Grade Pre-2 (準2級)

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Level comparison

EIKEN	CEFR	TOEFL^® score
		PBT	iBT
Grade Pre-2	A2	400	32

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Level description

Can understand and use English at a level sufficient to allow him/her to take part in general aspects of daily life.

Overview of test structure

Grade Pre-2

First stage	Skill area	Task	Format		Items	Response type	Time allotted	Notes
	Reading	Sentence completion	20 short texts (one or two sentences/dialogues) from which one word or phrase has been omitted		20	Multiple-choice (Four printed options)	75 minutes	Weighting Items are worth 1 point each.
		Gap fill in dialogues	6 short texts (dialogues) from which one or two phrases have been omitted		8			Pass/fail cutoff Approximately 60% of total possible test score
		Gap fill in passages	2 passages from which several words or phrases have been omitted		5
		Q&A based on passages	2 passages followed by questions		7
	Writing	Word reordering	A five-word section of a short text is removed. The words are arranged below the text in a scrambled order.		5	After putting words into correct order, examinees indicate which words should appear in 2nd and 4th positions.		Topics School, hobbies, travel, shopping, sports, movies, music, food, weather, giving directions, foreign cultures, profiles of people, history, education, sciences, nature, environment, etc.
	Listening	Conversation completion	Examinees listen to short conversations and choose the best response to complete the last turn of the conversation.		10	Multiple-choice (Three recorded options)	25 minutes
		Q&A based on dialogues	10 recorded conversations/discussions followed by questions		10	Multiple-choice (Four printed options)
		Q&A based on monologues	10 recorded stories or explanations followed by questions		10
Second stage	Skill area	Task	Format				Time allotted	Notes
	Speaking	Oral reading	Preparation	Examinee reads passage on question card silently			20 seconds	Evaluation Criteria Examinees are evaluated on their responses to each of the tasks and for their attitude toward actively engaging in communication. The following categories are also taken into account: pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. No. of Examiners: 1 Download a sample Topic Card
			Reading aloud	Examinee reads passage aloud
		Q&A	No. 1	Examiner asks question based on content of passage
			No. 2	Examiner asks question about illustration on card
			No. 3	Examiner asks question about illustration on card
			No. 4	Examiner asks question to elicit examinee’s opinion about trends, ideas, and issues broadly related to topic of passage
			No. 5	Examiner asks question to elicit examinee’s opinion about topic related to everyday life (may not be related to topic of passage)

Summary of Can-do statements

Below are summaries of the main features of the tasks and activities that typical Grade Pre-2 certificate holders feel confident about performing in English in real-life language-use situations.

Reading	Can find information on graphs and tables and understand simple expository texts.
Listening	Can understand topics from everyday life and simple explanations and instructions.
Speaking	Can handle routine tasks from everyday life and express his/her ideas about topics that he/she is interested in.
Writing	Can write simple texts about things he/she is interested in.

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