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What is a placement test used for?

• To evaluate just grammar knowledge

• To place learners in the ESP course

• To know students' abilities at work

What is a proficiency test used for?

• To assess student's abilities in a particular situation

• To know if students can face university challenges

• To measure their collaborative skills at work

What is an achievement test used for?

• To know if students can have a better job

• To show the learners' lacks

• To test how well the learner is keeping up with the syllabus.

The proficiency test assesses the learner in a "pass/fail" scale

• TRUE

• FALSE

The achievement test does not test subject-specific vocabulary, but rather the ability to exploit such vocabulary within a context of general vocabulary.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Teachers and Learner must view proficiency tests as...

• an absolute truth

• tools for getting better jobs

• only approximate guides.

Placement, Proficiency and achievement Tests differ in terms of...

• content

• function

• skills

All three types of tests may be used as

• Diagnostic tests

• Progress tests

• Proficiency tests