Four courses, in test order

Listening and Reading take no marks off for one, and a blank counts as wrong. So an empty question is the only sure way to lose the mark.

A few questions are trials that aren't scored, and they look like all the others. Give every one a real answer.

Finish a part early and that time is gone. None of it follows you to the next part, so spend a part's minutes inside it.

You never have to press it, and once you do, that part is closed for good. Look for an empty menu first.

Watches stay outside the room. Practise against a timer in the corner of a screen, so that one glance is enough.

You can't bring your own, and you can ask for more. Ask before Listening starts, not in the middle of it.

There's no break, and Speaking comes last. Sit one whole mock exam in a single go before the day.

In Speaking you may hear the people near you. Rehearse with a radio on, and keep your eyes on your own screen.