{"id":7699,"date":"2021-12-03T15:59:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T23:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.studypug.com\/learning\/?page_id=7699"},"modified":"2022-05-31T15:22:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T22:22:16","slug":"grading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.studypug.com\/learning\/en\/cael\/grading\/","title":{"rendered":"CAEL Grading"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-7699\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-7699-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-7699-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-7699-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7699-0-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"widget_text panel-container panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7699-0-0-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"flex-row hero\">\n\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t<h1>CAEL Free Practice Test<\/h1>\n\t\t<h2 class=\"subtitle\">Get a CAEL sample test PDF, a CAEL test writing sample, CAEL writing topics, and more!<\/h2>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"#contact-us\" class=\"btn-primary trigger-hero-cta\">Contact Us<\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t<div>\n<div class=\"hero-widget\">\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"hero-contact\" id=\"sticky-contact\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t\n            <div style=\"display:flex; justify-content:space-between\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-contact trigger-livechat\" href=\"#livechat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/icon-livechat@2x.png\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" alt=\"\"> Live Chat\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card phone-card\" style=\"color:black\">\n\t\t\t<strong>Call us<\/strong><br>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"geo-phone trigger-phone\" href=\"tel:604-207-5520\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"geo-phone phone\">604-207-5520<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div><div class=\"member-tag\">\n  <p>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/celpip-official-icon.png\" alt=\"CELPIP Logo\" width=\"50\" height=\"60\"><br>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/network-member-platinum-en@2x.png\" alt=\"Official CELPIP Platinum Member\" width=\"96\" height=\"40\" style=\"height:auto\"><br>\n    <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.celpip.ca\/RegWebApp\/#\/registration\/sitting-selection?affiliate=601de31b-14f2-4357-a6c2-30695cf7f2fe&amp;companyName=StudyPug\">Register for CELPIP<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"scroll-down\" style=\"width:160px;margin:0 auto 2rem;\">&nbsp;<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7699-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-7699-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-7699-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7699-1-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"widget_text panel-container panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7699-1-0-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><header id=\"intro\" class=\"text-center\">\n\t<h2>How Grading Works<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n\n<div class=\"flex-row\" style=\"align-items:center\">\n\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t<p class=\"text-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cael.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CAEL<\/a> scores are reported on a scale from 10 - 90 with specific criteria of what performance represents. These scores can be converted to IELTS, which can be converted to CLB (Canadian Language Benchmark). CAEL scores are rounded to the nearest 10.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t<p class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/ctp-skills.png\" alt=\"CAEL's components\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7699-1-0-1\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"widget_text panel-container panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7699-1-0-1\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><header id=\"cael-grading\" class=\"text-center\">\n\t<h2>Grading Criteria<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n\n<div class=\"tabbed\">\n\t<input type=\"radio\" id=\"grading1\" name=\"tabs-grading\" checked>\n\t<input type=\"radio\" id=\"grading2\" name=\"tabs-grading\">\n\t<input type=\"radio\" id=\"grading3\" name=\"tabs-grading\">\n\t<input type=\"radio\" id=\"grading4\" name=\"tabs-grading\">\n\t<input type=\"radio\" id=\"grading5\" name=\"tabs-grading\">\n\t<input type=\"radio\" id=\"grading6\" name=\"tabs-grading\">\n\t<input type=\"radio\" id=\"grading7\" name=\"tabs-grading\">\n\n\t<ul class=\"tabbed-tabs text-container\">\n\t\t<li class=\"tab col-1\"> <label for=\"grading1\" class=\"col-1 card card-content text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>80-90<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/label> <\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"tab col-1\"> <label for=\"grading2\" class=\"col-1 card card-content text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>70<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/label> <\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"tab col-1\"> <label for=\"grading3\" class=\"col-1 card card-content text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>60<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/label> <\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"tab col-1\"> <label for=\"grading4\" class=\"col-1 card card-content text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>50<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/label> <\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"tab col-1\"> <label for=\"grading5\" class=\"col-1 card card-content text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>40<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/label> <\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"tab col-1\"> <label for=\"grading6\" class=\"col-1 card card-content text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>30<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/label> <\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"tab col-1\"> <label for=\"grading7\" class=\"col-1 card card-content text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>10-20<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/label> <\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\t<!-- 80-90 -->\n\t<div class=\"tab-contents\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Reading<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Reads academic texts with ease demonstrating comprehension equal to that of experienced academic readers.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Writing<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Writes with authority and style demonstrating mastery of appropriate, concise and persuasive academic writing.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Listening<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Comprehends lectures as well as an experienced academic listener.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Speaking<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Speaks with authority on a variety of topics. Demonstrates flexibility, controls nuance and speaks with spontaneity and comprehensibility.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<!-- 70 -->\n\t<div class=\"tab-contents\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Reading<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Reads and comprehends academic texts with ease.\n\t\t\t\t\tCan interpret information with flexibility.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Writing<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Readily responds to the demands of the topic and presents information clearly and logically.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"flex-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Listening<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Understands lectures with apparent ease.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Speaking<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Speaks with ease presenting information clearly and logically.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<!-- 60 -->\n\t<div class=\"tab-contents\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Reading<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Understands main ideas is able to identify most relevant details. Can interpret information with some flexibility.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Writing<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Can develop a thesis using a range of support and uses language that is generally accurate.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Listening<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Understand information regarding both main ideas and supporting details. May lack some flexibility and miss some information.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Speaking<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Speaks fluently, flexibly and with a degree of ease. Compensates strategically for limitations but communicates most required information clearly.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<!-- 50 -->\n\t<div class=\"tab-contents\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Reading<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Understands main ideas but may misinterpret information. Can identify some relevant details but reads slowly and with greater effort than most academic readers.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Writing<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Addresses the topic to a degree but with limited clarity and cohesiveness.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Listening<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Processes most of the lecture for general ideas but may miss or misinterpret details. Overall understanding is still somewhat restricted.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Speaking<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Speaks with some fluency and flexibility but speaks\n\t\t\t\t\tunevenly; at times there is a natural easy quality to the response but at other times the response breaks down.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<!-- 40 -->\n\t<div class=\"tab-contents\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Reading<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Understands main ideas but is restricted by limited vocabulary and a lack of familiarity with textual conventions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Writing<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Makes links among ideas and addresses the topic but writing lacks clarity and cohesiveness.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Listening<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Identifies the meaning of some unfamiliar terms but overall understanding is restricted and uneven.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Speaking<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Can speak with some fluency but without flexibility and with noticeable effort.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<!-- 30 -->\n\t<div class=\"tab-contents\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Reading<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Understands some of the main ideas but is unable to identify specific, relevant ideas; reads with limited accuracy and fluency.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Writing<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Writes something related to the topic but writing is not predictable and language is restricted.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Listening<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Makes some sense sections of lectures by guessing but overall understanding is limited.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Speaking<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Can speak but with false starts, hesitations and some mispronounced words. Provides studied and careful responses.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<!-- 10-20 -->\n\t<div class=\"tab-contents\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Reading<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Understands the main idea at times but misses almost all supporting detail.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Writing<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Uses words randomly but language is very restricted and\/or ungrammatical.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Listening<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Takes some meaning from individual words but overall understanding is sketchy and random.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"text-center\">Speaking<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Communicates some information but mispronounces many words and speaks with great difficulty and many long pauses.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<footer class=\"text-center\">\n\t<p><a class=\"btn-primary trigger-cta\" href=\"#contact-us\">Need Clarification? Contact Us<\/a><\/p>\n<\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7699-1-0-2\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"widget_text panel-container panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7699-1-0-2\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><header id=\"cael-components\" class=\"text-center\">\n\t<h2>CAEL Sections<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n\n<div class=\"tabbed\">\n\t<input type=\"radio\" id=\"tab1\" name=\"css-tabs\" checked>\n\t<input type=\"radio\" id=\"tab2\" name=\"css-tabs\">\n\t<input type=\"radio\" id=\"tab3\" name=\"css-tabs\">\n\t<input type=\"radio\" id=\"tab4\" name=\"css-tabs\">\n\t<input type=\"radio\" id=\"tab5\" name=\"css-tabs\">\n\n\t<style>\n\t\t.tabbed-tabs .tab label { white-space: initial; height: calc(100% - 2rem); }\n\t<\/style>\n\t<ul class=\"tabbed-tabs text-container\">\n\t\t<li class=\"tab col-1\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-duration=\"500\" data-aos-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<label for=\"tab1\" class=\"card card-content text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Speaking<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div>7-10 mins.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/section-speak@2x.png\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"speaking\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Reply to on-screen prompts verbally<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"tab col-1\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-duration=\"500\" data-aos-delay=\"100\">\n\t\t\t<label for=\"tab2\" class=\"card card-content text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Integrated Reading<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div>35-50 mins.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/section-read@2x.png\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"Reading\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Read passages and answer questions<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"tab col-1\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-duration=\"500\" data-aos-delay=\"200\">\n\t\t\t<label for=\"tab3\" class=\"card card-content text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Integrated Listening<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div>25-25 mins.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/section-listen@2x.png\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"listening\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Listen to passages and answer questions<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"tab col-1\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-duration=\"500\" data-aos-delay=\"300\">\n\t\t\t<label for=\"tab4\" class=\"card card-content text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Academic Unit A<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div>60-70 mins.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/section-write@2x.png\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"writing\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Answer comprehension questions and write a reply<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"tab col-1\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-duration=\"500\" data-aos-delay=\"300\">\n\t\t\t<label for=\"tab4\" class=\"card card-content text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Academic Unit B<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div>40-45 mins.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/section-write@2x.png\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"writing\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Answer comprehension questions and write a reply<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\t<div class=\"tab-contents text-container\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"text-center\">Speaking<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The first two tasks will focus on various aspects of test takers\u2019 educational plans or experiences,\n\t\t\t\t\tor other topics related to academic study. In the third task, there will be an information graphic,\n\t\t\t\t\tand test takers will describe and draw conclusions about it. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-1 card card-content\" style=\"align-self:flex-start\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/section-speak@2x.png\" width=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"120\" alt=\"speaking\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<dl class=\"component-summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<dt>Parts<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dd>3<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dt>Questions<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dd>3<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dt>Time<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dd>7 - 10 mins.<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dt>Question Type<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dd>Spoken<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"tab-contents text-container\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"text-center\">Integrated Reading<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The reading passages come in two types: short and long. The short passage covers a typical situation you might find in a post-secondary situation, like a lab orientation, guidelines for a report, or rulese for a presentation. 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