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Free NAATI CCL Punjabi Mock Test 14: Antenatal Appointment and Converting an Overseas Licence

We built this paper around five numbers that candidates drop under pressure: a gestational week, a due date, a fasting cut-off time, a three-month deadline and a licence fee. Sit it once and you will know whether your numbers survive the gap between hearing a segment and speaking it, or whether they quietly turn into vague phrases like a few weeks and a couple of hundred dollars.

2
dialogues
Health & Medical + Transport & Roads
16
segments
574 words of source speech
90
marks
63 to pass, 29 per dialogue
22
minutes
to sit it properly, in one take
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What this paper is built to expose

Foundation — everyday vocabulary, the difficulty is in the detail. Every mock test in this library is written around specific, nameable failure points rather than being a random conversation — so the score you get tells you what to fix, not just whether you passed.

Sit the test

Model answers stay hidden until each dialogue is finished. Afterwards you mark yourself against 83 individual information units and the same 36-plus-9 split NAATI uses. The full transcript is further down the page whenever you want it — but read it before you sit, and the number stops meaning anything.

Sit it properly

16 segments. Two dialogues. One take.

This runner keeps every model answer hidden until you finish a dialogue — the full transcript is further down the page, and reading it first is the one thing that makes your score meaningless. Interpret every segment out loud, as if someone is waiting for the meaning. Then mark yourself against the real criteria: 36 marks for accuracy, 9 for language quality, per dialogue.

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Before you start

  • Speak, do not think it
    Interpreting silently is a different skill from producing sound under pressure.
  • Do not pause the segment
    The real test does not wait. Pausing turns a measurement into a rehearsal.
  • Record yourself if you can
    Your phone's voice memo app is enough. It is the only way to hear your own hesitations.
  • Mark harshly
    An assessor who has never met you certainly will.

How this mock test is scored

NAATI marks each CCL dialogue out of 45, split into two things that are assessed separately. The self-marking above mirrors that split exactly, which is what makes the number comparable to a real result rather than a guess.

36
Accuracy of information

Every fact, number, name, qualifier and instruction that has to cross into the other language. Omit one and it is gone; change one and it costs you again, because a distorted fact is worse than a missing one for the person relying on you.

9
Language quality and delivery

Fluency, grammar and vocabulary, and register. This is where two candidates who conveyed identical content end up several marks apart — one sounded like an interpreter, the other sounded like they were guessing.

The rule that catches people: you need 63 out of 90 overall and at least 29 out of 45 on each dialogue. A brilliant health & medical dialogue cannot rescue a weak transport & roads one. How CCL scoring really works.

Full transcript with model answers

Both dialogues in full: the source speech, the model interpretation in Gurmukhi with transliteration, the information units an assessor is counting, and the specific error each segment tends to produce.

Dialogue 1 of 2Health & Medical

Antenatal Check-Up: Iron, the Glucose Test and the Birth Plan

8 segments293 words of source speech44 scoreable information units45 marks

Your brief. A Punjabi-speaking woman attends her routine antenatal appointment at a public hospital clinic in Sydney. The midwife confirms how far along she is, explains a low iron result and the glucose tolerance test she has been booked for, tells her when to ring the hospital about the baby's movements, and starts the birth plan discussion. You interpret for both of them.

Speakers: Rebecca Doyle, hospital midwife (English) and Mrs Harpreet Sandhu, twenty seven weeks pregnant (Punjabi). You interpret for both.

  1. 1. Midwife DoyleEnglish Punjabi35 words

    Good morning, Mrs Sandhu. Your notes say you are twenty seven weeks today, so your baby is due on the fourteenth of October. How have you been feeling since your last visit four weeks ago?

    Model interpretation

    ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ, ਸੰਧੂ ਜੀ। ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਕਾਗ਼ਜ਼ਾਂ ਮੁਤਾਬਕ ਅੱਜ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਸਤਾਈ ਹਫ਼ਤੇ ਹੋ ਗਏ ਹਨ, ਇਸ ਲਈ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਬੱਚੇ ਦੀ ਜਨਮ ਤਾਰੀਖ਼ ਚੌਦਾਂ ਅਕਤੂਬਰ ਹੈ। ਚਾਰ ਹਫ਼ਤੇ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਵਾਲੀ ਮੁਲਾਕਾਤ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਸਿਹਤ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ?

    sat sri akaal, Sandhu ji. tuhade kaagzaan mutaabak ajj tuhanu sataayi hafte ho gaye han, is layi tuhade bacche di janam taareekh chaudaan aktoobar hai. chaar hafte pahilan vaali mulaakaat ton baad tuhadi sehat kiven rahi hai?

    What must survive (5 marks of information)
    • she is twenty seven weeks today
    • due date is the fourteenth of October
    • the information comes from her notes
    • the last visit was four weeks ago
    • asks how she has been feeling since then
    Terms in this segment
    • due date — ਜਨਮ ਤਾਰੀਖ਼ janam taareekh
    • weeks pregnant — ਗਰਭ ਦੇ ਹਫ਼ਤੇ garabh de hafte
    • appointment / visit — ਮੁਲਾਕਾਤ mulaakaat

    Where marks go here: Twenty seven weeks and four weeks are two separate numbers sitting in the same segment, and candidates routinely keep one and lose the other. Dropping the due date entirely, or converting it into a vague "in October", costs a further mark because the day is scoreable on its own.

  2. 2. Mrs SandhuPunjabi English35 words

    ਮੈਡਮ ਜੀ, ਬਾਕੀ ਤਾਂ ਠੀਕ ਹੈ ਪਰ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਬਹੁਤ ਥਕਾਵਟ ਰਹਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਸਵੇਰੇ ਉੱਠਦੇ ਸਾਰ ਚੱਕਰ ਆਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ, ਅਤੇ ਪੌੜੀਆਂ ਚੜ੍ਹਨ ਵੇਲੇ ਸਾਹ ਚੜ੍ਹ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਮੇਰੀ ਸੱਸ ਕਹਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਖ਼ੂਨ ਦੀ ਕਮੀ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ।

    madam ji, baaki taan theek hai par mainu bahut thakaavat rahindi hai. savere uthde saar chakkar aunde han, ate paurhian charhan vele saah charh jaanda hai. meri sass kahindi hai ki khoon di kami hovegi.

    Model interpretation

    Madam, otherwise I am fine, but I feel very tired all the time. I get dizzy as soon as I get up in the morning, and I get short of breath when I climb stairs. My mother-in-law says it must be low blood.

    What must survive (5 marks of information)
    • otherwise she is well
    • constant tiredness
    • dizziness on getting up in the morning
    • short of breath climbing stairs
    • mother-in-law, not mother, suggests low blood
    Terms in this segment
    • tiredness — ਥਕਾਵਟ thakaavat
    • dizziness — ਚੱਕਰ chakkar
    • mother-in-law — ਸੱਸ sass
    • low blood / anaemia — ਖ਼ੂਨ ਦੀ ਕਮੀ khoon di kami

    Where marks go here: Assessors listen for ਸੱਸ to come out as mother-in-law; candidates who say "my mother" or "my family" lose the relationship mark. The three symptoms are separately scoreable, so summarising them as "she feels weak" surrenders two of them.

  3. 3. Midwife DoyleEnglish Punjabi37 words

    Your blood test does show low iron. Your haemoglobin is one hundred and two, and we like it above one hundred and ten. I will start you on one iron tablet every second day, with orange juice.

    Model interpretation

    ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਖ਼ੂਨ ਦੇ ਟੈਸਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੱਚਮੁੱਚ ਆਇਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਮੀ ਦਿਖਦੀ ਹੈ। ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਹੀਮੋਗਲੋਬਿਨ ਇੱਕ ਸੌ ਦੋ ਹੈ, ਜਦਕਿ ਅਸੀਂ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਸੌ ਦਸ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਪਰ ਰੱਖਣਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਾਂ। ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਹਰ ਦੂਜੇ ਦਿਨ ਆਇਰਨ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਗੋਲੀ ਸੰਤਰੇ ਦੇ ਜੂਸ ਨਾਲ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰਵਾਵਾਂਗੀ।

    tuhade khoon de test vich sachmuch iron di kami dikhdi hai. tuhada haemoglobin ikk sau do hai, jadki asin is nu ikk sau das ton uppar rakhna chaahunde haan. main tuhanu har dooje din iron di ikk goli santre de joos naal shuroo karvaavaangi.

    What must survive (6 marks of information)
    • the blood test confirms low iron
    • haemoglobin is one hundred and two
    • the target is above one hundred and ten
    • one tablet, not two
    • every second day, not every day
    • taken with orange juice
    Terms in this segment
    • haemoglobin — ਹੀਮੋਗਲੋਬਿਨ haemoglobin
    • iron — ਆਇਰਨ iron
    • tablet — ਗੋਲੀ goli
    • every second day — ਹਰ ਦੂਜੇ ਦਿਨ har dooje din

    Where marks go here: One hundred and two and one hundred and ten are one clause apart and get swapped or merged. "Every second day" is the dosage detail assessors mark hardest here; rendering it as "daily" is a clinical error, not a wording preference.

  4. 4. Mrs SandhuPunjabi English39 words

    ਗੋਲੀ ਤਾਂ ਮੈਂ ਲੈ ਲਵਾਂਗੀ, ਪਰ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ ਤੋਂ ਸ਼ੂਗਰ ਦੇ ਟੈਸਟ ਦੀ ਚਿੱਠੀ ਆਈ ਹੈ। ਮੇਰੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਜੀ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ੂਗਰ ਹੈ, ਇਸ ਲਈ ਮੈਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਡਰੀ ਹੋਈ ਹਾਂ। ਇਹ ਟੈਸਟ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਕਿੰਨਾ ਸਮਾਂ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ?

    goli taan main lai lavaangi, par mainu hospital ton shugar de test di chitthi aayi hai. mere pita ji nu shugar hai, is layi main bahut daree hoyi haan. ih test kiven hunda hai ate kinna samaan lagda hai?

    Model interpretation

    I will take the tablet, but I have had a letter from the hospital about a sugar test. My father has diabetes, so I am very frightened. How is this test done, and how long does it take?

    What must survive (6 marks of information)
    • she agrees to take the tablet
    • a letter came from the hospital about a sugar test
    • her father has diabetes
    • she is frightened because of the family history
    • asks how the test is done
    • asks how long it takes
    Terms in this segment
    • diabetes / sugar — ਸ਼ੂਗਰ shugar
    • letter — ਚਿੱਠੀ chitthi
    • frightened — ਡਰੀ ਹੋਈ daree hoyi

    Where marks go here: ਸ਼ੂਗਰ is the everyday Punjabi word for diabetes; rendering it literally as "sugar" in the father's sentence turns a family history of diabetes into nothing. The two closing questions are separate marks, and candidates who are running behind drop the second one.

  5. 5. Midwife DoyleEnglish Punjabi37 words

    That is the glucose tolerance test for gestational diabetes. You must eat nothing after ten at night, only water. At the hospital we take blood, you drink a sweet drink, then two more samples over two hours.

    Model interpretation

    ਇਹ ਗਰਭ ਵਾਲੀ ਸ਼ੂਗਰ ਲਈ ਗਲੂਕੋਜ਼ ਟੌਲਰੈਂਸ ਟੈਸਟ ਹੈ। ਰਾਤ ਦਸ ਵਜੇ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕੁਝ ਵੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਖਾਣਾ, ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਪਾਣੀ ਪੀ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ। ਹਸਪਤਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਖ਼ੂਨ ਲਵਾਂਗੇ, ਫਿਰ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਮਿੱਠਾ ਘੋਲ ਪੀਓਗੇ, ਤੇ ਦੋ ਘੰਟਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੋ ਹੋਰ ਨਮੂਨੇ ਲਵਾਂਗੇ।

    ih garabh vaali shugar layi glucose tolerance test hai. raat das vaje ton baad tusi kujh vi nahin khaana, sirf paani pee sakde ho. hospital vich pahilan khoon lavaange, phir tusi mittha ghol peeoge, te do ghantian vich do hor namoone lavaange.

    What must survive (6 marks of information)
    • it is the glucose tolerance test
    • it screens for gestational diabetes
    • nothing to eat after ten at night
    • water is the only exception
    • blood is taken, then the sweet drink
    • two further samples across two hours
    Terms in this segment
    • gestational diabetes — ਗਰਭ ਵਾਲੀ ਸ਼ੂਗਰ garabh vaali shugar
    • sweet drink — ਮਿੱਠਾ ਘੋਲ mittha ghol
    • sample — ਨਮੂਨਾ namoona
    • on an empty stomach — ਖ਼ਾਲੀ ਪੇਟ khaali pet

    Where marks go here: The fasting instruction is the whole point of the segment and it has three parts: the cut-off time, the ban on food, and the water exception. Candidates who render only "do not eat before the test" lose all three, and "two more samples over two hours" collapses into a single "two".

  6. 6. Mrs SandhuPunjabi English35 words

    ਮੈਂ ਇਹ ਸਭ ਲਿਖ ਲਵਾਂਗੀ। ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਸ਼ਾਮ ਨੂੰ ਬੱਚੇ ਨੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਘੱਟ ਹਿਲਜੁਲ ਕੀਤੀ, ਤਾਂ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਕਦੋਂ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ ਫ਼ੋਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ? ਅਤੇ ਜਣੇਪੇ ਵੇਲੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਪਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਸੱਸ, ਦੋਵੇਂ ਕਮਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ?

    main ih sabh likh lavaangi. kallh shaam nu bacche ne bahut ghatt hiljul keeti, taan mainu kadon hospital phone karna chaahida hai? ate janepe vele mere pati ate sass, doven kamre vich rah sakde han?

    Model interpretation

    I will write all this down. Yesterday evening the baby moved much less than usual, so when should I ring the hospital? And during the birth, can my husband and my mother-in-law both stay in the room?

    What must survive (5 marks of information)
    • she will write the instructions down
    • reduced movements yesterday evening, not today
    • asks when she should ring the hospital
    • asks about who may be present at the birth
    • names two people: husband and mother-in-law
    Terms in this segment
    • baby's movements — ਹਿਲਜੁਲ hiljul
    • birth / delivery — ਜਣੇਪਾ janepa
    • husband — ਪਤੀ pati

    Where marks go here: The timing ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਸ਼ਾਮ (yesterday evening) is clinically important and is often flattened to "lately". Candidates also merge her two questions into one, so the room question never reaches the midwife and the segment loses half its marks.

  7. 7. Midwife DoyleEnglish Punjabi41 words

    I will check the baby's heartbeat now. Never wait until morning. If movements change, ring the delivery suite straight away, day or night. At your next visit we will write your birth plan. Two support people may stay in the room.

    Model interpretation

    ਮੈਂ ਹੁਣੇ ਬੱਚੇ ਦੀ ਧੜਕਣ ਚੈੱਕ ਕਰਦੀ ਹਾਂ। ਸਵੇਰ ਤੱਕ ਕਦੇ ਵੀ ਉਡੀਕ ਨਾ ਕਰੋ। ਜੇ ਹਿਲਜੁਲ ਬਦਲ ਜਾਵੇ, ਤਾਂ ਦਿਨ ਹੋਵੇ ਜਾਂ ਰਾਤ, ਸਿੱਧਾ ਡਿਲੀਵਰੀ ਸੂਟ ਨੂੰ ਫ਼ੋਨ ਕਰੋ। ਅਗਲੀ ਮੁਲਾਕਾਤ ਉੱਤੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਜਣੇਪੇ ਦੀ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਲਿਖਾਂਗੇ। ਕਮਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੋ ਸਹਾਇਕ ਜਣੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਨਾਲ ਰਹਿ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ।

    main hune bacche di dharhkan check kardi haan. savere takk kade vi udeek na karo. je hiljul badal jaave, taan din hove jaan raat, siddha delivery suite nu phone karo. agli mulaakaat utte asin tuhadi janepe di yojna likhaange. kamre vich do sahaaik jane tuhade naal rah sakde han.

    What must survive (6 marks of information)
    • she will check the baby's heartbeat now
    • never wait until morning
    • the condition is any change in movements
    • ring the delivery suite straight away, day or night
    • the birth plan is written at the next visit
    • two support people may stay, a permission not an order
    Terms in this segment
    • heartbeat — ਧੜਕਣ dharhkan
    • delivery suite — ਡਿਲੀਵਰੀ ਸੂਟ delivery suite
    • birth plan — ਜਣੇਪੇ ਦੀ ਯੋਜਨਾ janepe di yojna
    • support person — ਸਹਾਇਕ ਜਣਾ sahaaik jana

    Where marks go here: "May stay" is permission and "must ring" is an instruction; candidates who use the same Punjabi construction for both make the hospital sound as though it is ordering two relatives into the room. Delivery suite is a proper unit name and should not become a generic hospital.

  8. 8. Mrs SandhuPunjabi English34 words

    ਸਮਝ ਗਈ ਹਾਂ। ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਸੱਸ ਨੂੰ ਦੱਸ ਦਿਆਂਗੀ ਕਿ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਦੋ ਜਣੇ ਹੀ ਰਹਿ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ। ਮੈਂ ਸ਼ੂਗਰ ਵਾਲਾ ਟੈਸਟ ਅਗਲੇ ਮੰਗਲਵਾਰ ਕਰਵਾ ਲਵਾਂਗੀ ਅਤੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੁਭਾਸ਼ੀਏ ਦੀ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਵੀ ਕਰਾਂਗੀ।

    samajh gayi haan. main aapne pati ate sass nu dass diaangi ki sirf do jane hi rah sakde han. main shugar vaala test agle mangalvaar karva lavaangi ate punjabi dubhaashiye di benti vi karaangi.

    Model interpretation

    I understand. I will tell my husband and my mother-in-law that only two people can stay. I will have the sugar test done next Tuesday, and I will also ask for a Punjabi interpreter.

    What must survive (5 marks of information)
    • she understands the room limit
    • she will tell her husband and mother-in-law
    • only two people can stay
    • the glucose test is booked for next Tuesday
    • she will request a Punjabi interpreter
    Terms in this segment
    • interpreter — ਦੁਭਾਸ਼ੀਆ dubhaashia
    • request — ਬੇਨਤੀ benti
    • Tuesday — ਮੰਗਲਵਾਰ mangalvaar

    Where marks go here: Next Tuesday is a new piece of information appearing only in the closing segment, and tired candidates drop it. Note also that she asks for an interpreter as a service request; rendering it as "I will bring someone to translate" changes the meaning and loses the mark.

Register and cultural mediation in this dialogue

  • A mother-in-law offering a diagnosis is completely normal in Punjabi families, and her opinion is reported as evidence rather than gossip. Keep the attribution intact, because the midwife needs to know whose assessment she is hearing.
  • The midwife addresses the patient with ਤੁਸੀਂ throughout, and the patient uses ਮੈਡਮ ਜੀ. Sliding into ਤੂੰ, even briefly, reads as a register failure to a CCL assessor and marks the interpreter as untrained.
  • Australian antenatal care limits the number of support people in the birth room, which has no equivalent in the Indian hospital experience many families bring with them. State the limit plainly rather than softening it, since a family that turns up with five relatives will be turned away at the door.

Antenatal Check-Up: Iron, the Glucose Test and the Birth Plan — glossary (14 terms)

Learn these before you sit the paper a second time. More health & medical vocabulary.

EnglishPunjabiTransliteration
midwifeMany Australian Punjabi speakers simply say midwife; ਦਾਈ can suggest a village birth attendant, so keep the professional sense.ਦਾਈdaayi
due dateਜਨਮ ਤਾਰੀਖ਼janam taareekh
weeks pregnantਗਰਭ ਦੇ ਹਫ਼ਤੇgarabh de hafte
haemoglobinਹੀਮੋਗਲੋਬਿਨhaemoglobin
low blood / anaemiaThe community expression; interpret it into English as low iron or anaemia rather than word for word.ਖ਼ੂਨ ਦੀ ਕਮੀkhoon di kami
iron tabletਆਇਰਨ ਦੀ ਗੋਲੀiron di goli
glucose tolerance testKeep the recognisable test name; adding a short gloss such as sugar test is acceptable but must not replace it.ਗਲੂਕੋਜ਼ ਟੌਲਰੈਂਸ ਟੈਸਟglucose tolerance test
gestational diabetesਗਰਭ ਵਾਲੀ ਸ਼ੂਗਰgarabh vaali shugar
fasting / empty stomachPair it with the cut-off time; on its own it does not tell the patient when to stop eating.ਖ਼ਾਲੀ ਪੇਟkhaali pet
baby's movementsਬੱਚੇ ਦੀ ਹਿਲਜੁਲbacche di hiljul
delivery suiteਡਿਲੀਵਰੀ ਸੂਟdelivery suite
birth planਜਣੇਪੇ ਦੀ ਯੋਜਨਾjanepe di yojna
mother-in-lawPunjabi kinship terms are precise; ਸੱਸ is the husband's mother and never the speaker's own mother.ਸੱਸsass
shortness of breathਸਾਹ ਚੜ੍ਹਨਾsaah charhna
Dialogue 2 of 2Transport & Roads

Service Centre: Converting an Overseas Driver Licence

8 segments281 words of source speech39 scoreable information units45 marks

Your brief. A Punjabi-speaking man who has just been granted permanent residency comes to a Service NSW centre to change his Indian driver licence into an Australian one. The officer explains why his country is not on the recognised list, the three-month deadline, the two tests he must pass, the eyesight check and documents, and what the licence will cost. You interpret for both parties.

Speakers: Licensing officer at a Service NSW centre (English) and Mr Jaspreet Dhillon, new permanent resident (Punjabi). You interpret for both.

  1. 1. Licensing officerEnglish Punjabi37 words

    Good afternoon. I can convert your overseas licence today, but it depends on the country. New South Wales recognises licences from some countries, such as the United Kingdom and Japan. India is not on that recognised list.

    Model interpretation

    ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ। ਮੈਂ ਅੱਜ ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਲਾਇਸੰਸ ਬਦਲ ਸਕਦਾ ਹਾਂ, ਪਰ ਇਹ ਦੇਸ਼ ਉੱਤੇ ਨਿਰਭਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਨਿਊ ਸਾਊਥ ਵੇਲਜ਼ ਕੁਝ ਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਦੇ ਲਾਇਸੰਸ ਮੰਨਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਯੂਨਾਈਟਿਡ ਕਿੰਗਡਮ ਅਤੇ ਜਪਾਨ। ਭਾਰਤ ਉਸ ਮਾਨਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਸੂਚੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ।

    sat sri akaal. main ajj tuhada videshi licence badal sakda haan, par ih desh utte nirbhar karda hai. New South Wales kujh deshan de licence manda hai, jiven United Kingdom ate Japan. Bharat us maanta praapat soochi vich nahin hai.

    What must survive (5 marks of information)
    • conversion is possible in principle today
    • it depends on which country issued the licence
    • New South Wales keeps a recognised country list
    • United Kingdom and Japan are given as examples
    • India is not on the recognised list
    Terms in this segment
    • overseas licence — ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਲਾਇਸੰਸ videshi licence
    • recognised country — ਮਾਨਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਦੇਸ਼ maanta praapat desh
    • to depend on — ਨਿਰਭਰ ਕਰਨਾ nirbhar karna

    Where marks go here: The whole segment hinges on the recognised versus not recognised distinction, and candidates who render it as "some countries are better" leave the client thinking his licence might still be accepted. The two example countries are scoreable proper nouns and must both survive.

  2. 2. Mr DhillonPunjabi English34 words

    ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਭਾਰਤ ਦਾ ਲਾਇਸੰਸ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਬਾਰਾਂ ਸਾਲ ਤੋਂ ਗੱਡੀ ਚਲਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹਾਂ। ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਛਲੇ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਪੱਕੀ ਰਿਹਾਇਸ਼ ਮਿਲੀ ਹੈ। ਕੀ ਮੈਂ ਹਾਲੇ ਵੀ ਆਪਣੇ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਲਾਇਸੰਸ ਨਾਲ ਗੱਡੀ ਚਲਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹਾਂ?

    mere kol Bharat da licence hai ate main baaraan saal ton gaddi chala reha haan. mainu pichhle mahine pakki rihaaish mili hai. ki main haale vi aapne bharti licence naal gaddi chala sakda haan?

    Model interpretation

    I hold an Indian licence and I have been driving for twelve years. I was granted permanent residency last month. Can I still drive on my Indian licence?

    What must survive (4 marks of information)
    • he holds an Indian licence
    • twelve years of driving experience
    • permanent residency granted last month
    • asks whether he may still drive on the Indian licence
    Terms in this segment
    • permanent residency — ਪੱਕੀ ਰਿਹਾਇਸ਼ pakki rihaaish
    • to drive — ਗੱਡੀ ਚਲਾਉਣਾ gaddi chalaauna

    Where marks go here: ਪੱਕੀ ਰਿਹਾਇਸ਼ is permanent residency, not citizenship and not a visa in general; getting this wrong changes which rule applies. Twelve years is a number, and "a long time" does not earn it.

  3. 3. Licensing officerEnglish Punjabi38 words

    Because you became a permanent resident last month, you may drive on the Indian licence for three months only. After that you must hold a New South Wales licence, or you are driving unlicensed and can be fined.

    Model interpretation

    ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਪਿਛਲੇ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਪੱਕੀ ਰਿਹਾਇਸ਼ ਮਿਲੀ ਹੈ, ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਤਿੰਨ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਹੀ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਲਾਇਸੰਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਗੱਡੀ ਚਲਾ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ। ਉਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਕੋਲ ਨਿਊ ਸਾਊਥ ਵੇਲਜ਼ ਦਾ ਲਾਇਸੰਸ ਹੋਣਾ ਲਾਜ਼ਮੀ ਹੈ, ਨਹੀਂ ਤਾਂ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਲਾਇਸੰਸ ਗੱਡੀ ਚਲਾ ਰਹੇ ਹੋਵੋਗੇ ਅਤੇ ਜੁਰਮਾਨਾ ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ।

    kiunki tuhanu pichhle mahine pakki rihaaish mili hai, tusi sirf tinn mahine hi bharti licence utte gaddi chala sakde ho. us ton baad tuhade kol New South Wales da licence hona laazmi hai, nahin taan tusi binaan licence gaddi chala rahe hovoge ate jurmaana ho sakda hai.

    What must survive (6 marks of information)
    • the clock started when he became a permanent resident
    • three months only, not three years
    • may drive during those three months
    • must hold a NSW licence after that
    • otherwise he is driving unlicensed
    • a fine can follow
    Terms in this segment
    • compulsory / must — ਲਾਜ਼ਮੀ laazmi
    • unlicensed — ਬਿਨਾਂ ਲਾਇਸੰਸ binaan licence
    • fine / penalty — ਜੁਰਮਾਨਾ jurmaana

    Where marks go here: This segment carries the paper's clearest modal contrast: may drive for three months, must hold a licence afterwards. Candidates who use one construction for both make the three-month grace period sound compulsory. The deadline runs from permanent residency, not from arrival in Australia.

  4. 4. Mr DhillonPunjabi English37 words

    ਤਿੰਨ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਤਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਥੋੜ੍ਹਾ ਸਮਾਂ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਮੇਰਾ ਕੰਮ ਗੱਡੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਚੱਲ ਸਕਦਾ। ਮੈਨੂੰ ਦੱਸੋ ਕਿ ਕਿਹੜੇ ਟੈਸਟ ਦੇਣੇ ਪੈਣਗੇ। ਕੀ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਲਿਖਤੀ ਪੇਪਰ ਹੀ ਹੈ, ਜਾਂ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਗੱਡੀ ਵੀ ਚਲਾ ਕੇ ਦਿਖਾਉਣੀ ਪਵੇਗੀ?

    tinn mahine taan bahut thorha samaan hai, ate mera kamm gaddi ton binaan nahin chall sakda. mainu dasso ki kihrhe test dene painge. ki sirf likhti paper hi hai, jaan mainu gaddi vi chala ke dikhaauni pavegi?

    Model interpretation

    Three months is very little time, and my job cannot run without a car. Please tell me which tests I will have to sit. Is it only a written paper, or will I have to demonstrate my driving as well?

    What must survive (5 marks of information)
    • three months feels too short to him
    • his work depends on driving
    • asks which tests are required
    • asks whether it is only a written paper
    • asks whether a practical demonstration is needed
    Terms in this segment
    • written paper — ਲਿਖਤੀ ਪੇਪਰ likhti paper
    • to demonstrate — ਚਲਾ ਕੇ ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ chala ke dikhaauna

    Where marks go here: The two-part question is the scoreable structure here, and candidates who compress it into "what tests do I need" lose the written versus practical contrast that the officer then answers. Keep the work-dependency reason; it is what makes the urgency legitimate.

  5. 5. Licensing officerEnglish Punjabi34 words

    You will need two tests. First the driver knowledge test, forty five questions on the road rules, done here on a computer. Then a practical driving test with an examiner, which you book online.

    Model interpretation

    ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਦੋ ਟੈਸਟ ਦੇਣੇ ਪੈਣਗੇ। ਪਹਿਲਾ ਡਰਾਈਵਰ ਨੌਲਿਜ ਟੈਸਟ ਹੈ, ਸੜਕ ਦੇ ਨਿਯਮਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਪੰਤਾਲੀ ਸਵਾਲ, ਜੋ ਇੱਥੇ ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਫਿਰ ਪਰਖ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਨਾਲ ਗੱਡੀ ਚਲਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਟੈਸਟ, ਜੋ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਆਨਲਾਈਨ ਬੁੱਕ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋ।

    tuhanu do test dene painge. pahila driver knowledge test hai, sarhak de niyamaan baare pantaali savaal, jo ithe computer utte hunda hai. phir parakh karan vaale naal gaddi chalaaun da test, jo tusi online book karde ho.

    What must survive (6 marks of information)
    • two tests in total
    • the driver knowledge test comes first
    • forty five questions on the road rules
    • the knowledge test is done at the centre on a computer
    • then a practical driving test with an examiner
    • the driving test is booked online
    Terms in this segment
    • driver knowledge test — ਡਰਾਈਵਰ ਨੌਲਿਜ ਟੈਸਟ driver knowledge test
    • road rules — ਸੜਕ ਦੇ ਨਿਯਮ sarhak de niyam
    • examiner — ਪਰਖ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ parakh karan vaala

    Where marks go here: The order matters: knowledge test first, driving test second. Candidates who list them without the sequence, or who say the driving test is done here rather than booked online, give the client an unworkable plan and lose two marks.

  6. 6. Mr DhillonPunjabi English32 words

    ਠੀਕ ਹੈ। ਮੈਂ ਅੱਜ ਆਪਣਾ ਪਾਸਪੋਰਟ, ਭਾਰਤੀ ਲਾਇਸੰਸ ਅਤੇ ਬਿਜਲੀ ਦਾ ਬਿੱਲ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਆਇਆ ਹਾਂ। ਮੈਂ ਸੁਣਿਆ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਦੀ ਜਾਂਚ ਵੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਮੈਂ ਪੜ੍ਹਨ ਵੇਲੇ ਐਨਕ ਲਾਉਂਦਾ ਹਾਂ।

    theek hai. main ajj aapna passport, bharti licence ate bijli da bill lai ke aaya haan. main sunia si ki akhkhaan di jaanch vi hundi hai. main parhan vele ainak laaunda haan.

    Model interpretation

    All right. Today I have brought my passport, my Indian licence and an electricity bill. I had heard that there is an eyesight check as well. I wear glasses for reading.

    What must survive (4 marks of information)
    • he has brought three documents today
    • passport, Indian licence and an electricity bill
    • he has heard there is an eyesight check
    • he wears glasses for reading only
    Terms in this segment
    • electricity bill — ਬਿਜਲੀ ਦਾ ਬਿੱਲ bijli da bill
    • eyesight check — ਅੱਖਾਂ ਦੀ ਜਾਂਚ akhkhaan di jaanch
    • glasses — ਐਨਕ ainak

    Where marks go here: The three documents are three separate ticks and are commonly reduced to "my papers". The qualifier on the glasses matters too: reading glasses only, not glasses for driving, which is exactly the distinction the counter staff need.

  7. 7. Licensing officerEnglish Punjabi35 words

    Yes, we check your eyesight at the counter today. Your passport and bill are fine, but your Indian licence needs an official English translation. A five year licence costs one hundred and ninety four dollars.

    Model interpretation

    ਜੀ ਹਾਂ, ਅਸੀਂ ਅੱਜ ਕਾਊਂਟਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਹੀ ਤੁਹਾਡੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਦੀ ਜਾਂਚ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ। ਪਾਸਪੋਰਟ ਅਤੇ ਬਿੱਲ ਠੀਕ ਹਨ, ਪਰ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਲਾਇਸੰਸ ਦਾ ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਤਰਜਮਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ। ਪੰਜ ਸਾਲ ਦੇ ਲਾਇਸੰਸ ਦੀ ਫ਼ੀਸ ਇੱਕ ਸੌ ਚੁਰਾਨਵੇਂ ਡਾਲਰ ਹੈ।

    jee haan, asin ajj counter utte hi tuhadian akhkhaan di jaanch karde haan. passport ate bill theek han, par tuhade bharti licence da sarkaari angrezi tarjama chaahida hai. panj saal de licence di fees ikk sau churaanve dollar hai.

    What must survive (5 marks of information)
    • the eyesight check is done at the counter today
    • passport and bill are accepted
    • the Indian licence needs an official English translation
    • the licence runs for five years
    • the fee is one hundred and ninety four dollars
    Terms in this segment
    • official translation — ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਤਰਜਮਾ sarkaari tarjama
    • fee — ਫ਼ੀਸ fees
    • counter — ਕਾਊਂਟਰ counter

    Where marks go here: Two numbers land together here: five years and one hundred and ninety four dollars. Candidates who blur the fee into "about two hundred" lose the figure, and "official translation" must not soften into "a translation", since a family member's version will be rejected.

  8. 8. Mr DhillonPunjabi English34 words

    ਸਮਝ ਗਿਆ। ਮੈਂ ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਤਰਜਮਾ ਕਰਵਾ ਕੇ ਲਿਆਵਾਂਗਾ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਸੌ ਚੁਰਾਨਵੇਂ ਡਾਲਰ ਦੀ ਫ਼ੀਸ ਭਰ ਦਿਆਂਗਾ। ਮੈਂ ਸੜਕ ਦੇ ਨਿਯਮਾਂ ਵਾਲਾ ਟੈਸਟ ਇਸੇ ਹਫ਼ਤੇ ਦੇ ਦਿਆਂਗਾ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਤਿੰਨ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਲੰਘ ਨਾ ਜਾਣ।

    samajh gia. main kallh tarjama karva ke liaavaanga ate ikk sau churaanve dollar di fees bhar diaanga. main sarhak de niyamaan vaala test ise hafte de diaanga taan jo tinn mahine langh na jaan.

    Model interpretation

    I understand. I will have the translation done and bring it tomorrow, and I will pay the one hundred and ninety four dollar fee. I will sit the road rules test this week so the three months do not run out.

    What must survive (4 marks of information)
    • he will bring the translation tomorrow
    • he will pay the one hundred and ninety four dollar fee
    • he will sit the knowledge test this week
    • his reason is the three-month deadline
    Terms in this segment
    • translation — ਤਰਜਮਾ tarjama
    • to pay a fee — ਫ਼ੀਸ ਭਰਨੀ fees bharni
    • to run out / lapse — ਲੰਘ ਜਾਣਾ langh jaana

    Where marks go here: The fee is repeated back here, so an interpreter who guessed the number in the previous segment now contradicts himself in front of the assessor. Tomorrow and this week are two different timeframes and must not both become "soon".

Register and cultural mediation in this dialogue

  • Driver licensing in Australia is run by the states, so New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland each publish their own recognised country list and their own deadline. Say the state name rather than Australia, because a rule that is true in Sydney may not be true in Melbourne.
  • Many newly arrived Punjabi speakers have driven for years in India and hear the practical test as an insult to their competence. Interpret the requirement neutrally and completely; softening it to protect the client's feelings is a mediation failure and loses marks.
  • The officer uses ਤੁਸੀਂ and a plain service-counter register. Punjabi speakers often mirror official language with English loanwords such as ਲਾਇਸੰਸ, ਟੈਸਟ and ਫ਼ੀਸ, and these are the natural choices; replacing them with heavy Sanskritised coinages sounds unnatural to the assessor.

Service Centre: Converting an Overseas Driver Licence — glossary (14 terms)

Learn these before you sit the paper a second time. More transport & roads vocabulary.

EnglishPunjabiTransliteration
overseas licenceਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਲਾਇਸੰਸvideshi licence
to convert a licenceNot renewal and not a new application; the existing licence is exchanged for a local one.ਲਾਇਸੰਸ ਬਦਲਣਾlicence badalna
recognised countryAn administrative category with no folk equivalent; keep the formal phrase rather than paraphrasing.ਮਾਨਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਦੇਸ਼maanta praapat desh
permanent residentDistinct from citizen; the three-month clock starts at permanent residency, so the two must never be swapped.ਪੱਕਾ ਵਸਨੀਕpakka vasneek
deadline / time limitਸਮਾਂ ਸੀਮਾsamaan seema
driver knowledge testਡਰਾਈਵਰ ਨੌਲਿਜ ਟੈਸਟdriver knowledge test
road rulesਸੜਕ ਦੇ ਨਿਯਮsarhak de niyam
practical driving testਗੱਡੀ ਚਲਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਟੈਸਟgaddi chalaaun da test
examinerਪਰਖ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾparakh karan vaala
eyesight checkਅੱਖਾਂ ਦੀ ਜਾਂਚakhkhaan di jaanch
identity documentsCovers proof of identity and proof of address together; listing the actual documents is safer than the umbrella term.ਪਛਾਣ ਦੇ ਕਾਗ਼ਜ਼ਾਤpachhaan de kaagzaat
official translationਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਤਰਜਮਾsarkaari tarjama
feeਫ਼ੀਸfees
fine / penaltyਜੁਰਮਾਨਾjurmaana

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Questions about this mock test

Do I need medical training to interpret the antenatal dialogue?
No. This paper deliberately stays at community level: haemoglobin, iron tablets, a glucose tolerance test and baby movements. What it does demand is that you keep a number attached to the right thing, so one hundred and two stays with her result and one hundred and ten stays with the target.
How should I interpret a fasting instruction so nothing is lost?
Treat it as three separate facts, not one idea. There is a cut-off time, ten at night, a ban on food after it, and an exception for water. Candidates who compress all three into a single sentence such as do not eat before the test lose two ticks on the self-scorer and give the patient an instruction she cannot actually follow.
Is the three-month licence deadline the same everywhere in Australia?
No, and that is exactly why the officer in this dialogue names the state. Licensing is a state responsibility, so the recognised country list, the deadline after permanent residency and the fee all differ between New South Wales, Victoria and the other jurisdictions. Interpret whichever authority the speaker actually names.
Why does this test make such a point of may versus must?
Because the two modals carry different legal consequences and CCL assessors mark them separately. In dialogue two the client may drive on his Indian licence for three months but must hold a state licence after that. Use one construction for both and you have told him the grace period is compulsory, which is a meaning error rather than a style slip.
Should I keep English words like licence, test and fee in my Punjabi answer?
Yes. Australian Punjabi speakers use ਲਾਇਸੰਸ, ਟੈਸਟ, ਫ਼ੀਸ and ਸ਼ੂਗਰ in ordinary speech, and assessors treat them as correct community usage. Reaching for a formal Sanskritised coinage instead usually costs you fluency marks and can leave the listener genuinely unsure what you meant.
What makes this a foundation-level paper rather than an advanced one?
The sentences are short, the vocabulary is everyday and nobody argues. The difficulty is entirely in retention: five numbers, a due date, a kinship term and one modal contrast have to survive from the chime to your answer. If you can hold those, you are ready to move on to the papers where the two speakers actually disagree.

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