Beginning ESL Assessment

Contact Details:

Name(Required)

Grammar:

This section of the assessment will test your knowledge of English grammar, sentence structure, and word forms.

Directions:

Read each statement or question. Select the answer that is most correct grammatically.
1. Larry has been here ______ seven years.(Required)
2. Sometimes __________ appears in the sky after it rains.(Required)
3. The box containing envelopes ________ on my desk.(Required)
4. The room is crowded, but there are ______ seats left.(Required)
5. The train ____________ ________ before he arrived at the station.(Required)
6. He kept _______________in the desk.(Required)
7. I promise I _______ help you.(Required)
8. When I ______ this email, I’ll play baseball.(Required)
9. They have a very nice car, _________?(Required)
10. I haven’t seen _______ with short hair lately.(Required)
11. After John _______all day at school, he goes home to rest and watch TV.(Required)
12. Some friends of ______ invited my wife and me for dinner.(Required)
13. I enjoy _______.(Required)
14. The foreign student asked his professor for _______.(Required)
15. “We ______ to hurry or we’ll be late.”(Required)
16. We’re going fishing. ________ you like to come?(Required)
17. My father told __________________.(Required)
18. If he _______ __________, he will miss his meeting.(Required)

Vocabulary:

Please choose the best answer.

Directions:

Select the answer that has the same meaning as the word or words in (parenthesis).
1. The boy (stretched) his arm to reach the book.(Required)
2. My neighbor’s property is (next) to mine.(Required)
3. Do you (like) vanilla or chocolate?(Required)
4. She drew a(n) (opinion) based on facts and observations.(Required)
5. She (moved) her money from one bank to another.(Required)
6. A (big) meteor flew past the Earth last week.(Required)
7. Their car is (like) mine.(Required)

Directions:

Please choose the word that fits best into the sentence.
8. They made a grocery ______ so they wouldn’t forget anything.(Required)
9. You can tell the dog is ___________ because it is shaking and whining.(Required)
10. You look very ________ wrapped in a blanket and relaxing on the sofa.(Required)

Directions:

Please choose the best answer.
11. Declare means to:(Required)
12. Quote means to:(Required)
13. Solution means:(Required)
14. Contrast means:(Required)
15. Protect means:(Required)

Reading Comprehension:

This section of the assessment will test your comprehension of written English.

Directions:

Read the following passage. Choose the best answer to each question according to what is stated or implied in the passage.

SOUTH CAROLINA AREA: 31,055 square miles, including 775 square miles of water; 0.86 percent of total United States; 40th state in size

POPULATION (2000): 4,012,012; 1.4 percent of total United States; 26th state in population; 133.2 persons per square mile; 60.5 percent urban, 39.5 percent rural.

MOUNTAIN RANGE: Blue Ridge

CHIEF MOUNTAIN PEAKS: (height given in feet): Sassafras (3,560); Pinnacle (3,425); Hogback (3,226); Caesar’s Head (3,208)

LARGEST LAKES: Marion, Moultrie, Murray, Catawba, Hartwell

MOST IMPORTANT RIVERS: Santee, Savannah, Pee Dee, Cooper, Edisto

NATIONAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS: King’s Mountain National Military Park, 3,905 acres (1931); Fort Sumter National Monument, 36 acres (1948)

STATE PARKS: Total of 28 including Andrew Jackson Historical, Cheraw, Hunting Island, King’s Mountain, Myrtle Beach, Oconee, Poinsett, Rivers Bridge Confederate Memorial

ADDITIONAL PLACES OF INTEREST: Magnolia and Cypress Gardens, near Charleston; Fort Moultrie; Parris Island; Sand Hills State Forest; Cowpens Battlefield Site, near Chesnee; Fort Hill, Clemson; St. Philip’s Church, Charleston

1. In land area, South Carolina(Required)
2. Regarding mountain peaks within the state,(Required)
3. If visiting South Carolina on vacation, you might(Required)
4. In terms of population, South Carolina has(Required)

From The Wizard of Oz:

Aunt Em dropped her work and came to the door. One glance told her of the danger close at hand.

“Quick, Dorothy!” she screamed. “Run for the cellar!”

Toto jumped out of Dorothy’s arms and hid under the bed, and the girl started to get him. Aunt Em, badly frightened, threw open the trap door in the floor and climbed down the ladder into the small, dark hole. Dorothy caught Toto at last and started to follow her aunt. When she was halfway across the room there came a great shriek from the wind, and the house shook so hard that she lost her footing and sat down suddenly upon the floor.

Then a strange thing happened.

The house whirled around two or three times and rose slowly through the air. Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon.

5. The situation for Aunt Em, Dorothy, and Toto is:(Required)
6. Aunt Em and Dorothy are going into the cellar to:(Required)
7. The house shook so hard that Dorothy:(Required)
8. What is the best title for this?(Required)

From Little Women:

While making these maternal inquiries Mrs. March got her wet things off, her warm slippers on, and sitting down in the easy chair, drew Amy to her lap, preparing to enjoy the happiest hour of her busy day. The girls flew about, trying to make things comfortable, each in her own way. Meg arranged the tea table, Jo brought wood and set chairs, dropping, over-turning, and clattering everything she touched. Beth trotted to and fro between parlor kitchen, quiet and busy, while Amy gave directions to everyone, as she sat with her hands folded.

As they gathered about the table, Mrs. March said, with a particularly happy face, “I’ve got a treat for you after supper.”

A quick, bright smile went round like a streak of sunshine. Beth clapped her hands, regardless of the biscuit she held, and Jo tossed up her napkin, crying, “A letter! A letter! Three cheers for Father!”

“Yes, a nice long letter. He is well, and thinks he shall get through the cold season better than we feared. He sends all sorts of loving wishes for Christmas, . . .” said Mrs. March, patting her pocket as if she had got a treasure there.

9. When Mrs. March got home, she first:(Required)
10. Amy, Meg, Jo, and Beth are excited because:(Required)
11. What do the girls do when Mrs. March gets home?(Required)

Writing:

This section of the assessment is designed to measure your ability to use English grammar, vocabulary and writing conventions. Of the following three topics, please choose one to write about in as much detail as possible. You may not use a dictionary or any other support device. Feel free to outline what you would like to say before you actually write. Good luck!

Directions:

Please write at least 4 sentences about one of the topics below.

Should students go to school year-round or have a long summer vacation? Why?

What was the best vacation you ever took? What made it great?

How do you like to spend your free time? Please describe what you do.

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