Reading
An adaptive module: difficulty adjusts to every answer and the test stops once your level is established.
The Reading module lasts about 40 minutes, with a duration capped at 59 minutes. The task types are identical for General and Business; only the context of the texts changes. In the General version they cover everyday and academic life: notices, messages, articles, personal emails, study or travel situations.
The fundamental difference from a linear test is that the module is fully adaptive: there is no fixed number of questions. After every answer, the system re-estimates your level and chooses the next task accordingly — harder if you were right, easier if not. The module stops as soon as the system can determine your level with confidence.
You will not see "question 12 of 40". The module chains tasks of varying difficulty, and their total number depends on your answers. Two candidates — or the same candidate twice — never see the same sequence.
Each skill receives a score on the Cambridge English Scale (82–210) and a CEFR level from B1 to C2 (see chapter 1). There is no negative marking: never leave an answer blank.
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