Introduction part before CLA English test.

Welcome to the United Nations Police English Language Assessment. This Assessment consists of two parts, the Reading Comprehension and the Audio Comprehension.  The instructions to both parts will be clearly explained before we commence.

The use of any computer devices, microphones, books, external notes or assistance from others is not permitted.  We expect full compliance and good conduct during this test.  Any candidates who fails to observe appropriate conduct will be excluded from the assessment process and the incident will be communicated in writing to the authorities of the Member State concerned and to the SAAT Coordinator in the UN Police Division.

Part one is the Reading Comprehension.

You will be given a mission-related story with a Question and Answer Sheet which contains ten questions related to the Key Facts of the story.  You will also be given a Blank Sheet of Paper for your note-taking.  Any notes that you take on the blank sheet you are allowed to keep throughout the exam.

Read the text very carefully.  You may write on the test as you wish.  You will not be graded for any marking made on the test itself, only on the Question and Answer Sheet.

After reading the test, answer the 10 questions on the Question and Answer Sheet.  Be sure to include the entire key fact in your answer. It is not necessary to write in grammatically complete sentences.

It is highly recommended that you use the blank sheet of paper for important notes from the Reading.  These notes will be essential for Part 2 of the Assessment.  You will be able to keep only the sheet of paper with your notes for the second part of the exam.

Keep the Test and Question and Answer Sheet face down until you are asked to start. You will have 20 minutes to complete the Reading Comprehension.  The instructor will indicate when these 20 minutes begin.  The instructor will then announce when there are five remaining minutes and when there is one final minute.

After the 20 minutes have passed the instructor will collect the Reading test and the Question and Answer Sheet.  You will keep the written notes that you made on the Blank Sheet of Paper for the second part of the assessment.

Please write your full name and your individual test serial number clearly in the spaces provided on the Question and Answer Sheet you receive.

Good luck!