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VersantPro Writing
Introduction
WelcometotheVersantPro Writingtest.Thisaccurateandreliabletestquicklymeasuresproficiencyin Englishcommunicationinworkplacecontexts,andincludesreadingandwriting.Thistestcanbeusedto screenjobapplicantsandemployeesincorporateandgovernmentsettings,andteachersandinternational teachingassistantsinhighereducationsettings. TheVersantPro Writingtestshouldtakeapproximately35minutestocomplete.Youwillneedaccesstoa computerconnectedtotheInternet,theComputerDeliveredTesting(CDT)softwareinstalled,andspeakers orheadphonesconnectedtoyourcomputer. ThisTutorialGuidewillleadyouthrougheachpartoftheVersantPro Writingtest.Beforeyoubeginthetest, pleasereadthisguidetofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeinstructionsforeachsectionandgeneralDosandDonts. Thetestconsistsof5sections(PartsA E).

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VersantPro Writing
TakingaTest
1. Putonheadphonesorturnonyourcomputerspeakersandadjustthe volumesettings. 2. EnteryourTestIdentificationNumberandclickStart tobeginthetest. 3. Takethetestbyrespondingtothetestquestions. 4. Checkyourscoreonwww.VersantTest.com.*

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VersantPro Writing
TestOverview
Part A B C D E ItemType Typing SentenceCompletion Dictation PassageReconstruction EmailWriting Task Seea textonthescreen,andtypethetextexactlyas youseeit. Seeasentencewithamissingword,andtypethe missingword. Hearasentence,andtypethesentencewordforword. Readapassageonscreenandrewriteitinyourown words. Readadescriptionofasituation,andwriteanemail addressingtheissues. Skill(s)Assessed TypingSpeedandAccuracy Vocabulary Grammar GrammarandReading Comprehension Vocabulary,Voice&Tone, Organization,Grammar,and ReadingComprehension TimetoAnswer 60seconds 25seconds 25seconds 90seconds 9minutes

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PartA:Typing
Overview
Youwillseea text,andyoutypethetextexactlyyouseeit. Thereis1 Typingquestion.

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Scores
ThissectionassessesyourTypingSpeedandAccuracy.

Instructions
OntheInstructionpage,youwillseeandlistentotheinstructionsandan example. Then,theQuestionpagewillappear,andyouwillseethetext. Oncethe textappears,youshouldtype thetextexactlyasyouseeit.Youwill have 60seconds. After 60seconds,abeepwillsignaltheendofthesection.Ifyoudonotfinish in 60seconds,whatyouhavetypedwillbesavedautomatically.

DosandDonts
DOpayattentiontospellingandpunctuation. DOwriteasmuch ofthetextasyoucan. DOwriteincompletesentences.

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PartB:SentenceCompletion
Overview
Youwillseeasentencewithamissingword,andyoutypethewordthatbest fitsthemeaningofthesentence.Youtypeonlyone word. Thereare20SentenceCompletionquestions.

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Scores
ThissectionassessesyourVocabulary.

Instructions
OntheInstructionpage,youwillseeandlistentotheinstructionsandan example. Then,theQuestionpagewillappear,andyouwillseethefirstquestion. Typeonewordintheboxthatbestfitsthemeaningofthesentence.Youwill have25secondstotypeyouranswer. Whenyouhavefinishedtypingyouranswer,youcanclickNext tomoveon tothenextquestion. Ifyoudonotfinishin25seconds,youwillhearabeepandwhatyouhave typedwillbesavedautomaticallyandthenextquestionwillappear. Youcanseehowmanyquestionsyouhaveansweredandatimerintheupper righthandcornerofthescreen. Afteryouhaveansweredthelastquestion,abeepwillsignaltheendofthe section.

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DosandDonts
DOpayattentiontospellingandcapitalization. DOchooseawordthatisbothappropriateandgrammatically accurate. DONTtypemorethanoneword.

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PartC:Dictation
Overview
Youwillhearasentencespoken,andyoutypethesentencewordforword. Thereare16Dictationquestions.

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Scores
ThissectionassessesyourGrammar.

Instructions
OntheInstructionpage,youwillseeandlistentotheinstructionsandan example. Then,theQuestionpagewillappear,andyouwillhearthefirst question.You willhearthequestiononlyonce. Typethesentenceexactlyasyouhearit.Youcanbegintypingassoonasthe questionbegins.Youwillhave25secondstotypeyouranswer. Whenyouhavefinishedtypingyouranswer,youcanclickNext tomoveon tothenextquestion. Ifyoudonotfinishin25seconds,whatyouhavetypedwillbesaved automaticallyandthenextquestionwillbegin. Youcanseehowmanyquestionsyouhaveansweredandatimerintheupper righthandcornerofthescreen. Afteryouhaveansweredthelastquestion,abeepwillsignaltheendofthe section.

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DosandDonts
DOpayattentiontospelling,capitalizationandpunctuation.

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PartD:PassageReconstruction
Overview
Youwillreadapassagefor30seconds.Then,thepassagewilldisappearand youreconstructthepassageinyourownwords. Thereare4PassageReconstructionquestions.

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Scores
ThissectionassessesyourGrammarandReadingComprehension.

Instructions
OntheInstructionpage,youwillseeandlistentotheinstructionsandan example. Then,theQuestionpagewillappear,andyouwillseethefirstpassage. Youwillhave30secondstoreadthepassage.After30seconds,thepassage willdisappearfromthescreen. Then,youshouldreconstructthepassage.Youwillhave90secondstotype youranswer. Whenyouhavefinishedtypingyouranswer,youcanclickNext tomoveon tothenextquestion. Ifyoudonotfinishin90seconds,youwillhearabeepwhatyouhavetyped willbesavedautomaticallyandthenextquestionwillappear Youcanseehowmanyquestionsyouhaveansweredandatimerintheupper righthandcornerofthescreen. Afteryouhaveansweredthelastquestion,abeepwillsignaltheendofthe section.

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DosandDonts
DOpayattentiontospellingandpunctuationandDOuseyourown words. DOwriteincompletegrammaticalsentences. DONTmemorizethepassagewordforwordortakenotes. DONTwriteasummary(youshouldincludealldetails).

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PartE:EmailWriting
Overview
Youwillreadadescriptionofasituation,andyouwriteanemailaddressing theissuesdescribedinthesituation. Thereare2*Emailquestions.

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Scores
ThissectionassessesyourVocabulary,Voice&Tone,Organization,Grammar, andReadingComprehension.

Instructions
OntheInstructionpage,youwillseeandlistentotheinstructions. Then,theQuestionpagewillappear,andyouseethefirstsituation. Youwillhave9minutestoreadthesituationandtypeanemailaddressing theissuesdescribedinthesituation. Whenyouhavefinishedtypingyouranswer,youcanclickNext tomoveon tothenextquestion. Ifyoudonotfinishin9minutes,whatyouhavetypedwillbesaved automaticallyandthenextquestionwillbegin. Youcanseehowmanyquestionsyouhaveanswered,atimer,andword countintheupperrighthandcornerofthescreen. Afteryouhaveansweredthelastquestion,abeepwillsignaltheendofthe section.

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DosandDonts
DOpayattentiontospellingandpunctuation. DOwriteincompletegrammaticalsentences. DOreadthesituationcarefullyandaddressyouremailtotherightperson. DOincludeall3themesinyouremail. DOwriteformerlyandatleast100words. DONTwriteinformallyorusetextingabbreviations(e.g.you =u).

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