Versant August Sample Exam: Free PDF Practice Test Download
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Preparing for the Versant test? This is a complete Versant August Sample Exam you can use as a free practice test. Download the full nine-part paper as a PDF, work through it on screen, and check yourself against the answer keys and transcripts at the end.
What is inside this free Versant practice test
The Versant English Placement Test is one linear paper of nine parts and 81 items, running about 50 minutes. It is delivered in two sections, spoken then typed, and the parts are remapped onto four reported skills. This sample paper follows the same order, item counts and per-item timing:
- Part A, Read Aloud: 2 items, Read a short passage aloud in 30 seconds.
- Part B, Repeat: 16 items, Repeat each sentence you hear, exactly.
- Part C, Sentence Builds: 10 items, Rearrange three word groups into one sentence.
- Part D, Conversations: 12 items, Answer a question about a short two-speaker conversation.
- Part E, Typing: 1 item, Copy-type a passage for 60 seconds. Not scored, reported as speed and accuracy.
- Part F, Sentence Completion: 20 items, Type the one word that fits the sentence, 25 seconds each.
- Part G, Dictation: 16 items, Type each sentence exactly as you hear it, 25 seconds each.
- Part H, Passage Reconstruction: 3 items, Read for 30 seconds, then rewrite the paragraph in your own words in 90 seconds.
- Part I, Summary and Opinion: 1 item, Summarise the author in 25 to 50 words, then argue your own view in 50 or more. 18 minutes.
Download the Versant sample exam (free PDF)
Get the complete booklet here: Versant August Sample Exam, full PDF. It bundles all nine parts plus the answer keys and conversation transcripts in one file.
Prefer to work through one section at a time? Download each half as a separate free PDF:
How to use this Versant practice test
- Sit the nine parts in order, A to I, in one go. The real test never lets you go back to an earlier item.
- Answer as soon as each item opens. Versant gives every item its own countdown and moves on if you stay silent.
- Parts B, C, D and G play audio to you, so open the listen links from the PDF rather than printing those pages.
- Type your answers to Parts E to I instead of handwriting them, and give Part I the full 18 minutes.
- Mark Parts F and G against the answer key, then compare your spoken and long-form answers with the transcripts and content points.
How the Versant test is scored
Versant is scored automatically on the Global Scale of English, 10 to 90, with an overall score, separate speaking, listening, reading and writing scores, and a CEFR level. Typing speed and accuracy are reported as indicators and are not scored. Versant does not report CLB, so it is not used for Canadian immigration, unlike the TEF, TCF and CELPIP.
Why practise with a full Versant mock exam
Versant is unforgiving about pace in a way most exams are not. Every item is timed on its own, nothing can be revisited, and staying quiet for a few seconds costs you the item outright. Sitting a full paper under real timing shows you where you hesitate and how much you can actually produce inside each window.
Practise the Versant online with Mocko
Want the scored version? Take the full interactive Versant mock test on Mocko, which runs the same nine parts with real per-item timers, records your speaking automatically, and returns a GSE score with per-part feedback. Create a free account and take your first mock today.
