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Does capitalization affect scoring in the IELTS Listening exam?
Typically, capitalization or lowercase does not affect scoring. You can write MINISTRY, Ministry, or ministry and still receive full marks. Careful writers may capitalize the first letter of proper nouns.
What is the accepted format for providing the date in FILL IN THE BLANK questions without losing marks?
- 20 November
- 20th November
- November 20th
- November 20
If the answer is 25 October 2017 but the question requires “One word only or a number” then the answer should be 25/07/2017 or 25.07.2017
How should the time be formatted in FILL IN THE BLANK questions to avoid losing marks?
9am or 9.00am or 9:00 am (written with spaces) but always with am or pm suffix
Plural and singular nouns?
It is important to fill in the correct form of the noun, if the answer is a plural noun but you write it in singular form, you will not receive any points
What impact does providing answers out of order have in Multiple Questions?
Certainly not, as long as you select the correct answer, the order does not matter.
In Multiple Questions, if the correct answers are A and B but you choose B and C, will you still receive points?
You will receive points for the correct answer chosen, in this case answer B will be awarded points.
Is it acceptable to write two identical answers in the response?
In some cases, there may be multiple ways to write the answer, in which case you should only write one single answer.
For instance, in cases like answering a date question as in question 2, you should only write 1 of the 4 options on the Answer sheet. Do not write 20 November/20th November
