Student Purchase of VEPT for use by UTEP 1. Navigate to the https://www.versanttest.com/ecom/products website. 2. Check box next to Versant English Placement Form A listed at $39.95 then click Add to Cart. 3. Click on the shopping cart icon on top right corner of site ‐ (1 Products : 1 Tests) 4. Enter promo code “VEPT28” then click Apply Code. (See sample below)
5. Click on Proceed to Checkout. 6. At this time, credit cards are not accepted on the website. Customer Service will need to be called (1‐800‐328‐5999) and provided credit card number, expiration date, and billing address. Customer Service will process payment and will provide payment code. Payment code should then be entered in same box promo code was entered in Step 4. 7. Once payment is made, a test paper with a Test Identification Number (TIN) will be provided. (See sample Test paper below.) 8. To take the test, student will navigate to the testing site – www.versanttest.com/web where the TIN will be entered to begin the test. The computer used to take the test must the minimum requirements as noted in the instructions below. A headset with microphone must be used in order to provide an accurate score. Internal computer microphone may not be used. The test should be taken in a quiet room where student is not distracted. The test will take up to 50 minutes. 9. Once the test is completed, reports may be downloaded by navigating to www.versanttest.com and click on Score Lookup. (See sample below) Bef
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The Versant English Placement Test has 9 parts and can be taken on a
computer in approximately 50 minutes. To start the test, enter your Test
Identification Number in the box on your computer screen. Then, complete the
audio volume check and microphone check. When the test starts, respond to
the test questions.
PART
TASK
Test Identification Number (TIN)
1234 5678
Expires: January 1, 2012
TEST DETAILS
A
Read Aloud
Read the passage aloud smoothly and naturally in a clear voice. You will be stopped after 30 seconds.
This is not a speed reading test. You may not be able to finish reading the entire passage, but that is
okay. When your time is up, you will automatically move on to the next item.
B
Repeat
Please repeat each sentence that you hear.
Example:
You hear: "Leave town on the next train."
You say: "Leave town on the next train."
C
Sentence
Builds
Please rearrange the word groups into a sentence.
Example:
You hear: "was reading" ... "my mother" ... "her favorite magazine"
You say: "My mother was reading her favorite magazine."
D
Conversations
You will hear a conversation between two people, followed by a question. Give a short, simple answer
to the question.
Example:
You hear:
Speaker 1: "Lucy, can you come to the office early tomorrow?"
Speaker 2: "Sure, what time?"
Speaker 1: "7:30 would be great."
Question: "What will Lucy have to do tomorrow morning?"
You say:
"Go to the office early." or "She will go to the office at 7:30."
E
Typing
This section allows you to get used to the keyboard and also measures your typing speed. You will
have 60 seconds to type as much as you can. Type quickly and accurately. Keep typing until your time
is up. You work will be saved automatically.
F
Sentence
Completion
Please type one word that best fits the meaning of the sentence. Type only one word. You will have 25
seconds for each sentence. Click "Next" when you are finished.
G
Dictation
Please type each sentence exactly as you hear it. You will have 25 seconds for each sentence. Pay
attention to spelling and punctuation. Click "Next" when you are finished. After 25 seconds, your work
will be saved automatically.
H
Passage
You will have 30 seconds to read a paragraph. After 30 seconds, the paragraph will disappear from
Reconstruction the screen. Then, you will have 90 seconds to reconstruct the paragraph. Show that you understood
the passage by rewriting it in your own words. Your answer will be scored for clear and accurate
content, not word-for-word memorization. After 90 seconds, your work will be saved automatically.
I
Summary and
Opinion
Read the passage.
Then, in the first box, write a short summary of the author’s opinion in 25-50 words.
In the second box, write your opinion on the topic. Do you agree or disagree with the author? Why?
Try to use your own ideas. You must write at least 50 words.
You will have 18 minutes to read the passage and write both the summary and opinion. Write both the
summary and the opinion before clicking ‘Next’. Write in complete sentences. After 18 minutes, your
work will be saved automatically.
Thank you for completing the test.
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