Test 4

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Complete Test #4
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PART 1
CAT QUESTIONS
🧐 During Part 1 of the DET, you will answer several question

types between 4-6 times each. The DET is a computer
adaptive test (CAT), which means that the difficulty of the
questions changes based on your performance.

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1. Read and Select 1:00
Select the real English words in this list
equip commodity expertise unemployed quit polyhedge
brisdumbing restringity solar macroteach corruption calculable
behicent behotive transabundant degarbled quantify unimpairment
2. Read and Complete 3:00

Type the missing letters to complete the text below
A carpenter is a person who works with wood. They c_ _ make cabinets,

bu_ _ _ houses, or do ot_ _ _ things with wo_ _. Carpenters usu _ _ _ _
make very go_ _ foremen on larger jobs as they de_ _with so much of
the pro _ _ _ _ from ground up. Carpenters a_ _ always ad _ _ _ _ to their
tools a_ _ always lear _ _ _ _ how to u_ _ the n_ _ tools, materials, and
ways of working with wood.
3. Listen and Select 1:30

Click the speaker to listen to all 9 words
WORD 1 WORD 2 WORD 3
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4. Listen and Type 1:00
Type the statement that you hear
5. Read Aloud 0:20

Record yourself saying the statement below
Online learning allows students to study at their own pace.

The British Museum in London is one of the world’s largest and most
impo_ _ _ _ _ museums of hu_ _ _ history and cul _ _ _ _. It has mo_ _
than seven million ob _ _ _ _ from all conti _ _ _ _ _. They illus _ _ _ _ _ and
document the st_ _ _ of human culture fr_ _ its begi _ _ _ _ _ to t_ _
present. As wi_ _ all other nati _ _ _ _ museums a_ _ art galleries i_
Britain, the Museum charges no admission fee.

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trustee cautious battery temporarily poorly referendum
hyerceivable deflung ultractioner maxtain malturity withhold
tailor inrotateful freetity blopicial teliving demium
9. Read Aloud 0:20

The teacher used a unique approach in her lesson.
10. Write About the Photo 1:00
Write one or more sentences that describe the image
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15. Read Aloud 0:20

She is a poet, a writer, and a teacher.

Not everyone celebrates birthdays, including Jehovah’s Witnesses. In

m_ _ _ English-speaking coun _ _ _ _ _, people si _ _ the song “Happy
Birthday to You” to the person celeb _ _ _ _ _ _ her or his birt _ _ _ _.
There a_ _ similar songs in ot_ _ _ languages. A birthday ca_ _ is usually
deco _ _ _ _ _ and covered with can _ _ _ _. Most of the ti_ _, the num_ _ _
of candles is the sa_ _ as the age of the birthday person.
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warranty controversy benchmark violate surge helature
refaulting correlate airport innovative logistics denote
unchanged advisor allegation amend prosecution desidiary
20. Read Aloud 0:20

Online education is becoming more mainstream nowadays.
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consultation reliance blopicial becath ultractioner restructure
turnover accountable analytical notably allocate aggregate
criteria legacy legislature prescribe prosecutor sharply
Computational thinking involves looking at a problem and working out

a way a comp_ _ _ _ might be ab_ _ to help you so_ _ _ it. To do this, you
need to under_ _ _ _ _ how a computer processes infor_ _ _ _ _ _. You
probably u_ _ computational thin_ _ _ _ at school or wo_ _ too, but don’t
rea_ _ _ _ it. If you ana_ _ _ _ a problem and plan out the solu_ _ _ _ _, you
are using computational thinking.
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statistical contrary disconcealism franchise equity liquidate
enact insider subordinate reproduce controller marginal
quantify solar equip corruption reabundanting unassuaged
26. Read Aloud 0:20

The data showed that the education project was successful.

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Our mission is to be a university that has global significance, to b_ a

lea_ _ _ in higher educ_ _ _ _ _ providing excellent rese_ _ _ _ and
teaching, and contr_ _ _ _ _ _ _ to the most impo_ _ _ _ _ issues and
deb_ _ _ _ of mod_ _ _ times. We are pro_ _ that this unive_ _ _ _ _ is
increasingly having an impact worldwide.
30. Read Aloud 0:20

There is no economic reason why public borrowing is

necessarily bad.
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PART 2
INTERACTIVE READING
🧐 On the Interactive Reading section of the exam, you have

to read 2 passages and answer 6 questions per passage.
Time limit: 7-8 minutes per passage

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Interactive Reading Passage 1 7-8 minutes

for all six questions
Question 1: Complete the Sentences

Select the best option for each missing word

Talking on the phone [#1] driving isn’t the only situation

where we’re worse at multitasking than we might like to
think we are. New [#2 ] have identified a bottleneck in our
brains that some say [#3] we are fundamentally [#4] of true
multitasking. Meaning our performance in tasks diminishes
when we attempt two or more tasks at the same time. If
these experimental [#5] reflect real-world performance,
people who [#6] they are multitasking are probably just
underperforming in [#7] of their parallel pursuits.
#1: as, in, meanwhile, while, upon

#2: classes, teachers, students, studies, schools
#3: finds, knows, means, reacts, rethinks
#4: incapable, weak, impossible, unlucky, eligible
#5: citations, statements, alligations, account, findings
#6: judge, understand, regard, think, visualize
#7: all, completely, every, entire, none
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Question 2: Select the best sentence to fill in the blank

Select the best sentence to fill in the blank

Talking on the phone while driving

isn’t the only situation
think we are. New studies have identified a bottleneck in
our brains that some say means we are fundamentally
incapable of true multitasking. Meaning our performance in
tasks diminishes when we attempt two or more tasks at the
same time. If these experimental findings reflect real-world
performance, people who think they are multitasking are
probably just underperforming in all of their parallel
pursuits.
Practice might improve your performance, but you will

never be as good as when focusing on one task at a time.
1. Put simply our attention span increases over time.

2. However, other studies have shown that practicing multitasking
can slightly improve performance.
3. In other words, we shouldn't talk on the phone while driving.
4. On the other hand, multitasking has some advantages such as
increasing productivity.
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Question 3 & 4: Highlight the Answer

Highlight the answer to the two questions below
Talking on the phone while driving isn’t the only situation

pursuits. However, other studies have shown that
practicing multitasking can slightly improve performance.
Question 3: What might increase our capabilities to multitask?
Question 4: How does multitasking affect our performance on the

tasks?
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Question 5: Identify the Idea

Select the idea that is expressed in the passage

1. We should not multitask.

2. We should avoid multitasking, especially when driving.
3. We need to practice multitasking.
4. We underperform when we multitask.
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Question 6: Title the Passage

Select the best title of the passage

1. Multitasking Reduces Performance

2. The Case For Multitasking
3. Become A Multitasker
4. How To Be Most Productive
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Question 1: Complete the Sentences

Select the best option for each missing word

Are you one of the many who lie [#1] at night listening to
anything that makes the [#2] noise? Insomnia is one of the
most common yet most misunderstood problems for which
[#3] healthy and normal people seek professional help.
Conventional medicine, however, is of [#4] help. The typical
sufferer will be prescribed some [#5] of medication that is
effective in the short term but invariably wears off. This can
leave the insomniac back where he or she started. In recent
years, in an [#6] to remove the cloud of mystery [#7]
insomnia, researchers have [#8] insomniacs to volunteer in
treatment [#9].
#1: woke, upright, aware, attentive, awake

#2: slightest, primary, main, intrinsic, central
#3: moreover, therefore, meanwhile, otherwise, furthermore
#4: narrow, finite, limited, boundless, modified
#5: form, genre, trait, trend, way
#6: battle, affect, force, effort, push
#7: alike, surrounding, matching, covering, battling
#8: responded, hunted, tracked, engraved, invited
#9: businesses, games, programs, levels, affairs
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Question 2: Select the best sentence to fill in the blank

Select the best sentence to fill in the blank

Are you one of the many who lie awake at night listening to
anything that makes the slightest noise? Insomnia is one of
the most common yet most misunderstood problems for
which otherwise healthy and normal people seek
professional help. Conventional medicine, however, is of
limited help. The typical sufferer will be prescribed some
form of medication that is effective in the short term but
invariably wears off. This can leave the insomniac back
where he or she started. In recent years, in an effort to
remove the cloud of mystery surrounding insomnia,
researchers have invited insomniacs to volunteer in
treatment programs.
The results of these studies have yet to lead to a cure.
1. Insomniacs are also advised to exercise daily in order to sleep

better.
2. The purpose is to study the sleep patterns and behaviors of
insomniacs.
3. Insomniacs are told to stop watching TV before they go to bed.
4. This helps the insomniac overcome the condition.
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Question 3 & 4: Highlight the Answer

Highlight the answer to the two questions below
treatment programs. The purpose is to study the sleep
patterns and behaviors of insomniacs. The results of these
studies have yet to lead to a cure.
Question 3: Why doesn't prescribed medicine work for treating

insomnia in the long-term?
Question 4: What is the main reason for running treatment programs

for insomniacs?
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Question 5: Identify the Idea

Select the idea that is expressed in the passage
1. Insomnia is a common condition that is yet to be understood.

2. Medicine for treating insomnia works well enough.
3. Insomniacs should volunteer in treatment programs.
4. People suffering from insomnia should seek professional help.
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Question 6: Title the Passage

Select the best title of the passage
1. Why Can't I Sleep?

2. A Crucial Treatment Program
3. A Misunderstood Condition
4. How to Sleep Better at Night
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PART 3
OPEN RESPONSE QUESTIONS
🧐During the 'open response' section of the exam, you will

have three speaking and two writing questions.

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1. Speak About the Photo 1:30
Speak for at least 30 seconds about the image below
2. Read, Then Speak

1:30
Speak your answer to the question below
Many young people think that choosing

their career is the most important decision
in their lives. Do you agree that choosing a
career is the most important decision a
young person has to make? Why or why
not?
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3. Listen, Then Speak 1:30
Speak the answer to the question you hear
You can listen a maximum of three times
4. Listen, Then Speak 1:30
Speak the answer to the question you hear
You can listen a maximum of three times
5. Read, Then Write 5:00
Respond to the question in at least 50 words
What change would make your

hometown more appealing to
people your age?
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PART 4
WRITING & SPEAKING SAMPLE
🧐 The institutions you apply to will be able to view your

answers to these questions. Only the writing sample
contributes to your overall score.
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Speaking Sample 3:00
Speak for 1 to 3 minutes about the topic below
Describe a museum that you have

visited. Where was it? What did you
see?
Writing Sample 5:00
Write for 3 to 5 minutes about the topic below
In your opinion, what kind of

small businesses will young
people have in the future?
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ANSWER KEY
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Answer Key
Part 1: CAT Questions
1. Read and Select: equip, commodity, expertise, unemployed, quit, solar, corruption, calculable, quantify
2. Read and Complete: A carpenter is a person who works with wood. They can make cabinets, build
houses, or do other things with wood. Carpenters usually make very good foremen on larger jobs as they
deal with so much of the project from ground up. Carpenters are always adding to their tools and always
learning how to use the new tools, materials, and ways of working with wood.
3. Listen and Select: paycheck, massage, innovative, commonly, lab, chilly
4. Listen and Type: This slide shows that there has been minimal growth since the start of the century.
5. Read Aloud: Online learning allows students to study at their own pace.
6. Read and Complete: The British Museum in London is one of the world’s largest and most important
museums of human history and culture. It has more than seven million objects from all continents. They
illustrate and document the story of human culture from its beginning to the present. As with all other
national museums and art galleries in Britain, the Museum charges no admission fee.
7. Listen and Type: Time and distance are used to calculate speed.
8. Read and select: trustee, cautious, battery, temporarily, poorly, referendum, withhold, tailor
9. Read Aloud: The teacher used a unique approach in her lesson.
10. Write About the Photo: Sample answer This photo shows a relatively calm river with several boats
passing over its brownish, murky water. The branch from a nearby tree is partially obscuring the view. At least
two of the boats have motors whose propellers have formed long wakes behind them.
11. Write About the Photo: Sample answer In this photo, a partial rainbow stretches up over picturesque
farmland and into heavy clouds. Though it is incomplete, all seven colors of the rainbow are present. In the
background, a thicker forested area with tall pine trees emerges.
12. Write About the Photo: Sample answer This photo shows a torrential downpour of rain in a part of a city
alongside a river. By the water’s edge, an outdoor seating area is set up. This area is likely bustling with people
when the weather is better.
13. Listen and Select: salad, individually, lawn, labs, diner, economize
14. Listen and Type: Today’s lecture materials will be included in the next assessment.
15. Read Aloud: She is a poet, a writer, and a teacher.
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16. Read and Complete: Not everyone celebrates birthdays, including Jehovah’s Witnesses. In many English-
speaking countries, people sing the song “Happy Birthday to You” to the person celebrating her or his
birthday. There are similar songs in other languages. A birthday cake is usually decorated and covered with
candles. Most of the time, the number of candles is the same as the age of the birthday person.
17. Listen and Select: guidance, container, stereo, humidity, vacancy, graphics
18. Listen and Type: Undergraduates may pursue specific interests within certificate programs.
19. Read and select: warranty, controversy, benchmark, violate, surge, correlate, airport, innovative, logistics,
denote, unchanged, advisor, allegation, amend, prosecution
20. Read Aloud: Online education is becoming more mainstream nowadays.
21. Listen and Select: unfamiliar, tremendous, leak, postpone, institute, tim
22. Read and select: consultation, reliance, restructure, turnover ,accountable, analytical, notably, allocate,
aggregate, criteria, legacy, legislature, prescribe, prosecutor, sharply
23. Read and Complete: Computational thinking involves looking at a problem and working out a way a
computer might be able to help you solve it. To do this, you need to understand how a computer processes
information. You probably use computational thinking at school or work too, but don’t realize it. If you
analyze a problem and plan out the solutions, you are using computational thinking.
24. Read and select: statistical ,contrary, franchise, equity, liquidate, enact ,insider, subordinate, reproduce,
controller, marginal, quantify, solar, equip, corruption
25. Listen and Type: Understanding how to use the library will save you time in the future.
26. Read Aloud: The data showed that the education project was successful.
27. Listen and Select: dental, timeline, resignation, familiarity, coupon, tray
28. Read and Complete: Our mission is to be a university that has global significance, to be a leader in
higher education providing excellent research and teaching, and contributing to the most important issues
and debates of modern times. We are proud that this university is increasingly having an impact worldwide.
29. Listen and Type: Unusual weather patterns are making farming more difficult today.
30. Read Aloud: There is no economic reason why public borrowing is necessarily bad.
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Part 2: Interactive Reading
Passage 1
Question 1: #1 while, #2 studies, #3 means, #4 incapable, #5 findings, #6 think, #7 all

Question 2: However, other studies have shown that practicing multitasking can slightly improve performance.
Question 3: practicing multitasking
Question 4: our performance in tasks diminishes
Question 5: We underperform when we multitask.

Question 6: Multitasking Reduces Performance
Passage 2
Question 1: #1 awake, #2 slightest , #3 otherwise, #4 limited, #5 form, #6 effort, #7 surrounding, #8 invited,

#9 programs
Question 2: The purpose is to study the sleep patterns and behaviors of insomniacs.
Question 3: wears off
Question 4: to study the sleep patterns and behaviors of insomniacs
Question 5: Insomnia is a common condition that is yet to be understood.

Question 6: A Misunderstood Condition
Part 3: Open Response Questions

1. Speak About the Photo: Sample answer In this photo, a giraffe is eating the leaves from a solitary tree in
the middle of a vast African savannah. The grass is a light brown color, which suggests to me that there hasn’t
been much rain recently. Despite the giraffe being one of the tallest animals in the world, this one still needs
to stretch its neck up as much as possible to grab the lowest-hanging leaves from this tree. Without such
trees, this giraffe might starve as the grass is so brown that a severe drought could be occurring. However, it
might not be able to eat much more unless it attempts to stand on its back legs to reach even higher into the
tree. The trunk of the tree is so thin that its shape looks quite similar to the long neck of the giraffe to its left.
Far in the background, low hills rise up into the partially cloudy sky.
2. Read, Then Speak: Sample answer I mostly agree that choosing a career is the most important decision
young people need to make. The main reason is that by having a clear career path they want to pursue, young
people can make better decisions about their education and even their major at university. Thinking back to
my life, I didn't have a clear path and now I regret the major I chose. Many lines of work require specific
degrees and certifications, which can take years to obtain. So, by understanding the requirements of their
chosen path they can prepare themselves better for the career they want. For this reason, I agree that
choosing a career is the most important decision young people need to make.
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3. Listen, Then Speak: Sample answer

Question: Global warming is one of the biggest threats humans face in the 21st Century. What problems are
associated with this?
Sample Answer: Global warming is certainly the biggest issue facing humanity this century. The biggest worry I
have is the rising ocean levels because I live near the sea. The most concerning problems caused by climbing
sea levels are that land is being lost and peoples’ homes are often flooded. As water levels rise, low-lying land
is submerged and many countries become smaller. On top of all that, millions of people all over the world live
in coastal areas, and if the sea rises by even a few feet, they completely lose their property. Another major
problem is air pollution. Nowadays many big cities all over the world have major air pollution problems and
this could lead to residents of those cities becoming seriously ill as they get older. Global warming is certainly
the biggest threat to humans in the 21st century.
4. Listen, Then Speak: Sample answer

Question: Nowadays more and more people live non-active lives. Why do you think this is? What are the
problems associated with this?
Sample Answer: Living a non-active life is becoming more and more common these days even though there
are a large number of sports facilities and government campaigns. The main problems caused by an inactive
lifestyle are obesity and back pain. It's a well-known fact that long periods of physical inactivity raise the risk of
becoming overweight and obese. This is because you burn fewer calories and easily gain weight when you
don't move or exercise often. Also, posture and back problems are associated with leading a non-active life.
Sitting for long periods causes serious back pain, and this can have long-lasting problems. All in all, leading a
non-active lifestyle causes a lot of health problems, including obesity and spinal diseases. I suggest people
start exercising and going outside more often.
5. Read, Then Write: Sample answer My hometown is a traditional town in the countryside that has a lot of
older people. I think my hometown could do with a lot of big changes to make it more exciting for young
people. Firstly, it needs more bars and restaurants in the town center. Next, the beaches are a unique feature
of the town that could be developed to bring in more tourists. These are two changes that would make my
hometown more appealing to people of my age.
Part 4: Writing & Speaking Sample
1. Speaking Sample: Sample answer I have visited more than ten museums in total in different countries and
I loved them all. I mostly enjoyed visiting the British Museum in London. I went to the museum almost two
years ago while I was in England to learn English. There are five floors in the museum and the interior of the
building reminded me of the imperial age. I remember seeing the ceiling of the building from the ground floor.
The museum was packed with people from different age groups and nationalities who were closely observing
the museum, and I had a feeling that most of them were enjoying it. I see historical artifacts from all over the
world but mostly from ancient Europe. Taking photos was prohibited but I was sometimes able to take some
nice photos. I definitely would love the chance to go back there one day.
2. Writing Sample: Sample answer The business world is moving at a rapid pace these days. I think in the
future, younger people will mostly run small online businesses which focus on creativity such as blog and
video creators. In addition to creativity, I also think there will be more opportunities to create new and
interesting products as the world is getting smaller and more interconnected by the day. Individuals can now
work directly with factories and make sales without needing to store or handle their own products. I think the
future looks bright for small businesses.
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When you're ready, turn the page to begin the test.

🧐 During Part 1 of the DET, you will answer several question

1. Read and Select 1:00

Select the real English words in this list

equip commodity expertise unemployed quit polyhedge

brisdumbing restringity solar macroteach corruption calculable

behicent behotive transabundant degarbled quantify unimpairment

2. Read and Complete 3:00

A carpenter is a person who works with wood. They c_ _ make cabinets,

3. Listen and Select 1:30

Select the real English words in this list

WORD 1 WORD 2 WORD 3

WORD 4 WORD 5 WORD 6

WORD 7 WORD 8 WORD 9

4. Listen and Type 1:00

Type the statement that you hear

5. Read Aloud 0:20

Online learning allows students to study at their own pace.

6. Read and Complete 3:00

7. Listen and Type 1:00

8. Read and Select 1:00

Select the real English words in this list

trustee cautious battery temporarily poorly referendum

hyerceivable deflung ultractioner maxtain malturity withhold

tailor inrotateful freetity blopicial teliving demium

9. Read Aloud 0:20

The teacher used a unique approach in her lesson.

10. Write About the Photo 1:00

Write one or more sentences that describe the image

11. Write About the Photo 1:00

Write one or more sentences that describe the image

12. Write About the Photo 1:00

Write one or more sentences that describe the image

13. Listen and Select 1:30

Select the real English words in this list

WORD 1 WORD 2 WORD 3

WORD 4 WORD 5 WORD 6

WORD 7 WORD 8 WORD 9

14. Listen and Type 1:00

Type the statement that you hear

15. Read Aloud 0:20

She is a poet, a writer, and a teacher.

16. Read and Complete 3:00

Not everyone celebrates birthdays, including Jehovah’s Witnesses. In

17. Listen and Select 1:30

Select the real English words in this list

WORD 1 WORD 2 WORD 3

WORD 4 WORD 5 WORD 6

WORD 7 WORD 8 WORD 9

18. Listen and Type 1:00

Type the statement that you hear

19. Read and Select 1:00

Select the real English words in this list

warranty controversy benchmark violate surge helature

refaulting correlate airport innovative logistics denote

unchanged advisor allegation amend prosecution desidiary

20. Read Aloud 0:20

Online education is becoming more mainstream nowadays.

21. Listen and Select 1:30

Select the real English words in this list

WORD 1 WORD 2 WORD 3