Placement Test & Learning Plan

For a brief video overview of the placement test and learning plan, click here. 

Placement Test

The Placement Test consists of five sections:

• 1 compulsory grammar section
• 2 optional skills-based sections to test listening and reading
• 2 optional tasks to provide an example of the candidate’s writing and speaking

The five sections:

1. Grammar (Compulsory)
   1. Contains 100 multiple-choice questions, increasing in difficulty throughout the test
   2. Provides you with an overall proficiency level for the student
   3. Estimated time to complete: 45 minutes. The test can be saved and continued later
2. Listening (Optional)
   1. Contains 12 multiple-choice questions based on an audio recording
   2. Provides you with a result that supports the student’s proficiency level (as determined by the Grammar Section) or alerts you to a discrepancy with it)
   3. Time limit: 20 minutes.
3. Reading (Optional)
   1. Contains between 9 and 12 multiple-choice questions based on a written text
   2. Provides you with a result that supports the student’s proficiency level (as determined by the Grammar Section) or alerts you to a discrepancy with it
   3. Time limit: 20 minutes.
4. Writing (Optional)
   1. Contains 1 question to which the candidate must provide a written response
   2. Provides you with an example of the student’s writing abilities
   3. Time limit: 15 minutes.
5. Speaking (Optional)
   1. Contains 1 question to which the candidate must provide a written response
   2. Provides you with an example of the student’s speaking abilities
   3. Time limit: 5 minutes. 4 minutes to prepare and 1 minute of recording time

 

The Placement Test is dynamic, pulling from a database of 800+ questions, so students are unlikely to receive the same test twice. That said, we recommend using it sparingly. Frequent reassignment can be demotivating for students. Use ongoing assessments instead to track progress.

Because the Placement Test is very detailed, if your student is a beginner, we recommend starting them on the A0 or beginner material directly without assigning them the Placement Test.

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Learning Plan

Once a student submits a Placement Test, you can generate a Learning Plan. The learning plan helps you pinpoint areas where your student needs extra help by looking at the errors they made on the Placement Test and recommending lessons to teach based on their results.

Once a Learning Plan is generated, you can customize it and use it to help keep track of what you have covered with your student.

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