Appendix A
. Structure of the Exams
Table 1
Comparison of APTIS and DET
APTIS
Duolingo English Test (DET)
Core Part
Part 1. Grammar. Sentence completion (25 question
with 3-option multiple choice)
Part 2. Vocabulary. Sets of 5 target words with 10
options (25 questions in total)
(1) Word matching (similar meaning). Match
words to definitions.
(2) Sentence completion.
(3) Word pairs or word combinations (words
commonly used together).
Tasks in the adaptive test assess integrated skills
(literacy -reading & writing-, comprehension -
reading & listening-, conversation -listening &
speaking- and production -writing & speaking-) with
different item types:
•
C-test: The first and last sentences are
fully intact, while words in the
intervening sentences are “damaged”
by deleting the second half of the
word. Test takers respond to the c-test
items by completing the damaged
words in the paragraph
•
Yes/no vocabulary: Test takers are
presented with a set of English words
mixed with pseudowords that are
designed to appear English-like, and
must discriminate between them
•
Dictation: Test takers listen to a
spoken sentence or short passage and
then transcribe it
•
Elicited imitation -read aloud-: The
read-aloud variation of the elicited
imitation task is a measure of test
taker reading and speaking abilities. It
Listening
Part 1. Information recognition. Listen to a short
monologue or dialogue to identify specific
information (3-option multiple choice)
Part 2. Information matching. Match people’s
monologues to information (6 pieces of information
with 4 monologues)
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