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Central English Exam

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Today:
- Info about the types of questions on the central exam
-Reading strategies

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Goal of today:
-I will know what types of questions appear on the CE and what the objective is of these questions.

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1. On average, how many texts are there on the final exam?
A
8-10
B
10-12
C
12-14
D
14-16

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2. On average, how many questions are there on the final exam?
A
30-35
B
35-40
C
40-45
D
45-50

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3. Which of the following sources is most used on the final English exams?
A
The Economist
B
The New York Times
C
The Washington Post
D
The Guardian

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4. Which of the following types of texts does not occur on the final English exam?
A
Letters
B
Part of a book
C
Advertisements
D
Terms of Agreement

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5. What type of question appears least often on final English exams?
A
Open Questions
B
Fill in the gap questions
C
Multiple Choice questions
D
True/False questions

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Final English Exam
- Only reading, 10-12 texts, 40-45 questions
- 80% of the texts are 'scientific' articles & opinion
  pieces, others are mostly letters or a part of a book
- Mostly multiple choice questions about the function
  of a paragraph of the main idea
 

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Most used sources on the 2017, 2018 & 2019 exams:

- The Economist (7 times)         - The Washington Post
- New Scientist (5 times)            - The New York Times
- The Times (4 times)                  - The Guardian
- Part of a book (4 times)           - The Financial Times
                                                          - The Observer

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Facts:
- Level of the texts is high, level of the questions even higher

- Native speakers / Bilingual students often still make 4 or 5 
  mistakes. You have to read reaalllllyyyy carefully!

- You will need a dictionary! Some questions are made extra 
  difficult to force you to look up words. 

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Top 3 tips:
1. Use as little of your own knowledge as
    possible (base your answer on what's in the text!)
2. Underline, Highlight,  cross out,  etc. to indicate what to 
    look for or to find specific information
3. Approach multiple choice questions as if they are open 
   questions. Come up with your own answer first and then 
   choose the one that best fits it. 

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Exam Strategies:
- Leesstrategieën                    - Woordenboeken
- Meerkeuze vragen                - Tekstsoorten
- Wel/niet vragen                      - Vraag-Antwoord Structuur
- Gap-fill vragen                        - Functiewoorden
- Citeer vragen                           - Signaalwoorden
- Open vragen 

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"Vorm" van de vraag:

Open questions
(citation questions)

Multiple choice questions
(gap-fill questions)

True/False questions



"Doel" van de vraag:

1. Main idea of the paragraph
2. Finding specific information
3. Function or tone of a text
    or paragraph
4. Gap-fill (bit of everything / 
   signal words / dictionary 
   questions)

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1. Main idea of the paragraph:

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2. Finding specific information:

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3. Function or Tone:
- Function:


- Tone:

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4. Gap-fill questions:
- Signal words



- Dictionary questions / 
   tone (positive/negative)

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A few last tips
Do: look at title, subheadings and pictures first

Don't read the whole text (scan)

Don't read the possible answers (for multiple choice)

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