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Table 1 Components of the English test of the Common Test

From: Is the Common Test for University Admissions in Japan enough to measure students’ general English proficiency? The case of the TOEIC Bridge

 

Reading

Listening

Contents

-There is no prescribed test format common every year

-Typical passages include newsletters, articles, blogs, emails, posters, and so on

1. Short sentences

2. Short conversations

3. Short monologues

4. Long monologues

5. Long conversations

Number of questions

47–49

37

Test time (Minutes)

80

30

Score range

0–100

0–100