Cambridge Placement Test
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The CPT is an online adaptive test that assesses English language ability in listening, reading, and use of English. It places test takers on the CEFR scale from Pre-A1 to C2 based on their overall score of 0-100. Technical requirements include sufficient processing power, RAM, hard drive space, screen resolution, operating system, internet connection speed, and certain software versions. The document provides instructions for configuring internet explorer security settings, allowing access to the local clipboard, and taking the test, which includes listening sections requiring headphones. A link to a demo test is also provided.
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Cambridge Placement Test
- 2. What is CPT • An online adaptive test • Covers Listening, Reading and Language Knowledge • Place candidates at all levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) from Pre-A1 – C2
- 3. Results Results are reported as an overall score on a scale of 0-100, indicating the level on the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) from Pre-A1 – C2. Score CEFR level 90-100 C2 (Mastery) 75-89 C1 (Effective proficiency) 60-74 B2 (Vantage) 40-59 B1 (Threshold) 20-39 A2 (Waystage) 10-19 A1 (Breakthrough) 0-9 Pre-A1
- 4. Technical Requirements Technical Requirements for PCs Minimum Recommended Processor Pentium® II 450 MHz Pentium III 800 MHz RAM 256 MB 512 MB Free hard drive space 2 GB 4 GB Screen resolution 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 Operating system Windows® 2000 Pro Windows XP Pro or later Internet connection 512 kbps 1 Mbps Internet Explorer v6 v7 Adobe Acrobat® v6 v 6 or later Adobe Flash Player® v 9.0 v 10.0 or later Java Runtime Environment v5 v6 Other Sound card and Sound card and headphones headphones
- 5. Technical Requirements Applications to Download You can download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player from http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer You can download the latest version of Java Runtime Environment from http://www.java.com
- 6. Technical Requirements Diagnostic Tools This tool will automatically inform you if your computer has the correct technical specifications to run the test. http://www.cambridgeesol.org/tools/diagnostic/
- 7. Technical Requirements Bandwidth Checker This tool will automatically inform you if your computer has sufficient bandwidth to be able to run the test. http://www.cambridgeesol.org/tools/bandwidth/
- 8. Technical Requirements Configuring Internet Explorer on Candidate’s PC 1. In Internet Explorer 7, open the Tools menu and choose Internet Options. 2. On the Security tab, click the “Trusted sites” icon and then the Sites button. 3. In the “Add this Web site to the zone” field, type the following address: www.cpt.cambridgetest.org 5. Click the Add button. 6. Click the Close button. 7. If the Default Level button is enabled, click it. 8. With “Trusted sites” still selected, move the slider in the lower part of the Internet Options box to the Medium-Low position. (The setting applies only to the websites in your Trusted Sites security zone.) 9. Click the OK button.
- 9. Technical Requirements Adjust the Pop-Up Blocker Setting 1. In Internet Explorer 7, open the Tools menu and choose Internet Options. 2. On the Privacy tab, in the Pop-Up Blocker section, click Settings. 3. In the “Address of website to allow” field, type the following address: www.cpt.cambridgetest.org 6. Click the Close button. 7. Click the OK button.
- 10. Technical Requirements Allow Access to Local Clipboard 1. On Candidate PCs, the Cambridge English Placement Test needs to be able to clear the local clipboard to help prevent Candidates copying and printing questions. (The following procedure applies only to sites in the Trusted Sites zone.) 2. On Candidate PCs, in Internet Explorer 7, open the Tools menu and choose Internet Options. 3. On the Security tab, select Trusted Sites and click the Custom Level button. 4. Scroll down to the Scripting section (near the bottom). 5. Under “Allow Programmatic clipboard access”, select Enable. (In Internet Explorer 6, this option is called “Allow paste operations via script”.) 6. Click the OK button. 7. Click the OK button again.
- 11. Instructions for Candidates • 30 minutes to do the test. • No set number of questions for you to answer but you must answer enough for your English language level to be calculated. • The progress bar on the right of the screen shows you whether you are moving through the test quickly enough. • The test begins with Reading and Use of English tasks and then has Listening tasks. • You will need headphones for the Listening tasks.
- 14. Instructions for Candidates 700314106767 SK Putrajaya Key in your Identity Card Key in the name of your number school or organisation.
- 26. Instructions for Candidates Click on the Question number on the right and the question will appear on the left panel.
- 29. Demo Test Try a demo test. http://www.democpt.cambridgetest.org/cptApp/demoTe The tutorial shows how to answer different question types. To take the demo test, enter the token DEMCPTE1. Please note that the demo test is not adaptive and does not give a score.