English Language Needs Assessment

Name ________ N.AFREEN WADOOD_____________Student

Number_19M032___________
Part I. ENGLISH REVIEW
This placement test is designed to give students and teachers of
English a quick way of assessing the approximate level of a
student's knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary usage.

Please give yourself 45 minutes to complete this

assessment.

For a more accurate assessment of your English language skills,

your listening, speaking and writing skills would also have to be
assessed.

1) Did you ……… anywhere interesting last weekend?

a) go
b) going
c) was
d) went

2) I work as a teacher and my wife ………, too.

a) do
b) is
c) work
d) does

3) I think ……… taxi driver

a) her job is
b) she's a
c) her job is an
d) she's

4) What is your home town ……… ?

a) situated
b) age
c) like
d) located

5) I’m afraid I ……… here for your birthday party.

 a) have not to be
b) am not being
c) will be not
d) can't be

6) How ……… are you?

a) high
b) wide
c) long
d) heavy

7) How long ……… married?

a) have you been
b) are you
c) have you
d) been

8) Would you like ……… help?

a) a
b) some
c) me
d) I

11) This is the best tea I’ve ……… tasted.

a) never
b) ever
c) already
d) still

12) My girlfriend ……… born on the 2nd of September 1974.

a) is
b) was
c) had
d) has been

13) I'll return the newspaper when I ……… through it.

a) will have looked
b) looked
c) have looked
 d) look

14) They said they ……… come, but they didn’t.

a) can
b) will
c) would
d) should

15) Mom gave ……… her job when I was born.

a) in
b) up
c) off
d) away

16) You have a terrible fever! ……… call a doctor?

a) Should I
b) Do I
c) Must I
d) Will I

17) Mr Haines wants ……… to his office.

a) that you come
b) you come to
c) you come
d) you to come

18) Magda knows a lot about badgers, but she ……… a live one.
a) doesn't ever see
b) hasn't ever seen
c) hasn't ever saw
d) didn't ever see

19) We wash the curtains ……… year.

a) three times a
b) once
c) three every
 d) every couple

20) The loudspeakers won't work unless you ……… those

cables.
a) connected
b) connect
c) don't connect
d) can't connect

21) You should give ……… .

a) to your mother this letter
b) this letter your mother
c) letter this to your mother
d) this letter to your mother

22) A Jaguar is ……… than a Fiat.

a) more expensive
b) expensiver
c) much expensive
d) expensive

23) It's a pity you ……… here last night.

a) weren't
b) aren't
c) 'll not be
d) 'd not be

24) What about ……… for a walk?

a) to go
b) I going
c) going
d) go

25) I made one or two mistakes, but ……… of my answers were

correct.
a) much
b) most
c) more
d) few
 26) I have a problem. ……… help me please?
a) Could you
b) Should you
c) Were you able to
d) Will you able to

27) Marta takes the dog for a walk ……… the evening.
a) in
b) at
c) on
d) to

28) We haven't got ……… Polish friends.

a) no
b) any
c) none
d) some

29) Simon can't ……… to you now. He's busy.

a) talked
b) to talk
c) talking
d) talk

30) Somebody stole his wallet so he ……… money from a friend.

a) lent
b) earned
c) borrowed
d) lended

31) He's a friend of ……… .

a) them
b) theres
c) theirs
d) their

32) Have you had ……… to eat?

 a) too many
b) some more
c) to many
d) enough

33) I ……… my boyfriend since Christmas.

a) didn't see
b) haven't seen
c) don't see
d) hasn't seen

34) Who was the woman ……… ?

a) spoke to you
b) that you were speaking to
c) that you spoke
d) that you were speaked to

35) Is ……… than his father?

a) Matt taller
b) taller Matt
c) Matt more tall
d) Matt as tall as

36) She was 29 on her birthday, ……… she?

a) didn't
b) hadn't
c) hasn't
d) wasn't
37) ……… is it from here to Berlin?
a) How long way
b) How long
c) How far
d) How many

38) There was a lot of noise so I didn't understand what she was
……… .
a) saying
b) telling
c) speaking
d) talking
 39) I ……… drink beer than wine.
a) would like more
b) prefer
c) had better
d) would rather

40) I gave her ……… earrings for Christmas.

a) a pair of
b) a set of
c) two
d) a

41) Would you like some more tea? There's still ……… left.
a) few
b) a few
c) a little
d) little

42) He has been ……… for armed robbery.

a) blamed
b) accused
c) charged
d) arrested

43) The financial director ……… for almost an hour.

a) kept us to wait
b) kept us waiting
c) made us to wait
d) made us waiting

44) I didn't realise that the coffee shop was ……… the other side
of the road.
a) by
b) for
c) on
d) in

45) We have ……… for a receptionist but haven't appointed

anyone yet.
a) advertised
b) agreed
 c) advised
d) noticed

46) The language school that I attend is 20 kilometres ……… .

a) far
b) away
c) distance
d) long

47) "I'm going to the cinema on Saturday." "So ……… ."

a) I am
b) do I
c) I do
d) am I

48) They ……… him of scratching the car.

a) blamed
b) accused
c) punished
d) arrested

49) She ……… at me and then turned away.

a) viewed
b) regarded
c) responded
d) glanced

50) The book shop rang ……… that the dictionary you ordered
has arrived.
a) to say
b) to tell
c) for saying
d) for telling

51) Maria has two sisters, but she doesn't speak to ……… of
them.
a) two
b) any
c) either
d) neither
 52) Hubert is an uncle of ……… .
a) Kim
b) Kims
c) Kim's
d) Kims'

53) We discussed the house plans ……… our way to the shops.
a) by
b) on
c) in
d) to

Vocabulary
B2 Level
1. Josh lives in a/an ________________ area just outside the city. He feels that it offers the
perfect balance between city and country life.
a. urban
b. suburban
c. rural
d. marine
2. Henry has a bachelor’s degree in tourism, but he wants to ________________ more
practical experience, so this summer he will offer free historical tours of his home city to
tourists.
a. acquire
b. adapt
c. avoid
d. assist
3. When you go skydiving, you are given a backpack containing a/an ________________.
a. aircraft
b. rocket
c. bumper
d. parachute
4. My father works as a ________________ in the Chinese embassy in Belgium.
a. judge
b. pensioner
c. diplomat
d. redundant
5. Qiwei loves online shopping. She spends at least an hour every day ________________
through the products on offer on the Chinese shopping website Taobao.
a. purchasing
b. browsing
c. importing
 d. bargaining
6. Helen hugged her husband and ________________ softly in his ear, “I love you.”
a. shouted
b. talked
c. boasted
d. whispered
7. ________________ are clothes that are designed to be worn to bed.
a. Masks
b. Disguises
c. Pyjamas
d. Cardigans
8. I could tell that he was ________________ because he had a huge smile on his face.
a. amused
b. astonished
c. ambitious
d. ashamed
9. The Himalayan mountain ________________ stretches approximately 1500 miles from
Nanga Parbat in the west to Namcha Barwa in the east.
a. mist
b. range
c. view
d. scene
10. Justice is an ________________ concept. It does not exist in the same way as physical
things like a table, chair, or computer.
a. absurd
b. abstract
c. abusive
d. absent

C1 Level Questions
1. By continuing to smoke, John only _____________ his coughing and other health
problems.
a. communicated
b. transposed
c. exacerbated
d. weakened
2. Difficulty with ______________ to a new culture is a normal part of the immigration
process because it seems to happen to almost everyone.
a. learning
b. adapting
c. forming
d. mediating
3. When working with precision equipment, the ____ of error is very tight; one must be
accurate in the calculations.
a. bond
b. vehicle
c. margin
d. vision
4. The outdoor music festival was a big success, although the extreme heat during the day
did ____ the experience for some people.
a. manipulate
b. incorporate
c. diminish
d. confer
5. Shanghai is a primary manufacturing region of China because its ____ can support
businesses and suppliers very effectively.
a. estate
b. compound
c. infrastructure
d. attitude
6. We cannot ____ from the trial the fact that this was his third offense, which means we
will probably lose the case.
a. enforce
b. exclude
c. conform
d. respond
7. When the projector failed during the presentation, our boss ____ that I was to blame,
but I had never used that projector.
a. implicated
b. adapted
c. implied
d. enforced
 8. After seeing the damage that was done to the painting during transport, the judge ruled
that the museum's complaint was ____ and that the moving company should pay for
the damage.
a. widespread
b. valid
c. denied
d. supplemental
9. Uranium is a key ____________ of nuclear weapons.
a. idea
b. concept
c. component
d. issue
10. What is the __________ of this theatre? I need to know how many people it can hold.
a. capacity
b. capability
c. integral
d. primary

Adapted from: Richmond, K. (2012) Inside Reading 4. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford
University Press

Part II. Your needs in English

1. Why do you need to learn more English? Please be specific. Give
examples of situations that are difficult for you in English.

2. What specific areas of English would you like to improve before you
leave this class?
3. When people speak English to you, how much do you understand?
Check the amount.

___ everything ___most ___some ___a little ___very little

4. When you watch TV, how much do you understand? Check the
amount.

___ everything ___most ___some ___a little ___very little

5. When you speak English, how much do other people understand?

___ everything ___most ___some ___a little ___very little

Other English Skills Information:

1. Do you think you will use English more in the future? How important will

English be for your future? Be specific.

Yes English would more useful because English

2. Do you have any English self-study books or resources (textbook, dictionary,

translator, etc)?

3. What other reasons do you want to improve your English?

4. Have you ever tried studying grammar on your own?

5. Have you ever seen an English film with no subtitles?

 Strengths and weaknesses/ Priorities

6. What is the most difficult part of English for you?

7. Which part of your English do you think you most need to improve?

8. What part of English do like the least?

9. Do you have any hobbies? (How did you first become interested in that/

those things?)

10. What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

I like:    
Language
games
Lessons
outside the
classroom
tests
Reading
English books
and magazines
Grammar
exercises
Speaking
The teacher to
correct all my
mistakes
Directions: Put a check mark ( 􀀹 ) in the box that best describes
you. Put only one check for each
row.

Here’s what I can do this. I do OK This is a This is very I can’t do

I can do. I No problem. most little difficult for this.
can do this. of the time, difficult for me. I can No way. It’s
except when me, but I only do it much too
things are can with difficult.
complicated. do it with a lot of help
some help from others.
from others.
Talk about
my country
and my city
with a
friend or

neighbor

Ask for
directions on
the street or
ask where
something is

in a store

Ask someone
to speak
more slowly
or to say
things in a

different way

Fill out a
form (name,
birthdate,
address,
phone)

Explain about
myself
and my work
in a job
interview

Explain to
the doctor in
 detail what’s

wrong

Pick a story
in the
newspaper

and read it

Understand
the news on
TV

A. Are there any subjects/topics you would like to discuss in

this Soft Skills course?

B. Are there any subjects/topics you don’t want to discuss in

the Soft Skills class?