Part 7 of 8 | 120 High Scoring Words

That's a 💯! With this word list, your vocabulary is already more than 100 words strong! Go use it and conquer your exams!...

Feb 2022 - IELTS Writing Band 9 Response

Here is an actual Band 9 response for one of the latest IELTS questions. Appeared in February 2022 IELTS Exam....

5 killer tips for an 8 in IELTS

Most people think great sentences are key to a great score. They are wrong. Read on to learn why most people get a low score in IELTS and how to avoid those mistakes....

50+ OET Vocabulary: Abbreviations

Here are some of the most commonly used abbreviations for OET. These will help you respond better to questions in the test which often use many of these abbreviations....

10 Idiomatic Expressions You Must Know

Idiomatic Expressions are different from Idioms. An idiomatic expression is not about replacing a word with an idiom. For instance, 'leading the charge' means to be first. However, you cannot say, I l...

Short Answers for Good Scores - 1

Sometimes, it is better to give a short answer. This is especially the case since repeating a part of the question in your answer might make it sound repetitive. This might also give the examiner a fe...

Short Answers for Good Scores - 2

Continuing from the previous post, this post looks at expressions that you can use to make you speaking sound more natural. This will usually give you a better score (tone and coherence). Expression a...

Writing Task 1 - Band 9 Sample - Survey - PTE Describe a Diagram

The bar chart below shows the results of a survey conducted by a personnel department at a major company. The survey was carried out on two groups of workers: those aged from 18-30 and those aged 45-...

10 Speaking Expressions for a Top Score

What does it mean to speak fluently? It is not just about rattling out sentences at top speed. Speech must come naturally and a large part of being natural is down to three factors. Those are......

My GRE Scores Have Been Cancelled

5 Things you can do if your GRE Scores have been cancelled....

11 Adjectives for Describing Diagrams

Many exams require test takers to describe diagrams, graphs, charts and information given in images. Whether it is the Writing Task 1 of IELTS or Describing an Image in the PTE or DET, you will find s...

5 High-scoring expressions to talk about the future

Using the right tense at the right time can be a difficult task. In this post, we look at 5 expressions to talk about the future and how to use them! Look at the expression with usage samples!...

13 Abbreviations for OET

Here are 13 abbreviations that every medical professional knows. Check to see where you stand!...

GRE New Pattern - September 2023

After 2011, this is the first time the GRE is changing. What are the changes, and why have these changes been made? Know the answers to these questions and more in this blog post....

10 Must Know Concepts for Reading Comprehension - Part 2

The second part of a two part article on how to be better prepared for exams like GRE, IELTS, SAT and more. These concepts are commonly repeated concepts in these exams....

10 Words You Must Know for your next English Exam

There are some words you must know irrespective of which competitive exam you are taking. These words are important for IELTS, GRE, TOEFL, Digital SAT, PTE, OET, and More....

Digital SAT Sample Questions - Sentence Fragments

Sentence fragment questions are a part of questions on English Conventions. The Digital SAT has at least 4 questions in each module that look at the test-takers understanding of English Conventions....

Verb Tense and Verb Mood - Quiz

Here are some questions on Verb Tense and Verb Mood. These questions are important for any English test. in IELTS, using these correctly are important in Writing and Speaking. In SAT, there are a spec...