Free OET Reading practice tests
10 full-length Occupational English Test (OET) Reading mock tests for nurses, doctors, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals. Each test has the same format and timing as the real test, with new healthcare topics and an explanation for every answer.
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About the OET Reading test
The Reading sub-test is the same for all twelve professions that take OET. It has three parts and 42 questions in 60 minutes.
| Part | What you read | Questions | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part A: expeditious reading | Four short texts on one healthcare topic, such as guidelines, tables and patient leaflets | 20: matching, short answers and sentence completion | 15 minutes |
| Part B: careful reading | Six short workplace extracts, such as policies, memos, emails and equipment manuals | 6: multiple choice with three options | 45 minutes |
| Part C: careful reading | Two longer articles on topics of interest to health professionals | 16: multiple choice with four options |
Part A has its own strict 15 minutes. When the time is up, Part A closes and you can't go back to it. Each correct answer earns one mark, and your score out of 42 is converted to OET's scale of 0 to 500. OET says that about 30 correct answers out of 42 is usually equivalent to a score of 350 (Grade B), the score most healthcare regulators ask for.
How to use these tests
- Take Test 1 in timed mode to see where you stand.
- In Part A, don't read every text in full. Read the questions, then scan the texts for the details you need. Copy words and numbers exactly, as spelling counts.
- In Parts B and C, read the whole extract or paragraph before you choose. Wrong options often repeat words from the text but change the meaning.
- Read every explanation, and keep a list of the words and phrases you didn't know.
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OET (Occupational English Test) is owned by Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment. FreeStudyKit is not affiliated with or endorsed by OET. All texts and questions are written by FreeStudyKit for language practice. They are not real test material and are not clinical guidance.