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Novelties in Academic English Testing

Table 1:

Part Task type Testing focus Length of text Questions
1 4-option multiple-choice cloze Vocabulary 150-170 words 8
2 Open cloze Grammar (and vocabulary) 150-170 words 8
3 Word formation Vocabulary 150-170 words 8
4 Keyword transformation Grammar, vocabulary, collocation 25 words each 6
5 4-option multiple-choice text Various 650-750 words 6
6 Cross-text multiple matching Opinion, attitude 550-600 words 4
7 Gapped text Cohesion, coherence, text structure, global meaning 650-800 words 6
8 Multiple matching Detail, opinion, attitude, specific information 600-700 words 10
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