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 \n2.How many brothers and sisters do you have?  \nIn the actual test,questions in Section One will NOT be printed in the test book;youwill hear them on the audiotape  \nSECTION TWO:Directions  \nIn this section,you will be asked to read a printed paragraph aloud.First,you willbegiven one minute to read the paragraph silently to yourself.Then,you will have oneminute to read the paragraph aloud.Now,begin reading the paragraph below silentlyto yourself.  \nRADIO BROADCASTING  \nRadio reached its peak as a form of entertainment in the 1930's and1940's.Every broadcast,no matter how modest,required a large numberof talented people to get it on the air,from writers and directors to soundengineers and musicians.The unsung heroes and heroines were the peopleresponsible for sound effects,those wizards who could produce anysound—from a teacup being placed in its saucer to a raging fire.In theearly days,few effects were prerecorded,so the staff experimented tomake the sounds just right.For example,they tried hitting hollow coconutshells on a flat surface to imitate the clip-clop sound of a horse's trot.Sound effects helped listeners to imagine that everything being portrayedwas truly happening.  \nNow read the paragraph aloud with expression.Allow yourself exactly one minute toread the paragraph aloud.  \n## SECTION THREE:Directions\n\nIn this section,you will see parial sentences and will be asked to make completesentences using these parts.Look at Example X:  \nExample X:When the library opens...  \nThere are a number of possible completions for this sentence.You could say,forexample:  \nWhen the library opens,I will return the book.OR  \nWhen the library opens,the students will go there to study.ORWhen the library opens,Mary will ","cbCaink4l1PLdFnc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaink4l1PLdFnc","pdf",515124,"English","# TAKING THE TEST\n# PRACTICE QUESTIONS\n## SECTION ONE:Directions\n## SECTION TWO:Directions\n## SECTION THREE:Directions\n## SECTION FOUR:Directions\n## SECTION FIVE:Directions\n## SECTION SIX:Directions","[{\"question\":\"How is the SPEAK test structured and delivered?\",\"answer\":\"The SPEAK test is given in one session and divided into seven parts. 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