Part A: the three question types, step by step
Matching, short answers and sentence completion.
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Part A's 20 questions usually come in three groups, in this order: which text the information is in, short answers, and sentence completion. Each group needs a slightly different kind of reading.
The text says: Record the patient's weight every week, on the same day. The question asks: How often should the patient be weighed? The answer is every week — or weekly — and nothing more.
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: In what order do Part A's question types usually come?
- Which text, short answers, sentence completion
- Sentence completion, which text, short answers
- Short answers only
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A: Which text, short answers, sentence completion — Each group needs a slightly different kind of reading.
Quick check: The sentence reads "The patient should be given an ___ dose." What must your answer begin with?
- A number
- A vowel sound
- A capital letter
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B: A vowel sound — The finished sentence must be grammatical: "an" needs a vowel sound after it.
Quick check: What happens if you copy a word from the text with a spelling mistake?
- It is accepted if the meaning is clear
- You lose half a mark
- It is marked wrong
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C: It is marked wrong — The words are on the page in front of you, so copy carefully.
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