



aile brazil vs norway, ekchin ma mexico vs england, both no skip match? how do you plan to catch up on sleep?
If this list made you angry, congratulations.
You found yourself, and ask yourself which point exactly made you uncomfortable and why.
I have been getting DMs almost everyday after I posted here about scoring a 145, so here’s everything that worked for me.
I want to emphasize that my base english is good, the first practice test I gave, I went in blind and scored 135-145.
First, familiarize with the question types, this way you know what to expect and when.
Second, for writing and speaking questions have a structure ready in your head. You can use the OREO (Opinion, Reason, Example, Outcome) format.
Third, use simple english, you don’t need to use big words that you are unsure about. You can also use simple conjunction to join your sentences and make it sound better.
Fourth, use adjectives (descriptive words). This comes in handy when you are writing/speaking about a photo. So instead of I see a dog. It is jumping. You can write, I see a happy dog jumping with joy.
Fifth, for fill in the blanks, reading and listening sections trust your gut instinct. It could be just a different form of word you might be thinking. You can also use platforms like arno, or lumetest for more practice. The more you practice the better you will get.
For interactive listening part, where you have to summarize the conversation in 90 seconds, savesome time during the conversation part to reread and form and idea about what to write.
For speaking, you can speak slow but avoid long pauses.
Use chatgpt or claude to give you feedback on your speaking or writing.
Lastly I did watch a video from teacher luke, which was a great help in understanding the question as well as having a structure for my answer. The video covers each section clearly.
I also went through handbook from duolingo, it also covers tips and question pattern.
Most importantly, stay calm, do not overthink. If you get any questions wrong, do not stress about it at all, move on and focus on the next question. Real test is almost similar to the practice ones, questions can be slightly different, it’s adaptive test so it will adapt to how you answer your questions. If you know english, slight improvement and structure in each section and be a big score boost.
My best wishes to all of you.