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Aptis Writing Exam – Final Preparation
1 – Refresh your memory
You are going to try out a real Aptis exam on the internet which will be very similar to your final exam. Before
you do, let’s prepare you for it so that you can get the most out of it.
Quick quiz – in pairs
1. How much time do you have for the whole exam?
2. Do you have to spend the recommended time on each task?
3. Can you stop the clock after you’ve pressed ‘Start Component’?
4. Can you go back to a previous part of the test if you want to?
5. Will you lose marks if you go over the word limit?
Check your answers on the last page of this booklet.
2 – Do the Aptis Website Practice Exam
The exam website will not provide you with a mark, and will not allow you to see your answers after you
complete the test. So do the following before you start:
a) Open Microsoft Word
b) Save the blank document to your computer with the title ‘Mock Aptis Writing (your name)’.
c) Keep this document open, but minimise it (press on the ‘-‘ button in the top right of the window).
d) Open your web browser and go to the following page:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/aptis-practice-tests/AptisWritingPractice/
Don’t press ‘Start Component’ yet.
e) After completing each task on the website, copy your text (Ctrl + C) and paste it (Ctrl + V) into the
Microsoft Word document.
Your trainer will tell you when to start. Remember that once you press ‘Start Component’, your 50 minutes will
start ticking.
Before you click finish, remember to copy your answers to Microsoft Word.
3 – Self-evaluate your Performance
Now self-evaluate your performance. Answer the following questions:
1. Did you finish all the tasks in the allotted time? _________
2. Did you answer the question(s) correctly and clearly for each task? _________
3. Did you write the correct number of words for each task? _________
4. Did you find time to proofread your answers for errors? _________
5. Did you format and punctuate your answers correctly? _________
If your answer to any of the questions is ‘no’, write some ‘self-recommendations’ below:
(e.g. I will spend a maximum of 10 minutes on the informal email in task 4)
Tell a colleague how you self-evaluated and what recommendations you made to yourself.
Contributed by: Jason Anderson
© The British Council, 2013
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