Describe a person who others often ask for advice.
This test has appeared in 4 seasons · 1 reported by test takers
- Sep–Dec/2026
- May–Aug/2025
- Jan–Apr/2025
- Sep–Dec/2024
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Part 1
The examiner asks about you and two familiar topics. About 4–5 minutes.
Work or study
- Do you work, or are you a student? (Why?)
- Why did you choose that job or that subject? (Tell me more about that.)
- What do you enjoy most about it? (Why?)
- Is there anything you would like to change about it? (Why?)
Teachers
- Do you remember your first teacher? (Why is that?)
- What makes a good teacher, in your opinion? (Tell me more about that.)
- Have you ever wanted to be a teacher? (Why is that?)
- Do you still keep in touch with any of your teachers? (Why is that?)
Social media
- How much time do you spend on social media each day? (Tell me more about that.)
- Which social media apps do you use most? (Tell me more about that.)
- When did you first start using social media? (Tell me more about that.)
- Do you think people share too much on social media? (Why is that?)
Part 2
One minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.
Describe a person who others often ask for advice.
You should say:
- who this person is
- how you know them
- what kind of advice people ask them for
and explain why people often go to them for advice.
Follow-up question after your talk: Have you ever asked this person for advice yourself? / What kind of advice do people ask this person for?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
asking for and giving advice
- Can you explain why people go to some friends for advice and not to others?
- In general, what makes advice easy to accept?
- How would you contrast advice from family with advice from professionals?
how people make decisions
- Can you explain why people sometimes ignore advice that is clearly good?
- What could be done about the stress people feel when they have to make a difficult decision?
- Can you speculate on how people will look for advice when computers can answer most questions?
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