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Band 5+: Do you believe that standardized testing is an accurate reflection of a student's overall potential?

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Okay, actually the question I don't get, but it is about the students' true abilities and potential. Standardized testing is an accurate reflection of students' true abilities and potential. It is true, yes, I believe this because students, whenever they choose something, do so very carefully. They have to think about the things that are helpful in their studies and their courses. So whenever they get anything, whenever they choose a book, if it is out of course, it may be useless. Maybe it is useless, but sometimes it can also be useful. They have to consider that it will be useful in their careers, and it makes them stronger and more conscious of anything that may help in their careers or in the future. This ultimately makes the student stronger. Thank you.

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Okay, actually the questions I don’t get but it is actually about the students true abilities and potential which is standardized testing is an accurate reflection of students true abilities and potential. it is true, yeah I believe because students whenever choose something that it is very carefully they have to choose and then yeah also think about the things that helpful in their study in their course. So whenever they get anything, whenever they choose about like book, then it is out of course, then it was useless. Maybe it was useless, but in somehow it was also sometimes it was useful, but they have to think, they have to think that it will useful in our, in the career and it makes them strong and feel more conscious on anything that it may help in the career or in the future later that student makes stronger. Thank you.

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