Examentraining - Uitleg Centraal Examen Vwo 6
Central English Exam
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Central English Exam
Today:
- Info about the central English exam
- Info about the types of questions on the central exam
- Exam Strategies & practising
Goal of today:
- Ik weet wat ik kan verwachten van het centraal
examen Engels in mei.
- Ik weet welk soort vragen er voorkomen op het centraal examen en wat deze als doel hebben.
1. Which of the following is tested during the final English exam in May?
Only reading
Reading & Listening
Reading & Writing
Reading, Listening & Writing
2. When is the final English exam?
May 6th
May 21st
May 18th
May 27th
3. How long do you have for the final English exam?
2 hours
2,5 hours
3 hours
3,5 hours
4. English is always at the same time, when?
9:00-11:30
13:30-16:00
6. On average, how many texts are there on the final exam?
8-10
10-12
12-14
14-16
7. On average, how many questions are there on the final exam?
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
8. Which of the following sources is most used on the final English exams?
The Economist
The New York Times
The Washington Post
The Guardian
10. What type of questions appears least often in final English exams?
Open Questions
Fill in the gap questions
Multiple Choice questions
True/False questions
Final English Exam
- May 27st, 13:30-16:00
- 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
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
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.
Top 3 tips:
1. Read everything, but 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.
Exam Strategies:
- Leesstrategieën - Woordenboeken
- Meerkeuze vragen - Tekstsoorten
- Wel/niet vragen - Vraag-Antwoord Structuur
- Gap-fill vragen - Functiewoorden
- Citeer vragen - Signaalwoorden
- Open vragen
"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)
1. Main idea of the paragraph:
2. Finding specific information:
3. Function or Tone:
- Function:
- Tone:
4. Gap-fill questions:
- Signal words
- Dictionary questions /
tone (positive/negative)
Geef elke vraag een kleurtje / letter:
- (A) Groen = essentie / hoofdgedachte van alinea
- (B) Blauw = specifieke info zoeken
- (C) Geel = functie van alinea / mening van auteur / de toon
- (D) Roze = gap-fill vragen (woordenboek / signaalwoorden)
Welke komt het meeste voor?
Goal of today:
- Ik weet wat ik kan verwachten van het centraal
examen Engels in mei 2022.
- Ik weet welk soort vragen er voorkomen op het centraal examen en wat deze als doel hebben.