Aptis reading Test: General Tips and Strategies

Read some parts of the text in detail
– you won't have time to read the whole text in 
detail, but at times you will need to do this. When you are answering questions and you identify 
where the answer is in the text, you may need to read in detail to make sure you can work out the 
correct answer. 
Read, read, read!
Reading will increase your vocabulary and help make the more 
idiomatic expressions and phrases, like dependent prepositions and phrasal verbs, become more 
instinctive as well as improving your English grammar. 
Read something suitable for your level:
When you read, make sure that you read 
something suitable for your level. Too difficult and you will never finish, too easy and it will be 
boring. You can get graded readers, most of them have a glossary at the back, and these will help 
you learn quicker. Also, and this seems obvious, read things that you are interested in! 
APTIS practice reading tests:
Practice makes perfect! So practice APTIS reading test as 
many times you can. If you would like to increase your APTIS reading score by practicing more 
reading tests then please check the exam library in our website here. There you will find largest 
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APTIS Reading Part 1: Sample questions, Tips and Strategy 
This article will help you answer APTIS reading part I: Sentence comprehension questions more 
effectively. 
On all versions of the APTIS reading papers, you will be asked to chose the word to complete 
sentence.

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This article will help you answer APTIS reading part I: Sentence comprehension questions more 
effectively. 
On all versions of the APTIS reading papers, you will be asked to choose the word to complete 
sentences. 
Your job is to simply choose the correct answer from a list of possible choices. 
This post will: 
Briefly explain the nature of the test 
Look at example questions 
Discuss the reading skills required 
Discuss common problems 
Give you tips and advice 
Provide you with strategies to use on preparing for your exam and on exam day. 
The reading test takes 30 minutes and is divided into four tasks. The four readings become more 
difficult as the test progresses. 
APTIS reading Part I: Sentence Comprehension 
In this part, you need to choose a word (there is a choice of three) to complete the sentence. There 
are five sentences to complete in total. Each sentence in the text is free-standing which means that it 
is not necessary to understand all of the text to complete individual sentences. 
This part assesses your ability to read a sentence and to complete the sentence with an appropriate 
word. 
In the sentence completion, you are given a short text. This could be a letter, a note or an email. 
This tests your ability to understand simple sentences. 
For the further details please visit British Council website here.
APTIS Reading Part 1: Example Question #1 
Example: Here is an example of the type of question you will get in this part of the reading test. 
Part 1: Choose the word (A, B, C) that fits in the gap. The answer to question 0 is an example. 
Hey Lewis,
Thank you for a beautiful weekend. I had a really (0) ______ time with you and Becky. Your wife 
is an excellent cook and she (1) _______ a lovely dinner.I am writing this note in my hotel room and 
I can (2) _____ the park from my window. My plane leaves tomorrow, and I will take a taxi to the 
airport (3) ____ breakfast. I hope you and Becky will come and (4) ____ with me in Rome next 
summer. I am feeling a little tired now and I (5) _____ to have a sleep. 
Regards, 
Kevin 
0. 
A. good 
B. worst 
C. busy 
1. 
A. made 
B. offered 
C. produce 
2.
A. find 
B. watch 
C. see 
3. 
A. before 
B. after 
C. never 
4.
A. stay 
B. watch 
C. leave 
5.
A. stay 
B. watch 
C. leave