4C End-term Test Specifications – Public Version (2023)

 Level: C1
 Structure: 4 sections, 25 questions
 Time: Approx. 30 minutes

Listening 
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Task type: Multiple choice question
Skills tested: Listening for details, main ideas, and inferences
 Play time: Part 1, 2 & 4: ONCE - Part 3: TWICE
 Transfer time: 3 minutes
 Level: C1
 Structure: 3 long passages, 25 questions
 Time: 45 minutes

Reading
 Task type: Multiple choice questions
 Skills tested: Reading for details and main/ topical ideas;
understanding references, inferences and vocabulary in context;
inserting sentences into the passage
 Transfer time: None
 Level: C1
 Write an argumentative essay OR a problem-solution essay

Writing
 45 minutes
 Word limit: 250-300 words
 Marking criteria: Task Response, Coherence & Cohesion, Lexical
Resources, Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Notes!!!
 All the answers must be written in ink on the provided answer sheet.
 Answer written in pencil and red ink will receive mark 0.
 Answers which do not follow the instructions will not be considered.
 Students need to present their IDs to enter the exam room.