INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE QUICK AND FULL New Inside Out PLACEMENT TESTS

The New Inside Out QUICK and FULL placement tests have been designed to be used for placing students into groups corresponding to the six levels of the series. Students with no previous knowledge of English at all would not normally be required to take either test.

Please note: both the QUICK and FULL tests are graded to test items that are progressively more difficult.

New Inside Out QUICK TEST CONTENTSThe New Inside Out QUICK test tests structures and vocabulary. It is comprised of 60 multiple-choice test items (36 structure and 24 vocabulary) that are worth one point each.

Marking the New Inside Out QUICK PLACEMENT TESTSee the New Inside Out QUICK placement test answer sheet.

Deciding Students’ LevelsUse the QUICK placement test conversion table to decide which level your students are at. Placement according to the scores on the QUICK placement test is based on the assumption that your students attempt to answer all the questions.

New Inside Out QUICK PLACEMENT TEST CONVERSION TABLE

Total Score Level0-9 Beginner10–19 Elementary20–29 Pre-intermediate30–39 Intermediate40–49 Upper-intermediate50–60 Advanced

New Inside Out FULL TEST CONTENTSThe New Inside Out FULL test tests structures, vocabulary, reading and writing. It has a maximum score of 100. There are 76 multiple-choice items (the same 36 structure and 24 vocabulary questions as in the QUICK test, plus 16 reading items). Each of these items are worth one point.

There are also an additional 24 points available for the test’s writing items (8 points each). Like the QUICK test, the FULL test becomes progressively more difficult.

Marking the New Inside Out FULL PLACEMENT TESTSee the New Inside Out FULL placement test answer sheet.

Marking the writing items in the New Inside Out FULL PLACEMENT TESTUse the marking criteria below to give a score out of 8. While the same scale is used to assess the students’ performance for all three writing tasks, a greater degree of sophistication, range and accuracy is required as the test progresses.

MARKING CRITERIA8 Complete, accurate and appropriate.7 No more than one omission, mainly accurate, rarely inappropriate.5–6 No more than one omission, minor inaccuracies, sometimes inappropriate.3–4 Several omissions, noticeable inaccuracies, often inappropriate.1–2 Many omissions, mainly inaccurate, mostly inappropriate.0 Too little or too incomprehensible to mark.

Deciding Students’ LevelsUse the FULL placement test conversion table to decide which level your students are at.Placement according to the scores on the FULL placement test is based on the assumption that your students attempt to answer all the questions.

New Inside Out FULL PLACEMENT TEST CONVERSION TABLE

Total Score Level0-9 Beginner10–25 Elementary26–45 Pre-intermediate46–65 Intermediate66–85 Upper-intermediate86–100 Advanced