BULATS Reading and Language Knowledge – Task Type 2 – Gapped Sentences

(Found in Part 1 Section 2 and Part 2 Section 4)

Task Description

What sort of material do candidates read?

• Separate business-related sentences.
• Part 1 Section 2 covers Levels 1-3.
• Part 2 Section 4 covers Levels 3-5.

What do the candidates have to do?

• There are 6 multiple choice questions in each Part. Each one consists of a sentence with a gap, and four options. For each question, candidates have to choose one of the 4 options (A-D).

What skill is being assessed?

• Knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.

Understanding the Task

To understand better how candidates need to approach this task, it may help you to do the activity yourself and analyse what you had to do to find the right answer.

Look at this sample Task Type 2 task from a past BULATS Reading and Language Knowledge paper. Complete the task, thinking about how you are doing it.

Sample Task Type 2 Task
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Things to consider

Now look at these questions about how you approached the task and consider your answers.

1. Did you read the sentence as far as the gap and then choose an option?
   
   
2. Did you consider all four options before choosing the answer?
   
   
3. What made the wrong options wrong?
   

Levels

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