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

Results
Results are reported as an overall score on a scale of 0-100, indicating the level on the Council of Europes Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) from Pre-A1 C2.

Score
90-100 75-89 60-74 40-59 20-39 10-19 0-9

CEFR level C2 (Mastery) C1 (Effective proficiency) B2 (Vantage) B1 (Threshold) A2 (Waystage) A1 (Breakthrough) Pre-A1

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Technical Requirements for PCs
Minimum Recommended

Processor
RAM Free hard drive space Screen resolution Operating system Internet connection

Pentium II 450 MHz

256 MB 2 GB 1024 x 768 Windows 2000 Pro 512 kbps

Pentium III 800 MHz

512 MB 4 GB 1280 x 1024 Windows XP Pro or later 1 Mbps

Internet Explorer
Adobe Acrobat Adobe Flash Player Java Runtime Environment Other

v6
v6 v 9.0 v5 Sound card and headphones

v7
v 6 or later v 10.0 or later v6 Sound card and headphones

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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

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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/

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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/

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Configuring Internet Explorer on Candidates 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.

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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 4. Click the Close button. 5. Click the OK button.

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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.

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.

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Key in your Identity Card number

Key in the name of your school or organisation.

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Click on the Question number on the right and the question will appear on the left panel.

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Demo Test
Try a demo test.

http://www.democpt.cambridgetest.org/cptApp/d emoTest.html?method=languageSelection 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.