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Exam Format

 LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL Fox


The “Written Exam” consists of Listening, Reading and Writing sections and is available in Paper-based format.
The “Spoken Exam” is a short conversation with an Interlocutor on topics of interest to children, such as their family, hobbies or daily life situations.

LEVEL:  Approximately pre-A1

 SEPARATE QUALIFICATIONS 

EXAM FORMAT                        

Written Exam
(Listening, Reading, Writing)

Spoken Exam
(Speaking)

  • Paper-based

 

  • Face to Face

 

Written Exam(Listening, Reading, Writing)

Exam Duration
PAPER BASED
60 minutes

  • Listening 10 min
  • Reading & Writing 50 min

Listening

Answer Type

Task

Part 1
5 questions

Three-option multiple choice (pictures) for each utterance

Listen and look at the pictures and choose the right one

Part 2
5 questions

Matching description of people to pictures

Listen and draw lines

Part 3
5 questions

Fill in the gap with the correct answer

Listen and write a name or a
number

 Total Marks: 15

 

Reading

Answer Type

Task

Part 1
5 questions

Matching words to pictures

Look and read, draw lines

Part 2
5 questions

True or false (statement based on a picture)

Look and read, put a tick or
a cross

Part 3
5 questions

Gapped text followed by a choice of seven options to choose from in order to complete the text correctly 

Read the text and complete
the gapped text with five deletions

Part 4
5 questions

Answer questions based on a picture using one-word answer

Look at the picture and read
the questions,write one-word answers

 Total Marks: 20

 

Writing

Answer Type

Task

Part 1
3 sentences

Simple sentences
to communicate personal information

Write three sentences

Part 2
3 sentences

Simple sentences
to describe a simple picture

Look at the picture
and write three sentences about the picture

  Total Marks: 6

 


 Spoken Exam  (Speaking)

Exam Duration
Face to Face
: ca. 5 min

Speaking

Task

Part 1

Answer simple questions in order to give personal
 information (name, age, etc.)

Part 2

A picture card with two objects is presented by the
Interlocutor and candidates are asked to identify the
object and answer some follow up questions

Part 3

A scene card, on a particular topic, is presented by the
Interlocutor
• Students respond to simple questions about the picture
• Students are asked to answer 3 follow up questions
on the same topic

Total Marks: 16

 

 

 

LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL Owl

The “Written Exam” consists of Listening, Reading and Writing sections and is available in Paper-based format.
The “Spoken Exam” is a short conversation with an Interlocutor on topics of interest to children, such as family, hobbies or their daily life situations.

Level: Approximately pre-A1

SEPARATE QUALIFICATIONS

EXAM FORMAT

Written Exam
(Listening, Reading, Writing)

Spoken Exam
(Speaking)

Paper-based                  


Face to Face

 

 Written Exam (Listening, Reading, Writing)

  Exam Duration
  PAPER BASED 
75 min

  • Listening 15 min
  • Reading & Writing 60 min

Listening

Answer Type

Task

Part 1
5 questions

Three-option multiple choice (pictures) for each utterance

Listen and look at the pictures
and choose the right one

Part 2
5 questions

Matching description of people to pictures

Listen and draw lines

Part 3
5 questions

Three-option multiple choice (pictures) for each utterance

Listen and look at the picture and choose the right one

Part 4
5 questions

Fill in the gap with the correct answer

Listen and write a word number

Total mark: 20

 

Reading

Answer Type

Task

Part 1
6 questions

Yes or No

Look at the image, read the sentences and write yes/no

Part 2
5 questions

Gapped text followed by a choice of three options to complete the text correctly

Read the text and complete the gapped text with five deletions

Part 3
5 questions

Gapped text followed by a choice of eight options to complete the text correctly

Read the text and complete the gapped text with six deletions

Part 4
5 questions

Answer some questions using one-word answers

Read a short story, read the questions, write one word answers

Total Mark: 25

 

Writing

Answer Type

Task

Part 1
4 sentences

Simple sentences to communicate personal information

Write four sentences about a real situation

Part 2
6 sentences

Sentences to describe a picture story

Look at the pictures and write two sentences about each picture

 Total Marks: 10

 

Spoken Exam (Speaking)

Exam Duration
Face to Face: ca. 7 min

Speaking

Task

Part 1

Answer simple questions in order to give personal
information (name, age, hobbies, etc.)

 

Part 2

An objects’ card is presented by the Interlocutor and
candidates are asked to identify objects of the same category

Part 3

A “find the differences” card is presented by the Interlocutor
and candidates are asked to identify the different things they
see

Part 4

A “scene card” is presented by the Interlocutor and
candidates are asked to describe the picture

Total Marks: 16