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Reading and Writing Paper

What's in the BEC Preliminary Reading and Writing paper?

The BEC Preliminary Reading and Writing paper has seven parts for reading and two tasks for writing. There are different types of text and questions.

Summary

Time allowed:
1 hour 30 minutes
Number of parts:
Reading: 7 parts, Writing: 2 parts
Number of questions:
Reading: 45 questions, Writing: 2 tasks
Marks:
Reading: 25%, Writing: 25%

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