Task Type: Multiple-choice cloze.
Focus: Lexical/lexico-grammatical.
Format: A text in which there are some numbered gaps, each of which represents a word or phrase. After the text there are four possible answers for each gap and you have to choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).
Number of questions: 8.
How many marks are there: One mark for each correct answer.
What is testing:
- vocabulary
- phrases and collocations
- shades of meaning
- linking words
- phrasal verbs
General Advice:
- Read through the whole text as it may have an effect on the answer.
- Don't choose your answer before you have read all the options.
- Take a guess if necessary! You will not lose marks.
- Read through the text again.