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mlat questions

hey there, I’ve got my MLAT in just under three weeks now and I’ve got a couple questions on it:
is it completed digitally or via paper?
how much time do I get to answer it, and (for any past MLAT sitters) how do you recommend to split up time into answering and checking answers?

Reply 1

Hi, I'm doing the MLAT this year too!!!

I believe it is completely digital and you get half an hour to complete it.
I'm not sure how you'd want to split your time but there are 30 questions (20 multiple choice gap fill questions in your target language, 10 translations from your target language into English), so I'd say spend roughly a minute on each question although you could probably spend less time on the gap fills and longer on the translations.

There are a bunch of practice tests as well as an online test (so you can get used to what the format will look like) on Oxford's website here: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/applying-to-oxford/guide/admissions-tests/mlat

Good luck! :smile:

Reply 2

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by Anonymous
Hi, I'm doing the MLAT this year too!!!
I believe it is completely digital and you get half an hour to complete it.
I'm not sure how you'd want to split your time but there are 30 questions (20 multiple choice gap fill questions in your target language, 10 translations from your target language into English), so I'd say spend roughly a minute on each question although you could probably spend less time on the gap fills and longer on the translations.
There are a bunch of practice tests as well as an online test (so you can get used to what the format will look like) on Oxford's website here: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/applying-to-oxford/guide/admissions-tests/mlat
Good luck! :smile:


Ahh I see, tysm! Good luck on your MLAT too🙏

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