OET Test Information

ListeningWritingSpeakingReading

PART A - CONSULTA-TION EXTRACTS (5MIN DURATION EACH)

Duration & Proforma:

Two separate shorter consultations between a healthcare professional and a patient. (24 total questions, 12 for each part. Approx 5 minutes each)

Task Target For Scoring Rubrics:

This task assesses your ability to identify specific information during a consultation, wherein you listen to a recording of a health professional conversing with a patient, generally, but another health professional about a patient occasionally and you will be expected to complete the health professional?s notes using this information that you have heard, processed, interpreted, accurately.

PART B - SHORT WORK-PLACE EXTRACTS

Duration & Proforma:

Six short dialogues or monologues in workplace settings. (Accents introduced in this new test are much more varied. May also include a consultation between 2 health professionals) (10 minutes)

Task Target For Scoring Rubrics:

This task assesses the ability to identify the detail, gist, opinion and/or purpose of the short monologue extracts being heard; these can include team briefings, handovers, or health professional-patient dialogues. Only one multiple choice question (MCQ) will be asked for every extract heard.

PART C - PRESENTA-TION EXTRACTS

Duration & Proforma:

Two long presentations or interviews with health professionals. (15 minutes)

Task Target For Scoring Rubrics:

This task assesses the ability to follow a recorded presentation or interview and identify the several ranges of accessible healthcare topics of modern-day scenarios. Six multiple choice questions each for two such extracts will be given.

TOTAL: 40 - 45MIN