Practice Test Compendium
English for IT B1+ / GSE 43-58
English for IT B2 / GSE 59-75
The English for IT B2 / GSE 59-75 Practice Test Compendium features exam prep materials and helpful resources in the form of useful exam information and practice tests, which make up a solid package of learning and practice aids for test candidates who wish to build their confidence before taking the exams.
What is covered in the Practice Test Compendium?
The Practice Test Compendium includes all the topics and objectives covered by both the EIT-B1P-01 exam and the EIT-B2-01 exam.
The assessment experience, including grading and test progression, simulates the real exam, which allows test candidates to get a good idea of the kind of questions that will appear on the exam as well as help them understand how these are scored and weighted across the exam sections.
In addition, the Practice Test Compendium includes useful information related to the exam itself, such as exam specifications (exam length, question types and formats, in-exam tools, etc.), testing policies (registration and admission policy, technical requirements, etc.), delivery channels (OpenEDG Testing Service/TestNowTM), and most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the exam and its related credential.
Who is the English for IT exam for?
The English for IT exam is aimed at the following non-native English speaking target audiences:
- late-stage K12 and Higher Education students and IT professionals early in their careers;
- software developers, network engineers, security engineers, product managers and IT support who want to work in an international, multicultural environment;
- IT specialists who want to start working in multinational or English-speaking companies;
- non-IT employees working in the IT sector.
To pass the English for IT exam, you should be competent in the following areas:
- Interpret and implement instructions
- Construct requests for information and feedback
- Update colleagues on work-related topics
- Incorporate goals and objectives into their working environment
- Defend a point of view
- Identify concerns about an issue, a product or service, or a business situation
- Examine key information from conversations
- Participating in discussions and conversations, exchanging information when necessary
- Analyze and prioritize opinions and recommendations
- Analyze factual information from various sources
- Evaluate information from various sources
- Identify a problem and its cause, and identify solutions
The ideal English for IT candidate has already been learning English for at least one year, and has already passed an English exam at the CEFR B1 / GSE 43-58 level.
What does the English for IT exam look like?
Exam duration: 120 minutes
Total no. of questions: 60
No. of sections: 3 — Use of English, Listening, Reading
No. of tutorials: 4 (one general tutorial, and one tutorial for each section)
Testing Policies: To learn more about TestNow™: GSE 59-75 Testing Policies click here.
The three sections always appear in the same order. Use of English deals with grammar, syntax, and semantics. The Listening section tests the candidate’s ability to follow spoken English, while the Reading section measures the candidate’s reading skills.