The Michigan English Language Arts Battery (MELAB) Exam Test preparation

   • Your application for the MELAB test is valid for 6 months from the time you apply.
   • You do not have to pay any extra fees if you want to postpone your exams if you contact the centre in writing. You cannot reschedule a missed exam.

   • Part 1:  Written composition/essay (30 minutes)
   • Part 2: Listening comprehension test ( 35 minutes)
   • Part 3:  Multiple choice questions on prose, reading comprehension problems, grammar, vocabulary ( 80 minutes)

A Score report is sent 3-5 weeks after the exam.

   • Candidates are eligible to take the MELAB test six times in any consecutive twelve-month period. You will need to wait for one month between two test attempts.
   • Candidates can also take an optional speaking test by separate arrangement. The speaking test lasts for approximately 15 minutes.
   • Candidates can take the written tests and not the speaking test, however the speaking test cannot be taken without the written tests.
   • Candidates must take the oral exam if applying for graduate school in Canada or the US

   •  Essay Writing (30 minutes, choice of 2 topics for essay)
   • Listening Comprehension (40 minutes, 50 multiple choice questions)
   • Grammar
   • Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary (75 minutes, 120 multiple choice questions)
   •  10 - 15 minute interview.

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