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Final Preparation Aptis Reading Exam Teachers PDF
Final Preparation Aptis Reading Exam Teachers PDF
2) ___________b______________
Part 1 is usually fairly easy. Candidates must choose one of 3 words to fit gaps in a short text. The vocabulary
choices are simple, but a good knowledge of 3 areas of vocabulary; collocations, conjunctions and prepositions
will improve your mark on this part of the exam.
3) ___________a______________
Part 2 is a little more challenging. Candidates have to order 6 lines of a text (there are 7 but the first is
completed as an example). It tests understanding of text ‘cohesion’ through the use of pronouns and adverbs.
You have to link words like ‘it’, ‘them’ and ‘there’ to words in previous paragraphs. You are required to drag the
sentences with your mouse to reorder them.
4) _________________________
Part 3 is more challenging still. Like Part 1, you must choose words to fit gaps in a text. However, the text is
longer, the vocabulary is more difficult and all the words you need are in a box below the text, along with several
distracters that often cause candidates to make errors. It tests your knowledge of collocations, rare vocabulary
meaning, grammar words and text cohesion.
5) __________________________
Part 4 is often the most challenging part. You have a long text (750 words) and several headings that you must
match to the paragraphs. Being able to read quickly is a good skill to have, but you’ll also need to read in more
detail when two paragraphs contain similar information. This part of the exam tests text comprehension and also
vocabulary knowledge.
This task was similar to
which of the 4 Aptis
The answers are at the end of this booklet. reading tasks?
http://www.britishcouncil.org/aptis-practice-tests/AptisReadingPractice/
When you’ve completed it, the website will give you a mark. Write it here: _____________%
3 – Analysis of Answers
Your trainer will now take you through the correct answers to the exam. This is a copy of the exam online at:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/aptis-practice-tests/AptisReadingPractice/ It can be used instead of the online
exam if teachers cannot access the online exam.
Part 1
Part 2
A __1_
B ____
C ____
D ____
E ____
F ____
G ____
Part 3
Part 4
4 - Time Management
Work in small groups. Now that you have done a complete exam and learnt from your successes and mistakes,
decide how much time you should spend on each part of the exam and complete the following table. The total
time should add up to 30 minutes:
6 - Further Practice
1) Aptis Practice Materials Booklet
There are two practice tests in the Aptis Practice Materials Booklet.
2) Online
You can improve your ability to do the Aptis Reading exam using materials for other reading exams online. Here
are the some ideas:
Parts 1 and 3
As these are similar, you can practice using Part 1 of the FCE exam, which is similar but a little more difficult.
Google the following:
There’s also a practice test to try here: http://www.ielts-exam.net/ielts_reading/701/ with the reading text
here: http://www.ielts-exam.net/docs/Reading/IELTS_Reading_Academic_20_Passage_1.htm