PART 1 – HIDDEN WORDS
Part 1 of the MLAT-E has 30 items. This part of the MLAT-E requires the ability to associate sounds with symbols and depends somewhat on knowledge of English vocabulary. Each question below has a group of words. The word at the left of the group is not spelled in the usual way. Instead, it is spelled approximately as it is pronounced. The task of the pupil is to recognize the disguised word from the spelling. He or she needs to select one of the four words beside it that corresponds most closely in meaning to the disguised word.
champion
season
liquid
happy
brave
group of people
a person who rules
not dirty
used for writing
type of boat
large bird
money
hard wood
to tease
reptile
type of shoe
1. wntr is a disguised spelling of winter, which is a season
2. klen is a disguised spelling of clean, which corresponds in meaning to not dirty
3. pensl is a disguised spelling of pencil, which is used for writing
4. snak is a disguised spelling of snake, a kind of reptile