The Versant Writing Test is an English proficiency test which tests the English writing skills of individuals whose first language is not English. The test measures the use of English that would be appropriate for use in the workplace. The Versant Writing Test takes only 35 minutes and randomly pul ls test items from a large question item pool to ensure the highest test security. The test questions reflect many different situations of writing at workplaces including dictations, summarizations, and email correspondence. Tests can be taken on a computer either in online (web browser) or offline (computer software) mode.
About the test:
- Questions: 42
- Duration: ~35 minutes
- Question Types:
- Typing
- Sentence Completion
- Dictation
- Passage Reconstruction
- E-mail Writing
Score report:
Precise scores in the range of 10 to 90.
- Overall score with scores on key written communication skills:
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
- Organization
- Voice & Tone
- Reading Comprehension
- Suggestions for improvement
- Detailed explanation of language capabilities
- Typing speed and accuracy
- Score mapping to CEFR.
Test Security
- Secure capture and storage of candidate responses.
- Anonymous test ID numbers to ensure data privacy.
- Randomized test forms per test level to prevent cheating.
Simple Test Administration – 1, 2, 3, 4
- The test administrator sends the test taker a test invite via the online admin tool, ScoreKeeper.
- The test taker enters their unique test ID on the secure Versant testing site to start the test.
- The test taker answers the test questions, and the answers are scored automatically.
- The test administrator retrieves the test taker’s detailed score report from ScoreKeeper.
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