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FGV Releases Official Answer Key for OAB Exam 47

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FGV, the organization responsible for Brazil's national bar exam, has published the official preliminary answer key for the first phase of OAB exam 47.

The answer key, known in Portuguese as 'gabarito', lists the correct answers to the multiple-choice questions from the exam's first stage.

FGV describes the document as preliminary, meaning it is not the final version and could still be updated before the results are confirmed.

Ahead of the exam, an education company called Ceisc offered a last-minute review session, known as 'Revisão de Véspera', to help students prepare.

Ceisc also produced its own unofficial answer key so that candidates could check their performance quickly after finishing the test.

Many students compare both the official and unofficial keys to estimate their results before the official numbers are confirmed.

The OAB exam is a required test for anyone who wants to become a licensed lawyer in Brazil.

It is divided into phases, and the first phase uses multiple-choice questions to test legal knowledge.

Passing this first phase allows candidates to move on to the next stage of the exam process.

Because so many people take the exam, answer keys and reviews are closely followed by law students across the country.

Vocabulary8 words

official
coming from the real, authorized organization
answer key
a document showing the correct answers to a test
preliminary
an early version that may still change
review
a class that helps students study before a test
unofficial
not created by the official organization
results
the final scores or outcome of a test
lawyer
someone qualified to work in the legal profession
multiple-choice
a question type with several answer options

Quiz

1. What did FGV publish?
2. What did Ceisc do before the exam?
3. True or false: the official answer key is final and cannot change.

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

FGV, the organization responsible for Brazil's national bar exam, has published the _____ preliminary answer key for the first phase of OAB exam 47.

The _____, known in Portuguese as 'gabarito', lists the correct answers to the multiple-choice questions from the exam's first stage.

FGV describes the document as _____, meaning it is not the final version and could still be updated before the results are confirmed.

Ahead of the exam, an education company called Ceisc offered a last-minute _____ session, known as 'Revisão de Véspera', to help students prepare.

Ceisc also produced its own _____ answer key so that candidates could check their performance quickly after finishing the test.

Many students compare both the official and unofficial keys to estimate their _____ before the official numbers are confirmed.

The OAB exam is a required test for anyone who wants to become a licensed _____ in Brazil.

It is divided into phases, and the first phase uses _____ questions to test legal knowledge.

Discussion questions

  1. Why might students want an unofficial answer key before the official results are released?
  2. What are the benefits of a last-minute review session like the one Ceisc offered?
  3. Why do you think bar exams like the OAB are divided into multiple phases?
  4. How important do you think it is for institutions to clearly label information as 'preliminary'?

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