Table 3 Summary of Preliminary Study
From: Classification of multiple text reading test formats by analyzing English language proficiency tests
CAE | TOEIC | CPE | FCE | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Test forms | 20 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 55 | |
All reading formats | 129 | 114 | 54 | 120 | 417 | |
Part 6 | Part 8 | Part 7 | Part 7 | Part 7 | Total | |
Average number of texts per set in MTRFs | 4.1 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
MTRF (% in all reading formats) | 17 (13.2) | 7 (5.4) | 23 (20.2) | 5 (9.3) | 13 (10.8) | 65 (11.9) |
Complementary texts | 8 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 54 |
Conflicting texts | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
Average number of texts | 4.1 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
Integration assessment questions | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | ‐ |