,Advantage Learn
NBT Preparation
9th edition
Copyright © 2021 by Advantage Learning Technologies Proprietary Limited.
Requests for information or permissions should be directed to:
Advantage Learn
Glenwood, Durban, 4001
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NBT Preparation digital or physical content, may be copied, reproduced, shared, distributed, transmitted or used to create derivative content in
any form or by any means (including video content, recording, photocopying or other electronic or mechanical methods), for commercial gain
or otherwise, without the prior permission of Advantage Learn. Printing of the workbook for educational purposes (not for commercial gain) is
permitted by, and for the use of, the intended recipients. Permission to access the digital learning content on the online Campus must be
granted by Advantage Learn. Downloading videos from the online Campus is not permitted. By using the NBT Preparation workbooks or the
digital Campus, you accept and agree to the terms and conditions of use which can be found at https://advantagelearn.com/.
Curriculum design: Trish Pike and Nicky Nightingale
Workbook development: Trish Pike, Nicky Nightingale, Crispian Lees, Adam Kinder
Cover design: Paul Schoeman
Online Campus design: Christopher Muller and Jason Tame
Printed and bound in Durban, South Africa.
Advantage Learn is committed to responsible printing. Think before you print. Reduce, reuse, recycle.
,NBT Preparation Workbook - AQL
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Advantage Learn’s AQL NBT Preparation workshop. Thanks for joining us!
We’re excited to help you prepare as thoroughly as possible for this important assessment.
Listen up and work hard and we’ll have you well on your way to success.
Here are a couple of important points to be aware of with regards to this workshop, this
workbook and this course.
1) This course is supplemented by free access to our AQL mock tests online course. This
course includes two full mock tests for the AQL component of the NBT. These are
tremendously helpful – be sure to do them! Follow the link or the QR code below to
navigate to the online course:
https://campus.advantagelearn.com/
2) This workbook is divided into three sections: What to expect on the day, Academic
Literacy and Quantitative Literacy. We will spend roughly 2 hours preparing you for
Academic Literacy and then the other 2 hours preparing you for Quantitative
Literacy.
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, NBT Preparation Workbook - AQL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
What is meant by Academic Literacy? ................................................................................... 4
How is Academic Literacy tested in the NBTs? ....................................................................... 5
How are we going to prepare you? ........................................................................................ 5
Subdomains and practise questions ....................................................................................... 6
Text Genre .......................................................................................................................... 6
Communicative Function .................................................................................................... 8
Relations ............................................................................................................................. 9
Essential / Non-Essential ................................................................................................... 10
Inferencing........................................................................................................................ 12
Metaphor.......................................................................................................................... 13
Vocabulary ........................................................................................................................ 14
Grammar / syntax ............................................................................................................. 15
Supplementary AL section ................................................................................................... 16
Questions.......................................................................................................................... 16
Answers ............................................................................................................................ 24
Extracts adapted from ...................................................................................................... 25
Test 1 ................................................................................................................................... 26
Test 2 ................................................................................................................................... 31
Supplementary challenging questions ................................................................................. 35
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NBT Preparation
9th edition
Copyright © 2021 by Advantage Learning Technologies Proprietary Limited.
Requests for information or permissions should be directed to:
Advantage Learn
Glenwood, Durban, 4001
Copyright and restricted sharing notice:
All rights reserved. This publication and the associated digital and physical content is intended for the sole use of learners/educators enrolled in
the associated Advantage Learn offering and to whom this content is specifically distributed. No part of this publication, nor any part of the
NBT Preparation digital or physical content, may be copied, reproduced, shared, distributed, transmitted or used to create derivative content in
any form or by any means (including video content, recording, photocopying or other electronic or mechanical methods), for commercial gain
or otherwise, without the prior permission of Advantage Learn. Printing of the workbook for educational purposes (not for commercial gain) is
permitted by, and for the use of, the intended recipients. Permission to access the digital learning content on the online Campus must be
granted by Advantage Learn. Downloading videos from the online Campus is not permitted. By using the NBT Preparation workbooks or the
digital Campus, you accept and agree to the terms and conditions of use which can be found at https://advantagelearn.com/.
Curriculum design: Trish Pike and Nicky Nightingale
Workbook development: Trish Pike, Nicky Nightingale, Crispian Lees, Adam Kinder
Cover design: Paul Schoeman
Online Campus design: Christopher Muller and Jason Tame
Printed and bound in Durban, South Africa.
Advantage Learn is committed to responsible printing. Think before you print. Reduce, reuse, recycle.
,NBT Preparation Workbook - AQL
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Advantage Learn’s AQL NBT Preparation workshop. Thanks for joining us!
We’re excited to help you prepare as thoroughly as possible for this important assessment.
Listen up and work hard and we’ll have you well on your way to success.
Here are a couple of important points to be aware of with regards to this workshop, this
workbook and this course.
1) This course is supplemented by free access to our AQL mock tests online course. This
course includes two full mock tests for the AQL component of the NBT. These are
tremendously helpful – be sure to do them! Follow the link or the QR code below to
navigate to the online course:
https://campus.advantagelearn.com/
2) This workbook is divided into three sections: What to expect on the day, Academic
Literacy and Quantitative Literacy. We will spend roughly 2 hours preparing you for
Academic Literacy and then the other 2 hours preparing you for Quantitative
Literacy.
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, NBT Preparation Workbook - AQL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
What is meant by Academic Literacy? ................................................................................... 4
How is Academic Literacy tested in the NBTs? ....................................................................... 5
How are we going to prepare you? ........................................................................................ 5
Subdomains and practise questions ....................................................................................... 6
Text Genre .......................................................................................................................... 6
Communicative Function .................................................................................................... 8
Relations ............................................................................................................................. 9
Essential / Non-Essential ................................................................................................... 10
Inferencing........................................................................................................................ 12
Metaphor.......................................................................................................................... 13
Vocabulary ........................................................................................................................ 14
Grammar / syntax ............................................................................................................. 15
Supplementary AL section ................................................................................................... 16
Questions.......................................................................................................................... 16
Answers ............................................................................................................................ 24
Extracts adapted from ...................................................................................................... 25
Test 1 ................................................................................................................................... 26
Test 2 ................................................................................................................................... 31
Supplementary challenging questions ................................................................................. 35
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