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Official Question Material
Prep: 30-40 Seconds

Life on Earth is relatively new, geologically speaking, the ingredients that combined to form it might be much older than once thought. The simplest amino acid, carbamic acid, could have formed alongside stars or planets within interstellar ice. The findings could be used to train deep space instruments like the James Web Space Telescope to search for prebiotic molecules in distant, star forming regions of the universe.

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Pearson Official Scoring Guide for Read Aloud

Scored Enabling Skills

  • Reading (Content)
  • Speaking (Oral Fluency & Pronunciation)

Timing Standard

Response Window: 35-40 Seconds

💡 Examiner Strategy & Pro Tip:Keep a continuous rhythm. Never stop to correct mistakes or repeat words; pausing hurts fluency more than minor mispronunciations.