Sunday, June 22, 2008

Yesterday was the day that I took the YELT test. As it was an important day, I set the alarm clock to 7:00 am in advance. In the morning, the alarm did go off but I accidentally switched it off and continued to sleep. Fortunately, my biological clock reminded me of the test and when I finally got up, it was a quarter to 8:00 am. I was shocked but felt a little bit relieved because I still had some time before the exam. I sprang out of bed and rushed to the washroom. When everything was done, it was 8:00, then I rushed to the bus station. Because it was Saturday, there were few buses and I had to wait for a long time for a single bus to come. When I arrived York, it was around 8:55 am, so again, I rushed to the building where the exam would take place. While rushing, I also had to look at the map because I had forgotten to look at it in advance. Finally, I made it: I got to the exam room in time -- and there were some other people who also nearly late like me. The exam room was a lecture hall which was kind of small and I think nearly half of the hall were YUELI students. Finally, the test started; it was funny that as soon as I got the question sheet, I couldn't understand the passages and spend quite a long time trying to figure out what the main idea was. It was something about people's attitude towards the idea of television. Honestly speaking, it was hard to understand; I had to reread it again and again. I was stuck on the last question of the reading part and there was little time left. However, I managed to finish it but I'm not sure that all the answer made any sense. Then, in the writing part, I also finished just seconds away from the final time. Nevertheless, I was surprised that I could finish the short essay in half an hour with nothing prepared in my head. I'm sure that this is because we did a lot of writing in class and I had improved my writing speed. However, I can't guarantee that I'll pass this part of the test becuase I was focusing on filling words in the sheet rather than constructing the right answer; leaving blank space would deduct my points. After the exam, I was relieved that the exam was over. York was so quiet and there were nearly no students on the campus. Somehow, I was happy because I didn't miss it.

2 comments:

Melvin Huynh said...

Well, everyone is shock when he or she take the YELT test first time. Actually, I've already taken YELT test 3 times, and I think I had experience in this case. You can know how to read the passage faster or find the answer in shortest time. If I have a chance, I want to take it once more to test my English. Good luck, buddy.

sasho said...

I also took the YELT few mounths ago. I think that like other international test, you have to be very quick in order to pass. I didnt manage to pass the first part because i had spent to much time on each question.