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Translators (Administrators)

Candidates taking part in Translators competitions may have to pass the following tests:

 

Reasoning tests

The reasoning tests are multiple-choice questionnaires designed to evaluate your logical thinking skills and your ability to understand verbal and numerical information, as well as relationships between abstract concepts that are not linguistic, spatial, or numerical in nature.

Try our sample tests below (Please note that sample tests may take longer than usual to load)

Verbal Reasoning - Available in the following languages: BG ES CS DA DE ET EL EN FR GA HR IT LV LT HU MT NL PL PT RO SK SL FI SV

Numerical Reasoning - Available in the following languages: BG ES CS DA DE ET EL EN FR GA HR IT LV LT HU MT NL PL PT RO SK SL FI SV

Abstract Reasoning - Available in: EN

You can also consult an accessible version of these sample tests.

Language comprehension tests (AD)

The language comprehension test consists of 12 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) designed to assess your linguistic abilities in vocabulary, grammar/syntax, and style.
Each question presents a scenario with four answer options, only one of which is correct.
Each correct answer awards one point; incorrect answers are not penalized.
Candidates have a total of 25 minutes to complete all 12 questions.
While time management is part of the assessment, the test is designed so that candidates can reasonably answer all questions within the allotted time.
The questions do not require any prior knowledge and are based solely on the information provided in the text.

samples in 24 languages for AD

Translation tests
Revision test

This test consists in a revision of a text that has been translated from Language 2 into Language 1.

Revision test

Language knowledge tests

The language knowledge test is a multiple-choice test made up of 25 independent questions.

Each question comprises 4 options, out of which only one (A, B, C or D) is the correct answer.

Candidates have 25 minutes to finish the test. The questions may target any of the following competencies: grammar, vocabulary, idiomatic usage, spelling and punctuation.

Samples in: DA, DE, ES, EL, EN, FR, IT, MT, NL