CEF A1 to C1

face2face Written Placement Test

Teacher’s Guide and Answer Key
The Written Placement Test is designed to be used before students start working with one of the face2face Student’s
Books (Starter to Advanced). It checks students’ knowledge of the key language areas taught in each level of face2face.
It is intended to indicate the Student’s Book and the starting point within that Student’s Book that is most appropriate
for the student.

You can use the Written Placement test on its own or in conjunction with the Oral Placement Test if you have the time
and facilities to interview each student.

Administering the Written Test

●● Allow a maximum of 45 minutes for the test. Photocopy one copy of the Written Placement Test Question Sheet and
one copy of the Written Placement Test Answer Sheet for each student. Ask students to write their answers directly
on to the Answer Sheet. You may want to discourage students from making notes on the Question Sheets so that
they can be used again.

●● The Written Placement Test gets progressively more difficult. You can advise students to stop the test if the questions
are too difficult for them. Discourage students from guessing.

●● Students should do the tests on their own under exam conditions. After 45 minutes, collect the Written Placement
Test Question Sheets and the Written Placement Test Answer Sheets and correct the Answer Sheets. Mark each
student’s score at the bottom of the Answer Sheet.

Placing Students after the Written Test

In the Written Placement Test, there are 16 questions for the Starter level and 20 questions for each of the other five
levels (Elementary to Advanced). The first 16 questions (Starter) should be marked initially.

●● If a student scores less than 14 out of the total of 16, you should place him/her at the beginning of face2face Starter.

●● If a student scores more than 14 out of the total of 16, mark the next 20 questions (17–36) (Elementary).
If a student scores less than 34 out of the total of 36, you should place the student according to his/her score at
one of the starting points in face2face Elementary, as given in the table below.

●● If a student scores more than 34 out of the total of 36, mark the next 20 questions (37–56) (Pre-intermediate).
If a student scores less than 54 out of the total of 56, you should place the student according to his/her score at
one of the starting points in face2face Pre-intermediate, as given in the table below.

●● If a student scores more than 54 out of the total of 56, mark the next 20 questions (57–76) (Intermediate).
If a student scores less than 74 out of the total of 76, you should place the student according to his/her score at
one of the starting points in face2face Intermediate, as given in the table below.

●● If a student scores more than 74 out of the total of 76, mark the next 20 questions (77–96) (Upper Intermediate).
If a student scores less than 94 out of the total of 96, you should place the student according to his/her score at
one of the starting points in face2face Upper Intermediate, as given in the table below.

●● If a student scores more than 94 out of the total of 96, mark the next 20 questions (97–116) (Advanced).
If a student scores less than 114 out of the total of 116, you should place the student according to his/her score at
one of the starting points in face2face Advanced as given in the table below.

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WRITTEN TEST SCORE RANGES face2face STARTING POINT

Mark out of a total of 16 Level Unit
Between 0 and 14 correct answers Starter 1 New friends
Mark out of a total of 36
Between 15 and 24 correct answers Elementary 1 Meeting people
Between 25 and 33 correct answers Elementary 7 Films, music, news
Mark out of a total of 56
Between 34 and 43 correct answers Pre-intermediate 1 Work, rest and play
Between 44 and 53 correct answers Pre-intermediate 7 You need a holiday!
Mark out of a total of 76
Between 54 and 63 correct answers Intermediate 1 How do you feel?
Between 64 and 73 correct answers Intermediate 7 Technology
Mark out of a total of 96
Between 74 and 83 correct answers Upper Intermediate 1 A life of learning
Between 84 and 93 correct answers Upper Intermediate 7 Small world
Mark out of a total of 116
Between 94 and 102 correct answers Advanced 1 Let’s talk
More than 102 correct answers Advanced 6 Ask the public

Answer Key
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 1 c) 17 c) 37 c) 57 a) 77 a)   97 ANSWER
a)
 2 c) 18 b) 38 c) 58 c) 78 c)   98 c)
 3 a) 19 b) 39 c) 59 b) 79 b)   99 d)
 4 b) 20 b) 40 a) 60 a) 80 a) 100 c)
 5 a) 21 a) 41 c) 61 b) 81 c) 101 b)
 6 c) 22 b) 42 b) 62 b) 82 d) 102 c)
 7 b) 23 b) 43 a) 63 c) 83 d) 103 c)
 8 b) 24 d) 44 d) 64 d) 84 d) 104 a)
 9 c) 25 d) 45 a) 65 a) 85 a) 105 d)
10 a) 26 a) 46 d) 66 c) 86 c) 106 c)
11 b) 27 a) 47 b) 67 c) 87 c) 107 d)
12 b) 28 c) 48 b) 68 d) 88 b) 108 c)
13 b) 29 d) 49 d) 69 b) 89 a) 109 b)
14 a) 30 d) 50 d) 70 b) 90 c) 110 a)
15 a) 31 b) 51 d) 71 c) 91 c) 111 b)
16 b) 32 b) 52 a) 72 b) 92 a) 112 d)
33 a) 53 c) 73 a) 93 b) 113 c)
34 d) 54 d) 74 b) 94 a) 114 c)
35 c) 55 c) 75 a) 95 b) 115 b)
36 a) 56 a) 76 a) 96 d) 116 d)

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