I've had 3 different types of test so far, so it's hard: 1) the first one was to edit a document about a company's product. It had been edited by someone who was a non-English speaking person. I think that I can work on this by working on OOo reviews, but at the moment there aren't so many texts written by people who have English as a second language.
2) Write how to use a piece of hardware or software that you've never seen before. On that occasion I was given a piece of hardware and I thought it was unfair to expect someone who hasn't got an engineering background to know all the jargon. If it had been something simple like using a microwave, or if I'd been given a piece of software, I think it would have been better. 3) Traditional editing tests. You're given a hard piece of prose and told to correct the spelling, grammar, use alternative vocabulary to describe something in simple English keeping it as concise as possible. On the second part of the test you're given a long piece of procedural text but it is in the wrong order so you have to reorder it and you can also edit it to make it read better. All tests took 15/20 mins and you have to complete them. On 30 March 2010 06:30, deleeuw <[email protected]> wrote: > What kind of test are you writing, Claire? > > > On 3/30/2010 10:21 PM, Claire Wood wrote: > >> Hi Clayton& All >> >> Unfortunately I was unsuccessful in my interviews. It seems I kept >> falling >> at the same fence - the test. >> >> Does anyone know where I can get hold of some sample tests to practice? I >> need to do some quite hard tests. >> >> I've done a search on the net and can only find Klariti's test which >> doesn't >> look anything like what I've been subjected to these past 2 weeks, and >> tests >> for people learning English, which are really too simple. >> >> > -- Best wishes Claire Wood
