Table 1 Components of the NMET written test
Part | Test content | Test format | Weighting | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
I Listening comprehension | Section 1: Five short dialogues (five items) | Three-option MCQ | 7.5 | 20% |
Section 2: Five long dialogues or monologues (15 items) | Three-option MCQ | 22.5 | ||
II Reading comprehension | Section 1: Four passages of varying length (15 items) | Four-option MCQ | 30 | 27% |
Section 2: One passage with five missing sentences (five items) | Selecting-five-from-seven-option MCQ | 10 | ||
III Language knowledge use | Section 1: A cloze (20 items) | Four-option MCQ | 30 | 30% |
Section 2: A passage with ten blanks, some of the blanks are followed by a cue word (10 items) | Blank filling | 15 | ||
IV Writing | Section 1: Proofreading a short text, with each line containing one error (10 items) | Error correction | 10 | 23% |
Section 2: Writing a short passage of approximately 100 words based on the hypothetical situation provided in the instruction | Guided writing task | 25 |