International English Test Format
Truong Van Anh
SGU
PART I – THEORY 40%: Multiple choice
PART II- Reading 60%







PART I: Theory: 4ms (20 sentences)
+ True-False/Multiple choice: (10 sentences)
IELTS (Academic, General), TOEIC (old, new version), TOEFL (PBT, iBT), CEFR, Aptis, TKT.
+ Gap-Filling: IELTS (Academic)






PART II: Reading (6ms)
Passage 1
Passage 2







1. CAE is called ________ in Vietnam.
A. A1 B. A2 C. B1 D. C1
2. Starters and Movers are the materials for ___.
A. A1 B. A2 C. B1 D. B2
3. The total marks in a TOEFL iBT test is ______.
A. 667 B. 120 C. 990 D. 100
4. In an FCE reading test there are _____ parts.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
5. KET is of ________ levels.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5








6. CEFR is composed of ________ levels.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
7. The final part of Movers and Flyers are the materials for ________.
A. A1 B. A2 C. B1 D. B2
8. In an FCE listening test there are _____ parts.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
9. The professional test for teachers of English is _.
A. TOEFL B. IELTS C. TKT D. CEFR
10. An IELTS reading test is of _______ parts.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6









Gap-filling:
IELTS reading test consists of three sections (1) ______________ 40 questions. There are three texts, (2) __________ are taken from journals, books, newspapers and (3)______________. The texts are on (4) __________ of general interest. At least one text contains (5) __________ logical argument.



A variety of question types is used, (6) __________: multiple choice, identifying information (True/False/Not given), identifying the writer’s views/(7) __________ (Yes/No/Not given), matching information, matching (8) __________, matching features, matching sentence endings, sentence completion, (9) __________ completion, table completion, flow-chart completion, diagram label completion and (10) __________ answer questions.





1D 2A 3B 4A 5A 6D 7B 8C 9C 10A
1. with 2. which 3. magazines 4. topics
5. detailed 6. including 7. points/claims/ideas 8. headings 9. note 10. short








A- Theory: (2 marks)
1. PET is called ________ in Vietnam.
A. A1 B. A2 C. B1 D. B2
2. In a TOEIC test, listening is of ________ parts.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
3. CEFR is composed of ________ levels.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
4. In an FCE reading test there are ________ parts.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
5. KET is of ________ levels.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5








6. Starters and Movers are the materials for _____.
A. A1 B. A2 C. B1 D. B2
7. The final part of Movers and Flyers are the materials for ________.
A. A1 B. A2 C. B1 D. B2
8. In an FCE listening test there are ________ parts.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
9. CAE is called ________ in Vietnam.
A. B1 B. B2 C. C1 D. C2
10. An IELTS reading test is of ________ parts.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6








1C 2B 3D 4A 5A 6A 7B 8C 9C 10A








11. Aptis is of _________ parts.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
12. IELTS is of _________ skills.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
13. TOEFL is of _________ skills.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
14. TKT is of _________ modules.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
15. The highest score of Aptis is _______.
A. 120 B. 210 C. 667 D. 990
16. IELTS speaking is of _________ parts.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
17. IELTS listening is of _________ parts.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
18. IELTS reading is of _________ parts.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
19. IELTS writing is of _________ tasks.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
20. The highest band of IELTS is _______.
A. 7 B. 8 C. 8.5 D. 9








The Band Scores
You cannot pass or (1)_______ the IELTS test. Your score will be reported in a series of (2)_______, Band 9 is the (3)_______ level, band 1 the lowest. Different colleges and (4)_______ require different band scores before they will (5)_______ you. Different institutions (6)_______ what band, levels they want students to (7)_______. These may be between 5.5 and 7 for university (8)_______.
The band levels indicate a candidate`s (9)_______ to use English as follows: Expert User, Very Good User, Good User, (10)_______ User, Modest User, Limited User, Extremely Limited User, Intermittent User, Non User.






The Band Scores
You cannot pass or fail the IELTS test. Your score will be reported in a series of band, Band 9 is the highest level, band 1 the lowest. Different colleges and universities require different band scores before they will admit you. Different institutions indicate what ban, levels they want students to achieve. These may be between 5.5 and 7 for university entrance.
The band levels indicate a candidate`s ability to use English as follows: Expert User, Very Good User, Good User, Competent User, Modest User, Limited User, Extremely Limited User, Intermittent User, Non User.










Good luck!