What types of texts appear in the Reading Test?
In
the Academic
module,
texts are formal or academic, taken from books, journals, magazines, and
newspapers, and written for a non-specialist audience. They may include
diagrams or illustrations.
In the General Training module,
texts are based on everyday or workplace contexts and general interest topics,
sourced from advertisements, handbooks, official documents, books, and
newspapers.
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