PlacementTestATestInstructionsIntroductionTheLet’sGoPlacementTestsaredesignedtohelpteachersaccuratelyplacestudentsintothecorrectlevelorclassbasedontheirexistingknowledgeofEnglish.TherearetwoplacementtestsforLet’sGo:PlacementTestAandPlacementTestB.PlacementTestAwillhelpplacestudentsintoalevelfromLet’sBegintoLevel3andisfoundontheTestCenterCD-ROMoftheselevels.Ifstudentsreceiveaperfect(ornearlyperfect)scoreonPlacementTestA,theyshouldtakePlacementTestB.PlacementTestBwillhelpplacestudentsintoalevelfromLevels4–6andisfoundontheTestCenterCD-ROMoftheselevels.Studentsareassessedonallfourskillsateachlevelandthetestisdividedintotwosections:speakingandlisteningandthenreadingandwriting.Grammaticalstructuresandvocabularyincreaseindifficultythroughoutthetest.Astudentatalowerlevelwillprobablynotbeabletocompletethefinalpagesofthetest,anditisbettertoallowthisstudenttostopiftheyarenotreadyforhigherlevels.AllowstudentsapproximatelytenminutesfortheSpeakingandListeningsectionanduptotwentyminutesfortheReadingandWritingsection.SpeakingandListeningWhenevaluatingoralproficiency,itisimportanttosetuparelaxedandstress-freeenvironment.Thebestoutcomeswillcomefromachildwhofeelsconfidentandengaged.Thespeakingandlisteningpartofthisplacementtestconsistsoftwentyoralquestionswhichincreaseindifficulty,bothinlanguagestructuresandcognitiveability.UsetheaccompanyingSpeakingandListeningPictureCardtocheckstudents’understandingofbasicinstructionsandasaprompttogetthemtotalkaboutthepictures.Ifachildstopsbeingabletoanswerquestionsatanystageintheoralinterview,thenhaltthispartofthetestandmarkaccordingtothequestionsalreadyanswered.Thequestionswillgiveyouageneraloverviewofthestudent’scommunicativecompetencewhichshouldbebalancedagainstthescoreandlevelintherestoftheplacementtest.ReadingandWritingTheseskillsarecombinedasmuchaspossibleinordertoevaluatestudents’generalreadingcomprehensionandproductivewritingskills.ByQuestionG,studentsareexpectedtowritecompletesentencesusingthecorrectstructures.Ifachildstopsbeingabletoanswerquestionsatanystageinthereadingandwritingtest,thenstopthetestandmarkaccordingtothequestionsalreadyanswered.GrammarandVocabularyGrammaticalstructuresandvocabularyareintegratedallthewaythroughthistest.EveryquestionevaluatesanunderlyingstructureorwordknowledgeandthisreflectsthegeneralmethodologyoftheLet’sGoseriesasawhole.Grammarandvocabularycannotbeseparatedfromthefourskills,asthisishowlanguageisproperlyformedintherealworld.ScoringGuideScoreRecommendedLevelofLet’sGo0-20Let’sBegin21-45Let’sGoLevel146-70Let’sGoLevel271-100Let’sGoLevel3Ifastudentreceivesaperfectornear-perfectscoreonPlacementTestA,youmayadministerPlacementTestB.TestInstructions©OxfordUniversityPress.Permissiongrantedtoreproduceforinstructionaluse.
