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WPCT - Test Information
  • The Written Communication Proficiency Test consists of 50 questions.  You will have 1 hour and 40 minutes to complete the test.   The test contains passages of approximately 10 sentences or portions of a sentence. Errors have been introduced into some of the passages, also the order of the sentences or paragraphs may have been altered.  You will be asked to answer multiple-choice questions relevant to the passage. The questions may involve:

    • Identifying grammar errors
    • Determining the best word to insert into a blank
    • Choosing the best title for a passage
    • Ordering sentences
    • Choosing the best summary of a text
  • Candidates will be assessed on the following aspects:
    • Grammar, punctuation, vocabulary richness and precision
    • Appropriate level of language use
    • Avoidance of wordiness and redundancies
    • Knowledge of main points versus subordinate details
    • Order of sentences and paragraphs
WCPT - Practice Test 1
  • There are 50 multiple-choice questions.  
  • You have 100 minutes to complete the test
WCPT - Practice Test 1 - Tutoring Version
  •  This is a tutoring version of a practice test.
  • There are 50 multiple-choice questions.  
  • Note: This is a tutoring version of the test; the full solutions will appear after each question.  We recommend that you try the non-tutoring version prior to viewing the tutoring version. 
WCPT - Practice Test 2
WCPT - Practice Test 2 - Tutoring Version
  •  This is a tutoring version of a practice test.
  • There are 50 multiple-choice questions.  
  • Note: This is a tutoring version of the test; the full solutions will appear after each question.  We recommend that you try the non-tutoring version prior to viewing the tutoring version. 
WCPT - Practice Test 3
WCPT - Practice Test 3 - Tutoring Version