Taking the
Password with Reading and Writing
Test
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Candidate Details
• Complete this section with information about yourself.
You will be asked for your name, date of birth, and
IELTS/TOEFL result if taken.
• You will need to remember exactly how you have
entered your name and date of birth as you will need to
enter them again later.
• WAIT for the invigilator to check your candidate details.
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Test Overview
• 12 “Can Do” questions (not timed, not scored ).
• 90 minutes time limit starts after the “Can Do”
questions.
• 72 questions in 5 sections followed by one essay.
• Additional 30 or 40 minutes then given for
3 or 4 Reading Tasks.
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Section 1
• 18 questions.
• Select the correct word or words for the sentence.
• Multiple choice.
• 1 answer per screen.
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Section 1: Example
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Section 2
• 14 questions.
•
Select the correct word or words for the sentence
or sentences.
•
Multiple choice.
•
2 or 3 answers per screen.
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Section 2: Example
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Section 3
• 18 questions.
•
Choose the word with the closest, most similar
meaning.
•
Multiple choice.
•
Only one correct answer per question.
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Section 3: Example
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Section 4
• 11 questions.
•
Choose the words that are most often used with
the word in bold.
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Multiple choice.
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Only one correct answer per question.
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Section 4: Example
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Section 5
• 11 questions.
• Select ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ for each sentence.
• There are three or four sentences per screen.
• There can be more than one correct answer per screen.
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Section 5
• 11 questions.
• There are three or four sets of sentence(s) per
screen.
• The sets of sentence(s) in each screen mainly repeat
with only part in bold changing.
• Decide if each set of sentence(s) is ‘right’ or ‘wrong’
in its use of English.
• There is no set number of ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answers
per screen.
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Section 5: Example
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Password Essay
• Choose to answer one of the two essay questions.
• Type the answer in the space provided. You do not
need to type the question.
• DO NOT CLICK ON THE FINISH SECTION BUTTON
UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR ESSAY.
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Example
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Candidate Details
You will be asked for your name and date of birth again.
Please complete EXACTLY as before.
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Password Reading
• Three or four tasks depending on which tasks have
been randomly selected.
• 30 or 40 minutes additional time given.
• Tasks and time depend on level of English.
• This is assessed by the first 72 questions.
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Password Reading
• Example screens before each task.
• Similar question types to the first 72 questions
plus “drag and drop” questions.
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Drag and Drop
Question Example
Click on the word or sentence, drag it to the correct box
and drop it into the box
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The Screen
You can see how much
time you have left
Click on the numbers at the bottom of the screen to see each
question
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Click ‘finish section’ when you have
answered all the questions
Navigation
A black box appears around the question that is on the screen.
When you answer a question the colour of the box will change to white.
If you do not answer a question the colour will stay yellow. This will remind
you to go back to this question before you click “finish section”.
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Finish Section Button
When you have answered all the
questions in a section click FINISH
SECTION. This will take you to the
next section. You CANNOT return
to a finished section.
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Warning Message
If you click Finish Section before
you have answered all questions,
you will get the message below.
If you did this by mistake and wish
to complete answering the
questions, choose “Cancel”.
If you cannot answer any more
questions and you wish to finish the
section, choose “OK”.
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Good luck!
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