MA /PG Diploma in Applied Linguistics

Language Testing: Reading

Type of Examination: Reading Achievement test Name of Examination: English 5 - End-of course Test at FPT University

Part/ Language sub-skills Text types/ Cur. Question levels Q. types No. of Mark Time
Section/ Materials/ Specs. items alloc. alloc.
Q. no. Situations

Literal comprehension
Reorganization
Inferential comprehension

Evaluation
Appreciation
Part 1:
1-6  Identify sequence of events. Informative text (150 English MCQ 6 6 5mns
 Relate cause and effect. words) 5 marks
 Identify main facts and details.
 Inferring meaning from
contextual clues.

Part 2:  Inferring meaning from Recount text (160 English Matching 7 7 5mns
1-7 contextual clues. words) 5 marks

Part 3:  Identify main facts and details. True/ False 11 11 10mns

1-11 Personal recount marks
 Identify sequence of events.
( 350 words) English
 Relate cause and effect.
5
 Inferring meaning from
contextual clues.

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MA /PG Diploma in Applied Linguistics

Language Testing: Reading

Part 4: 6
1-6  Relate cause and effect. Explanation text. marks 10mns
 Identify main facts and details. (230 words) with English Structured 6
 Inferring meaning from blank spaces to 5
contextual clues. complete.

Part 5:
1-4  Identify main facts and details. Informative text (580 English Filling in 4 15
words) with a table to 5 table marks
fill in and a blank 30mns
5  Relate cause and effect. space to complete. Open- 1 10
ended. marks

TOTAL 35 55mks 60mns