It is a vocabulary test, not a thinking test. The questions are general knowledge answerable in one word. If you do not know it in three seconds, say your best guess and move on — silence is the same as wrong, and guessing costs nothing.
Strategy
- Answer with the single word. Full sentences waste the recording window and add nothing.
- Guess. Always. There is no penalty for a wrong answer.
- Build the everyday vocabulary — parts of the body, kitchen items, jobs, weather, academic buildings.
Frequently asked questions
How is Answer Short Question scored?
Right or wrong — one word or a short phrase, with no partial credit. It rewards general-knowledge vocabulary rather than reasoning.
Should I guess on Answer Short Question?
Always. There is no penalty for a wrong answer, and silence scores the same as wrong — so give your best one-word guess and move on.
Practice this task
Every answer short question question is live in the app, played and marked instantly against the official Score Guide — with the trait-by-trait breakdown, not a single black-box number.