Test Instructions

PRE-TEST INSTRUCTIONS

Check your equipment:

Make sure you have the right equipment to take the test, including a laptop/computer (with inbuilt microphone and speakers), a second device such as phone or tablet and fast internet connection.
Note: If you use hearing aids, please inform NAATI at least one week before your test date. Send pictures and the model number of your hearing aids to onlinetesting@naati.com.au

Practice test:

You will receive a link to a practice test in your test confirmation email from NAATI. These practice tests are run on the test platform, Televic, so you will have the chance to get familiar with the system before your test day. You can use this as many times as you like before your test starts.

Online system check at least 48 hours before your test:

One week before your test day, you will receive an email from ProctorExam with instructions on how to set up for your test.
You must complete a system check, following the instructions in the email, at least 48 hours before your test. This must be completed using the same setup as you will use on your test day (i.e. same computer, phone, location, internet connection).
If you have not received this email from ProctorExam one week before your test, check your spam/junk folder. If it is not there, please email us at onlinetesting@naati.com.au so that we can follow up for you.
Watch the video on how to complete the system check. NAATI Online Tests: System Check (Two devices no headphones) - YouTube
Note: All headphones/headsets including wired, wireless, and Bluetooth are not allowed.

Receive link to your test:

You will receive a link for your actual test from ProctorExam once you have completed your system check.

REPEATS POLICY

If you do not understand a segment and need to repeat it, press ‘Finish attempt’ then press the ‘Start’ button again. The whole segment will replay.
Note: You can only repeat one segment per dialogue without penalty. If you repeat more than one segment per dialogue, marks will be deducted from your score.
Please see the graphic below which explains the difference between a dialogue and a segment.

PAUSES AND CORRECTIONS

If you take long pauses or repeatedly correct your interpreting, this will distract from the flow of the “conversation” assessed during the test. Marks may be deducted by the examiners.
If you realise that you have made an error, you are allowed to correct yourself before continuing. You should preface your correction with an explanation in the language you are delivering the message, such as “Sorry, I’ll just say that part again” in English or "Perdón, voy a decir esar parte de nuevo".
Candidates must begin interpreting within five (5) seconds of the chime sound. Long pauses may result in marks being deducted, particularly if it results in the total test recording going for longer than 20 minutes.

Direct speech or speaking in the first person is more common and acceptable in both formal (legal, medical and law enforcement scenarios) and informal (community interpreting) interpreting settings.
Indirect speech or third-person style is not acceptable in interpreting.
If you interpret a sentence or a segment in indirect speech during your test, marks may be deducted by the examiners. Your test may be invalidated if you interpret the entire dialogue(s) in indirect speech.

Below are two examples demonstrating the difference between direct and indirect speech.

Example 1

Direct speech: “I’m asking local residents how we can improve our park facilities.”

Indirect speech: “The councillor said to the residents, ‘How can we improve our park facilities?'”

Direct speech: “We had to spend 10 hours at the airport to get a connecting flight.”

Indirect speech: “They said that they had to spend 10 hours at the airport to get a connecting flight.”