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IELTS: Can I Use All Capital Letters In Listening?

“Can I use all capital letters in Listening?” This is a question I get asked a lot, so I thought I might as well write a blog post about it since so many of you are interested in this. The short answer to this question is: “Yes, you can,” but let’s look at it a little bit further.

First of all, this is the official answer taken from the British Council IELTS website:

“As you listen, write your answer on the question paper. At the end of the test you will have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheet in pencil. You may write your answers in lower case or capital letters.”

So, you can write your answer in all capitals if you wish, no problem. If you choose to write in lower case letters you can still write everything in lower case for example, “europe,” “london”, or “john”. However, if you use them in Writing you should follow the spelling and grammar rules. For example, if you have to write the name of a person or the name of a place the first letter should be capitalised: “John”, “Europe”. So, you still need to know the rules.

More specifically, let’s have a look at some rules that will be helpful not only regarding Writing but also with your studies afterwards!

When do we have to use a capital letter? 

1.) Never use a lower case with the personal pronoun “I”. “I” is always in capitals no matter where it is located in the sentence. For example,

“How can I help you?”

2.) We use a capital letter in the beginning of a sentence; after a full stop; or to imitate oral speech. For example, 

He achieved the IELTS band he needed. Therefore, he’s really happy. He said loudly: “This is great!”

3.) We use capital letters for abbreviations. For example,

U.S.A. – U.A.E. – IELTS – TOEFL – TOEIC etc.

4.) We use a capital letter for holidays and for months and days of the weeks. For example,

Christmas, Sunday, Saturday, May, July.

5.) We use a capital letter for countries of cities, towns, regions, and landmarks. For example, 

France, Milan, Europe, the Thames, the Eiffel Tower etc.

6.) We use a capital letter for people’s names. For example,

John Smith

7.) We use capital letters for nationalities. For example

 Japanese, Irish, Canadian

8.) We use capital letters for religions. For examples,

Christianity, Buddhism etc.

9.) We use capital letters when we refer to famous companies. For example,

Apple, Microsoft, Hyundai, Amazon etc.

10.) We use capital letters for titles or professions. For example,

Sir Harold Pinter, Dr. John Smith, Professor Williams

11.) Last but not least, we also use capital letters for titles or headings. For example:

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyefski

Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare

Yellow Submarine by Beatles

So, that’s pretty much all you need to know regarding the use of capital letters. You can also watch the video lesson if you like:

I really hope it helps!
What do you find difficult concerning capital letters? Let me know in the comments below! 

 

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Comments

  1. Fateme says

    February 11, 2021 at 2:24 am

    Hi dori,
    Please clear my doubt. I have given test on 4th February and I have written all the answers in lowercase and first letter capital, even for the common nouns also. Please tell me will my answers be marked wrong??

    Reply
    • Dori says

      February 11, 2021 at 4:16 pm

      No worries, they will not. Good luck with your results!

      Reply
  2. Asra Tabassum says

    January 22, 2021 at 8:57 pm

    I am looking for printable IELTS reading practice test papers.. Its very difficult to practice online especially reading and writing.
    If you can share me with practice test for all, it would be really helpful for me.
    {*specifically looking for printable reading practice papers}

    Reply
  3. Hasib says

    October 8, 2020 at 4:58 am

    I like to use Capital letters in listening. But I am not a fan of writing Capital letter in Reading.
    Now, my question is..Can I use Capital letters in one section and Small letters in other section?

    Reply
    • Dori says

      October 8, 2020 at 8:08 am

      Yes, you can! Good luck with your exam!

      Reply
  4. Gomez says

    January 7, 2020 at 11:55 am

    I understand that the candidate can answer WIFI, WI-FI, WiFi, Wi-Fi or even wIFi when the answer seems “wifi”.
    Is this correct?

    Reply
    • Dori says

      January 7, 2020 at 9:21 pm

      Yes, that’s right! Good luck with your exam!

      Reply
      • Gomez says

        January 8, 2020 at 12:21 pm

        Thank you for your prompt response.

        Reply
  5. Esfar says

    May 17, 2018 at 7:13 am

    Hi, miss. I didn’t get this issue on the posts above.
    Can I write a, b, c insted of A, ,B, C for single letter answer if i choose to write everything in lowercase.
    As i have seen through a lot of answer sheet, they used lowercase such as
    1.bus
    2.road
    3. John

    but

    4. A <<< ?
    5. D <<< ?
    I hope you got my point. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Dori says

      May 17, 2018 at 7:53 pm

      Hey there! According to British Council, either choosing lower case or capitals is accepted. Also, they say that you can use them interchangeably. I wouldn’t recommend changing your choice in the same section but this is probably the reason why you see things like that in answer keys. I hope this helps!

      Reply
      • Esfar says

        May 18, 2018 at 10:29 am

        wow, it’s amazing. It’s 2018 and still you replied me, again pretty fast. Thanks. So, im taking your ans. as yes, which is i can write as (a, b, f).

        Again, thank you so much.

        Reply
        • Dori says

          May 20, 2018 at 7:13 pm

          Good luck with your exam!

          Reply
      • Mandeep says

        October 5, 2018 at 3:33 pm

        hlo
        in my reading exam i wrote roman numerals by marking horizontal lines will they be marked wrong..?

        Reply
        • Dori says

          October 6, 2018 at 7:04 pm

          I’m afraid yes. The answers should be in a,b,c etc or numbers according to the instructions. I’m really sorry.

          Reply
      • Asra Tabassum says

        January 22, 2021 at 6:38 pm

        Hello Dori,
        It would be very helpful and appreciated if you share few practice tests on listening.

        Thank you.

        Reply
        • Dori says

          January 22, 2021 at 7:02 pm

          Yes I know, but I cannot do that due to copyright reasons…
          Good luck with your exam!

          Reply
  6. Samina says

    October 29, 2017 at 5:19 pm

    Can I write door to door if the answer is door-to-door , AC921 if the answer is AC 921 , 5347886 if the ans is 534 7886 , Thomson if the ans is T-H-O-M-S-O-N

    Reply
    • Dori says

      October 30, 2017 at 12:26 pm

      Yes, you can but the answer will never be T-H-O-M-S-O-N. They spell it out for you but they don’t expect you to write it like that. Good luck with your exam!

      Reply
  7. Mounika says

    July 14, 2017 at 8:13 am

    Hello Dori,

    I have a small question yet its a silly doubt, but its really important for me to clarify. As I have seen in the above comments in which you said its fine to write roman numerals all in capitals if we opt to write the whole listening and reading test the whole 40 answers. Thats okay.

    But I also have a silly dout regarding how to write the capital roman numeral as in some sites where I type a roman numeral in capital its showing in two ways:-

    SET A: I, II, III, IV

    SET B: I, IV with horizontal line above and below ??

    and especially the roman numeral “I” , if it should have a horizontal line above and below if the answer to any question is “” I”” . how should I write these??

    Please madam, give me a strong advice on this.

    Thank you.

    Reply
    • Dori says

      July 16, 2017 at 12:40 pm

      Whatever you do with lines (add them or not) it is acceptable. You don’t have to worry about the numeral “I” because if the answers are in numerals there’s no way for it to be confused with anything else. Good luck with your exam!

      Reply
      • Mounika says

        July 16, 2017 at 4:51 pm

        Madam, My doubt is if I want to write all the 40 answers in ALL CAPS for Ielts Reading section which format from below should I choose especially focusing on numerals incase of matching heading questions:-

        For example If I opted using ALL CAPS in reading section which of the below sets would you recommend me to write as answers ??

        SET A:- 1) II
        2) BEETLES
        3) 11 O’CLOCK
        4) 5.30 AM
        5) ROCKS@GMAIL.COM
        6) HTTP:// http://WWW.DORI-IELTS.COM

        OR

        SET B:- 1) ii
        2) Beetles
        3) 11 o’clock
        4) 5.30 am
        5) rocks@gmail.com
        6) https:// http://www.dori-ielts.com

        Also please give me strong advice should I use CAPS or Normal capitalisation as and when required especially for reading section as anyways I decided to write caps in listening section dori. Only thing is I am worrying with writing the reading answers.

        Give me strong and perfect suggestion – ALL CAPS or not for reading section even though my handwriting is good as its said that answers evaluation is computer automated.

        Awaiting your reply.

        Thanks.

        Reply
        • Dori says

          July 23, 2017 at 6:23 pm

          As I repeatedly told you, both are accepted. There is no right, wrong, or better between the two. Since you can easily do both choose the one you can do faster because in Reading you won’t have extra time to complete the answer sheet.
          Again, there’s no problem whatever you choose! (either all caps or normal capitalisation in either listening or reading). According to British Council everything is accepted as long as you find the correct answer and you are within the word limit.
          There is no “perfect suggestion” when both options are equal!
          Focus on more important things regarding IELTS, there will be no problem with these.
          Good luck!

          Reply
  8. Ashutosh Sharma says

    July 10, 2017 at 1:13 pm

    I gave IELTS recently and in one of the questions in listening section, I used abbreviation for month ( I used “feb” instead of “february”), Is it acceptable?

    Reply
    • Dori says

      July 12, 2017 at 2:29 pm

      I’m afraid not, this is not acceptable. However, this is only one mistake; it doesn’t mean anything. I wish you the very best of luck with your results!

      Reply
  9. Supreet Kaur says

    June 27, 2017 at 5:18 pm

    Hi dori,
    Please clear my doubt. I have given test on 24th june and I have written all the answers in lowercase and first letter capital, even for the common nouns also. Please tell me will my answers be marked wrong??

    Reply
    • Dori says

      July 2, 2017 at 11:55 am

      No it won’t, don’t worry about it! Good luck with your results!

      Reply
      • Supreet Kaur says

        July 6, 2017 at 5:21 am

        Thanku so much for sparing some time to reply ?

        Reply
        • Dori says

          July 6, 2017 at 8:52 pm

          Welcome! 🙂

          Reply
  10. Supree says

    June 27, 2017 at 11:31 am

    Mam please tell me is it ok if we write the listening answer in lower case and start it with capital letter even if it comes in between the sentence? Will it be marked wrong please reply its really urgent

    Reply
    • Dori says

      July 2, 2017 at 11:54 am

      According to British Council, yes you can do that. Good luck with your exam!

      Reply
      • Vais says

        July 10, 2017 at 5:29 pm

        Is it OK ? If we write an answer start with capital and follows small letters even if the answer is in between the sentence ?

        Reply
        • Dori says

          July 12, 2017 at 2:29 pm

          according to British Council yes, it is acceptable.

          Reply
  11. Biswas says

    June 27, 2017 at 8:10 am

    From Cambridge IELTS 11 general training test 1 reading question no. 26: the answer given in the Answer Keys is Trolleys. is trolleys wrong here?

    Reply
    • Dori says

      June 27, 2017 at 8:44 am

      Hey there! No, it’s not wrong. It’s just that the books usually give one answer when the only difference is a capital letter or not. They give more options when both singular/plural of a word are correct etc. Good luck with your exam!

      Reply
  12. AIUB says

    April 20, 2017 at 6:34 am

    Can answer in reading and listening like this?

    1) TRUE
    2) NOTHING
    3) CASE
    4) CASTLE

    Reply
    • Dori says

      April 21, 2017 at 8:31 pm

      Yes, of course! Good luck with your exam!

      Reply
    • Daniel says

      April 24, 2017 at 1:48 am

      Thanks Dori, I read the questions raised by various people and your replies. It’s really very helpful. Thank you

      Reply
      • Dori says

        April 30, 2017 at 3:40 pm

        I’m glad to hear that! Good luck with your exam!

        Reply
  13. Shristi Gurung says

    April 8, 2017 at 1:32 pm

    Hey dori

    Today I gave my speaking test in Calgary Canada
    Due to nervousness I think I ruined my exam
    And tomorrow is my written exam
    Can I still get good band score from written exam. In overall
    I need to score 7

    Reply
    • Dori says

      April 9, 2017 at 5:26 pm

      First of all, whatever you did, that’s over. You cannot know for sure anyway, so forget about it and focus on your written exam without doubts. Of course you can still get a good band. The overall bandscore is the average of the total of all setions. However, you will only know for sure when you get your results. I wish you the very best of luck with your results!

      Reply
  14. Navya says

    March 22, 2017 at 2:31 am

    Hey I have a question in reading and listening sections. What if the speaker says “1st of August ” and the fill in blank is 1st ________? I wrote it the same “of August” but the key says “August” only . Will that going to be counted as wrong Answer in main IELTS ? Also please do clarify with a’s , and the’s . Will the Answers go wrong if we miss them ?

    Reply
    • Dori says

      March 24, 2017 at 4:09 pm

      First of all, you have to pay attention to the word limit. If the word limit allows then it wouldn’t be wrong to add ‘of’ in this case. The same goes with the articles. However, be careful with the article ‘the’ because there are cases that you cannot omit it grammatically in a sentence (not in note- completion but in sentence completion for example).

      Reply
  15. Maria says

    March 12, 2017 at 2:29 pm

    Hy Dori.. You are doing great job.i really appreciate.My ielts is on 25 March

    I have some question in my mind so please answer.i want to clear some confusions 

    In a video you have said “write your answers in lower case or upper case on amswer sheet”  right? I want to right in small letters .so if i am going to choose small letters how do i right 

    MCQS A,B or C 

    And true false ? 

    Is it ok to write answers like this if i choose to write in lower case

    1.Paris

    2.classes

    3.air

    4.A

    5.B

    6.true

    7.false 

    Anxiously waiting for your answer.please reply soon.

    Reply
    • Dori says

      March 12, 2017 at 4:30 pm

      Yes, that’s totally fine. Good luck with your exam!

      Reply
  16. Benard says

    February 17, 2017 at 10:19 pm

    I read this from another site

    Answers can be written on the answer sheet in upper case, lower case or a combination.
    For example, the answer “Thailand” can be written as “thailand”, “THAILAND” or even “ThAiLanD”. All of these versions would be marked as correct.

    Is this correct?

    Reply
    • Dori says

      February 19, 2017 at 6:50 pm

      Hey there! On the official IELTS website says that you can write your answers in ether capital or lower case. It doesn’t clarify such details. However, since the answersheets of both Reading and Listening are marked through computers what you read on the other website makes sense. Having said that, I always say to my students to be on the safe side and choose either capital or lower case. I mean why would you wanna write ThAiLand in the first place? It is rather confusing to you too and you may make mistakes in spelling in this way. I wish you the very best of luck with your exam!

      Reply
  17. Chris says

    February 12, 2017 at 11:07 pm

    I started all my answers with upper case and the rest lowercase as below:
    1) Observation
    2) Phone Book
    ……..
    Is it correct?

    Reply
    • Dori says

      February 13, 2017 at 1:56 pm

      Yes, it is correct if they were the first words of the sentence as you wrote them (as in a list). If they are in the middle of a sentence you don’t have to capitalise the first letter. Good luck with your results!

      Reply
  18. urvashi says

    February 12, 2017 at 1:09 pm

    do we have to write answers without touching the end lines in the answer sheet i mean in box or it does not matters…. its been told to me by some one that it should me between the gap of the box

    Reply
    • Dori says

      February 12, 2017 at 4:43 pm

      What you’ve been told is correct. You should stay in the box. It’s not difficult to do that, you have plenty of space.

      Reply
  19. urvashi says

    February 12, 2017 at 10:05 am

    can we write listening in capital letters and reading in small letters .. or it would be incorrect

    Reply
    • Dori says

      February 12, 2017 at 4:43 pm

      Yes, they are two different answersheets. However, why would you want to do that? It may confuse you in the end.

      Reply
  20. Archana says

    January 31, 2017 at 9:00 am

    HELLO,
    if the answer is reading or listening module is –
    ” THE CARS” .. is it compulsory to put ‘the’ ‘S’ in bracket like this- (THE) CAR(S) ..OR withour bracket will be fine?
    And when wriring all the ans in acpital letters how do we write date? 30TH OCTOBER ? Will that be fine or 30th OCTOBER ? Same doubt for time.. 3 A.M OR 3 a.m ?

    Reply
    • Dori says

      February 1, 2017 at 2:38 pm

      No, you cannot use brackets in your answer it will be wrong. The only reason you see brackets in key answers of books is because they want to show you that either is correct and accepted. So, you choose one and without brackets. If you choose capitals, then write everything in capitals (30TH/ A.M). Good luck with your exam!

      Reply
  21. hasnat says

    December 24, 2016 at 7:41 pm

    Hi Dori…
    If I choose all capital letters and the speaker mentions the address like www. buckers.com. and says buckers all lowercase. Can i Write http://WWW.BUCKERS.COM or i have write in lowercase as speaker mentioned.

    Reply
    • Dori says

      December 25, 2016 at 9:29 am

      Hey there! The speaker mentions lower case in the recording because it is a site address. In the answersheet it is accepted to write it in capitals-there’s no exception. However, be careful. If you choose capitals, all letters must be in capitals (http included). Good luck with your exam!

      Reply
      • hasnat says

        January 4, 2017 at 8:21 am

        Thanks a lot Dori…you are amazing IELTS teacher. I love your tutorials

        Reply
        • Dori says

          January 5, 2017 at 11:44 am

          Thank you for your kind words! I’m glad the lessons help you! Good luck with your exam!

          Reply
  22. Mahwish says

    December 3, 2016 at 3:20 am

    Hello Dori,
    Need some urgent advice from you. I will be taking my IELTS exam in three days time. One thing which is confusing me is your description regarding upper and lower case writing style. Could you please guide me that can I write answers of listening module in uppercase and at the same time answers of reading modules in lowercase (due to limited time in reading module).
    Looking forward to hearing from you.

    Ward Regards,
    Mahwish

    Reply
    • Dori says

      December 4, 2016 at 12:06 pm

      Hey there! No need to be confused, both are accepted! Good luck with your exam!

      Reply
      • Mahwish says

        December 5, 2016 at 10:24 pm

        Thank you so very much.

        Reply
        • Dori says

          December 7, 2016 at 6:05 pm

          You’re welcome! Good luck with your exam!

          Reply
  23. Hakan says

    October 23, 2016 at 12:27 am

    Dear Dori,

    IDP’s official seminar says that Capital letters are not important in the Listening and Reading tests: https://youtu.be/mNIYecEWbSI?t=26m18s

    You say that they are important. I mean, you say that we have to write “Europe” but IDP says that “europe” is also correct for the Listening and Reading tests. Could you please tell me which one is true? I’m confused, I don’t want to lose any points.

    Best Regards

    Reply
    • Dori says

      October 23, 2016 at 3:55 pm

      Dear Hakan, hey there!
      That is absolutely true, however, I recently had two students of my writing correction group that bought the online all inclusive course of British council “Road to IELTS”. They gave the answers to both reading and listening in all lower case letters (which is supposed to be accepted) and their answers were marked as wrong. Now, I don’t know why this happened. Is it a temporary online glitch (as these are marked through computers) or not? We have contacted their support and we are waiting for an answer. I know that official sources say that it is totally accepted but until I sort this out I’m not going to include it in the post because I want to be safe. As soon as they reply, I will update the post accordingly and notify you immediately. It shouldn’t take too long. It may be wrong or unprofessional on my part and I should reproduce what the official sources say no matter what (something that I do) but I want to make sure first in this case since I had students who faced a problem.

      Reply
      • Hakan says

        October 23, 2016 at 7:56 pm

        Thanks Dori. I use ALL CAPITALS in my Listening Answer Sheet. I think this is the safest option. Because with capital letters, examiner can understand what I write without any mistake.

        Reply
      • Laura says

        December 11, 2016 at 12:33 pm

        Hi, I have a similar question. I’m a native speaker and did a few practice tests before my test yesterday. I answered the questions in lower case unless a capital was needed. I then answered the TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN answers in all capitals, as per instructions. Now I’m terrified this was a mistake because of the mix in stykes. If so I would be very annoyed as at no point on the exam paper are there instructions on whether grammar is important, simply that spelling is important. If the website states you can use either then marking these wrong would be complete misrepresentation on their part. Accounting for a few mistakes I’ll either end up with 37/40 ish for listening and reading or 20/40 for both. Do you have any news for the above student cases?

        Reply
        • Dori says

          December 11, 2016 at 4:45 pm

          Hey there! Your case is different from the others discussed here. As far as I’m concerned, there’s no way they will mark your answers wrong just because you changed the style in different tasks. Both ways are accepted, so I don’t believe you will have any problem whatsoever. You should know that Reading and Listening are marked through computers, so it has to do with what computers recognise. I wish you the very best of luck with your results and studies!

          Reply
          • Laura says

            December 11, 2016 at 9:54 pm

            Thank you for the reassurance. I found on a forum this which was received as an email from the British council and, if correct, should settle this issue. However if it turns out I have 8/9’s for writing and speaking and 5’s for listening and reading, I’ll report back. (I’m not expecting full marks as I know I missed a couple in each).

            *****

            Thanks for getting in touch.

            Here are the guidelines we are able to offer on giving answers in IELTS, which should address your queries:

            It is acceptable to write in upper or lower case during the IELTs Listening and Reading tests. If candidates are writing in lower case and the answer is a proper noun, candidates will not be penalised if they do not capitalise the first letter. Candidates are expected to use appropriate punctuation during the Writing test.

            Punctuation is not marked during the Reading and Listening tests – all punctuation will be ignored. Correct use of punctuation is important during the Writing test, as punctuation will be marked (this applies to hyphens, apostrophes, etc.).

            It is acceptable to use either numerals or words when writing numbers during the IELTS listening test.

            I hope this helps.

          • Dori says

            December 13, 2016 at 9:43 am

            Hey there! Thank you for sharing that with everyone who may need to know it. You’re not going to have a problem. I wish you the very best of luck with your results and studies!

  24. Hakan says

    October 22, 2016 at 3:03 pm

    There is a wrong information on this website. Capital letters are NOT important in “Listening” and “Reading”. If you write “jack”, “paris” it is correct ! I was thinking that you are a professional.

    If you don’t believe me, watch this OFFICIAL resource: https://youtu.be/mNIYecEWbSI?t=26m18s

    Reply
    • Dori says

      October 23, 2016 at 3:59 pm

      Hey! I think I have already answered to you to your other comment. If you are not the same person, please check out my answer just above. Just a small correction–if you allow me to do so–the word “information” is uncountable (so no article “a” is needed). Please pay attention to that because you may use it in writing Task 1 or in other setions too. Good luck with your exam!

      Reply
  25. Dimple says

    July 19, 2016 at 1:46 pm

    Can we use Capital Letters to write all answers even if we have to choose answer from a, b, c, d. And if we write answer as B is this correct?

    Reply
    • Dori says

      July 23, 2016 at 10:44 am

      Yes it is. Good luck with your exam!

      Reply
  26. venkat says

    June 24, 2016 at 7:52 am

    what happens if i write all answers in capital letters in both listening and reading.

    Reply
    • Dori says

      June 24, 2016 at 8:44 am

      Nothing. In both reading and listening capitals ae accepted.

      Reply
  27. Poross says

    March 13, 2016 at 5:18 pm

    In listening, I started the sentence with small letter ( building construction) is it correct or not?thank you

    Reply
    • Dori says

      March 16, 2016 at 7:18 pm

      I got that the first time. You found the answer and your spelling is correct. It’s not going to be wrong because you didn’t start with a capital letter. If you had made a spelling mistake yes, it would have been wrong, but in this case no it’s going to be correct. Good luck!

      Reply
  28. Poross says

    March 13, 2016 at 5:04 pm

    I meant I started the sentence with small letter ( building construction )..

    Reply
  29. Poross says

    March 13, 2016 at 12:01 pm

    Hi,
    I wrote ( building construction ) at beginning of the sentence…is it incorrect or correct?thank you .

    Reply
    • Dori says

      March 13, 2016 at 4:41 pm

      Since you found the correct answer in Listening it will be correct. Good luck with your results!

      Reply
  30. Süleyman Bozkurt says

    February 20, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    Hello Dori,
    Thanks for your efforts for us. I want to ask for reading part, as you know there is True/False or Yes/No questions. In that section, we need to write TRUE or True or true in answer sheet to get higher mark. And I have an another question which about spelling. I am testing myself and occasionally I forget the put one letter like instead of North I wrote “Nort” Like 35 North Street, instead I wrote 35 Nort Street. Do I get 0 from that answer even though rest is correct? Thanks in advance.

    Best regards

    Reply
    • Dori says

      February 20, 2016 at 2:18 pm

      Hey there! Either TRUE or True or true is fine. All are accepted and correct. As for the spelling mistakes, I know it is frustrating but they are very strict on spelling even if your answer is correct. If your spelling is wrong and if you don’t pay attention to the word limit you get nothing. The answersheets are corrected through computers. So, if the computer can’t recognise the answer, you get nothing. I hope this helps! Good luck!

      Reply
  31. Hena says

    November 25, 2015 at 8:42 am

    Hello,

    If I write all my answers in capital letters, should it also be the same for roman numerals and ‘True/False’? For example, in the exam paper there is ‘i ii iii’. Should I write down ‘i ii iii’ o ‘I II III’?
    Does it apply to both reading and listening?

    Thank you.

    Reply
    • Dori says

      November 25, 2015 at 8:44 am

      Yes, you can write the Roman numbers in Capitals as well and it applies to both Listening and Reading. Good luck with your exam!

      Reply
      • Zakir says

        March 3, 2017 at 3:48 pm

        Thanks Dori. So I can write on my answer sheet “I”, “II”, “III” or “IV” even they are in the question paper as “i”, “ii”, “iii” or “iv” if I decide to write all answer in capital.

        Also I can write “TRUE” or “FALSE” even it is written in question paper as “True” or “False”. if I decide to write all answer in capital.

        Please confirm me.

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        • Dori says

          March 4, 2017 at 5:34 pm

          Yes, you can. Good luck with your exam!

          Reply
  32. Binisha says

    November 1, 2015 at 6:41 pm

    Can you help me? For listening if i had to write the answer, for eg, To join the centre, you need to book an instructor’s assessment — ASSESSMENT . David Kynchley – DAVID KYCHLEY Please help me .

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    • Dori says

      November 2, 2015 at 8:40 am

      I am not sure I understand the question… As I explain in the post above, you can use capital letters instead of lower case letters in Listening. That’s it, end of story– you can do it if you want. Now, if you mean that you want to write both–the same answer in two ways one in capitals one in lower case (eg. David Kynchley – DAVID KYCHLEY), no, you shouldn’t do that. Choose only one and stick with it. Good luck!

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