Information for Candidates writing the on-line test
As with paper-and-pencil formats of tests, on-line tests are supervised, which means that a Test Invigilator will be there to ensure that the session follows certain administrative procedures. For example, the Test Invigilator will ask you to sign a form before you begin the on-line test.
- Your on-line test will be available between 9:30-11:30 a.m. on March 3rd, 2010; the test will not be available before or after these hours.
- Due to confidentiality reasons, instructions for accessing the on-line test will be e-mailed individually to students between February 25-26. Please ensure that you check your messages regularly a few days before the test date. As important updates will be posted on the contest website, please read attentively the information pertaining to the on-line test.
- The on-line test will consist of three sections:
b) Test de connaissance de la culture
c) Rédaction d’une composition
- You will have approximately 60 minutes to type your answers. Ensure that each of the three test sections is completed.
- Dictionaries, Grammar texts, notes, as well as any electronic devices including Blackberries, cellular telephones, USB keys are not permitted into the testing room.
Computer skills necessary
The computer skills necessary to write an on-line test are very basic. You have already mastered those skills if you are reading this information from our contest website or sent e-mail recently. During your on-line testing session, you will first need to enter your full name and the name and your school. Secondly, you will need to use your mouse to mark your answers and, when necessary, to move "back" to a previous question and "next" to the following question. For the first two sections (Test de compréhension auditive and Test de connaissance de la culture) you will choose the correct answer by clicking on the appropriate choice. For the third section (Rédaction d’une composition), you will be prompted to choose one of the topics listed and then type the text.
Security and Privacy
Your name is assigned to an electronic version of a specific test. Your session will start with a login screen. It will not be possible to start the session before you enter your full name and the name of your school.
After test completion, please e-mail/fax the Invigilator form to: marie.visoi@utoronto.ca / Fax: 416-926-2328 by March 5, 2010.
THANK YOU!
Invigilator's Form Instructions for on-line test
Note: This document is in PDF format, if you need free software to open it, please click this link