6.2. READING COMPREHENSION THE READING SECTION INCLUDES THREE PARTS,...

1.6.2. Reading Comprehension The reading section includes three parts, testing how well an examinee understands written English. The examinee will read a variety of materials and respond at his own pace to 100 questions based on the content of the materials provided. The total time is 75 minutes. To measure the skill, the test uses three different types of test items or questions. They are: incomplete sentences, error recognition and reading comprehension specialized as follows: Incomplete Sentences: Examinees are asked to identify the word or phrase that best completes a sentence from which a word or phrase has been omitted; no spoken material is involved. Error Recognition: Four words or phrases are underlined and lettered in a sentence. Examinees are instructed to identify the one underlined word or phrase that should be corrected or rewritten and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet. Reading Comprehensi on A brief reading passage is followed by one or more written questions, each with four written answer options, to be answered on the basis of what is stated or implied in the written passage. Examinees are instructed to choose the one option that best answers a question. Questions are based on a variety of reading passages, such as notices, letters, newspaper and magazine articles (e.g., announcement for prospective museum visitors, welcome card for hotel visitors, travel agency blurb, and so on).