These tests are designed for:
– schools which do not have entrance examinations in English
– new classes where the teacher knows nothing about the level of the students
– teachers who are trying to decide which level of New Opportunities is most appropriate.
The tests focus primarily on grammar, as the clearest indicator of a student’s ability in the language. In addition, there is some limited testing of collocation and lexical items. The tests cover material typically learnt from beginner to intermediate level.
Each test consists of 80 multiple-choice questions, in order to make them straightforward for students to answer and quick and easy for teachers to mark.
Тесты позволяют определить уровень следующие уровни владения языком: beginner, elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate. Система оценки результатов очень проста: каждый тест содержит материалы двух находящихся рядом уровней (например, pre-intermediate-intermadiate). Если ученик отвечает правильно больше чем на половину заданий, то его можно отнести на более высокий уровень, а если меньше, чем на половину, то - на более низкий.
