3 Simple Tips to Ace the OET Reading Sub-test
3 Simple Tips to Ace the OET Reading Sub-test Researchers have found that using simple reading strategies is the key in developing a student’s reading comprehension. However, some test takers find it hard to look for different comprehension techniques that can help boost their reading skills and ace the Occupational English Test (OET). For
nurses and other medical practitioners, below are three simple tips on how to ace the reading subtest:
1. Use skimming as a speed reading technique Speed reading is the best way to absorb all the information from longer texts and articles quickly. One of the most effective speed reading techniques that most test takers use in their OET exam preparation is skimming.
Skimming is taking the most important information from a text without reading all its sentences and paragraphs. When you skim, focus only on the essential ideas including the headings and subheadings, bold or italicize words and phrases, and names or dates, and skip over the insignificant, marginal, and secondary information in the text.
Once you master how to skim, it will be easier for you to get the gist of longer texts or reading passages so you can have more time answering various questions in the OET reading test.
2. Enhance your vocabulary by reading various texts Vocabulary plays a crucial role in honing your reading comprehension. If you don’t understand a specific word in a sentence, it will be difficult for you to understand the overall idea of the text.
Honing your vocabulary is practically an important aspect in developing your comprehension so you can get a high score in the Occupational English Test (OET). For nurses and other test takers, did you know that reading various texts is the best vocabulary enhancement strategy?
Reading different kinds of texts (Expository, Descriptive, Persuasive, Narrative, etc.) gives you the opportunity to learn many unfamiliar words and how they are used in a sentence. If you want to level up your OET exam preparation, seek for various types of texts and read them one at a time.
3. Understand the question types in the reading test The reading test consists of three sections with various question types. This means you need to understand all the question types in each reading section so you can answer them properly. The following is a list of OET reading sections with their question types:
Part A: Expeditious Reading Task
Matching Types, Sentence Completion, and Short Answer Questions
Parts B and C: Careful Reading Tasks
Multiple-choice questions
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