THAI BINH G10 ENTRANCE EXAM - SUBJECT: ENGLISH FOR THE GIFTED

SUGGESTED EXAM SPECIFICATIONS

SECTION PART TYPE OF QUESTIONS GENERAL DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF Qs LEVEL POINTS

Candidates listen to a dialogue and choose the best answers
1 Multiple Choice (3 options) 5 B1 0.5
(A, B, C) to the given questions
LISTENING
(1.5 points) Candidates listen to a monologue and complete the given
2 Sentence/Note Completion sentences/note/form 10 B2 1.0
(Word limit for each answer may vary)
Candidates choose the best answers (A, B, C or D) to the 18
1 Multiple Choice (4 options) B1-C1 1.8
given questions (10 Gr + 6 Vc + 2 Cc)
GRAMMAR &
Candidates read a short text (no longer than 200 words),
LEXICOLOGY 2 Error Correction (Paragraph) 6 B1-B2 0.6
identify the errors in the paragraph and correct them
(3.0 points)
Candidates give the correct form of the bracketed words that
3 Word Formation (Sentence) 6 B1-C1 0.6
best fit each of the given sentences
Multiple Choice Cloze (4 Candidates read a modified text (no longer than 200 words)
1 6 B1-B2 0.6
options) and choose the options (A, B, C or D) that best fit each gap
Candidates read a modified text (no longer than 200 words)
2 Open Cloze 6 B1-B2 0.6
and think of one word that best fits each gap
Candidates read a text (no longer than 800 words) and
3 Multiple Choice (4 options) choose the best answers (A, B, C or D) to the given 8 B2-C1 0.8
questions
READING
(3.5 points) Candidates read a text (no longer than 800 words) and do
the following tasks:
Matching Headings
4 - Match appropriate headings to sections of text 10 B2-C1 1.0
Summary Completion
- Complete the given summary using words taken from the
text (word limit for each answer may vary)
Candidates read a text (no longer than 600 words) and
5 Gapped Text (Sentence) decide from which part of the text the sentences have been 5 B2 0.5
removed
Candidates rewrite each of the given sentences without
1 Sentence Transformation 5 B1-C1 0.5
changing the meaning
WRITING Key-word Sentence Candidates rewrite each of the given sentences using
2 5 B2-C1 0.5
(2.0 points) Transformation bracketed key words without changing the meaning
Candidates write a paragraph of about 150 words about a
3 Paragraph Writing 1 B2 1
given topic
TOTAL 91 10