The passage looks to be a part of literary piece and it is written in past tense

Test Specification

As discussed in the above chapter (6), a table of test specification must be prepared based on the syllabus. The following table provides the details to be included in the test specification.

Specification	Details
Themes/Topics	List out all the themes in the syllabus
Text types	Write down all the text types included in the syllabus
Underlying skills	Write in point form all sub-skills mentioned in the syllabus
No. of questions	Decide how many questions to be included
Testing Techniques	What techniques for each question
Rubric	Clear instructions for each task
Marks & Time	Decide marks & time according to the sub-skills tested considering the weight given in the syllabus

Once the table of test specification is prepared, the tester’s next task is to select appropriate texts for each question.

2. 
   Selecting Texts
   

The tester will consider the following points in selecting texts for listening tasks:

1. 
   A text intended for reading purposes should not be used in listening tests. A radio-advertisement is more effective than a newspaper advertisement.
   
2. 
   Authentic texts such as announcements, news bulletin, radio-advertisements can be used. The test situation and task should reflect the real life situations. For instance, we never listen to an announcement and answer questions. But we may listen to an announcement to complete an information grid.
   
3. 
   Listening texts naturally include a lot of redundancy to help listeners in various ways. These texts include features of spoken discourse. Such features must not be left out in the test version.
   
4. 
   It is necessary to be sensitive to the length of the texts and its difficulty level. Unnecessarily longer texts, generally used in reading, must be avoided.
   
5. 
   The texts should be interesting but not biased. They should not arouse emotions of the candidates.
   

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