exam regulations 2014 italian

8/12/2019 Exam Regulations 2014 Italian

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HIPPO

1st

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE

Examination Regulations

INTRODUCTION

1. The competition coordinator is required to send the detailed exam timetable per category by 10thMarch 2014 [email protected].

2. Tests for the preliminary round of the competition will be sent to the LCCI centre / approved schoolby 12

th March and must stay closed until the preliminary round start time. The competition

coordinator is responsible for safe keeping of the materials. Candidate answer sheets must be sent

back (the address for the return of examination materials will be sent with the examination

materials) on 17th

March and must be delivered no later than 25th

March 2014. The competition

coordinator is required to store the rest of test materials in a locked and secure room for 5 days

after the exam. After this period, the materials can be used in class or as practice papers.

GENERAL REGULATIONS

1. Appointed invigilators are required to ensure and maintain order both in and in front of theexamination rooms.

2. Only appointed invigilators and registered candidates are allowed to enter the examination rooms.The rest of the teachers, staff members and parents are not permitted in examination rooms before,

during or after the exam, up until the centres invigilators have collected the completed exam

material and sealed the envelope containing the answer sheets (fogli delle risposte).

3. Candidates may not enter the examination room until instructed to do so. Before the exam, theinvigilators will read the names of candidates who are registered for the competition, and only these

candidates are allowed into the examination room. Upon entering the examination room, the

invigilator checks if the candidate knows his/her unique candidate number. Candidates are only

permitted to have a pencil and eraser on their desks. Invigilators must make sure the candidates

mobile phones are turned off. Candidates are not permitted to use dictionaries or any electronic

devices during the examination.

4. Having arranged the room and directed the candidates to their seats (with a minimum of 1 meterdistance between the candidates) the invigilator must make sure each candidate signs the

attendance register and checks the spelling of his/her name.
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5. Do not allow candidates to enter the room if the test has already started. If a candidate is late for theexamination, he/she cannot participate.

6. After being called into the examination room, no candidate may leave the room until the readingand listening tests are over.Only after the completion of these tests can the invigilator allow a short

break, but not until the exam materials have been collected and answer sheets safely packed.

7.

The candidates first take the reading test (Comprensione della Lettura), then the listening test(Comprensione dellAscolto). HIPPO 3 will then take the test of linguistic competence (Competenza

Linguistica).

8. No communication between the invigilators and candidates is permitted during the examination.

THE READING TEST / PROVA DI COMPRENSIONE DELLA LETTURA

1. After distributing the reading tests (comprensione della lettura)and answer sheets (fogli dellerisposte)to the candidates, invigilators are required to inform the candidates of examination

regulations (GENERAL REGULATIONS above).

2. After distributing the reading tests (comprensione della lettura) and answer sheets (fogli dellerisposte) to the candidates, invigilators instruct the candidates to fill in their unique candidate

number on the answer sheet.

3. Candidates must not open the reading tests (comprensione della lettura) until instructed to do so bythe invigilator in charge of time keeping.

4. The exam starts the moment the invigilator in charge of time keeping has completed theannouncements and officially started the examination.

5. Having finished the test, the candidate raises his/her hand and waits for the invigilator to come andmake a record of the time taken for completing the test. Invigilators must use pens. Invigilators will

first write down the completion time on the attendance register by the candidates name, and after

that on the answer sheet as well. Invigilators will then collect the reading test script (comprensione

della lettura), leaving the answer sheet on the desk. Candidates must not write down/make a record

of their own time. N.B.If the time taken for completing the test is, for example, 21 minutes and 30

seconds, the invigilator needs to round it up to 22. Candidates must not change the time as it will be

written on the attendance register as well and should it be different from the one on the answer

sheet, the candidate will be disqualified.


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6. Candidates who finish the reading test (comprensione della lettura) must remain seated until thetest is over, without distracting other candidates.

7. Once all the candidates have finished the reading test (comprensione della lettura), the invigilatormay distribute the listening test (comprensione dellascolto).

THE LISTENING TEST / PROVA DI COMPRENSIONE DELLASCOLTO

1. The test starts the moment the invigilator plays the CD, and finishes 5 minutes after the recording isover. After the recording is over, candidates may transfer their answers from the scripts to the

answer sheets (foglio delle risposte).

2. When the listening test (comprensione dellascolto) is over, the invigilators collect answer sheets(fogli delle resposte) from all candidates for the categories HIPPO 1 and HIPPO 2. For HIPPO 3, the

answer sheets need to stay on the desks for the test of linguistic competence.

TEST OF LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE /PROVA DI COMPETENZA LINGUISTICA

1. Invigilators distribute the linguistic competence (competenza linguistica)test.2. After the time is up, or after the last candidate has finished the test, invigilators pack answer sheets

and are required to seal the envelope.

END OF COMPETITION

RETURN OF EXAM MATERIALS

1. The competition coordinator is required to keep the exam materials in a safe and secure roomwithout anybody elses access until the return of the exam materials.

2. Candidate answer sheets must be sent on 17 thMarch to the address that will be sent with thecompetition materials. These must be delivered no later than 25

thMarch 2014.

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