the Oxford Test of English. The module contains 4 parts testing identifying main messages, specific information, text structure, attitude, purpose, references, and global meaning from short and long texts of varying lengths and formats.

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OXFORD TEST OF ENGLISH

Exercise 2: Identifying test tasks and testing focus


Reading module
No of
Part Structure Testing focus
items
Identifying
Multiple-choice questions on short texts
- Main message
Six short texts from a variety of sources each with a three- - Purpose
option multiple choice question - Detail
1 Texts may be message, note, notice, and advert.

Text length: A2 = 20–35; B1 = 20–50; B2 = 40–70.

Identifying
Multiple matching
- Specific information
Six profiles to match with four text descriptions - Opinion and attitude
Texts are factual and may be from advertisement, brochure
2 and magazine article.

Text length: A2 = 75-90 word; B1 = 145–160 words; B2 = 190–205

Gapped text
Six extracted sentences inserted into a text Identifying
- Text structure
Texts may be in the form of online sources like newspapers
3 - Organizational
or magazines. features of a text

Text length: A2 = 200–220; B1 = 350–375; B2 = 400–425.


Multiples-choice questions on longer texts Identifying
- attitude/opinion
Four three-option multiple-choice questions - purpose
Texts may be formal, neutral or informal in register and - reference
4 may be in the form of a newspaper or magazine article. - the meaning of words
in context
- global meaning
Text length: A2 = approx. 235; B1 = approx. 280; B2 = approx. 350

List of testing focus

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