Test Structure
Test Structure
100

What materials are used during the Speaking Listening Test?


a) Conference agenda and map
b) Dictionary and grammar book
c) Audio recordings of conversations

a) Conference agenda and map

100

What is the main focus of Part I: Social Conversation?


a) Establishing rapport and assessing conversational proficiency
b) Testing the ability to write essays in the language of the test
c) Evaluating the ability to translate documents  

a) Establishing rapport and assessing conversational proficiency

200

What is the main task in Part III: Gathering and Reporting Information?


a) Writing a summary of the Tester’s responses
b) Asking questions and reporting findings in English
c) Translating the Tester’s responses into another language

b) Asking questions and reporting findings in English

200

What does Part II: Q&A and Topical Conversation assess?


a) The ability to write formal reports
b) The ability to respond to logistical questions and discuss foreign affairs topics
c) The ability to memorize vocabulary lists

b) The ability to respond to logistical questions and discuss foreign affairs topics

300

How many topics does the Examinee select for Part II: Topical Conversation?


a) 2 topics
b) 3 topics
c) 4 topics

b) 3 topics

300

How many questions does the Examinee ask in Part III: Gathering and Reporting Information?


a) 2 questions
b) 3 questions
c) 4 questions

b) 3 questions

400

What is the purpose of Part I: Social Conversation?


a) To test the Examinee’s ability to read and write in the language
b) To ease the Examinee into the testing context and assess conversational proficiency
c) To evaluate the Examinee’s ability to translate documents

b) To ease the Examinee into the testing context and assess conversational proficiency

400

What is the purpose of the conference agenda used in the test?


a) To provide logistical details and foreign affairs topics for discussion
b) To test the Examinee’s ability to translate documents
c) To serve as a dictionary for vocabulary reference

a) To provide logistical details and foreign affairs topics for discussion

500

What is the overall goal of the Speaking Listening Test?


a) To assess the Examinee’s ability to write essays in the language of the test
b) To evaluate the Examinee’s speaking and listening proficiency in a professional context
c) To test the Examinee’s ability to memorize vocabulary lists

b) To evaluate the Examinee’s speaking and listening proficiency in a professional context

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