Aptis reading Test: General Tips and Strategies

APTIS Writing Part 2: Example Answer To Sample Question #1
I believe that travel opens our minds to the world around us. Not only does it do this, but it allows us 
to see the place where we live differently. (30 words) 
Cohesion devices
I believe… Gives a reason and opinion. 
Not only does it do this but it… Emphasises new information. 
It… Refers back to ‘travel’. 
APTIS Writing Part 2: Same Question #2 
Part 2: You are a new member of the tennis club. Fill out the form. Answer the question in 
20-30 words. You have 7 minutes.
What do you especially enjoy about tennis? 
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How to answer the question? 
This question again only requires the present simple because it is about something true for you. The 
keywords are ‘especially enjoy’ and so if you use this expression you will need to remember that we 

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use: enjoy/like/love + noun/verb + ing. The question word is ‘What’, therefore you will have to give 
examples. 
Vocabulary- ‘especially’ is a keyword and you should think of similar words or expressions to echo 
it in your answer. 
APTIS Writing Part 2: Example Answer To Sample Question #2
I particularly like the fact that tennis is both competitive and sociable. For instance, I can be playing 
an extremely hard game and five minutes later, having a friendly drink in the clubhouse. (33 words) 
Cohesion devices
I particularly like… Paraphrases the question. 
For instance… Gives an example. 
…having… This participle clause shows a higher level of English. You can omit ‘I can be having…’ 
and just use ‘having…’ instead. 
APTIS Writing Part 2: Sample Question #3