📖 English

Write a composition of at least 150 words based on one or more of three picture stimuli. Assessed on ideas, organisation, language and expression. The highest-weighted single component in the entire exam.

Write a short functional piece (letter, email, report, speech) suited to a given purpose, audience and context. Must include all required content points and use the correct register and format.

Answer 10 open-ended questions on a passage at literal, inferential and evaluative levels. Requires precise, supported answers in own words.

Booklet A: 10 grammar MCQ questions. Booklet B: 10 grammar cloze blanks to fill in context. Tests tense, subject-verb agreement, articles, prepositions, conjunctions, modals, conditionals and sentence structure.

Fill 15 blanks in a passage with words that are both grammatically correct and contextually appropriate. Wrong part of speech or meaning scores zero even if close.

5 questions requiring rewriting sentences using given words or structures — combining two sentences, converting between active/passive, direct/reported speech, or changing sentence type. Must preserve meaning exactly.

Identify and correct 10 errors in a passage — errors may be spelling mistakes or grammar errors (wrong tense, wrong word form, missing article, etc.). One error per underlined section.

Booklet A: 5 vocabulary MCQ (word meaning, synonym, antonym) + 5 vocabulary cloze MCQ (choose the best word for a blank in context). Tests breadth of vocabulary and ability to distinguish shades of meaning.

5 MCQ questions on a multimodal text — advertisement, poster, brochure or infographic — that uses both words and images. Tests ability to read visual elements as well as written content together.

Paper 4 (20%): Read a passage aloud fluently (15 min), then hold a stimulus-based conversation about a photo (25 min). Paper 3 (10%): 20 MCQ on spoken texts. Together worth 30% of the total score.