Device Check

Device check and demo test

Run this check on the computer and network you will use for the test. It checks the device and the connection, loads the audio, images and videos of a demo test, then shows how to try the demo test.

Checking… Complete the steps below.
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Do this check before the test day. Do not open this page while you are taking a test: it uses the network and the microphone, and it can slow your test down.

Device and connection

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Browser and device

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    Internet connection

    Measures response time, download speed and upload speed to the test server.

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      Headphones

      Put on your headphones, play the sample and adjust the volume until it is clear.

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      Microphone and recording

      Turn on the microphone, then record 10 seconds the same way the Speaking test does. Read the sentence out loud and listen to your recording.

      “I love English. My English is great and I practice it every day!”
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      Recording upload

      Sends your test recording to the server and confirms it arrived intact. The file is not kept.

        Audio, images and videos of the test

        These steps run by themselves. They load the media of the demo test the same way the real test does.

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        Listening audio

        The Listening audio plays from YouTube. If YouTube cannot be reached, the test switches to a backup audio file.

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          Images in the questions

          Loads the charts, maps and pictures used in the questions of the demo test.

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            Speaking videos

            In the Speaking test the examiner asks each question in a video. This plays the first seconds of the examiner videos.

              Try the real test

              Before the test day, take the demo test to get used to the system. It works exactly like the real test, but your answers are not marked or saved.

              How to use the demo code

              1. Open the login page with the button below.
              2. Enter this code in the exam code box: demo
              3. Follow the steps on the screen until the list of the tests opens.
              4. Take each skill like in the real test. You can leave a skill at any time with SUBMIT.
              5. After the last skill, a sample result page opens. Press "Log out of the demo" there when you finish.
              Go to the login page

              What to do in each skill

              Listening

              • Click "here" to start. The audio starts by itself and cannot be paused or replayed.
              • Check that you hear the audio and that the volume button works.
              • Answer a few questions, then press SUBMIT.

              Reading

              • Check that the passage is on the left and the questions are on the right.
              • Check that the pictures in the passage and the questions are shown.
              • Move between the parts at the bottom, then press SUBMIT.

              Writing

              • Check that the chart or picture of Task 1 is shown.
              • Type a few sentences and check the word count.
              • Open Task 2, then press SUBMIT.

              Speaking

              • Allow the microphone, then do the headphone and microphone check.
              • Check that the examiner video plays with sound.
              • Answer one question. Your answer is recorded and sent when the part ends.

              How a test is submitted

              • Press SUBMIT at the top right, then YES to confirm. Do not close the page until the next screen opens.
              • After you submit, the list of the tests opens and the skill you sent is marked "Completed".
              • In Listening, Reading and Writing, the test is submitted automatically when the time is up.
              • In Speaking, the recording of each part is uploaded when the part ends. Wait until the next part opens.
              • Always log out of the demo when you finish, so that you can log in with your own exam code on the test day.