English Placement Test

Please fill out the English Placement Test below to the best of your ability so that we can place you most appropriately.

Name*
First Last
Email*
Phone*
Why are you taking this test?*
- The Medical Center of Aurora English Classes
- To be placed with a private English tutor
Part 1: Grammar
Choose the BEST answer for each blank
The movie was _______________ the book.*
- as
- as good
- good as
- as good as
- I don’t know
I want to eat _______________.*
- rice
- plate of rice
- bowl of rices
- a rice
- I don’t know
My boss bought _______________.*
- a computers
- two computer
- two computers
- bunch of computers
- I don’t know
Who is _______________, Marina or Sachiko?*
- tallest
- tall
- taller
- the tallest
- I don’t know
The concert will begin _______________ 15 minutes.*
- in
- on
- with
- about
- I don’t know
I have only a _______________ emails left to write.*
- few
- fewer
- less
- little
- I don’t know
Each of the Olympic athletes ____________ for months, even years.*
- have been training
- were training
- has been training
- been training
- I don’t know
Cheryl likes apples, _________ she does not like oranges.*
- so
- for
- but
- or
- I don’t know
You were ____________ the New York office before 2 p.m.*
- suppose cal
- supposed to cal
- supposed calling
- supposed call
- I don’t know
When I graduate from college next June, I _____________ a student here for five years.*
- will have been
- have been
- has been
- will have
- I don’t know
Where is __________ wallet?*
- yours
- you
- your
- me
- I don’t know
The company started the project ________ 1998.*
- at
- on
- in
- with
- I don’t know
Will you _______________ me five dollars?*
- borrow
- lend
- lease
- rent
- I don’t know
The building is made_______________ steel.*
- by
- in
- of
- with
- I don’t know
To operate this machine, first, push the “start” button. ______________, set the clock.*
- After
- Next
- Also
- Besides
- I don’t know
____________ George want to come to the meeting?*
- Do
- Don’t
- Does
- The
- I don’t know
We have too much _______________.*
- workers
- worked
- working
- work
- I don’t know
I sold the watch that I ______________ the previous day.*
- would buy
- have bought
- had bought
- buy
- I don’t know
The company will upgrade _________ computer information systems next month.*
- there
- their
- it’s
- its
- I don’t know
I like ___________ food.*
- Italy’s
- Italian
- Italian’s
- Italy
- I don’t know
__________________often do you call your family?*
- How
- Why
- What
- Who
- I don’t know
Have you ever seen ________ Rocky Mountains?*
- a
- an
- the
- nothing
- I don’t know
The process has too _______________ steps.*
- many
- much
- hard
- more
- I don’t know
They aren’t prepared _____________ the test.*
- with
- by
- for
- of
- I don’t know
Part 2: Verbs
Read each sentence and write the correct form of the verb in parenthesis.
He usually _________________ (drink) a cup of coffee at lunch.*
Juan was _________________ (study) in the library this morning.*
Alicia, _________________ (open) the windows please. It's too hot in here.*
Eli's hobbies include dancing, swimming, and _________________ (climb) mountains.*
Maria has never _________________ (be) late for work.*
I _________________ (write) the letter yesterday.*
He enjoys _________________ (work) on that project.*
I _________________ (know) who you are.*
He _________ (be) _________________ (plant) vegetables in the garden last weekend.*
Please _________________ (arrive) before 9 o’clock.*
I _________________ (speak) to her about it a week ago.*
Part 3: Reading Comprehension
Read each paragraph and choose the best answer for the questions below.
Reading 1: Directions to Erik’s House
Leave Interstate 25 at exit 7S. Follow that road (Elm Street) for two miles. After one mile, you will pass a small shopping center on your left. At the next set of traffic lights, turn right onto Maple Drive. Erik’s house is the third house on your left. It’s number 33, and it’s white with green trim.
What is Erik's address*
- Interstate I-25
- 2 Elm Street
- 13 Erika Street
- 33 Maple Drive
Which is closest to Erik's house?*
- the traffic lights
- the shopping center
- exit 7S
- a greenhouse
Reading 2: Work Email
Date: May 16, 1999
To: Megan Fallerman
From: Steven Roberts
Subject: Staff Meeting

Hello Megan,

Please be prepared to give your presentation on the monthly sales figures at our upcoming staff meeting. In addition to the accurate accounting of expenditures for the monthly sales, be ready to discuss possible reasons for fluctuations as well as possible trends in future customer spending.

Thank you,

Steve
The main focus of the presentation will be ______________.*
- monthly expenditures
- monthly sales figures
- monthly salary figures
- staff meeting presentations
Who will give the presentation?*
- the company president
- Megan Fallerman
- Steven Roberts
- future customers
Reading 3: Anna Szewcyzk
Anna Szewcyzk, perhaps the most popular broadcaster in the news media today, won the 1998 Broadcasting Award. She got her start in journalism as an editor at the Hollsville County Times in Missouri. When the newspaper went out of business, a colleague persuaded her to enter the field of broadcasting. She moved to Oregon to begin a master’s degree in broadcast journalism at Atlas University. Following graduation, she was able to begin her career as a local newscaster with WPSU-TV in Seattle, Washington, and rapidly advanced to national television. Noted for her quick wit and trenchant commentary, her name has since become synonymous with Good Day, America! Accepting the award at the National Convention of Broadcast Journalism held in Chicago, Ms. Szewcyzk remarked, “I am so honored by this award that I’m at a total loss for words!” Who would ever have believed it?
What is the purpose of this announcement?*
- to invite people to the National Convention of Broadcast Journalism
- to encourage college students to study broadcasting
- to recognize Ms. Szewcyzk’s accomplishments
- to advertise a job opening at the Hollsville County Times
The expression "to become synonymous with" means*
- to be the same as
- to be the opposite of
- to be in sympathy with
- to be discharged from
What was Ms. Szewczyk's first job in journalism?*
- She was a TV announcer in Washington.
- She was a newscaster in Oregon
- She was an editor for a newspaper in Missouri
- She was a talk show host in Chicago
Part 4: Open Response
Respond to the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES
Where were you born?*
What is your favorite food?*
What do you like to do in your free time?*
What plans do you have for this coming weekend?*
Part 5: You ask the questions
Write the most appropriate questions for the following answers provided. Your questions should be a complete sentence.
Question 1:*

Answer: It is a book
Question 2:*

Answer: That’s my friend, Dr. Lawrence
Question 3:*

Answer: He arrived yesterday on the three o’clock plane from Austin.
Question 4:*

Answer: He was born in New York during the Second World War.
Question 5:*

Answer: The Nurses’ Station is down the hall
Question 6:*

Answer: The meeting will be at two o’clock.
Question 7:*

Answer: The patient is feeling better, thank you.
Question 8:*

Answer: Yes, there is some coffee left in the pot.
Question 9:*

Answer: Mary and her brother are watching TV.
Question 10:*

Answer: That blue coat costs $55.50
Question 11:*

Answer: We can’t come tomorrow because we have to work until six o’clock.
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English Placement Test

Please fill out the English Placement Test below to the best of your ability so that we can place you most appropriately.

Part 1: Grammar

Part 2: Verbs

Part 3: Reading Comprehension

Part 4: Open Response

Part 5: You ask the questions

3 thoughts on “English Placement Test”

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