Linguaskill Reading and Listening

Reading and Listening test advice for the candidate

 

Before the test

 

• Look at the sample test so that you are familiar with the types of questions in the test. This is on the Linguaskill website
• For more information, you can read about the test format and task types section, also on the website

 

General test information

• Remember, Linguaskill is an adaptive test. Some questions might be easy and some will be more difficult. The computer chooses the questions based on your previous answers.
• Click on the forward arrow to move to the next screen.
• You can change your answer to any question on the same screen, but you can not go back to a previous screen.
• The Listening test is first and the Reading test is second.
• To show you how much of the test you have completed, there will either be a progress indicator at the bottom of the screen or a timer.

 

At the start of the test

• Use the sound check page to make sure your headphones are working

 

Listening test advice

• Read the questions and look at the options before you listen
• Click play when you are ready to listen
• You can listen to each recording twice

 

Advice for short tasks with pictures (Listen and Select)

• Read the question and look at all three pictures before listening
• Click play and listen
• Choose the correct option
• Listen again and check your answer

 

Advice for short tasks without images (Listen and Select)

• Read the question and look at the options before you listen
• Click play and listen
• Choose the correct option
• Listen again and check your answer

 

 

Advice for longer tasks with more than one question (Extended Listening)

• Read the questions and look at the options before you listen
• Click play and listen
• Choose the correct option for each question
• Listen again and check your answers

 

Reading test advice

 

Advice for short tasks with picture/text (Read and Select)

• Look at the picture correlating to the text
• Choose the correct option

 

 Advice for short tasks with no picture (Gapped sentences)

• Read the sentence
• Choose the correct option for the gap

 

Advice for short tasks with no picture(Social dialogues)

• Read the sentence or question
• Choose the correct response

 

Advice for longer reading tasks (Extended reading)

• Read the text
• Choose the correct option for each question

 

Advice for longer texts with gaps and options (Multiple-choice gap-fill)

• Read the text
• Click one acha and choose the correct answer

 

Advice for longer texts with gaps and no options (Open gap-fill)

• Read the text
• Type one word only in each gap

 

To see more instructions follow the below links: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_693Yg8E8E&list=PL6w9QLSM995RJdDbpIQGP549UbBHC310F&index=3