Magic Numbers
What is the total highest score for OGE exam?
68
Which part of the exam is the shortest one?
Speaking - 15 minutes
What do you work with in the Reading Part? Choose 2 options
1. Headings
2. Questions
3. True/False/Not Stated options
4. Fill in the Gaps tasks
4.
2 and 3
How many tasks are there in the OGE Speaking part?
3
Which part and task at the exam has a plan to follow to help you?
Speaking Part, task 3
How many tasks are there in the Listening part?
3
Which part of the exam cannot change its order and is always taken the first?
Listening
What is not included in the Grammar-Lexis Part ?
1. Tenses
2. Word formation
3. Commas
Commas
In which task it's OK to keep silent, even if the time is not over yet?
2
What is the most bothering and distractive part of the exam?
Speaking Part, task 2 and 3
What do numbers 15, 13, 15, 10, 15 refer to?
These are scores one may get for the best performance on Listening, Reading, Grammar, Writing, Speaking
What is the longest part of the written exam?
None. They are equal
What is necessary to remember about while writing a letter?
Communicative task
What tasks have preparation time?
1 and 3
What criteria are evaluated in task 35?
1. Communicative task
2. Spelling and Punctuation
3. Lexis and Grammar
4. Text Organization
120 is another magic number, what are the two things it may refer to?
This is the length of the writing exam and the maximum number words in the letter.
What is the ideal order of assignments one has to follow?
The order that one finds comfortable
Is the letter draft considered at the exam?
No
Which task is the longest one?
2nd (only 6 answers take 240 seconds - 4 minutes)
What criteria, being evaluated a zero, can give zero score to the whole task?
Communicative task decision in task 35 (electronic letter)
How many tasks are there in the new version of OGE?
38
What should one be able to work with in the third part of the Listening (name the type of the task) -
1. with tables and details
2. Word forms and Grammar Tenses
3. with texts and collocations
With tables and details (Listening task 3 invites us to fill in the gaps in the table)
What score will you get if you write in the letter less than 100 or more than 120 words?
The score that will qualify for the letter of 100-120 after all the extra words are eliminated from the volume of 120 words. Letters with less than 100 words are not scored
Which task can you prepare for beforehand? and how can you prepare to get the highest score for such a task?
3rd (you may prepare chunks and collocations, learn new words, train your speaking by recording)
What is usually done if the exam paper after being checked by two experts has got two different scores from them?
It's usually checked by a third one