⏰ Day 22 Warm-Up — Test-Day Timing

3 items · auto-graded

Know your clocks before you sit the mock. Pick the smart pacing move.

Item 1 · Reading

You have ~27 minutes for Reading. On a 200-word Academic Passage, you should…

A) Read every word slowly twice before looking at the questions B) Read the questions first, then scan the passage for answers (~6 min per passage) C) Spend 15 minutes on the first passage to get it perfect

Questions first, then scan — and keep each Academic Passage to ~6 minutes so you finish the section.

Item 2 · Writing

Writing is 23 minutes total. A sensible split is…

A) 15 min Email + 8 min Discussion B) All 23 minutes on the Discussion C) ~6 min Build a Sentence, 7 min Email, 10 min Discussion

Roughly Build a Sentence (~6) + Email (7) + Academic Discussion (10). Each task has its own clock.

Item 3 · Speaking

In Take an Interview, there is no preparation time. You should…

A) Start answering within the first 2 seconds, leading with your point B) Take 10 seconds of silence to plan the perfect answer C) Open with "That's a very interesting question, let me think…"

Zero prep means start immediately with your answer — silence and long preambles waste your 45 seconds.