Test Matrix - Level A1
Test A (8-10 years); Test B (11-14 years); Test C (15-18 years)
Total duration of the Test: 65 minutes
| Parts of the test | Skills | Type of texts | Type of items | Marks |
| Part I Oral Comprehension (15 minutes) |
Understand simple and short sentences in current language (recorded material). Identify main information of dialogues and short messages. | Dialogues (daily, family, school or social situations) telephone messages |
Selection Items: Multiple choice Association
Group I – 4 items Group II – 3 items Group III – 5 items |
25 marks |
|
Part II (40 minutes) |
Reading: Understand short and simple texts in everyday language. Identify the essential information of texts of various kinds. |
Dialogues TLiterary text of Portuguese authors or of Portuguese writing (very short extracts) |
Selection Items: Completion Association Multiple choice T/F Items Group I – 4 items Group II – 5 items Group III – 5 items Group IV – 4 items Group V – 5 items |
25 marks |
|
Writing: Produce texts, in an articulated way, on concrete and known subjects. Use standard phrasic patterns and expressions of very frequent use, about oneself, about other persons, and about everyday matters. Use a linguistic repertoire commonly used on concrete subjects. |
Postcards/electronic messages |
Construction item Extended answer 1 item |
25 marks |
|
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Part III (7 - 10 minutes each pair of candidates) |
Interact simply with the examiner and another candidate. To produce expressions of very frequent use and very simple phrase structures.. |
Interview Descriptive statement |
Oriented oral production items: Script interview Interaction on topics/images
|
25 marks |