Placement Tool Assessment Form - Central Florida Health ESL Step 1 of 8 12% Contact DetailsName* First Last Email* PhoneBackground InformationHave you ever studied English before? If so, please explain.Are you able to commit to the entire schedule of classes? Yes or No? If no, please let us know why you cannot come to classes.*GrammarWelcome! This part of the assessment will test your knowledge of English grammar, sentence structure and word forms.Directions(questions 1 - 24) Read each statement or question. Select the answer that is most grammatically correct.1. Larry has been here __________ seven years.* for since during in 2. Sometimes __________ appears in the sky after it rains.* a rainbow the rainbow rainbow some rainbow 3. The box containing envelopes __________ on my desk. were is are have been 4. The room is crowded, but there are __________ seats left. few a few fewer a fewer 5. The train __________ departed before he arrived at the station.* has had have having 6. He kept _______________ in the desk.* his old both notebooks his both old notebooks both his old notebooks both old his notebooks 7. _______________ he tries, he cannot succeed.* Because Even though Since However 8. I promise I _______________ see you* should may will would 9. I am very sorry. I did not hear what you said. Would you mind _______________ that again?* say saying to say said 10. When I _______________ this letter, I'll play baseball.* finish will finish did finish was finished 11. The father, _______________ with his son's report card, took him to the circus.* pleasing being please is pleased pleased 12. James drove too fast to see the child. In other words, James _______________ .* went to see the child couldn't see the child wanted to see the child wouldn't see the child 13. They have a very nice car, _______________ ?* doesn't it isn't it aren't they don't they 14. I haven't seen _______________ with short hair lately.* somebody anybody no one someone 15. John would have passed his exams if he _______________ hard.* would work will work had worked is working 16. After John _______________ all day at school, he goes home to rest and watch TV.* had spent spent is spending spends 17. Some friends of _______________ invited my wife and me for dinner.* us ours me my 18. The students asked what kind of exam _______________ have.* will they they will would they they would 19. He'll fail the exam _______________ his work.* unless he improves if he improves unless he doesn't improve if he didn't improve 20. He is used to _______________ up early.* get be getting have got getting 21. The foreign student asked his professor for _______________ .* the advice advices some advice an advice 22.. We're going fishing. _______________ you like to come?* Do May Should Would 23. My father told _______________ .* to me go to school me to go to school for me to go to school go to school 24. Yesterday the congress passed a bill even though it was certain that the President _______________ it two days later.* vetoed will veto would veto will be vetoing Congratulations!You have just completed the grammar section of the assessment. Click "NEXT" below to move on to the vocabulary section. Vocabulary - Part IWelcome! This part of the assessment will test your knowledge of vocabulary.Directions(questions 25 - 36) Select the answer that has the same meaning as the underlined word or words by choosing the corresponding radio button.25. The evolution of man is fascinating.* development devaluation dehumanization deportment 26. Mary said that she was fed up.* not hungry ravenous disgusted satisfied 27. We terminated the contract.* ended enlarged began kept 28. Significant* Dangerous Important Irrelevant Advisable 29. The teacher questioned the indifferent student.* unlikely dissimilar apathetic solitary 30. We anticipate problems when the new store opens.* hurry expect know precede 31. I could not account for her lack of interest in the project.* appreciate recommend explain condone 32. The error was obvious.* clear unnecessary obscure infrequent 33. He was compelled to tell the truth.* urged permitted advised discouraged 34. It was announced that the vital matters would be discussed.* adjustable programmed lively necessary 35. The problem was perplexing.* common confusing unique elementary 36. Scrutinize* to seize suddenly to examine closely to hit forcefully to hold tightly Vocabulary - Part 2Directions(questions 37 - 48) Select the answer that best completes each sentence.37. He _______________ all the accusations, insisting he was innocent.* denied derived defended applauded 38. To begin again is to _______________ .* reside resume resign resort 39. The chairman is a _______________ man and will not yield on this issue.* mild acquiescent stubborn stunt 40. We must hurry if we want to _______________ all the material in class today.* recover cover pass pass over 41. In two minutes give a _______________ explanation of evolution.* conduce concise briefly detailed 42. The crowd was _______________ when the fireworks didn't begin on time.* elated disappointed disrupted enchanted 43. Are you _______________ that I am not telling the truth?* implicating inducing estimating implying 44. I could not hear the sound because it was _______________ .* invisible ineffable inaudible inevitable 45. How far does this property _______________ ?* contract extend expand extent 46. The strike was not ended until they decided to _______________ .* treaty agreement compromise repeal 47. The invading armies _______________ the country.* desolated preceded rumbled injured 48. John replied in an irate tone of voice because he was _______________ .* calm angry happy bored Congratulations!You have just completed the vocabulary section of the assessment. Click "NEXT" below to move on to the reading comprehension section. Reading ComprehensionWelcome! This section of the assessment will test your comprehension of written English.Directions(questions 49 - 52) Read the following passage. Choose the best answer to each question according to what is stated or implied in the passage.Scientists working on a problem do not know and sometimes can’t even guess what the final result will be. Professor Roentgen was a physicist at the University of Wuerzburg in Germany. Late on Friday, November 8, 1895, he was doing an experiment in his laboratory when he noticed something extraordinary. He had covered an electric bulb with black cardboard, and when he switched on the current, he saw little dancing lights on his table. The bulb was completely covered; how then could any ray penetrate? On the table there were some pieces of paper, which had been covered with metal salts. It was on this paper that the lights were shining. Professor Roentgen took a piece of this paper and held it at a distance from the lamp. Between it and the lamp he placed a variety of objects: a book, a pack of cards, a piece of wood, and a door key. The ray penetrated every one of them except the key. This mysterious ray could shine through everything except the metal. He called his wife into the laboratory and asked her to hold her hand between the lamp and a photographic plate. She was very surprised by this request, but she obediently held up her hand for a quarter of an hour, and when the plate was developed there was a picture of the bones of her hand and of the ring on one finger. The ray could pass through the flesh but not through the bone or the ring.49. Professor Roentgen discovered the x-ray...* through careful planning by a fortunate accident in the eighteenth centruey with the help of other doctors 50. The extraordinary thing was that the light was shining on the paper although...* professor Roentgen had switched it off it was late and the laboratory was dark the paper was covered with metal salts the bulb was covered with cardboard 51. Professor Roentgen found that the x-ray could penetrate...* everything except metal and bones everything metal and bones black cardboard only 52. The most suitable title for the passage above would be...* "Professor Roentgen, The Physicist" "Mrs. Roentgen and Her Husband" "The Discovery of the X-Ray" "X-Ray and Bones" Directions(questions 53 - 57) 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 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, Charleston53. In land area, South Carolina...* includes a total of 775 square miles is smaller than the majority of the 50 states represents 86 percent of the total land area of the United States includes 31,055 acres of water 54. Regarding mountain peaks within the state,* Sassafras is less tall than Hogback Hogback is taller than Pinnacle Hogback and Pinnacle are the same size Caesar's Head is less tall than Pinnacle 55. National parks within the state...* include Confederate Memorial and King's Mountain are 28 in number suggest the great variety of landscapes vary greatly according to size 56. If visiting South Carolina on vacation, one might...* be impressed by the consistency in the scenery. want to go skiing on Lake Pee Dee want to see Magnolia and Cypress Gardens want to see the Cowpens Battlefield at Charleston 57. In terms of population, South Carolina has...* the greatest concentration of its people in rural areas a large percentage of the United States' population under three million according to the 2000 census more than 100 persons per square mile Directions(questions 58 - 61) Read the following paragraph. Choose the best answer to each question according to what is stated or implied in the passage.Capstan is a planet in the distant Vertex solar system. In a recent letter to the noted English astronomer, Sir Ralph Johnson, the world famous Harvard astronomer Dr. Stanley G. Wyatt has summarized the current speculations as to the nature of this planet and its inhabitants. The inhabitants of Capstan are most likely green colored beings who are very tall. Believed to be gentle by nature, these beings probably subsist on moss-like plants. They most likely live in huts constructed from clay, which they have built with their three hands. Possessing fantastic strength, the inhabitants are well suited to the mountainous terrain of the planet. The atmosphere is colored bright orange and consists mainly of the gas argon. Long grass is the principal form of vegetation on this planet, the temperature of which, by earth standards, is very hot. The planet’s orbit around the sun describes an ellipse, and one such orbit takes 4 earth years to complete. Astronomers admit that the preceding description of Capstan is very speculative but it is believed that these statements are quite possibly true, given the information we have so far.58. Who discovered Capstan?* Sir Ralph Johnson Dr. Stanley G. Wyatt various astronomers an unnamed individual 59. The principal form of food of the inhabitants of Capstan is probably...* moss vegetables long grass a plant similar to moss 60. What takes place every 4 years?* an ellipse around the sun Capstan completes one circle around the earth Capstan completes one circle around the sun one orbit around Capstan 61. Which of the following features of the inhabitants of Capstan is not mentioned in Dr. Wyatt's letter?* their fantastic strength their having three eyes their definite green color their height Directions(questions 62 - 65) Read the following paragraph. Choose the best answer to each question according to what is stated or implied in the passage.The meteorology of the continent is generally influenced by the incidence of the monsoon, and so in Zone A the direction of the prevailing wind remains almost constant for the season, i.e., north-westerly in winter and southerly in summer. The rainfall is more abundant than in Zone B, but scanty compared with that in Zone C, and for the most part ranges from 20 inches to 60 inches a year, diminishing from south to north. Zone A is, unlike Zone C, outside the track of typhoons or earthquakes, and so enjoys immunity from their visitations. But between June and August, the wet months of the year, streams are flooded and great damage is done to crops. Throughout the rest of the year the rainfall is minimal, the air is semi-arid, and there are many hours of bright sunshine. Foggy days in Zone A during the year number as many as 70 around the southern seashores, decreasing to as few as 20 in the more northern latitudes. The fog, as a rule, is thicker farther offshore, and in June and July, the season when it is the densest, a fog will sometimes last for several days.62. The rainfall in Zone C is usually...* more than 60 inches 20 inches 12 inches less than 12 inches 63. Typhoons obviously pass through...* Zone A Zone B Zone C All of the above 64. In June and August, Zone A has...* floods minimal rainfall earthquakes bright sunshine 65. The rainfall in Zone B is...* less than in Zone A and C more than in Zone A and C the same as in Zone A none of the above. Congratulations!You have just completed the reading comprehension section of the assessment. Click "NEXT" below to move on to the writing section. Writing*This section of the assessment is designed to measure your ability to use English grammar, vocabulary and writing conventions. Of the following two 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! Topic #1: Technology (television, computers) has destroyed communication among friends and family. Do you agree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. Topic #2: In some countries, students have jobs while attending school. Do you think this is a good idea? Support your opinion by using specific reasons and details.
