Reminders for CBT test takers

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• Reminders for CBT test takers

o Step by Step Procedure in taking the CBT 

- Arrival on the CBT Venue -> Verification of Information -> 

Orientation -> CBT Practice -> Actual Test (READING and 

LISTENING) 

ㅇ Verify your personal Information 

- Check your personal information on the sheet 

Specifically the following: PICTURE / REGISTRATION NUMBER / 

PASSPORT NUMBER / DATE OF BIRTH / JOB CATEGORY 

- If you see anything wrong, please write the correct one on the 

sheet 

And then put your signature 

- Go to restroom before the orientation starts 

You will not be allowed to leave once the orientation starts 

- The Computer Based Test or the CBT has two parts: 

First part is the READING And the second part is the LISTENING 

- Each has twenty five questions 

Each question is equivalent to four points 

- The total score is two hundred 

* Passers will be selected based on the test result (from the top scorer) 

among those who scored 80 or higher (Full score: 200 points) - You must get 

80 over two hundred in order to pass the test 

ㅇ Test Practice 

You will have ten minutes to practice 

It has 10 questions; 

5 questions and six minutes for reading 

5 questions and four minutes for listening 

You may adjust the volume of your head phones 

Since this is a test, CHEATING is strictly prohibited 

Please be reminded that this room is monitored by CCTV cameras 

Cameras are located in each corner 

And this test will be recorded. 

-The type of questionnaire will be distributed differently on each 

side of you: FRONT, BACK, LEFT and RIGHT. 

-You may see the same question on your friends’ monitor but the 

order of answer is not same. 

-You will be disqualified if we caught you cheating. 

-And you will be banned to take the test for two years. 

-Leave all your belongings on the waiting table. 

-Turn off your electronic devices before you transfer to the test 

room. 

*Don’t worry about your belongings 

- The waiting room is monitored and has CCTV recording it. 

- If we caught you carrying any electronic devices inside the test 

room, you will be regarded as a cheater. 

- On CBT answer sheet Please click the answer SUBMIT icon; 

when you finish answering. 

ㅇ The Reading Test 

- It has twenty five questions: To answer the question, click your 

number of choice 

- Once you click the answer, you cannot change the answer 

- If you don’t know or you are not sure which answer is correct, you 

may skip it by clicking the NEXT icon to go to the next question 

You can move forward or backward by using the previous, next icon 

 *This function is only for READING TEST, not to LISTENING TEST* 

- Even if you finish the READING test early, you have to wait before 

you can start the listening test until the remaining time of reading 

test goes to zero. 

- So, don’t forget to check your remaining time to manage test 

time efficiently. 

- Put your head phones five minutes in advance before the 

LISTENING test. 

ㅇ The Listening Test 

-It has twenty five questions. 

-You will listen to the questions twice. 

-On the first time you hear the question, analyze it first 

Click the answer as soon as you hear it the second time. 

-Don’t forget to click the answer on the second time you hear the 

question. 

-If you don’t click any answer, your score will automatically be zero. 

*Please be reminded that the LISTENING test does not have 

a PREVIOUS or a NEXT icon. 

-It is synchronized. It will automatically go to the next question 

after the given period of time. 

ㅇ Once you are finished, Please click the answer SUBMIT icon