I was listening to a podcast where some guys were talking about outsourcing to various countries in Asia. They suggested giving prospective employees the following test to determine if their English skills are advanced enough to do the work for them.

Since they rely heavily on their employees to write articles and communicate in English their threshold is 80%. Anything below 80% won't even be considered for a job.

It's a rather simple test for native English speakers but I'm guessing this might be a tad more difficult for others since it really focuses on verb tense and proper grammar. Those also happen to be where you can most notice whether or not someone is a native English speaker just by reading what they write so I guess it's a pretty effective test for someone looking for people who can effectively communicate in English.

Give it a shot . . . post your scores below.

https://secure.vec.bc.ca/vec/online-test.cfm

Thanks P'Bill i have done it already.I thought it not took too long time ,The result not so good

I spend about 25-30 mins ... whooooo it took such a long time ...

Here's how you did in each level of our English Grammar test:

Level 2: 9 out of 9 (100%)

Level 3: 8 out of 10 (80%)

Level 4: 10 out of 12 (83%)

Level 5: 6 out of 9 (67%)

Level 6: 11 out of 14 (79%)

Level 7: 6 out of 11 (55%)

Level 8: 5 out of 14 (36%)

Level 9: 15 out of 17 (88%)

Level 10: 4 out of 10 (40%)

Level 11: 6 out of 8 (75%)

Level 12: 5 out of 8 (63%)

Level 13: 5 out of 10 (50%)

Level 14: 0 out of 5 (0%)

Level 15: 1 out of 3 (33%) some I just guess

I got 100% up to level 13 then I got bored taking the test and wanted to finish so I picked "A" for all of the rest of the answers :-)

I speak English good.

Level 2: 8 out of 9 (89%)

Level 3: 9 out of 10 (90%)

Level 4: 11 out of 12 (92%)

Level 5: 8 out of 9 (89%)

Level 6: 10 out of 14 (71%)

Level 7: 9 out of 11 (82%)

Level 8: 13 out of 14 (93%)

Level 9: 11 out of 17 (65%)

Level 10: 5 out of 10 (50%)

Level 11: 6 out of 8 (75%)

Level 12: 3 out of 8 (38%)

Level 13: 5 out of 10 (50%)

Level 14: 0 out of 5 (0%)

Level 15: 2 out of 3 (67%)

I'm not to taking this test. They are to tell me what? Sometime I very boring about this you know?

I'm not to taking this test. They are to tell me what? Sometime I very boring about this you know?

Geng mak. :twisted:

Level 2: 8 out of 9 (89%)

Level 3: 9 out of 10 (90%)

Level 4: 11 out of 12 (92%)

Level 5: 8 out of 9 (89%)

Level 6: 10 out of 14 (71%)

Level 7: 9 out of 11 (82%)

Level 8: 13 out of 14 (93%)

Level 9: 11 out of 17 (65%)

Level 10: 5 out of 10 (50%)

Level 11: 6 out of 8 (75%)

Level 12: 3 out of 8 (38%)

Level 13: 5 out of 10 (50%)

Level 14: 0 out of 5 (0%)

Level 15: 2 out of 3 (67%)

Not bad. Pretty good scores.