This is the placement exam of the Arabic Language
Institute of the
American Universityin
Cairo
. It is a proficiency-based exam aiming
at identifying your level of proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic.
It ranges from the Novice High through Intermediate, Advanced,
and
Superior
levels.
The exam is composed of three parts: reading comprehension,
listening comprehension and writing.
Part
One:
Reading Comprehension
This part is composed of 5 reading passages, each is followed by multiple choice questions
which you should attempt to answer. All
texts used are authentic, taken from different sources, ranging from short advertisements to articles, and covering a wide range of topics.
Part Two: Listening Comprehension.
You will listen to three audio excerpts ranging from
announcements to narratives and other
types of passages of increasing difficulty
covering different topics. Each will be followed by multiple choice questions. While listening, you may take notes.
Once the excerpt is finished, begin answering the multiple choice questions. It is important to have reliable speakers
or headphones.
Part Three:
Writing
This part tests your level in writing
Modern Standard Arabic. The topics you will write range in
difficulty and length. You have two questions
that you should attempt to answer.
The first question is writing a letter. The second question asks you to choose one topic out
of 6 to write an essay (minimum of 250 words).
You are to print
out the question sheet and hand write the answers. You will then fax or email the answer
sheet with your name and id number.
You are encouraged to attempt answering as many questions as you can. If you find difficulty in one question move on to the following one. In the end submit whatever you could
answer. You are
not expected to complete all questions, please avoid guessing. This will help us
in placing you in your appropriate level.
You have two hours for the Reading and Listening
parts. During this time, if you submit your answers, you will not be able to get
back to the exam questions. After the two hours timing, the exam will be automatically
terminated. You
can sit for this exam twice using the same account, and the higher score will be
used for your placement.
Before you start the exam, you must write your username
and password which has been recently sent to you by Email from alicall@aucegypt.edu
.