Separate the stated information from an added assumption.
Read short notices, reports and requests, then check supported claims, missing information, sequence and relevance. This localized section is not an English proficiency score.
Six original tasks each count one correct answer. Your count out of six describes these tasks under your practice conditions, not a percentile, IQ estimate or fixed ability band. All worked answers and this complete guide remain available at every count.
Six ways to stay with the text
The tasks cover two versions of a document, a voluntary survey, a review sequence, a possible cause, an omitted fee and a request to check units. You must use the actual passage rather than what is usually true elsewhere. Reading a possible explanation as a confirmed cause, or assuming a service is free because no fee is mentioned, adds information the text does not supply.
Absence of a fact is a boundary
Imagine a notice saying a workshop starts at 10:00 and requires registration, with no price stated. You can answer the start-time and registration questions. You cannot infer a fee of zero, a particular price or an exemption. Mark the price as unknown. That is an information limit, not evidence that the writer intended to conceal something.
Read the question’s direction carefully
One item asks for the claim that is not supported; another asks which question cannot be answered. Missing the negative reverses the task even if you understood the passage. For sequence items, preserve the stated dependencies. For a reply, match the requested purpose rather than a different useful activity. Your count describes six reading decisions, not your fluency or intelligence.
Build an evidence column
For an invented passage, put each offered claim beside the exact fact it needs. Separate directly supported, contradicted and not supplied. When selecting one answer, check whether the prompt asks for support or for a gap. Try restating the passage without adding a motive, price or population conclusion. This can expose an assumption before it enters your choice.
Language and repetition affect the experience
These reading tasks are localized in English and Chinese; no cross-language measurement equivalence or language level is established. They do not test vocabulary breadth, pronunciation or all reading skills. The independent fact and rule checks verify the declared keys, not a clinical or educational diagnosis. Repeated correct answers after reading this guide may reflect recall.