CEPT Test Taking Strategies

What strategy involves reading the entire passage before tackling gapped sentences?

• Predict the missing word

• Identify contextual cues

• Read the entire passage first

How can you approach a multiple-choice gap-fill task for better results?

• Guess without reading the passage

• Choose the first option for every gap

• Carefully examine each option for the gap

• Skip the task and come back later

How many times will you hear the recordings in the Listening test?

• Once

• Twice

• Three times

What should you do during the 10-second pause at the start of a 'Listen and select' task without images?

• Dance around the room

• Read the question and look at the options

• Close your eyes and imagine the answer

In an 'Open Gap-fill' task, you can type as many words as you want in each gap.

• True

• False

The listening test is always followed by the reading test.

• True

• False

What should you do during the 45-second pause in an 'Extended listening' task?

• Start answering the questions immediately

• Read the questions and look at the options

• Take a break and come back later

____ the 45-second pause, candidates should read the questions and look at the options before the recording begins.

• During

• After

• Before

What strategy involves summarizing each paragraph's main idea during extended reading?

• Skip the paragraphs

• Summarize after reading each paragraph

• Highlight every word

How many choices are provided for each gap in a multiple-choice gap-fill task?

• Two

• Three

• Four