Standard 測驗

Test takers within this score range typically have the following strengths:

• They can understand main ideas, whether they are clearly stated or implied, in both academic and nonacademic extended spoken texts.
• They can identify important details in both academic and nonacademic extended spoken texts.
• They can make inferences based on a speaker’s intonation or stress.
• They can usually understand idiomatic language used in longer, more complex speech.
• They can understand how information is being used by a speaker (e.g., to make a comparison or to provide evidence to support an argument) in academic and nonacademic extended spoken texts

Test takers within this score range typically have the following strengths:

• They can understand main ideas that are explicitly stated in academic and nonacademic extended spoken texts where the language is simple and the context is clear.
• They can identify important details in academic and nonacademic extended spoken texts where the language is simple and the context is clear.
• They can make inferences in short spoken texts where the language is simple and the context is clear.
• They can understand some common idioms used in moderately complex speech.
• They can understand how information is being used by a speaker (e.g., to make a comparison or to provide evidence to support an argument) when the context is familiar

Test takers within this score range typically have the following strengths:

• They can understand the main idea of a brief classroom announcement if it is explicitly stated.
• They can understand important details that are explicitly stated and reinforced in short talks and conversations.
• They can understand direct paraphrases of spoken information when the language is simple and the context is clear.
• They can understand a speaker’s purpose in a short talk when the language is simple and the context is clear.

Test takers typically need to develop their proficiency in the following ways:

• Understanding the main ideas and important details of announcements, short talks and simple conversations.
• Understanding a speaker’s purpose in a short talk when the language is simple and the context is clear.
• Paraphrasing spoken information when the language is simple and the context is clear.

Test takers within this score range typically have the following strengths:

• They usually recognize the accurate meaning and use of more advanced grammatical structures (e.g., relative clauses) in academic and nonacademic texts.
• They demonstrate knowledge of a wide range of vocabulary that includes words found primarily in academic texts.
• They usually recognize how sentences combine to create cohesive, meaningful paragraphs in nonacademic and academic texts.

Test takers within this score range typically have the following strengths:

• They usually recognize the accurate meaning and use of basic grammatical structures (e.g., comparative adjectives) in nonacademic and academic texts, but do not consistently recognize the accurate meaning and use of more advanced structures.
• They demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary typically used in everyday, nonacademic texts.
• They usually recognize how sentences combine to create cohesive, meaningful paragraphs in nonacademic texts, but sometimes have difficulty doing so with academic texts.

Test takers within this score range typically have the following strengths:

• They sometimes recognize the accurate meaning and use of the most basic grammatical structures (e.g., present or past simple verb tense) in nonacademic texts.
• They demonstrate knowledge of the most commonly used, nonacademic vocabulary.
• They sometimes recognize how sentences combine to create cohesive, meaningful paragraphs in nonacademic texts, but usually have difficulty doing so with academic texts.

Test takers typically need to develop their proficiency in the following ways:

• Increase their general vocabulary.
• Improve their knowledge and use of basic grammatical structures (e.g., subject-verb agreement or simple prepositions).
• Understand how sentences combine to create cohesive, meaningful paragraphs

Test takers within this score range typically have the following strengths:

• They can understand main ideas in nonacademic and academic texts, including ones that are not explicitly stated.
• They can accurately comprehend important details in nonacademic and academic texts, including texts with a high level of linguistic complexity.
• They can effectively make inferences when reading, including inferences needed to understand why an author includes certain information (e.g., to make a comparison or to provide evidence to support an argument) in nonacademic and academic texts.
• They can usually infer the attitude or point of view of a character in a fictional story. They can usually understand figurative language and determine the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary words from context, even in linguistically complex academic texts.

Test takers within this score range typically have the following strengths:

• They can understand main ideas that are explicitly stated in nonacademic and academic texts.
• They can usually identify important details in nonacademic and academic texts, even when the context is not always clear and the vocabulary may be unfamiliar.
• They can sometimes make inferences accurately, including inferences needed to understand why an author includes certain information (e.g., to make a comparison or to provide evidence to support an argument) in nonacademic and academic texts.
• They can usually identify events and plotlines in a fictional narrative.
• They can usually determine the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary words from context in simply constructed texts.

Test takers within this score range typically have the following strengths:

• They can sometimes identify main ideas that are explicitly stated in nonacademic texts.
• They can sometimes identify basic details in nonacademic and academic texts where the language is simple and the context is clear.
• They can usually locate basic information in nonlinear texts, such as schedules and menus that use everyday, nonacademic vocabulary.
• They can sometimes make simple inferences in straightforward, nonacademic texts.
• They can sometimes determine the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary words from context in simply constructed nonacademic texts.

Test takers typically need to develop the following skills:

• Identifying main ideas and important details in texts written in simple, clear language.
• Making inferences based on texts written in simple, clear language.
• Locating basic information in nonlinear reading materials, such as schedules, menus, etc.
• Determining the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary words from context.

A typical student within this score range can do all of the following:

• Almost always speak in a fluent and sustained way
• Almost always use intonation effectively
• Produce speech that is always understandable to listeners, with only minor errors in pronunciation
• Almost always produce vocabulary and grammar that is accurate, varied and effective, with only a few errors
• Tell a complete and coherent story with elaboration and detail
• Understand and accurately convey all main ideas and supporting details from an academic lecture, with almost no omissions

A typical student within this score range can do all of the following:

• Usually speak in a fluent and sustained way, with some stops or hesitations
• Usually use intonation effectively
• Produce speech that is usually understandable to listeners, but with some pronunciation errors
• Usually produce vocabulary and grammar that is accurate and effective, although with some errors
• Tell a story that is mostly complete and coherent, although some details are inaccurate or left out
• Understand and convey main ideas from an academic lecture, although some supporting details may be left out or inaccurate

A typical student within this score range can do all of the following:

• Speak fluently for a few brief stretches
• Sometimes use intonation effectively
• Produce speech that is at times understandable to listeners, but with obvious pronunciation errors
• Often produce basic vocabulary and simple grammatical structures
• Tell a limited story, occasionally providing details
• Understand and convey limited information from an academic lecture, but probably leave out many supporting details

A typical student within this score range can do all of the following:

• Speaking fluently for at least a few brief stretches
• Using intonation effectively
• Producing speech that is understandable to listeners
• Producing basic vocabulary and simple grammatical structures
• Telling a story with some details
• Understanding and conveying some information from an academic lecture