Versant Test

Versant enables call center and BPO organizations to reduce interviewing costs and improve agent screening and training placement. Improve your talent programs with this accurate, reliable tool and drive positive business results.

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Formerly known as the Spoken English Tests (SET), VersantTM tests are the only completely automated tests of spoken languages. Using the Versant patented speech processing technology, Versant tests can be taken on a telephone or PC and are scored by computer. Once administered, numeric scores and performance levels that describe the test-taker's ability to understand and speak the selected language are generated within minutes and can be viewed online.

Versant tests are currently available to assess skills in English and Spanish and can be utilized in corporate, government, and educational settings across many areas of specialization and for a variety of purposes. Learn more about solutions that will meet the needs of your organization, school, or agency.

Looking for a practice test?
If you will be taking a Versant test and want to practice, note that this sample test is just that - a sample to give you an idea of what the test is like. It does not contain all of the item types or questions of our full test, and the test is not scored. If you would like to purchase a full practice test, contact at sales@ordinate.com.

Versant for English SAMPLE Test

Introduction:
Thank you for calling the Ordinate testing system.

Please enter your Test Identification Number on the telephone keypad.
Now, please say your name.
Now, please follow the instructions for Parts A through E.

Part A: Reading. Please read the sentences as you are instructed.
1. Traffic is a huge problem in Southern California.
2. The endless city has no coherent mass transit system.
3. Sharing rides was going to be the solution to rush-hour traffic.
4. Most people still want to drive their own cars, though.
5. Larry's next door neighbors are awful.
6. They play loud music all night when he's trying to sleep.
7. If he tells them to stop, they just turn it up louder.
8. He wants to move out of that neighborhood.
9. My aunt recently rescued a dog that was sick.
10. She brought her home and named her Margaret.
11. They weren't sure she was going to live, but now she's healthy.
12. I just wish she could get along better with their cat.

Part B: Repeat. Please repeat each sentence that you hear.
Example: a voice says, "Leave town on the next train."
and you say, "Leave town on the next train."

Part C: Questions. Now, please just give a simple answer to the questions.
Example: a voice says, "Would you get water from a bottle or a newspaper?"
and you say, "a bottle" or "from a bottle".

Part D: Sentence Builds. Now, please rearrange the word groups into a sentence.
Example: a voice says, "was reading" ... "my mother" ... "her favorite magazine"
and you say, "My mother was reading her favorite magazine."

Part E: Open Questions.You will have 20 seconds to answer each of two questions. The questions will
be about family life or personal choices. Each question will be spoken twice, followed by a beep. When
you hear the beep, you will have 20 seconds to answer the question. At the end of the 20 seconds,
another beep will signal the end of the time you have to answer.