Taking the Password Knowledge with Writing Test
Candidate Details Complete this section with information about yourself. You will be asked for your name, date of birth, and IELTS/TOEFL result if taken. WAIT for the invigilator to check your candidate details.
Test Overview not 12 “Can Do” questions (not timed) 72 questions (timed) 90 minutes 5 sections + Written Test
Section 1 18 questions Select the correct word or words for the sentence. Multiple choice 1 answer per screen
Section 1: Example
Section 2 14 questions Select the correct word or words for the sentence. Multiple choice 2 or 3 answers per screen
Section 2: Example
Section 3 18 questions Choose the word with a similar meaning. Multiple choice Only one correct answer per question
Section 3: Example
Section 4 11 questions Choose the words that are often used with the word in bold. Multiple choice Only one correct answer per question
Section 4: Example
Section 5 11 questions Select ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ for each sentence can be more than one There can be more than one correct answer per screen
Section 5: Example
Password Essay Choose to answer one of the two essay questions Type the answer in the space provided. You do not need to type the question.
Example
The Screen Click ‘finish section’ when you have answered all the questions. Click on the numbers at the bottom of the screen to see each question. You can see how much time you have left. The clock stops while you are on an example screen.
Navigation A black box appears around the question that is on the screen. When you answer a question the colour of the box will change to white. If you do not answer a question the colour will stay yellow. This will remind you to go back to this question before you click “finish section”.
Finish Section Button When you have answered all the questions in a section click FINISH SECTION. This will take you to the next section. You CANNOT return to a finished section.
Warning Message If you click Finish Section before you have answered all questions, you will get the message below. If you cannot answer any more questions and you wish to finish the section, choose “OK”. If you did this by mistake and wish to complete answering the questions, choose “Cancel”.
Good luck!