Solutions Placement Test Elementary To Intermediate

Placement Test Elementary to Intermediate Introduction This placement test is intended to help teachers decide which level of Solutions (Elementary, Pre-Intermediate or Intermediate) is the most suitable for their students. It should be given at the beginning of the school year. The Solutions placement test has been developed after consultation with teachers and is designed to assess students’ knowledge of the key language as well as their receptive and productive skills. This will enable teachers to have a greater understanding of what level their students are at. The test contains: 50 multiple choice questions which assess students’ knowledge of key grammar and vocabulary from elementary to intermediate levels. A reading text with 10 graded comprehension questions. An optional writing task that assesses students’ ability to produce the language. The 50 multiple choice questions and the reading task are designed to be done together in a 45-minute lesson. The writing task can be done in the following lesson and should take approximately 20 minutes. Interpreting scores Total Elementary Pre-Intermediate Intermediate Grammar & Vocabulary 50 0–20 21–30 31+ Reading 10 0–4 5–7 8+ Writing 10 0–4 5–7 8+ This table acts as a guideline for teachers when choosing which level of Solutions is suitable for their students. Reading and writing scores are included separately so that teachers who choose not to include these tasks in the placement test can still make an accurate assessment of their students’ abilities. Where there is a discrepancy in the level attained in the different parts of the test, a student’s score for grammar and vocabulary should take precedence. Alternatively, a teacher may wish to conduct an additional oral interview to confirm the result. Students whose scores fall on the borderlines should be placed according to the level of the rest of the class and monitored closely at the start of the course. 1 © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS • PHOTOCOPIABLE Solutions 2nd edition Placement test Placement test Grammar and Vocabulary Circle the correct answers. 1 ____ you interested in sport? A Be B Am C Is D Are 2 My ____ is a writer and his books are very popular. A aunt B uncle C sister D mother 15 Tom got the ____ marks in the class for his homework. A worse B worst C baddest D most bad 16 You ____ eat all that cake! It isn’t good for you. A don’t B may not C should not D will not 17 How ____ time have we got to do this exercise? A long B many C much D quick 18 Don’t forget to get ____ the bus at Station Road. A out B off C over D down 3 We live in the city centre and our house ____ have a big garden. A doesn’t B isn’t C aren’t D don’t 19 Our teacher speaks English to us ____ so that we can understand her. A slow B slower C more slow D slowly 4 There ____ a lot of people outside the school. What’s the problem? A are B is C be D am 20 My sister ____ speak French when she was only six years old. A was B should C could D had 5 Cathy ____ a game on her computer at the moment. A plays B is playing C to play D play 6 Paul is very ____. He doesn’t go out a lot. A bored B confident C angry D shy 7 ____ you like to come out with us tonight? A Do B Would C Are D Will 8 Dad’s ____ work right now. He’s a teach