Young Learners Tests of English

The tests cover all four language skills: listening, reading, writing and speaking.

They focus on American English and are available at three levels: Bronze (beginner), Silver and Gold (early intermediate).

However, both British and American English are accepted in the student's written answers and in the speaking test.

Part 3 (5 questions): students hear five short conversations between different pairs of people.

Part 4 (5 questions): students see a picture with seven examples of the same object (e.g. seven hats).

Part 2 (five questions): students look at a picture and read five sentences about it.

Students have to put the jumbled letters in the right order to make the word.

The examiner names three objects and asks the child to point to them and put them in the right place on the big picture looked at in Part 1.

Part 4: the examiner will ask some questions about the small pictures of objects.

Part 3 (5 questions): students hear a conversation between a child and an adult.

They will also be asked to draw a simple object and write a short word somewhere in the picture.

Part 2 (six questions): students look at a picture and read six sentences about it.

Part 3 (six questions): students read a short conversation between two people.

They will also be asked to draw and color a simple object and write a short word somewhere in the picture.

Part 3 (five questions): students read a short conversation between two people.

Part 5 (seven questions): students read a story, illustrated by one picture.

Part 7 (five questions): students read text from a letter or diary with five gaps.

Part 2: the examiner and the student will take turns to ask and answer questions about the other person's picture.

All test takers receive a certificate, which has the following information: Students who achieve a total of 10 medals or more are ready to start preparing for the next level.

The YLTE are designed to be used as a way to prepare students for future English-language learning and help them develop their English skills, rather than as an institutional measurement device.

[3] The YLTE is taken by students living in many different countries around the world, such as: Afghanistan,[4] Albania,[5] Brazil,[6] Canada,[7] China,[7] Costa Rica,[8] Colombia,[9] Greece,[10] Italy,[11] Japan,[12][13] Jordan,[14] Malaysia,[15] Mexico (Ministry of Education),[16] Peru,[17] Portugal,[18] Romania,[19] Serbia,[20] Spain,[21] Ukraine,[22] Uruguay[23] and USA.