Content

The test is composed of two parts: oral comprehension and written comprehension.

Students have the option of answering the questions in order or not. They can skip questions and return to earlier questions throughout the test if they like. However, we recommend that they follow the order given, as the questions increase in difficulty.

The test is composed of 55 questions:

• 25 easy questions (worth 4 points)
• 15 intermediate questions (5 points)
• 15 difficult questions (worth 6 points)

Oral comprehension (33 questions):

Students listen to words, short sentences and longer texts or excerpts (e.g. conversations, phone calls or radio programs). They are asked to demonstrate their listening comprehension:

• selecting the correct image/text ;
• choose the correct answer to a question or statement;
• identify a situation;
• to give information contained in the audio.

In addition to listening comprehension, students will also be asked to answer pronunciation questions (e.g., Anglophone sounds, tonal accent). They will also be asked to recognize identical phonemes by completing a list or finding the instrusive.

Finally, the test also includes general knowledge questions covering both written and oral comprehension. These questions test students’ knowledge of history, geography and culture.

All audios are recorded by native English speakers. The speed of the utterances is adapted to the expected level.

Reading comprehension (22 questions):

For the second part of the test, students will read a selection of texts ranging from short sentences to longer excerpts (e.g., emails, articles, advertisements, etc.). The questions are divided as follows:

• grammar questions;
• written comprehension questions;
• culture questions;
• the Biggest Challenge (random topics!)
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