INTERNAL MEMORANDUM
To:
All ELSU Instructor Colleagues
From:
Mokhtar Aftat, Language Instructor
Subject:
New English Placement Test
Date:
February 15, 2003
Dear Colleagues,
As you know, I have been working on a new placement test, and it is ready for your
comments. Also, you probably know that this test has been piloted, and the results
were very encouraging. The listening part of the test is the same test written by Jack
Richards. I felt there was no need for a new listening test since Richards’ test is very
good and is based on the New Interchange books that we are using. The
grammar/reading/writing test, however, is an entirely new test and is also totally
based on New Interchange. I felt it necessary to type the listening test to provide an
easy-to-follow layout, which is missing in the original test. If you need to listen to the
tape, please contact me.
As you can see, this is Form A of the new placement test. It would be a good idea to
have another version, which I plan to work on in the future.
You are probably wondering why a new placement test is needed. I feel that the
SLEP test is unsuitable for the following reasons.
1.
The major problem with the SLEP test is that it does not discriminate between all
levels. The lower levels are not tested. The SLEP test starts at about our Level
4.
2.
Another serious drawback with that test is its cultural content. SLEP contains a
great deal of culturally unsuitable materials that render performance difficult.
Examples of these are American history: articles of the Confederation, the
Constitution, etc. In the SLEP Test Manual, it is stated that “knowledge of
specific subject matter is not tested” (p. 8, top left). This is fine. However, its
existence in the test affects the examinees’ comprehension and, therefore, their
ability to choose an answer. The SLEP test was designed to measure ESL
American high school students’ ability to read in English and understand spoken
English, skills required in their classes of science, biology, history, and so forth.
Their goals are, then, clearly different from our goals at the IOB in Saudi Arabia.
3.
The SLEP test does not test students’ writing abilities. In my view, a placement
test based mainly on grammar, which is discrete-point testing, is not necessarily
indicative of language proficiency. Among other problems, the guess factor in
such a multiple choice test is clearly a problem. This type of testing assesses
one particular segment of English at a time. While it is practical, it alone is not
enough to tap global competence, which we should be doing. This is why
adding the writing component to any English placement test is necessary. A
writing test is highly integrative and communicative because a complex of skills
are tested at the same time and the examinee is required to demonstrate his
ability (or lack of it) to communicate in a stretch of meaningful discourse. This is
an opportunity he does not have in the discrete-point, multiple choice grammar
test.
4.
The SLEP listening part is too long.
5.
The directions are too difficult and the illustrations are often of a poor quality.
Thank you in advance for your feedback which is much appreciated.
Regards,
Mokhtar Aftat
cc:
Mr. Ahmad Al-Tuhaini, Head of ELSU
Enclosures:
 Placement Test (Grammar, Reading, Writing), Form A
 Placement Test (Listening)
 Answer Booklet
 General Instructions (To the Test Supervisor)
 Answer Key (Transparency), Form A
Scoring Guidelines
THE INSTITUTE OF BANKING: ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES UNIT
ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST
FORM B
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
TO THE TEST SUPERVISOR:
CHECKLIST:
Please be sure the following is done before the examinees are
allowed to start the test.
 pencils or pens
 test booklets
 answer booklets
BEFORE THE TEST BEGINS, TELL THE STUDENTS:
 Don’t be nervous. This is a placement test, so you will not know ALL the answers. You should just relax
and do your best.
 Write to the best of your ability in Part 3.
 WORK FAST. If you don’t know the answer to a question, move on to the next question. DO NOT GUESS
THE ANSWER. (Please emphasize this and tell them that guessing will lead to an inaccurate placement.)
 Don’t look at anyone else’s paper.
 Turn off all mobile phones.
 Do you have any questions so far?
DISTRIBUTE THE TEST BOOKLETS AND ANSWER BOOKLETS. TELL
THE STUDENTS:
 Write your name, organization, and date on the cover page of your answer booklet.
 DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING IN THE TEST BOOKLETS!!! (Make sure the lower levels understand.
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Speak to them in Arabic. An Arabic speaker should be in the classroom to give them any additional
directions in Arabic.)
Read the general directions on page 2 of the test booklet. Don’t go to page 3 and don’t survey the test yet.
(Give them enough time to read the general directions.) Do you have any questions now?
(Survey the whole test booklet with the candidates, making sure that they see the different sections and
understand the directions. Since directions are in Arabic, problems of comprehension should not arise.
Then survey the answer booklet with them, making sure they understand how to use it.)
You can start the test now on page 3.
Try to answer as many questions as you can and mark your answers clearly.
Dr. Mokhtar Aftat / January 2007 Revision
THE INSTITUTE OF BANKING
ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES UNIT
ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST
GRAMMAR, READING, WRITING
FORM B
FOR THE PLACEMENT OF IOB TRAINEES INTO THE
APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF
GENERAL ENGLISH
TIME ALLOWED: 1 HOUR AND 30 MINUTES
TEST WRITTEN BY
Dr. Mokhtar Aftat
Faculty Member and Diploma English Manager
A Revision of the December 2002 Version
Revised on January 8, 2007
CONTENTS:
GENERAL DIRECTIONS
GRAMMAR
READING
WRITING
PAGE
PAGE
PAGE
PAGE
2
3
10
13
DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING
IN THIS TEST BOOKLET.
.‫الرجاء عدم الكتابة على هذا الكتيب‬
IOB ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES UNIT
ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST
GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
Please take a few minutes to read these general directions before the test begins.
This written test has three parts: grammar, reading/vocabulary, and writing. Please pay
attention to the following:
1. This is a placement test, which means that there is no pass or fail. Even if you get a
very low score, you will be placed in the level most appropriate to you.
2. If you are not sure about the correct answer, leave it blank and move on to the next
question. DO NOT GUESS an answer if you don’t know it. You must work fast.
3. DO NOT write anything in this test booklet. Write all your answers in the
answer booklet.
4. Please press hard enough on the pencil so that you mark your answers clearly.
5. You are allowed to use scratch paper for your notes if you want.
6. If you have any questions, ask them now. No questions will be allowed after the
test begins.
7. You will have one hour and thirty minutes to do this test (90 minutes).
: ‫تعليمات عـامـة‬
. ‫ لديك ثالث دقائق لقراءة التعليمات‬.‫الرجاء قراءة التعليمات التالية قبل بداية اإلختبار‬
.‫ التعبري‬.3 ‫ القراءة و املفردات‬.2 ‫ القواعد‬.1 : ‫يتكون هذا اإلختبار من ثالثة اجزاء وهي‬
‫ هذذا اإلختبذار هذو اختبذار ديذد املتسذتوو ويعذل لذك لذيك ه ذا رسذو وو اذاو ولكذن ا ذدف هذو ديذد‬-1
. ‫املتستوو الذي ي اسب متستوا اللغوي‬
‫اما ابل تسذبة لسسذئلة الذ‬, ‫ املطلو م ك هواجابة ماتعرفه من األسئلة حتسب استطاعتك ومعرفتك ابإلجابة‬-2
. ‫التعرفها فعليك ان ترتكها وتت تقل للتسؤال التايل‬
. ‫ ضع اجاابتك فقط يف الكتيب املخصص لإلجابة‬.‫ الرجاء ون التكتب على كتيب اإلختبار‬-3
. ‫ الرجاء الضغط بشكل جيد على القلم و لك لتكون اإلجابة واضحة‬-4
. ‫ إبمكانك استخدام متسودة وو ورقة خارجية إ ا رغبت بذلك‬-5
.‫ ع دما يبدو االختبار فتسوف ال ميك ك ان تتسأل اي سؤال‬. ‫ إ ا كان لديك وي سؤال الرجاء اإلستفتسار اآلن‬-6
. ‫ دقيقة‬90 ‫ لديك ساعة ونصف إلمتام هذا اإلختبار او‬-7
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PART 1:
Directions:
ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST
GRAMMAR
There are 70 items in this part of the test. Answer each one of
them by putting a circle around the letter of the correct answer.
‫ اكمل كل جملة باالختيار المناسب‬.‫ جملة‬77 ‫يشمل هذا الجزء من االختبار‬
.‫بوضع دائرة حولة االختيار الصحيح‬
1.
2.
Nasser ___ from Jeddah.
a. be
b. am
c. are
d. is
A: What are ___?
B: They’re sunglasses.
a. this
b. these
c. that
d. it
3.
The teacher’s desk is ___ the students.
a. behind
c. on
b. in front of
d. under
4.
Where are you from?
a. I is from Riyadh.
b. I from Riyadh.
c. I’m from Riyadh.
d. Am I from Riyadh.
How are you?
a. Fine, thank you.
b. I’m Khalid.
c. I fine. Thank you.
d. Yes, I am.
Whose book is this?
a. Its Nasser’s book.
b. It Nasser’s book.
c. It’s Nasser book.
d. It’s Nasser’s book.
5.
6.
7.
A: ___?
B: He’s wearing a black suit and a pair of black shoes.
a. What he wearing
c. What does he wear
b. What is he wearing
d. What is he wear
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8.
9.
ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST
What time is it?
a. It’s time nine o’clock.
b. Time is it nine o’clock.
c. It’s a quarter after nine.
d. It’s a fifteen past nine.
A: ___?
B: He lives on Olaya Road.
a. Where does he live
b. Where do he live
c. Where do he lives
d. Where does he lives
10. A: How ___?
B: It has three.
a. much bedrooms does your apartment have
b. many bedrooms do your apartment has
c. many bedrooms does your apartment have
d. often bedrooms does your apartment have
11. There ___ in the kitchen.
a. aren’t any plates
b. isn’t many coffee
c. is no spoons
d. are some tea
12. What do you do?
a. I do a teacher.
b. I working in a bank.
c. I’m taking a test.
d. I’m a doctor.
13. What do you do ___ Thursdays?
a. in
b. at
c. on
d. of
14. We need ___ meat and bread for dinner.
a. any
c. a few
b. some
d. many
15. What do you do on the weekend?
a. I usually go out with my friends.
b. I go out always shopping.
c. I go often out for a walk.
d. Never I stay home.
16. Right now Khalid ___ his homework.
a. is doing
b. is going to do
c. does
d. doing
17. ___ do last night?
a. What you did
b. Did you
c. What did you
d. What you
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18. A: ___ dinner at his house?
B: Yes, I did.
a. What did you eat
b. What were you
c. Did you ate
d. Did you eat
19. Please telephone ___ tomorrow.
a. us
b. we
c. our
d. you
20. ___ Olaya Road when you reach the bank.
a. Turn left on
c. Turn left between
b. You turn
d. Turn you on
21. When the cat and dog need food, I give ___ some.
a. it
c. their
b. they
d. them
22. Please, ___ a little more juice.
a. have
b. has
c. do
d. taking
23. A: How much is a box of chocolate?
B: I’m not sure.
A: Please ___.
a. ask me
b. ask someone
c. you ask
d. ask his
24. How well do you speak English?
a. Not very well.
b. Twice a day.
c. Yes, I do.
d. Very often.
25. A: Did you do anything special last weekend?
B: Yes, I ___.
a. drived my car
c. goed to the desert
b. seed my friends
d. drove to Bahrain
26. What a beautiful morning! I feel great! This ___ a terrific day.
a. is going to be
c. is
b. is going being
d. was
27. How ___ to get to Jeddah next week?
a. he go
b. does he go
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c. will he
d. is he going
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28. A healthy person ___ eat hamburgers every day.
a. don’t
c. no
b. doesn’t
d. isn’t
29. ___ to Chicago?
a. Have you ever been
b. Have you been gone
c. Did you went
d. Did you
30. I’ve lived in Riyadh ___ five years.
a. when
b. already
c. for
d. since
31. I don’t like shopping, and Mansour
a. doesn’t neither
b. isn’t either
___.
c. doesn’t too
d. doesn’t either
32. If you feel chest pains, you ___ see a doctor at once.
a. had better not
c. may
b. could
d. must
33. Ahmad has a new car, and ___.
a. Abdulaziz so does
b. neither does Abdulaziz
c. so is Abdulaziz
d. so does Abdulaziz
34. Would you like a glass of orange juice?
a. Yes, I like it.
c. Yes, I will.
b. Yes, I’d like one.
d. Yes, I very much.
35. I think Chinese food is ___ in the world.
a. the best
c. the most good
b. better
d. the most best
36. What did you ___ when you were a child?
a. used to do
c. use doing
b. use to do
d. used doing
37. There are ___ car accidents in Riyadh these days.
a. much
c. too few
b. less
d. too many
38. Indian food is ___ Japanese food.
a. hotter
b. as not hot as
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d. more hot
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39. A: Can I help you?
B: Yes, please. ___.
a. Can you tell me where the bank is?
b. Can you tell me where is the bank?
c. Can you tell me where the bank?
d. Where the bank is?
40. I don’t have a car. I ___ one.
a. wish I had
b. wish I have
c. am wishing I’m having
d. wish I did
41. Have you ___?
a. ever eaten camel meat yesterday
b. ever eaten camel meat
c. ate camel meat ever
d. ever eating camel meat
42. What are you going to do tomorrow, Bandar?
a. I’m going to go for a walk. I guess I will staying home.
b. I think I’m going visit my parents.
c. I don’t know. Maybe I’m going to stay at home.
d. I’m not sure. I’ll probably go to the gym.
43. The music is too loud. Please ___.
a. turn it down
b. turn down it
c. turn it on
d. turn it of
44. It’s too hot in this room. ___ the window, please?
a. Would you mind not closing
c. Would you mind not to close
b. Would you not mind closing
d. Wouldn’t you mind closing
45. You must pay the electricity bill today, John. Please ___ it.
a. don’t forget paying
c. don’t forget to pay
b. forget not to pay
d. remember not to pay
46. Khalid smokes too much. The problem is that if he ___.
a. will quits, he mays gain weight
c. will quit, he gains weight
b. gains weight, he will quits
d. quits, he might gain weight
47. I hate ___ on Thursdays.
a. I work
b. not work
c. to working
d. working
48. Arabic ___ in Saudi Arabia.
a. is speak
b. speaks
c. is spoken
d. is speaking
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49. When I ___ to work this morning, I ___ a car accident.
a. drove … was seeing
c. was driven … was seeing
b. was driving … saw
d. drive … was seen
50. John ___ in Saudi Arabia since 1996.
a. lived
b. is living
c. lives
d. has been living
51. The movie was about a man ___ robbed a bank.
a. which
c. whose
b. who
d. whom
52. Now I don’t have a lot of money. But if I ___, I ___ live a better life.
a. did … would
c. am … was
b. were … will
d. be … would have
53. Last year I didn’t visit New York. But if I ___ New York, I ___ a lot of gifts.
a. visited … would buy
c. had visited … would have bought
b. would visit … bought
d. have visited … will buy
54. “Ahmad, please buy me a gift,” she said.
a. She asked him buy me a gift.
c. She asked him if she bought him
b. She asked him to buy her a gift.
a gift.
d. She wanted to buy him a gift.
55. I’ve never met Bob, but I’d ___.
a. like
b. like it to
c. like to do
d. like to
56. Nasser insisted ___.
a. on coming
b. to come
c. for coming
d. he came
57. ___ early in the morning is good for health.
a. To getting up
c. If you get up
b. Getting up
d. Get up
58. Bandar, is Ahmad coming to the party this weekend? Can you ___?
a. ask him come
c. find out if he’s coming
b. call him to come
d. ask him to be coming
59. We had a wonderful vacation last month. While we ___ from Rome to
Vienna, we ___ for a couple of days in the mountains.
a. were driving … stopped
c. drove … were stopped
d. were driven … would have stopped
b. were drive … were stopping
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60. There’s a problem with my car. ___.
a. It needs fixing.
b. It needs to fixed.
ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST
c. It needs to fix
d. I need fixing
61. What can we do to stop pollution? One way ___ less.
a. for stopping it is by driving
c. to stop it is to drive
b. to stop it
d. to do about it is to drive
62. A: We have tea and we have coffee. What do you want?
B: I ___ take coffee.
a. will prefer to
c. prefer
b. would prefer to
d. must prefer to
63. A: Where can I have someone fix my car?
B: You can ___ at any gas station in town.
a. fixed it have
c. fix and have it
b. have him fixed
d. have it fixed
64. In fifty years, people ___ on the moon.
a. are living
b. have lived
c. lived
d. will be living
65. If you had listened to me, nothing bad ___.
a. happened
c. has happened
b. would have happened
d. would happen
66. It’s already 10 P.M. and Nasser hasn’t arrived yet. He ___ about the party.
a. must have forgotten
c. could forget
b. must forget
d. must perhaps forget
67. Many people drive without a driver’s license in Riyadh. They ___ to do
that.
a. shouldn’t allow
c. shouldn’t be required
b. shouldn’t be allowed
d. don’t should be allowed
68. Ali likes to drive, ___?
a. isn’t he
b. can’t he
c. doesn’t it
d. doesn’t he
69. Saud said, “I’m not feeling well.”
a. He said he wasn’t feeling well.
b. He said he doesn’t feel well.
c. He asked him not to feel well.
d. He asked me to feel not well.
70. ___ I could borrow SR500.
a. Would you mind
b. Is it OK
c. I wonder
d. I wonder if
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PART 2:
Directions:
ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST
READING
In this section of the examination, there are three texts. Read
them, then answer the questions. Circle the letter of the best
answer. Write all your answers in the answer booklet.
‫ اقرأها ثم أجب على االسئئلة‬.‫في هذا الجزء من االختبار هناك ثالثة قطع للقراءة‬
‫ لالجابئئة علئئى االسئئئلة ضئئع دائئئرة حئئول الحئئرا المقابئئل لالجابئئة‬.‫ئئا‬.‫التئئي تلي‬
.‫ ضع الجواب المناسب في كتيب االجابة‬.‫الصحيحة‬
READING TEXT 1
Mansour Al-Qahtani
Mansour Al-Qahtani is a bank secretary. He works in a big office in downtown
Riyadh. He has a sports car and lives in a nice apartment. Mansour likes to stay
healthy. He likes exercise, but he doesn’t like jogging. He enjoys playing tennis with
his friends on the weekend. He likes to do active things. He doesn’t like staying at
home and watching television. He is a vegetarian. He thinks eating meat isn’t
healthy. He also doesn’t smoke and hates its smell.
Mansour loves to travel, too. Last month he went to Paris with one of his
friends. They enjoyed their visit very much. They stayed there for a week and ate a
lot of French bread and cheese. They visited many interesting places there. They
also bought many gifts for their families and friends. Now they are back in Riyadh
and are already planning their next trip to Miami, Florida.
1. Mansour doesn’t like to watch television because he thinks ___.
a. it isn’t healthy
b. it is good for his health
c. he’s always busy
2. Mansour takes good care of himself. He ___.
a. sleeps a lot, eats meat, and loves ice cream
b. doesn’t eat meat, doesn’t smoke, and exercises
c. ate French bread
3. Travel for Mansour ___.
a. is important
b. isn’t important
c. is expensive
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4.
ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST
I think Mansour ___.
a. isn’t interested in travel
b. doesn’t travel
c. often travels
READING TEXT 2
A Miracle
According to advertisements, certain products can produce miracles. Consider
what happened to Bob Wilson, for example. For years, Bobby, as his mother calls
him, was the most unpopular man in his company. Nobody ever invited him home
for dinner. Nobody even sent him a Christmas card except his aunt Agatha. In the
company cafeteria, he was never asked to join the other salesmen who laughed
loudly and told jokes. Even his secretary seemed to avoid him. She spoke to him as
little as possible: “Yes, Sir,” “No, Sir,” and “A call for you on line 3” was the extent of
their communication.
Last month, however, everything changed. About the time that aunt Agatha
died, Bobby bought a bottle of aftershave lotion. It was rather expensive, but with
the half a million dollars his aunt left him in
her will, he could afford it. After that, his life changed. Today he is like a new man.
The secretaries in the main office smile and wave at him. He never sits alone in the
cafeteria; in fact, he is usually surrounded by people.
The advertisement for Bobby’s aftershave lotion says:
Try Miracle
It’s guaranteed to change your life.
It certainly changed Bobby’s life. Maybe you should try it. It might change
yours.
5.
Bobby didn’t use Miracle aftershave before last month.
a. This is true.
b. This is false.
c. The story doesn’t give enough information for me to decide.
6.
Bobby got the money from ___.
a. a bank
b. his aunt who died
c. his company
7.
Bobby’s secretary talked very little to him because ___.
a. he was a difficult boss
b. of his aftershave
c. he didn’t have a lot of money
8.
According to this story, ___ is important.
a. friendship
b. money
c. aftershave
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READING TEXT 3
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Culture Shock
Sandy and Victor, both English teachers, lived abroad for many years, first in
Saudi Arabia, and then in the Far East, where, like many experiencing travelers, they
suffered from culture shock.
Recently they returned to the United States and experienced something called
reverse culture shock. They had lived abroad for a very long time, and everything
back home was new for them.
The cars seemed so big, and the people did too. Sandy and Victor had
forgotten how many overweight Americans there were. But everyone was obsessed
with dieting; people thought about it all the time. Every magazine seemed to have
an article about dieting, but not many people seemed disciplined enough to follow a
diet. Most were disappointed dieters.
When Sandy and Victor had first arrived in Saudi Arabia, it was surprising to
see the Arab women covered from head to toe. Sandy was equally shocked when
she returned to the USA and saw women wearing hair rollers in public.
And both Sandy and Victor were frustrated because they didn’t have a car.
When they lived abroad, transportation had never been a problem, but the North
American city that they lived in had very poor public transportation. Sometimes the
couple had to wait an hour for the bus. It was very annoying. And the bus stop was
almost a mile from the apartment, so they had to walk a lot, too. At the end of the
day, they were exhausted.
It’s difficult to return home after being in another country for a while. At first,
Sandy and Victor were worried that they had a negative attitude about everything,
but they felt relieved to hear about reverse culture shock. It will take time for them to
feel comfortable living here again.
9.
In all the countries where they lived, Sandy and Victor ___.
a. never suffered from culture shock
b. suffered from culture shock once
c. suffered from culture shock twice
d. suffered from culture shock three times
10.
Sandy and Victor experienced reverse culture shock in ___.
a. both Saudi Arabia and the Far East
b. Saudi Arabia
c. the Far East
d. the USA
11.
When Sandy and Victor returned home, they ___.
a. were afraid they would not be able to live there again
b. were afraid they would not be able to drive there
c. immediately felt comfortable at home
d. developed a negative attitude about American culture
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12.
ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST
The story is about ___.
a. negative attitude as a result of living abroad
b. cultural adjustment as a result of living in different countries
c. two unusual and un happy people
d. transportation and driving problems in the USA
PART 3:
Directions:
WRITING
Write a paragraph about the following topic. Write as much as you
can in the answer booklet.
Why do you want to learn English at the Institute of Banking?
Give as many details as you can.
.‫اكتب ما تستطيع عن الموضوع التالي في كتيب االجوبة‬
‫د المصرفي؟ ادكر كل التفاصيل‬.‫لماذا تريد دراسة اللغة االنجليزية في المع‬
.‫االزمة‬
THIS IS THE END OF THE ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST
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THE INSTITUTE OF BANKING
ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES UNIT
ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST
LISTENING
BY
JACK RICHARDS
FOR THE PLACEMENT OF IOB STUDENTS INTO THE
APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF
NEW INTERCHANGE
(JACK RICHARDS)
TIME ALLOWED: 30 MINUTES
DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING
IN THIS TEST BOOKLET.
‫الرجاء عدم الكتابة على هذا الكتيب‬
Mokhtar Aftat December 2002
ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES UNIT
LISTENING PLACEMENT TEST
GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
In this section, you will hear nine conversations
and answer some questions about them. For
each conversation, first read the situation and the
questions.
Then listen to the conversation.
Answer the questions after that. Circle your
answers in the answer booklet. You will listen to
the tape twice.
EXAMPLE CONVERSATION:
Now read the example situation and question.
Situation: Ken is introducing himself to Paula.
Paula spells her last name ….. .
a. L – I
b. L – E – E
c. R – H – E – E
Now listen to the conversation then answer.
The answer for the example is a, because Paula
spells her last name L – I. The letter a should be
circled in your answer booklet.
Now go on to page 3.
Mokhtar Aftat December 2002
ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES UNIT
LISTENING PLACEMENT TEST
CONVERSATION A
Situation:
Ken and Mary are in his office. He can’t find his keys.
1. Ken finds his keys ___.
a. in his briefcase
b. in his pocket
c. on his desk
CONVERSATION B
Situation:
Two friends are making plans for the afternoon.
2. Bob and Cindy are going to ___.
a. walk to the beach
b. take a bus to the beach
c. ride their bicycles to the beach
CONVERSATION C
Situation:
Ken wants to send a letter to Greg, but he doesn’t have Greg’s
address. Ken asks Susan for help.
3. The number of Greg’s house is ___.
a. 287
b. 728
c. 827
4. The name of Greg’s street is spelled ___.
a. W – I – L – L – I – S
b. W – I – L – L – I – T – S
c. W – L – L – I – A – M – S
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES UNIT
LISTENING PLACEMENT TEST
CONVERSATION D
Situation:
Laura has a new job. She meets a co-worker in this conversation.
5. Laura and Jim meet ___.
a. at the fax machine
b. in a coffee shop
c. in the men’s department of a store
6. Laura works in the department that sells ___.
a. machines
b. shirts
c. shoes
CONVERSATION E
Situation:
Laura and Jim meet again and talk about her new job.
7. Laura started work ___.
a. Saturday
b. Monday
c. Today
8.
At the end of the conversation, Laura tells Jim that on Monday
night ___.
a. she’ll go out with him
b. she won’t be at the store
c. she has to work
Mokhtar Aftat December 2002
ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES UNIT
LISTENING PLACEMENT TEST
CONVERSATION F
Situation:
Mark and Karen work together. They are talking about Karen’s new
computer.
9.
Karen found her new computer difficult to use because ___.
a. she didn’t have enough support
b. the new information was confusing
c. she has no patience
10. Mark tells Karen about his first experience with a new computer
to ___.
a. make her feel better
b. explain how computers work
c. show how good he is at using computers
CONVERSATION G
Situation:
Mark invites Karen and her family to a party.
11. Mark is having a barbecue on ___.
a. Friday
b. Saturday
c. Sunday
12. Karen tells Mark that ___.
a. her whole family can come
b. she can’t bring anything
c. her husband isn’t free Saturday night
13. Mark tells Karen to come ___.
a. at 5 o’clock
b. at 6 o’clock
c. any tine after 6
14. Karen asks Mark about the number of people Mark has invited
because she wants to ___.
a. avoid a crowd
b. meet all of them
c. bring enough sodas
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Mokhtar Aftat December 2002
ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES UNIT
LISTENING PLACEMENT TEST
CONVERSATION H
Situation:
David and Susan are trying to decide which movie to see tomorrow
night.
15. According to the conversation, David and Susan get information
about current movies from ___.
a. the newspaper
b. a TV show
c. the radio news
16. When Susan says, “personally I thought it sounded ridiculous,”
she is ___.
a. repeating information from a review
b. giving her own opinion
c. saying she didn’t enjoy seeing the film
17. David thought the TV show he used to watch was intriguing
because ___.
a. they made a movie out of it
b. the story continued every week
c. Harrison Ford was a good actor
18. David and Susan finally decide to see ___.
a. a Mike Meyers film
b. a movie starring Clint Eastwood
c. a movie called The Fugitive
END OF LISTENING PLACEMENT TEST
Mokhtar Aftat December 2002
THE INSTITUTE OF BANKING
ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES UNIT
ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST
GRAMMAR / READING / WRITING
FORM B
ANSWER SHEETS
STUDENT’S NAME:
ORGANIZATION:
DATE:
GRAMMAR
70
READING
15
WRITING
15
TOTAL
100
LEVEL
1ST MARKER: _______________________
SIGNATURE: _______________________
2ND MARKER: _______________________
SIGNATURE: _______________________
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GRAMMAR
1 a b c d
2 a b c d
3 a b c d
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6 a b c d
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9 a b c d
10 a b c d
11 a b c d
12 a b c d
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16 a b c d
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20 a b c d
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22 a b c d
23 a b c d
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ANSWER SHEET
FORM B
26 a b c d
53 a b c d
8
a b c d
27 a b c d
54 a b c d
9
a b c d
28 a b c d
55 a b c d
10 a b c d
29 a b c d
56 a b c d
11 a b c d
30 a b c d
57 a b c d
12 a b c d
31 a b c d
58 a b c d
32 a b c d
59 a b c d
33 a b c d
60 a b c d
1
a b c
34 a b c d
61 a b c d
2
a b c
35 a b c d
62 a b c d
3
a b c
36 a b c d
63 a b c d
4
a b c
37 a b c d
64 a b c d
5
a b c
38 a b c d
65 a b c d
6
a b c
39 a b c d
66 a b c d
7
a b c
40 a b c d
67 a b c d
8
a b c
41 a b c d
68 a b c d
9
a b c
42 a b c d
69 a b c d
10 a b c
43 a b c d
70 a b c d
11 a b c
44 a b c d
READING
45 a b c d
LISTENING
12 a b c
13 a b c
46 a b c d
1
a b c d
14 a b c
47 a b c d
2
a b c d
15 a b c
48 a b c d
3
a b c d
16 a b c
49 a b c d
4
a b c d
17 a b c
50 a b c d
5
a b c d
18 a b c
51 a b c d
6
a b c d
52 a b c d
7
a b c d
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ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST
ANSWER SHEET
FORM B
WRITING
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ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST
ANSWER SHEET
FORM B
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