SQU English Exit case studies
SQU English Exit · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The SQU English Exit Exam is an English proficiency test associated with Sultan Qaboos University, used to show that a candidate can handle academic reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and listening in English. It is typically taken by university students or applicants who must demonstrate a level of English adequate for degree-level study, though eligibility rules should be confirmed with the university. The SQU English Exit case studies are 5 cases and about 3,339 words.
1Reading Comprehension: Flat Ridership and the Overstated Conclusion
An exit-test reading passage describes a six-month campus shuttle pilot at a university with 14,000 students. Ridership rose 22% in the first eight weeks, then stayed flat at roughly 1,900 trips per week for the remaining sixteen weeks.
640 words, about 3 min2Writing: Three Edits in the Last Twelve Minutes
A candidate has 30 minutes and a 250-word argumentative response to the prompt: 'Should universities publish student evaluations of teaching online?' The prompt requires discussion of both sides. With twelve minutes left she has 268 words.
629 words, about 3 min3Grammar: Separating Real Errors from a Reviewer's Error
An editing workshop hands out four sentences from a student's essay on campus transport, each flagged by a different peer reviewer. S1: 'The number of students who commute by bus each morning have increased since the new timetable was introduced.' S2: 'Neither the drivers nor the supervisor was aware of the change.' A reviewer insists this must be 'were'.
671 words, about 3 min4Vocabulary and Word Use: Collocation, Hedging, and One Noun
A candidate is writing a 150-word academic summary of a cross-sectional, self-report survey of 300 nurses. Her draft contains four decision points.
666 words, about 3 min5Listening Comprehension: Concessions, Hedges and a Broken Note Set
Students hear a four-minute lecture extract on coral restoration once, then take notes. The speaker says: 'Critics often claim that transplanted corals never survive more than two years.
733 words, about 4 min