#RA-2265Read AloudCore & AcademicMedium

Mutation

Official Question Material
Prep: 30-40 Seconds

Think of your community's traffic. When the traffic lights are functioning, drivers (usually) behave. Break a light, and everything comes to a standstill. Within our bodies, we could liken that broken traffic light to a DNA mutation, one that has the potential to mess up our body's everyday operations. So where lightning might knock out a traffic light, and what causes mutations in DNA?

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Scored Enabling Skills

  • Reading (Content)
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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.