TEST MANUAL

01 School ID and verification of data

On 16 November the students will enter the site for the test and the first field they should fill in is the
School ID. The system validates all School IDs, so without a proper one, the students won't be able to
access the test. Due to security reasons the School name autocomplete function based on typed
letters of the School ID is no longer available. That means that the students have to know their School
ID precisely.

02 Test

2a) Link to the test

http://test.bestinenglish.org/quiz/test2023

The link will be activated in the morning on 16 November 2023 at 9:00 Central European Time (UTC
+1). The test will be open until 14:00 CET (students will have to finish before 15:00). Please remember
that students within the same school should log in ideally at the same time!

If your school is outside of European time zones or you cannot take the test for some reason in this
timeframe according to CET (UTC+1), please let us know the time you would like your students to enter the test
at and we will make corresponding arrangements so it will meet your request, if possible (for countries like
Mexico, Indonesia etc.).

2b) Online supervision - power failure and other scenarios

Should your students end up at home due to some sickness, closed school or some technical problem,
your students may access the test from outside the school using their own device. In this case, a distant
learning tool is to be activated (Zoom, Google Meet, etc.) by the teacher/s as used during regular online
classes and the students will join the session together with the teacher/s. This way they will log in (fill out
the login page) and launch the test while being supervised by the teacher through a web camera which
shall stay on during the test. The teacher should make a list of the students opening the Online class
session in order to have control of who was supervised during the test from the particular school. We
understand that there might be trouble with the internet connection sometimes and running cameras
may slow down the data flow, but it is advised checking the internet in advance and to keep students
connected during the test.

In the end, it can happen that you will have a part of the students at school with one teacher watching
over them while the rest will be at home taking the test with another teacher supervising them online.

Before entering the test students will be asked to fill out a special field where they will enter the
conditions under which they are taking the test - such as, at home, at school, on my own device etc.

2c) Testing in waves

In order to ease the organization of the competition on your side, the schools are allowed to let the
students enter the test in waves - there can be for example 2 groups of students from different
classes/grades taking the test at a different time, like group 1 at 9:00, group 2 at 10:15.
Just let us know in this case that your students will not be participating in just 1 group and make sure
they don't mix up afterward and don't share their test "experience" with those waiting in line.

There used to be a problem with saved cookies when students were taking the test in waves using the
same device. That is no longer a problem. As long as the previous student does submit his/her test, a
new student can enter the test with a new email address and start working on it - all questions will be
blank and time will reset.

2d) Correct version of the test

On the test date, make sure that on top of the test page of each student there is 2023 mentioned (so that
students are not accidentally using an old link and writing an old test).

2e) The test limit

The test will close down for each student after 60 minutes if not finished and submitted earlier. In both
cases, the answers will be saved to Cookies and sent to our database. The test itself starts once the
student presses the button at the bottom of the test page “Begin the test” - not just after entering the
Initial page with a form. The countdown of 60 minutes starts to roll after clicking on Begin the test on the
2nd page, not the 1st one.

2f) Headphones
Students must have headphones in order to complete the Listening parts of the test and to avoid
disturbing other students in the class.

2g) Test Devices

Students may use their own computers, notebooks, tablets or smartphones for taking the test even with
their own mobile data. Just make sure they are supervised by a teacher even if they take the test from
home and advise them to set up their device according to this manual.

2h) The Test Menu

The test Menu will allow the students to skip between the test sections. The whole test consists of
several parts/sections. Only once the student enters the final part of it a red button FINISH THE TEST will
appear at the bottom of the page. The menu works on all platforms and students may use it to skip from
one section of the test to another. The test shows the amount of unanswered/missed questions in each
section and also a pop-up window will appear when submitting the test with the number of questions left
behind. The test has 7 different parts - 2 grammar sections, 2 for reading and 3 video/audio English
comprehension parts - headphones needed!

Once the student clicks on Finish the test a new page will appear with the score and time elapsed.

The students can use their mobile phone to scan their result using a QR code. They can then share
it, post it to their social media, send it to you or to keep track of their standing among all submitted
tests so far - a new feature showing roughly how the student ended up based on the submitted
tests at a certain time. The page can be refreshed several times during the day to see the final
standing. Expected time to see the final standing is 19:00 CET.

There is no reason to register your students prior to the test - students will fill a short online
form on the First page of the test, where the name, student's email, phone, and other data will be
entered including your School ID.

03 Test compatibility

In order for the test to properly store data and all answers - the most important is to have Cookies
enabled/allowed on the device. The test itself will be checking the cookies on each computer when
entering the test. Should a red alert stating that the browser is blocking cookies appear on the top of the
page don't enter the test further, close the window, go to Settings of the browser, and under Privacy and
Security click on Cookies and other site data and, ideally, Allow all cookies at best (you can change it back
after the test). If you are not able to do it and have no IT support, tell the student to take/try a different
computer/device.

The Test is optimized for the newest version of Google Chrome for OS 8.1, 10, and also for mobile devices
with OS Windows 8 and Android 4.4 or newer. It was successfully tested on Firefox 70, Apple devices with
iOS 13 and macOS Mojave. However, some errors or failures of the system may occur for MS systems; for
example, Microsoft EDGE featured some problems with the videos if not used with a full screen using F11
on the keyboard. Microsoft Explorer is not supported. It is quite possible that the Test will work on every
device made ever since the year 2000.
 04 Rules of the contest

You can read the complete rules of the contest online here. We recommend reading them very carefully,
to prevent any complications or disqualifications.

05 Emergency contacts

The main emergency contact in case of any complications is the email info@bestinenglish.org.

Coordinators of the project:

+420 211 221 501 +420 777 879 192 +420 776 367 840

IT support +420 776 367 740

WhatsApp messages +420 776 367 740

06 Link to the videos/audio

We are sorry but due to security reasons we have decided not to make the videos/audio files accessible in
advance. In addition, the internet speed in general has increased significantly nowadays including mobile
data. The usage of Audio files in the test dropped to 0 last year. Since the test does not consume much
data, if worst comes to worst and the school internet traffic is overloaded during the test the student can
skip to his phone or some tablet eventually.

07 Results

The students will see their results (their score and time) right after the test. However, global results and
rankings will be available within 2 weeks after the test. Please, be patient. We must review the
submitted tests and double-check the results which is done partially manually as well including
contacting the first 20 best students to make sure they meet the test Rules and Conditions. We expect to
have:

Student results by November 30, 2023

School results by December 8, 2023
Certificates by December 20, 2023
 08 Prizes

The updated list of prizes is accessible at this link, it's divided into Czech students and other nationalities.

09 Basic troubleshooting

The 2023 Test is based on a New Application Platform. So please, get familiar with the new design, layout
and functions using the 2022 Public version test before 16 November. Use this school ID in this case:
TGK5E1V6

In case you encounter these problems with the test you may solve the problem accordingly:
 Problem Solution

a) Videos or corresponding back up Audio version enter the test using the same email address on
is not running during the online test. another device

b) Computer/School PC not working. students may use their own laptop or tablet or
smartphone

c) The test suddenly stops counting time and is press F5. If this action does not help, try to re-enter
unresponsive and this does not change within 30 the test by shutting down the web browser, opening
sec. it again, and starting again. The answers, entered by
the student previously, should be saved and should
appear again on the screen in the test if the same
email address is used. Then the student can continue
and submit his answers

d) The test does crash at the moment the student give it a max. of 2 minutes. If nothing changes, the
submits the test and the final screen with the test browser is still searching, and the final screen does
result, score, and time with sponsor information not appear, try the steps in paragraph above. This
does not appear. may result in:

1. You will see the answers again due to saved

cookies and can submit the test again.

2. You will be redirected to a final screen showing the

score

3. You will get a blank test again (cookies not working

properly)

4. NO final page screen will appear after F5 and

resubmit

e) The computer/other device will restart by itself open the browser, and enter the test again using the
(for example due to an automatic Windows same email address. The student may continue with
updating system or a power failure). the test, but the time limit does not reset. If the test
progress is not saved and it shows no answers
previously entered, the student is not allowed to start
all over again

f) The Internet connection at the school is not in that case, students can use their mobile phone
working. data with their laptop or tablet (it will consume
approx. 50MB of internet traffic data)

Cookies must be enabled on the computer used for taking the test. It is the same mechanism as signing in to
any other web application. If a given browser can be used to sign in to another web application (e.g. Gmail),
then the cookies are working correctly and the browser can be used. If the Cookies are not enabled on the
 particular computer (allowed) the entered answers and data will not be stored. In that case, there is no solution.
We cannot allow the students to start writing/filling the test again after it has crashed on another computer
because the student will have a significant time advantage.

For points c) and d) send us the student's email address and the name and we will search for his/her result.

Taking pictures

If you get a chance and spare some time during the test, please, send us or share with us some pictures
from your classroom with the students and your feedback :)

Here is our FB page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/993153490737786/

In case of any questions, feel free to contact us.

We wish you a nice day and good luck in the contest!

BIE Team