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GENERAL INFORMATION...........................................................................................................................2  \n2. TEST CONTENT AND STRUCTURE ..............................................................................................................2  \n3. PLACEMENT TEST CANDIDATES ................................................................................................................2  \n4. ANNOUNCING PLACEMENT TEST RESULTS ...............................................................................................3  \n5. SAMPLE PLACEMENT TEST ........................................................................................................................3  \n6. SAMPLE PLACEMENT TEST ANSWER KEY FOR SECTIONS 1 – 4 ...............................................................10  \n7. SAMPLE PLACEMENT TEST MARKING SECTIONS 5 CRITERIA..................................................................11  \nPage 1 of 11  \n1. GENERAL INFORMATION  \nThe Placement test is designed to determine the English language proficiency of prospective ELS students. ELS announces one main date of the Placement test which is normally held in September for all interested students. The test may also be administered to individual candidates wishing to enrol at IUS for the Spring Semester or before the start of each new ELS session.  \nThe Placement Test score is valid for six months.  \nIt comprises three components whose sum amounts to 100 points. The distribution of points and levels is as follows:  \nA1: 0 – 25  \nA2: 26 – 45  \nB1: 46 – 65  \nB2: 66 – 100  \nCandidates who score 75 or above are eligible to take the Proficiency Exam.  \n2. TEST CONTENT AND STRUCTURE  \nThe ELS Placement test comprises three parts: reading comprehension, written production and the use of English section. The language of the instructions and test items ranges from A1 to B2 . No specific or fieldrelated knowledge is required. The test only focuses on English language competencies, and it does not involve any interaction with the invigilator or other test takers.  \nThe Reading and Use of English questions are all closed-ended.  \nThe Writing section requires the candidates to produce answers to questions in form of paragraphs. The table below provides an overview of Placement test components and corresponding parameters:  \n\n| Reading Use of English Writing |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Duration | 100 minutes in total |  |  |  |\n| Type of tasks | Multiple choice, Multiple matching, T/F/NM, Gapped text |  | Multiple choice | Producing written answers inform of paragraphs |\n| Text | General English texts ranging from\u003Cbr>A1 to B2 |  | General English | N/A |\n| Task focus | Ability to: Understand instructions, find specific information, understand gist and main ideas, find detail, follow text structure, make inference at a required level. |  | Ability to understand: sentence structure, grammar items and structures, word collocations and meaning at a required level. | Ability to produce a structured written response to questions as evidence of having sufficient language skills for a level. |\n| Number of points | 70 |  |  | 30 |\n| Number of questions |  | 30 | 40 | 8-13 |\n\n3. 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