CENTRO VENEZOLANO AMERICANO DEL ZULIA

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT

WORLD ENGLISH / WORLD CLASS

PLACEMENT INTERVIEW
 WORLD ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST – INSTRUCTORS’ FOLDER

GENERAL GUIDELINES
The test consists of two sections: Listening Section and Grammar Section. The time for each
section is as follows:

 Listening Section: 10 minutes (20 questions)

 Grammar Section: 30 minutes (50 questions)

When obtaining the results, you will get points on a scale of 1 to 70. This will indicate where you
will start the oral interview. This is the chart that you will follow:

PLACEMENT TEST SCORE RECOMMENDED BOOK

0 – 28 points World English Intro
29 – 40 points World English Book 1
41 – 55 points World English Book 2
56 – 63 points World English Book 3
64 – 70 points World Class Book 1
If a student gets 45 points, you have to start asking the question for Book 1 (Level 4). Work your
way up until the student starts having difficulties answering (a result of 2 or lower in the oral
assessment) and that should determine the starting level.

ORAL ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

Use the following guidelines to score each learner’s speaking ability for the Oral Placement Test:

Speaks with frequent hesitation; occasionally does not respond verbally.

Rarely responds with confidence; frequently reluctant to use the language.
1 Speech and pronunciation are usually not easily understood.
Low Rarely uses complete sentences and phrases appropriately.
Rarely uses appropriate and varied vocabulary.
Makes numerous errors in form or function.
Speaks with frequent hesitation.
Rarely responds with confidence; often reluctant to use the language.
2 Speech and pronunciation are usually not easily understood.
Fair Uses very few colloquial expressions appropriately.
Occasionally uses appropriate and varied vocabulary.
Makes frequent errors in form or function.
3 Speaks fluently with a little hesitation.
Good Usually responds with confidence.
Speech and pronunciation may not always be easily understood.
 Uses a few colloquial expressions appropriately.
Generally uses complete sentences and phrases appropriately.
Uses appropriate and varied vocabulary on most occasions.
Makes occasional errors in form or function.
Speaks fluently without much hesitation
Rarely responds with confidence; frequently reluctant to use the language.
4 Speech and pronunciation are always clear and easily understood.
Very Uses most colloquial expressions appropriately.
Good Almost always uses complete sentences and phrases appropriately.
Almost always uses appropriate and varied vocabulary.
Very few errors in form or function.
Speaks fluently without hesitation.
Responds with confidence.
5 Speech and pronunciation are clear and easily understood.
Excellent Uses colloquial expressions appropriately.
Uses appropriate and varied vocabulary.
Very few errors in form or function.

WORLD ENGLISH – LEVEL DISTRIBUTION

BOOK LEVEL
01
World English Intro 02
03
04
World English 01 05
06
07
World English 02 08
09
10
World English 03 11
12
Oral Expression – No Book 13
14
World Class 01 15
16
17
World Class 02 18
19
NOTE: Do not place students in levels 3, 6, 9, 12, 16 as they are the ending of the book.
 ORAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Language Function Speaking Prompt Score
Level World English Intro
1 Give Personal What’s your name? How do you 12345
Information spell your name? What’s your
email address?
1 Talk about your family How many people are there in your 12345
family? Do you have any brothers
or sisters?
1 Describe housing Do you live in a house or an 12345
apartment? How many rooms are
there? What things are in the
kitchen?
1 Talk about work Do you have a part time job? What 12345
do you do? What do you want to
do?
2 Talk about schedules Tell me about your day. What time 12345
and routines do you get up? What do you have
for lunch?
2 Talk about abilities What can you do well? Can you 12345
sing/swim/play the guitar?
2 Talk about activities What are you doing right now? 12345
happening now
2 Talk about what people What are you wearing? Do you like 12345
are wearing. Likes and wearing pink? What clothes do you
dislikes like?
3 Talk about food How much water do you drink a 12345
day? How many cookies do you eat
a day? Do you think you have a
healthy diet?
3 Talk about future plans What are you going to do 12345
tomorrow? Are you going to a
party today?
3 Describe past actions What did you do last weekend? Did 12345
you travel on your last vacation?
WORLD ENGLISH 1
4 Talk about free time When do you go to the movies/visit 12345
your friends/take a nap?
4 Give advice What should you do to travel to the 12345
U.S? Should you have a passport?
5 Describe senses What does chocolate taste like? 12345
5 Talk about the future Do you think it will rain tomorrow? 12345
What will the weather be like on
the weekend?
6 Make comparisons Compare online shopping to 12345
 traditional shopping. What’s the
best shopping place in Maracaibo?
6 Talk about life Have you graduated from college? 12345
achievements Who is the most interesting person
you have ever met?
6 Talk about managing What will happen if you borrow 12345
money money from the bank / save some
money every month / spend more
than you make?
WORLD ENGLISH 2
7 Talk about past Have you ever tried Indian food / 12345
experiences traveled abroad / talked to
foreigners?
7 Make remedies I have a headache, what could I to 12345
suggestions help?
I suffer from insomnia, what could I
do to help?
8 Talk about past What were you doing yesterday at 12345
situations noon?
8 Discuss what makes life Do you think people’s lives are 12345
better improved by money? What do you
think improves people’s lives?
9 Talk about past habits What did you use to do when you 12345
and generations were a child? Do you think your life
will be different to your
grandparents’ lives? How were
their clothes made? How was their
food prepared?
9 Discussing prohibitions What can’t you do at the airport? 12345
9 Comparing Do you think Christmas is as fun as 12345
celebrations? Carnival?
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10 Discussing why people Do you live here? How long have 12345
live where they do you been living here? Why?
10 Discuss techniques for What can you do to avoid 12345
improving your memory forgetting things? Does
concentrating or memorizing help?
11 Discuss emergencies What would you do if this building 12345
scenarios caught fire / you felt an
earthquake?
11 Expressing present What things do you wish you could 12345
wishes change about your current status?
11 Report what another Who has given you the best advice? 12345
person said What did this person tell you?
12 Speculating about the How do you think Egyptians built 12345
past the pyramids? It must have been
difficult, right?
12 Expressing regrets Do you have any regrets? What 12345
things do you wish you had done
differently in the past?
WORLD CLASS 1
14 a. What is a typical person like? Do 12345
you fit that description? b. What
can you tell us about your family
and its history?
14 a. What places would you like to 12345
visit the most? Why? b. Which
places in your city are interesting
for tourist? What can people do or
see in these places?
14 a. What kind of traveler are you? c. 12345
What do you like doing when you
are on vacation?
14 a. What are some sources of 12345
energy? b. What energy sources
does your country rely on? c. Do
you believe that oil will eventually
run out completely? Why or why
not?
14 a. Which sources generate the 12345
most energy today? b. Are there
any sources we should stop using?
Why? c. What can we do to save
energy?
14 What kind of music are you into? b. 12345
What’s popular now? c. How can
some celebrities inspire people?
Have they inspired you?
17 a. What kind of communicator are 12345
you? Why? b. When it comes to
delicate topics, do you avoid
conflict? Why or why not? Give
some examples.
WORLD CLASS 2
17 a. What is the role of English in the 12345
world today? b. How has English
affected your language or vice
versa?
17 a. Do you think you are good or bad 12345
with money? b. What are your
money habits?
17 a. What are some of the benefits of 12345
borrowing money from a bank?
What are some risks? b. What are
 some important aspects to
consider when borrowing money
form a bank? c. What are some
advantages and disadvantages of a
credit card?
17 a. What is your favorite city known 12345
for? b. Do you think it is a livable
city? Why or why not? c, What kind
of things do you think the city’s
inhabitants do in their free time?
17 a. Do you think your personality 12345
has been shaped by events in your
life? Explain. b. What is it about
your personality you like the most?
What parts do you wish were
different?
17 a. Why do you think some people 12345
live longer than others? What
factors contribute to this? Explain.