Language Abilities Survey
Directions: Please answer the questions below by blackening the circle below the words that
show your opinion about your own language abilities for each of the sentences below. There
are no right or wrong answers. The instructor wants to know how you honestly feel about some
of your English skills at this time.
always
usually
sometimes
rarely
never
1. When I listen to native speakers of English talk in a
conversation with each other, I understand most of what
they say.
o
o
o
o
o
2. When a native speaker asks me a question, I understand.
o
o
o
o
o
3. I need other people to repeat what they say to me in
order to understand.
o
o
o
o
o
4. My vocabulary is large enough for me to understand
everyday conversational English.
o
o
o
o
o
5. My vocabulary is large enough for me to understand
academic English (in academic or class discussions).
o
o
o
o
o
6. My grammar is good enough for me to understand
everyday conversational English.
o
o
o
o
o
7. My grammar is good enough for me to understand
academic English (in academic or class discussions).
o
o
o
o
o
8. I understand conversations that use present time or
tenses (conversations about what is happening now or
routinely).
o
o
o
o
o
9. I understand conversations that use future tenses.
o
o
o
o
o
10. I understand conversations that use past time or
tenses (conversations about what happened in the past).
o
o
o
o
o
11. When a native speaker of English asks me a question,
I understand if it is about the present, past, or future time.
o
o
o
o
o
12. I understand the pronunciation of native speakers when
they speak slowly.
o
o
o
o
o
13. I understand the pronunciation of native speakers when
they speak rapidly.
o
o
o
o
o
Listening Ability in English:
always
usually
sometimes
rarely
never
o
o
o
o
o
2. When I ask a native speaker a question, she or he
understands me.
o
o
o
o
o
3. I need to repeat what I say to other people for them to
understand me.
o
o
o
o
o
4. My vocabulary is large enough for me to say what I want in
everyday conversational English.
o
o
o
o
o
5. My vocabulary is large enough for me to say what I want in
academic situations (academic discussions in class).
o
o
o
o
o
6. My grammar is good enough for me to say what I want in
everyday conversational English.
o
o
o
o
o
7. My grammar is good enough for me to say what I want in
academic English (academic discussions in class).
o
o
o
o
o
8. I can talk about situations using present time or tenses
(conversations about what is happening now or routinely).
o
o
o
o
o
9. I can talk about situations using future tenses.
o
o
o
o
o
10. I can talk about situations using past time or tenses
(conversations about what happened in the past) .
o
o
o
o
o
11. I can ask questions about the past using correct
grammar.
o
o
o
o
o
12. I can ask questions about the past using correct
pronunciation when I speak slowly.
o
o
o
o
o
13. I can ask questions about the past using correct
pronunciation when I speak rapidly.
o
o
o
o
o
Speaking Ability in English:
1. When I speak to native speakers of English in a
conversation, they understand most of what I say.