Exam information | Short-answer questions
In the exam, you may have to look for facts in a passage and give short answers to
questions. You will be told how many words you are allowed to use in the answers. A
number can be written either as a word, e.g. four, or as a number, e.g. 4, and counts as
one word. A word with a hyphen in it, e.g. mother-in-law, counts as one word. You will
not be required to use contractions.
1. How many words are there in these sentences?
1. She keeps fit by running after her two five-year-olds.
2. To use the gym equipment safely, follow the step-by-step instructions.
3. The Internet is helping the over-sixties to find up-to-date health information.
4. They are offering exercise classes 3 mornings a week for the part-time workers.
Exam tip
To keep to the maximum number of words, it can help to change a word form. Use a
noun as an adjective the documents about the house ➔ the house documents, or to
omit a verb there is a variety of reasons ➔ various reasons.
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Illness is defined in a variety of ways, which depend on a number of factors. One of these
factors is age differences. Older people tend to accept as 'normal' a range of pains and
physical limitations which younger people would define as symptoms of.some illness or
disability. As we age, we gradually redefine health and accept greater levels of physical
discomfort. In Blaxter's (1990) national survey of health definitions, she found that young
people tend to define health in terms of physical fitness, but gradually, as people age, health
comes to be defined more in terms of being able to cope with everyday tasks. She found
examples of older people with really serious arthritis, who nevertheless defined themselves
as healthy, as they were still able to carry out a limited range of routine activities.
Glossary
arthritis: a medical condition in which the joints (such as the knee or fingers) in someone's body are painful
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