Reading Tests
What to expect
How will the reading test look?
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You will have one test booklet.
This will include three reading tests and questions on each.
There will be about 8-12 questions about each text.
You should read the whole text before answering any
questions.
• Each question will have a mark next to it to tell you how much
your answer is worth.
This is what a text
might look like
There will then be seven
different question types to
expect:
1. Underline
2. Multiple Choice
3. Find and copy
4. Matching
5. True or false
6. Sequencing
7. Cloze passage
Underline
Look at the text in the box
below.
Underline the phrase or two
words that tell us that many
people do like rats
SO, DO YOU LIKE RATS? Or
do you hate them? Of all
the pet shop animals, they
are one of the most
popular. However, after
spiders and snakes, they
are the creature that
human beings hate the
most!
• Why is this underlining
wrong?
SO, DO YOU LIKE RATS? Or do you hate
them? Of all the pet shop animals, they
are one of the most popular. However,
after spiders and snakes, they are the
creature that human beings hate the
most!
Multiple Choice
But how can rats be so wellloved- at the same time-so
disliked?
What does this mean?
Read the question carefully as
sometimes you might have to
tick more than one box
Multiple Choice
In what ways are rats similar to humans?
If you only ticked one,
you wont get the mark.
Find and Copy
Important!
Only include the number of words
or phrases that it asks for in the
question.
Find and copy another name for the human tailbone.
coccyx
__________________________________________
Look at the other facts at the end of the article.
Find and copy two words that tell us rats like to do things in
groups.
1.____________________________________________collectively
2._____________________________________________
huddle
Why is the word
‘family’ not a
correct answer?
Matching
True or False
Sequencing
Cloze Passage
This is similar to multiple choice, but asks you to complete a
sentence.