B1/B2 Mediation Exam

What is the main purpose of the B1 level Official Language mediation exams?

• To test advanced vocabulary

• Taking information, summarising it, and passing it on

• To measure memorization capacity

• To make your life impossible

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In the Catalan B1/B2 exam, there will be 2 mediation tasks, which ones?

• 1 written text, 1 listening

• 1 written text, 1 infography/picture

• 1 reading, 1 listening

• One dialogue and one monologue

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Which of the following is a common challenge in oral mediation?

• Lack of real-time interaction

• Limited time to paraphrase

• Finding the type of text

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Which of the following is a key skill tested in the written mediation exam?

• Speaking fluency

• Active listening

• Writing clarity and coherence

• Non-verbal communication
  
  

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In the exams and our daily life, Why do we usually use Mediation for?

• To fix an issue

• To solve a problem in communication

• To help people make money

• To learn English

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Mediation does not mean ......

• Helping others understand

• Paraphrasing

• Translating

• Highlighting the key ideas and making them comprehensible

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What does the written mediation exam often include to help you understand this section?

• Multiple-choice questions

• A detailed scenario

• Non-verbal communication exercises

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An example of mediation would be: "Imagine that your grandmother received a letter from the tax office, and she doesn't really understand because it is very technical, so she asks you for help".

• True

• False

How are you going to help your grandma understand the letter from the tax office?

• By simplifying the letter

• By translating the letter

• By repeating what the letter said

• By repeating the keywords

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Which strategy won't you have to use in a mediation test?

• Summarising

• Paraphrasing

• Translating word by word

• Adapting

• Clarifying

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