Horizon Language Center administers placement tests that are based on the Oxford Learners Placement Test. This test assesses the language ability of learners and reliably places them at the right level.

What does it test?

The test is in two sections: Language Use and Listening

Language Use
 

The Language Use section tests vocabulary, functional language and grammar across 18 questions. The questions focus on language use rather than language knowledge, reflecting the communicative language young learners experience in class.

Listening

The Listening section tests listening for detail and gist, using short and extended listening tasks across 12 questions. The audio automatically plays twice.

How long does the test take?

It takes around 30–40 minutes. The exact timing of the test depends on the questions a student answers. The length of the audio recordings increases with the levels, so higher level students will usually have a longer test than students at lower levels.

Students have a fixed amount of time to answer a question before the test automatically moves on to the next question.

The test is computer adaptive. This means it adapts to the ability of each student, presenting an easier or more difficult question depending on whether the response to the previous question was right or wrong. So each child is tested at just the right level of challenge.

Scoring the Oxford Young Learners Placement Test

The test gives an overall score showing

• CEFR(Pre-A1 to B1)

• Out of 80

Reliability

The test has been pretested and validated by more than 19,000 students in 60 countries.