OET Reading sub-test

Structure

Part	Time	Task
Part A	15 minutes	Expeditious reading: find information quickly across four short texts
Parts B & C	45 minutes (shared)	Part B: short workplace extracts. Part C: two longer texts, one question at a time

One mark for each correct answer, and no marks are taken off for wrong answers, so answer every question.

Step by step

1. Read the Reading Introduction and click Next. The 15-minute Part A timer starts.
2. Answer Part A. The texts are on one side and the questions on the other.
3. Click Submit Part A & continue and confirm. You can't return to Part A.
4. Parts B and C start with their 45-minute timer. You see one question at a time, with the extract or text on the left. Use Previous and Next to move between Part B and Part C questions.
5. Click Finish test and confirm Submit your Reading test? It is scored straight away.

Your result

Your score out of 500, your grade and your Performance by part, with each question's correct answer. See Understanding your OET results.

Tips

• In Part A, don't read everything. Scan for the words in the question.
• Watch your time. Part A always ends at 15 minutes, whether you've finished or not.