MYLE

The MYLE Bronze Listening Section reflects language used in real-life situations. It contains four parts. Depending on the test, questions may require identifying people in a picture based on descriptions; writing words, names, and numbers; answering multiple-choice questions; and following directions to color objects in a picture. The audio for each question is played twice.

The content covers a variety of listening skills:

• Global skills that test comprehension of the entire passage, such as asking for the main idea
• Local skills that test a part of the passage, such as a detail mentioned by the speaker

Part 1 (5 items): Test takers listen to five short conversations about people in a picture. They need to complete the matching task that follows.

Part 2 (5 items): Test takers listen to five short conversations followed by one question each with blanks for words and numbers.

Part 3 (5 questions): It consists of five short recorded conversations, each followed by a question. Test takers select the correct answer from three pictures.

Part 4 (5 questions): It consists of a conversation that includes instructions for test takers to color in parts of the pictures heard in the dialogue.

All parts are heard twice.

Listening section duration: 20 min.

This section is scored by trained examiners certified by the University of Michigan.

The MYLE tests combine reading and writing skills in many interrelated activities. The content covers skills similar to those in the listening section: global and local. The Bronze test contains five parts. Depending on the test, students answer multiple-choice, true/false, and yes/no questions; fill in blanks in short or long texts; define vocabulary words; and/or write a short story.

The reading and writing section is scored by trained examiners certified by the University of Michigan.

Part 1 (5 items): A true/false sentence is given for a statement describing a picture of an object.

Part 2 (5 items): Statements accompanying a picture are followed by a choice of writing “yes” or “no.”

Part 3 (5 items): Scrambled letters and a picture of an object accompany a blank for the test taker to spell the indicated word.

Part 4 (5 items): A text with missing words is completed using words from a word bank.

Part 5 (5 items): Three pictures that tell a story are interwoven with fill-in-the-blank questions that have single-word answers.

Reading and Writing section duration: 20 min.

This section is scored at the University of Michigan.

Each test taker participates in a structured, multistage task with one examiner. There are four stages in the Speaking section. In stage 1, the examiner asks the test taker to point out certain items on a scene picture. Then the examiner asks the test taker to place two object cards in various locations on the scene picture. In stage 2 the examiner asks the test taker questions about the two people or objects in the scene picture and then asks him/her to describe an object found in the picture. In stage 3 the examiner asks the test taker questions about four object cards. In stage 4 the examiner asks the test taker personal non-sensitive questions to finish the test.

Duration: 3-5 minutes 

The MYLE Silver Listening Section reflects language used in real-life situations. It contains five parts. Depending on the test, students identify people in a picture based on descriptions; write words, names, and numbers; answer multiple-choice questions; and follow directions to color objects in a picture. The audio for each question is played twice.

The content covers a variety of listening skills:

• Global skills that test comprehension of the entire passage, such as asking for the main idea
• Local skills that test a part of the passage, such as a detail mentioned by the speaker

Part 1 (5 items): Test takers listen to five short conversations about people in a picture. They need to complete the matching task that follows.

Part 2 (5 items): Test takers listen to five short conversations followed by one question each with blanks for words and numbers.

Part 3 (5 questions): It consists of five short recorded conversations, each followed by a matching task.

Part 4 (5 questions): It consists of five short recorded conversations, each followed by a question. Test takers select the correct answer from three pictures.

Part 5 (5 questions): It consists of a conversation that includes instructions for test takers to color in parts of the pictures and write one or two words.

 All parts are heard twice.

Listening section duration: 25 min.

This section is scored by trained examiners certified by the University of Michigan.

The MYLE tests combine reading and writing skills in many interrelated activities. The content covers skills similar to those in the listening section: global and local. The Silver test contains six parts. Depending on the test, students answer multiple-choice, true/false, and yes/no questions; fill in blanks in short or long texts; define vocabulary words; and/or write a short story.

The reading and writing section is scored by trained examiners certified by the University of Michigan.

Part 1 (5 items): A matching task between pictures and words requires the test taker to copy the word in a blank.

Part 2 (6 items): Statements accompanying a picture are followed by a choice of writing “yes” or “no.”

Part 3 (5 items): One side of a dialogue is given. Test takers choose the correct answers from a provided list to complete the dialogue.

Part 4 (5 items): A text with missing words is completed using words from a word bank.

Part 5 (7 items): Three pictures that tell a story are interwoven with fill-in-the-blank questions that have single-word answers, words, or phrases.

Part 6 (7 items): A picture prompts fill-in-the-blank answers, responses to questions, and descriptive sentences.

Reading and Writing section duration: 30 min.

This section is scored at the University of Michigan.

Each test taker participates in a structured, multistage task with one examiner. There are four stages in the Speaking section. In stage 1, the examiner asks the test taker to describe several differences between the two Find the differences pictures.  In stage 2 the examiner shows the test taker four story pictures, tells him/her the name of the story and describes the first picture. The examiner then asks the test taker to continue the story. The name of the story and the name(s) of the main character(s) are shown with the pictures in the test taker’s booklet. In stage 3 the examiner demonstrates how to do this task with the first set of four odd-one-out pictures and then asks the test taker to choose one picture in the other three sets and say which is different and why. In stage 4 the examiner asks the test taker questions about a topic to finish the test.

Duration: 5-7 minutes 

The MYLE Gold Listening Section reflects language used in real-life situations. It contains five parts. Depending on the test, students identify people in a picture based on descriptions; write words, names, and numbers; answer multiple-choice questions; and follow directions to color objects in a picture. The audio for each question is played twice.

The content covers a variety of listening skills:

• Global skills that test comprehension of the entire passage, such as asking for the main idea
• Local skills that test a part of the passage, such as a detail mentioned by the speaker

Part 1 (5 items): Test takers listen to five short conversations about people in a picture. They need to complete the matching task that follows.

Part 2 (5 items): Test takers listen to five short conversations followed by one question each with blanks for words and numbers.

Part 3 (5 questions): It consists of five short recorded conversations, each followed by a matching task.

Part 4 (5 questions): It consists of five short recorded conversations, each followed by a question. Test takers select the correct answer from three pictures.

Part 5 (5 questions): It consists of a conversation that includes instructions for test takers to color in parts of the pictures and write one or two words.

All parts are heard twice.

Listening section duration: 25 min.

This section is scored by trained examiners certified by the University of Michigan.

The MYLE tests combine reading and writing skills in many interrelated activities. The content covers skills similar to those in the listening section: global and local. The Gold test contains seven parts. Depending on the test, students answer multiple-choice, true/false, and yes/no questions; fill in blanks in short or long texts; define vocabulary words; and/or write a short story.

The reading and writing section is scored by trained examiners certified by the University of Michigan.

Part 1 (5 items): A matching task between pictures and words requires the test taker to copy the word in a blank.

Part 2 (6 items): Statements accompanying a picture are followed by a choice of writing “yes” or “no.”

Part 3 (5 items): One side of a dialogue is given. Test takers choose the correct answers from a provided list to complete the dialogue.

Part 4 (10 items): A text with missing words is completed from a choice of three given words for each omission.

Part 5 (7 items): Three pictures that tell a story include fill-in-the-blank questions. Answers consist of single words, multiple words, or phrases.

Part 6 (5 items): A text with missing words is completed without a word bank.

Part 7 (6 items): Three pictures represent a story. The test taker writes a narrative based on the pictures.

Reading and Writing section duration: 40 min.

This section is scored at the University of Michigan.

Each test taker participates in a structured, multistage task with one examiner. There are four stages in the Speaking section. In stage 1, the examiner shows the test taker the test taker’s copy of the Find the Differences picture. The test taker is also shown the examiner’s copy but is encouraged to use his/her own copy. The examiner then makes a series of statements about his/her own pictures and the test taker has to respond by making statements about how the test taker’s picture is different.  In stage 2 the examiner shows the test taker’s copy of the Information Exchange. The test taker is also shown the examiner’s copy but is encouraged to use his/her own copy. The examiner first asks questions related to the information the test taker has and the test taker answers. Then the test taker asks the examiner questions and the examiner answers. In stage 3 the examiner shows the test taker five story pictures, tells him/her the name of the story and describes the first picture. The examiner then asks the test taker to continue the story. The name of the story and the name(s) of the main character(s) are shown with the pictures in the test taker’s booklet. In stage 4 the examiner asks the test taker questions about a topic to finish the test.

Duration: 7-9 minutes