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1. Learning About the OET Reading
Section: Part A
The OET Reading Part A is a “summary completion” task. This reading test takes about 15 minutes
and you are required to read 3-4 texts, each containing 650 words that are related to a specific topic.
You will be given a summary of four short texts with gaps and your task is to fill the gaps (25–35
items) with the correct words taken from the texts. Moreover, the OET Reading Part A measures your
ability in the following aspects:
• source information from multiple texts
• synthesize information in a meaningful way
• skim and scan material to retrieve information quickly

2. Do you want to ace this reading test? Read and follow these simple steps that you can apply in your
OET training:
1. Classify the topic
Identifying the topic is essential in this reading test. It will prime your brain with the relevant language
on what the texts and summary will be about. You don’t have to use so much time reading the texts
just to understand what are the information is all about because the topic gives it to you immediately.
2. Identify the text types
There are four or three texts that you will encounter in the OET reading text. You need to be able to
identify their text types as it helps you understand them quickly. These texts might be about statistics,
a research abstract, a questionnaire, a definition or a short case study.
3. Skim and scan the texts
When skimming and scanning each text, you need to find these essential key points:
 The general idea
 The headings and subheadings
 Keywords
During your OET review classes, you can practice skimming and scanning texts as it helps you
prepare for the reading examination.
4. Check the summary task
After searching all the essential information in each text, you need to look at the summary paragraph.
What you’ll notice in the summary paragraph is that there are clues as to which text you should look at
to find the word and fill each gap. Clues such as the summary’s type of text, headings and
subheadings present in the summary paragraph, and the keywords present in each summary
paragraph.

3. 5. Make sure that the word fits in each gap
In some cases, you cannot take a word directly from the text and put it into the gap in the summary
paragraph. What you need to do is to change the word to fit for grammar and sentence structure.
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