Password Pupil Knowledge is a sophisticated test of grammar, vocabulary and reading. The test consists of 72 questions in five sections.
Test-takers have 1 hour to complete the test.
There are 18 questions in section 1. These questions test grammar and vocabulary.
Test-takers try to select the correct answers from the drop-down boxes.
Student: I am having a lot of trouble with this project.
In this example, the correct answer is ‘well’.
In this example, the correct answer is ‘to edit’.
There are 14 questions in section 2. These questions test grammar and vocabulary.
Test-takers try to choose the correct answers from the drop-down boxes.
In this example, the correct answers are “isn’t it” and “successful”.
In this example, the correct answers are “Make” and “out”.
There are 18 questions in section 3. These questions test knowledge of near synonyms.
Test-takers try to choose the correct answer from a list.
“Have you altered the introduction to your essays?”
Which word is most like altered?
In this example, the correct answer is “amended“.
“I assume that the teachers will be able to help me with any essay problems.”
Which word is most like assume?
In this example, the correct answer is “suppose“.
There are 11 questions in section 4. These questions test knowledge of collocations.
Test-takers try to choose the correct answer from a list.
“The sound coming from the speakers was intense.“
Which word is most often used with intense?
In this example the correct answer is “intense pain“.
“Petra asked the shop assistant where the changing rooms were.”
Which word is most often used with assistant?
In this example, the correct answer is “assistant manager“.
There are 11 questions in section 5. These questions test grammar and vocabulary.
Test-takers choose the correct answers by clicking on “right” or “wrong”.
There can be more than one correct answer for each question. The correct answers are selected below.
Do you know what book he was talking about?
Do you know what book about was he talking?
Do you know what book was he talking about?
Due to the development of the internet, library membership has dramatically decreased in the last few decades.
Because the development of the internet, library membership has dramatically decreased in the last few decades.
Owing to the development of the internet, library membership has dramatically decreased in the last few decades.
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