Aptis reading Test: General Tips and Strategies

Cross out the wrong answers:
If you see an answer that you're sure is wrong, cross it out. 
This way you won't get confused and save your time.
Don’t start reading the text before looking at the tasks.
When you start reading, you 
should do so with questions in mind. If not, you’ll read the text too often and you simply don’t have 
time for that. Read the tasks and questions first, before you read the text. Underline the keywords 
and think about the information you need to find to answer those questions while you’re reading. 
Skim the text for a minute to get a general idea and then scan for information.
Do not rely on translation.
You are more likely to remember a word if you learn it in 
context and with English having so many words that mean different things, you are not so likely to 
get the wrong meaning.
Re-telling the story:
It is a good idea to paraphrase what you have read. You can do this by 
writing down the main ideas of a chapter in a story, or an article you have found interesting. 
Summarizing what you have read, using your own words, helps to build your vocabulary, which is 
very important for your APTIS test.
Notice the title of the passage.
It often gives you a general idea about the main idea of the 
text, as will the sub-headings. 
Practice as many as APTIS practice tests:
You can find practice tests online (check the exam 
library on our website) for free or you can buy APTIS practice test books online. You can find 
largest database of free APTIS reading tests in here. 
APTIS Reading Part 4: Sample questions, answers and strategy 
This article will help you answer APTIS reading part IV: Long Text Comprehension questions 
more effectively. 
The fourth part of the APTIS reading is called Long Text Comprehension and consists of a 
reading of approximately 750 words. The text consists of eight paragraphs. With the paragraphs, you 
have eight headings. The task is to match seven of the headings with seven of the paragraphs that 
comprise the text. 
The object of part 4 is to test your ability to understand long texts and to test if you can summarise 
the paragraphs by using the headings you are given. To complete the task correctly, you will need to 

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have a good knowledge of how paragraphs are constructed. You will also need a wide vocabulary to 
match synonyms and similar phrases in the text and the headings. 
For the further details please visit British Council website here.
An example of reading part 4 is below.