Objective Placement Test A General Directions This test has three sections: Language Use, Use, Reading , and Listening . There are 60 questions. You have 50 minutes to complete the test. Section I: Language Use has 40 items. Read each sentence or conversation. Choose the best answer. Fill in the correct letter on your Answer Sheet. You have 20 minutes to complete this section. Section II: Reading has 10 items. Read each article. Then read each sentence and choose the best answer. Fill in the correct letter on your Answer Sheet. You Y ou have 15 minu minutes tes to compl complete ete this sect section. ion. Section III: Listening has 10 items. Before each listening, read each sentence and the choices. Then listen to the conversation. Choose the best answer for each sentence. Fill in the correct letter on your Answer Sheet. You have 15 minutes to complete this section.
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Objective Placement Test A Section l: Language Use Choose the word or words that best complete each sentence. 1. My apartment is large.
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a. b. c. d.
They’re It has It’s There’s
A: B:
are you, John? I’m 15.
a. b. c. d.
How What How old What time
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What’s Pam like? She’s .
a. b. c. d.
my friend from Canada at home shy
4. Cindy’s Restaurant is a. b. c. d. 5.
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three bedrooms.
Center Street.
at on to of desks in the classroom.
a. b. c. d.
There are no There’s They aren’t There’s no
A: B:
Where are your neighbors from? from Puerto Rico.
a. b. c. d.
They’re There Their There are
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7. Lisa and I are on the same soccer team. a. b. c. d. 8. I a. b. c. d.
Their Her His Our play basketball at all. I think it’s too difficult. do like can’t can
9. Amy comes to school on time every day. She’s a. b. c. d.
late.
always usually sometimes never
10. There isn’t
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team is really good!
milk in the refrigerator.
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a any a few some
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Who plays the piano?
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Jack does. Jack’s. Jack is. Jack has.
you like a sandwich? B: Yes, please. A:
a. b. c. d.
Are Do Would Can
13. I’m bored. Do you want a. b. c. d.
to the movies tonight?
go to go going goes
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What time do you get up?
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At 7:30. In the morning. Hardly ever. Every day.
study a lot? B: Yes. They’re very good students. A:
a. b. c. d.
Is there Are there Are they Do they
16. Donna loves dancing, but she a. b. c. d. 17.
like to play sports.
doesn’t don’t not no
Does Carlos like rock music? a lot. B: Yes, he likes A:
a. b. c. d.
her him it them
18. My mom usually cooks, but my father a. b. c. d.
cook cooks is cooking are cooking
19. While we were driving home yesterday, it a. b. c. d.
to rain.
begins begin began beginning
20. Tokyo is a. b. c. d.
dinner now.
city in Asia.
expensive more expensive most expensive the most expensive
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21. San Francisco is a. b. c. d.
smaller the smaller smallest the smallest
22. Why
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than Los Angeles.
take the subway to the museum?
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we don’t don’t we we aren’t aren’t we
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do you exercise? Three times a week.
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What How often How many What time
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Whose gloves are these? They’re .
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ours my Maria us
25. I didn’t a. b. c. d.
had has have having
26. Where a. b. c. d.
a good weekend.
you go last summer?
were was went did
27. You shouldn’t a. b. c. d.
so late.
stay up to stay up staying up stayed up
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28. I a. b. c. d.
worried about the exam. don’t didn’t wasn’t weren’t
29. I used to have short hair, but a. b. c. d.
I’m not I don’t I didn’t I wasn’t
30. If the weather a. b. c. d.
nice on Saturday, I’ll probably go to the beach.
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31. Not everyone enjoys a. b. c. d.
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for clothes.
shop shopping to shop they shop
32. I have a friend a. b. c. d.
anymore.
speaks Portuguese.
she will who whose a lot of pictures while I’m in Rome next week.
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I’ve taken I’d take I’m going to take I take
34. Gary isn’t a. b. c. d.
as I am.
tallest the tallest taller than as tall
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35. If I could take a trip anywhere in the world, a. b. c. d.
I’ll go I’d go I’ve gone I’m going
36. Susan is only 15. She
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hasn’t finished is going to finish wouldn’t finish finished
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How have you studied Spanish? Three years.
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many much often long you rather read a book or watch TV?
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high school yet.
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to Australia.
Do Did Will Would in Chicago since 2000.
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I’m living I’d live I’ve lived I was living
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What are your plans for the summer? travel. I can’t decide.
a. b. c. d.
I might I’ll I’m going to I won’t
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Section ll: Reading Read. Then choose the word or words that best complete each sentence. Reading 1: Steve’s school
I like my school. The teachers and the classes are great. My favorite class is science. I have science every day at 10:00. My geography class isn’t easy, but I like it. It’s on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 2:30.
41. Steve’s geography class is a. b. c. d.
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his favorite in the morning at 10:00 difficult
Reading 2: Pedro’s postcard to a friend
Hi, E ri ca! How ar e y ou? Ar e you havi ng a good s ummer ? I’m at camp f or tw o w e e k s. W e hav e a lot of act iv it ie s. W e do dif fe re nt t hi ngs e ve r y da y . W e p la y sp or ts on Monda y, W e dne sda y , and F r i da y mor ni ngs. O n T ue sda y and T hur sda y mor ni ngs, w e go hi ki ng or horse back ri di ng. W e t ake sw immi ng le ssons and do ar t s and cr af t s in t he af t er noons. W e ’r e b us y ! Ri ght now, i t ’s 5:3 0 . I ’m hangi ng out w it h m y f r i e nds i n the ir r oom. W e ’r e re adi ng and p la y ing games. It ’s hot toda y, and w e ’r e t ir ed and hungr y. O h! T her e ’s t he b e ll . I t’ s ti me for dinner . Se e y ou lat e r. P e dr o 42. Pedro plays sports a. b. c. d.
at camp.
every day in the afternoon three days a week on Tuesday and Thursday
43. Right now, Pedro’s friends aren’t a. b. c. d.
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eating dinner in their room tired and hungry hanging out
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Reading 3: Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark
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n the early 1800s, people in the new United States didn’t know a lot about the land west of the Mississippi River. So the president, Thomas Jefferson, sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark with a team to explore this area. Lewis and Clark left St. Louis in May 1804 and returned two and half years later. The first year of the trip, from St. Louis up the Missouri River, was easier. The second year was more difficult because everything was new. But luckily, they met a Native American woman, Sacagawea. Sacagawea was their guide. She helped them speak with other Native Americans because she spoke different languages. They reached the Pacific Ocean in November 1805 and came back the next year. Lewis and Clark’s journey was very successful. They made maps of the new land. They learned a lot about the native people. And they found many new plants and animals.
44. Lewis and Clark went from St. Louis to a. b. c. d.
the the the the
Mississippi River Atlantic Ocean Missouri River Pacific Ocean
45. Lewis and Clark’s trip took a. b. c. d.
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less than one year exactly two years between two and three years more than three years
46. Sacagawea helped Lewis and Clark because she a. b. c. d.
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made maps was an American spoke different languages walked very fast
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Reading 4: Freddy Adu
Freddy Adu Have you heard of Freddy Adu? Freddy is a very talented soccer player. He’s a teen, but he has already become famous. Freddy was born in Ghana, in Africa. He started playing soccer when he was two. At age eight, he came to the United States with his family. Soon he joined a team for young soccer players. When he was 11, Freddy went to Italy to play with his team. People saw him and thought he was awesome! A famous Italian team, Inter Milan, wanted him to j oin them. But his mother said no. She thought he was too young. Freddy wanted to play soccer, but he had to finish high school first. So he took special classes and graduated early. These days, Freddy is playing full-time with S.L. Benfica, a soccer team in Lisbon, Portugal. What does Freddy do when he isn’t playing soccer? Well, he likes hip-hop music. He also enjoys watching DVDs and hanging out with his friends – just like a normal teen!
47. Freddy Adu started playing soccer a. b. c. d.
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when he was very young at age 8 in the United States as a high school student
48. Freddy didn’t join Inter Milan because a. b. c. d.
he didn’t like the team his mother didn’t want him to his family doesn’t speak Italian Italy was too far away
49. Now Freddy is a. b. c. d.
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living in Africa studying in high school working in Italy playing with S.L. Benfica
50. Freddy is a normal teen because he a. b. c. d.
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is very talented has a lot of free time likes teen activities goes to high school
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Section lll: Listening Before each listening, read each sentence and the choices. Then listen. Choose the word or words that best complete each sentence. Listening 1: Barb and Julia talk about some photos.
51. Matt is a. b. c. d.
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a little short very smart a basketball player Julia’s brother
Listening 2: Robbie calls Michelle at home.
52. Michelle is a. b. c. d.
tonight.
playing video games staying at home making dinner going to a restaurant
53. Robbie usually a. b. c. d.
on Sunday afternoon.
sees friends stays home goes shopping does his homework
Listening 3: Three teens talk about their homestays.
54. Rich didn’t a. b. c. d.
while he was in Japan.
go to many places learn about the culture meet a lot of people learn the language well
55. While she was in Chile, Brenda missed a. b. c. d.
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American food her friends her brothers her parents
56. David thought his homestay in England was a. b. c. d.
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difficult fun boring exciting
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Listening 4: Brian and Sarah talk about their classes this year.
57. Sarah doesn’t want to take another a. b. c. d.
computer history photography language
58. Brian has studied a. b. c. d.
for two years.
world cultures history French Spanish
59. Brian isn’t going to a. b. c. d.
this year.
play sports be in a club study hard study a language
60. Sarah is going to a. b. c. d.
class this year.
for the school newspaper this year.
do interviews take pictures be the editor write stories
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