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Psychometric English
A full course for the three English-section question types, following the NITE exam structure.
Learning path
Start with the exam format, then work through the three item types in order.
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How the English section works
Exam format
How many questions, how much time, and how items are ordered inside a section.
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A multiple-choice English section: 22 questions in 20 minutes, four options each.
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Sentence completions and restatements get harder; reading comprehension follows the passage.
Sentence Completions
Vocabulary, grammar, and inferring the missing information from context — what this item type actually tests.
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Not just a missing word — fluent reading of an academic English sentence.
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Supplying your own word before looking at the distractors reduces shallow recognition.
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A familiar word that does not fit the syntax, or a rare word that sounds academic without fitting the context.
Restatements
Recognizing two sentences that share a meaning despite differences in syntax and wording.
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Not to produce a restatement yourself — to identify which option keeps the same claim.
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Shared keywords are not enough. Check who does what to whom, and what the logical relation is.
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Passive for active, double negation, and swapping subject and predicate while keeping the loud keywords.
Reading Comprehension
Passages from a range of fields, and questions on idea, detail, structure, connections, and inference.
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Understanding the passage and the links between its ideas — not prior knowledge of the topic.
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Questions follow the order of the subject matter. A continuous first read saves skipping around.
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A conclusion must follow from the passage. A reasonable extra that was never stated is still wrong.