Spelling

This section will test your ability to correctly spell the words that are commonly used in written English.

Punctuation

This section will test your ability to use common forms of punctuation and apply them to the texts provided.

Grammar

This section will test your ability to identify text that does not conform to good grammatical practice. You will be expected to distinguish between text that makes sense and clearly conveys its intended meaning and text that does not.

Comprehension

This section will test your ability to identify the main points in a text, distinguish between facts and opinions, retrieve facts and key points, make inferences and deductions, and present information in a different way from the original text.

Test marking

The total number of marks available in the literacy skills tests ranges from 41 to 49 depending upon the test.

The table below indicates the number of marks available in each section.