Taking the Password Test

Test Overview

• 12 “Can Do” questions (notnot timed or scored – these questions

help us align the Password test to the CEFR, Common European Framework, and

gives the student a chance to familiarise themselves with the test set up)

• 72 questions (timed)

• 60 minutes

• 5 sections

Section 1

• 18 questions

• Select the correct word or words for the sentence.

• Multiple choice

• 1 answer per screen

Section 1: Example

Section 2

• 14 questions

• Select the correct word or words for the sentence.

• Multiple choice

• 2 or 3 answers per screen

Section 2: Example

Section 3

• 18 questions

• Choose the word with a similar meaning.

• Multiple choice

• Only one correct answer per question

Section 3: Example

Section 4

• 11 questions

• Choose the words that are often used with the

word in bold.

• Multiple choice

• Only one correct answer per question

Section 4: Example

Section 5

• 11 questions

• Select ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ for each sentence

• There can be more than one can be more than one correct answer per screen

Section 5: Example

The ScreenYou can see how much time you have

Click ‘finish section’ when you have answered all the questions

Click on the numbers at the bottom of the screen to answer all the questions

Navigation

A black box will appear around the question you are currently on.

When you answer a question the colour of the box will change to white.

If you do not answer a question the colour will stay yellow. This will remind you to go back to this question before you click finish section.

Finish Section Button

When you have answered all the questions in a section click FINISH SECTION. This will take you to the next section. You CANNOT return to a finished section.

Good luck!