Cambridge Young Learners' English Tests

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Cambridge Young Learners' English Tests(also known as YLE) is one of the University of Cambridge ESOL examination ability examination helded by UCLES, targeted at children of age 7 to 12. There are three different levels of tests available. They are:

  • Starter's Exam (for age 7, or Year 1 to 2 elementary students)
  • Movers Exam (for age 8 to 11, or Year 3 to 4 elementary students)
  • Flyers Exam (for 9 to 12, or Year 5 to 6 elementary students)

In the examination, candidates are being tested under 3 aspects. For each aspects, they can score at maximum 5 "shields".

The division of levels is a division in ability, but not in age. Therefore, it is possible for a child of age 6 to acquire the full marks (as called "15 shields") in Flyers Exam. Many clam schools in Hong Kong and Shenzhen always uses the results of these students as proof of their teachers' ability in their promotional materials.

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