Introduction
The Oxford Online Placement Test is a tool designed to measure test takers’ ability to function communicatively at different levels of English language proficiency according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
About the Test
100% online
Standardized and Computer adaptive
For students aged 15 years and above
2 sections:
- Use of English section assesses students’ knowledge of grammatical form and vocabulary.
- Listening section assesses students’ general listening ability.
Test format
Use of English
Part 1
Description: Complete a short dialogue with the appropriate grammatical form or lexical item
Testing focus: Grammatical form, lexical precision
Response type: Four-option multiple choice
Questions: Ten tasks
Part 2
Description: Read a short dialogue and identify what a speaker means
Testing focus: Pragmatics: understanding explicit and implied meaning
Response type: Three-option multiple choice
Questions: Ten tasks, each with one or two questions
Part 3
Description: Type the missing word in gapped text with the appropriate grammar or lexis
Testing focus: Grammatical form, lexical precision
Response type: Gapped text. For A1–C2, test takers type their answers. For Pre–A1, test takers select their answers.
Questions: One task, seven questions
Listening
Part 1
Description: Listen to a short dialogue and identify what the speaker means
Testing focus: Pragmatics: understanding explicit and implied meaning
Response type: Four-option multiple choice
Questions: Five tasks per part, each with one or two questions
Part 2
Testing focus: Pragmatics: understanding explicit and implied meaning
Response type: Four-option multiple choice
Questions: Five tasks per part, each with one or two questions
Part 3
Testing focus: Pragmatics: understanding explicit and implied meaning
Response type: Four-option multiple choice
Questions: Five tasks per part, each with one or two questions
OPT Result
based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages CEFR Level (Pre-A1 to C2), a score out of 120
Level | Score |
<A1 | 0 |
A1 | 1-20 |
A2 | 20-40 |
B1 | 40-60 |
B2 | 60-80 |
C1 | 80-100 |
C2 | >100 |