Objective Placement Test 1: General Directions

Objective Placement Test 1
General Directions
The Objective Placement Test has three sections: Listening, Reading, and Language Use. There are 70 questions. You are allowed 50 minutes to complete the test. In Section I, the Listening section, you will hear nine conversations and answer one or more questions about each one. Before you listen to a conversation, read the question or questions. Then listen to the conversation. Answer the questions after the conversation ends. Choose the correct answer for each question and ll in your choice on your answer sheet. You will hear the conversation only once. The rst conversation is an example. You have 15 minutes to complete this section. Section II, the Reading section, has several short passages. After you read each passage, choose the correct answer for each question and ll in your choice on your answer sheet. You have 20 minutes to complete this section. Section III, the Language Use section, has 30 items. Choose the correct completion for each item and ll in your choice on your answer sheet. You have 15 minutes to complete this section. Mark your answers clearly on your answer sheet. If you want to change an answer, erase your rst answer completely. If you want to take notes during the test, write on the paper you were given.
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Section I: Listening
In this section of the test, you will hear conversations and answer some questions about them. For each conversation, rst read the situation and the question or questions. Then listen to the conversation. Answer the questions after you hear the conversation. Respond to the questions by marking the correct answer (a, b, c, or d) on your answer sheet. Read the example situation and question.
Example Situation: Bill Sanchez calls Dr. Stocktons ofce to make an appointment. Bill is going to see the doctor on _______ . a. Tuesday at 10:00 b. Tuesday at 4:00 c. Wednesday at 10:00 d. Wednesday at 4:00
Now listen to the example conversation. [EXAMPLE CONVERSATION] Now answer the example question. The answer for the example is d, Wednesday at 4:00. The letter d is lled in on your answer sheet.
Now go on to page 3.
Situation 1: David is talking with Tomomi when Monica comes into the room. A1. _______ are meeting for the rst time. a. David and Monica b. David and Tomomi c. Tomomi and Monica d. David, Monica, and Tomomi
Situation 2: Ken and Nancy are at a restaurant. A2. Ken _______ . a. is having steak tonight b. stopped eating steak c. eats steak a lot d. prefers chicken to steak
Situation 3: Karen calls Jasons home. Jasons father answers the telephone. A3. Karen is going to _______ . a. speak with Jason at work b. call back in an hour c. wait for Jason to call d. send a written message Now go on to page 4.
Situation 4: A reporter is giving todays weather forecast. A4. It will be clear in _______ . a. the Northeast b. Seattle c. Boston d. Miami A5. In Seattle, the weather is _______ . a. hot b. snowy c. cool d. rainy
Situation 5: Bill invites Jennifer to go to dinner and a movie. A6. Theyre going to _______ . a. leave work a little early b. go to the movie before dinner c. see the movie tomorrow d. have dinner at 7:00 A7. Jennifer doesnt accept right away because she cant _______ . a. eat a late lunch b. leave work early c. go to dinner d. see the movie Now go on to page 5.
Situation 6: Linda is asking Jim about his plans for the summer. A8. In the summer, Jim usually _______ . a. stays in the mountains b. takes trips with his family c. visits his parents d. goes to the beach A9. This summer hes planning to _______ . a. stay at home b. go to the beach c. sh with his dad d. hike in the mountains
Situation 7: Phil is talking with Susie about money. A10. Phil is upset because _______ . a. Susie cant lend him any money b. his parents wont give him money c. Albert hasnt returned his money d. his friends never lend him money A11. Albert _______ . a. didnt borrow $100 b. isnt working now c. doesnt need the money d. cant return the money yet A12. Susie doesnt lend money to friends because _______ . a. she has just enough for herself b. lending money can change a friendship c. people wont lend her money d. her friends dont need it Now go on to page 6.
Situation 8: Natalie and Chuck are talking about their experiences abroad. A13. Chuck went backpacking _______ . a. in Brazil b. by himself c. after high school d. with his father A14. Chuck says he would have liked to have seen Portugal. He means that he _______ . a. went there, and he liked it b. didnt go there, but he wanted to c. went there, but he didnt like it d. didnt go there, and he didnt want to A15. While Natalie was in Japan, she _______ . a. traveled all over the country b. lived with a Japanese family c. learned Japanese quickly d. got very homesick A16. Chuck doesnt want to _______ . a. travel anymore b. learn a foreign language c. stay at home d. live abroad Now go on to page 7.
Situation 9: Diane and Conrad are talking about their careers. A17. Conrad got into advertising because he _______ . a. studied advertising in college b. heard about a job opening c. liked to help people d. was tired of his old job A18. When he was young, Conrad wanted to _______ . a. work in advertising b. become a doctor c. stay in school d. go into business A19. Dianes parents didnt want her to _______ . a. start her own business b. nish college c. be too successful d. change her career A20. Conrad _______ . a. owns his own company b. enjoys working in advertising c. thinks his job is boring d. wants to leave his job Now go on to page 8 and begin the Reading section.
Section II: Reading

In this section of the Objective Placement Test, you will read some short passages and answer questions about them. Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. For each item, ll in your answer on the answer sheet. You will have 20 minutes to complete this section.
Passage 1: What are you doing today? I usually go out with friends on Saturday night. But todays Friday, and were going out to a football game tonight. So tomorrow night Im staying home. B21. This Saturday night, Pedro is _______ . a. playing football b. visiting friends c. staying home d. going out
PEDRO:
Passage 2: What do you do?

EILEEN SWEET:
Im a hostess at a big restaurant. I greet people at the door and take them to their tables. Day after day, I always do the same thing. Someday I hope to have a more interesting job, but its OK for now.
C22. Eileen thinks that her job is _______ . a. difcult b. interesting c. important d. boring Now go on to page 9.
Passage 3: A vacation postcard Dear Sal, Greetings from France its so good to be back here again! We left the kids with their grandparents in Chicago, and were biking across the French countryside by ourselves. We brought a tent and sleeping bags, so we can camp out if we want to, but were really enjoying the small hotels we nd along the way. Love, Michael and Paula A23. Michael and Paula _______ . a. have been to France before b. took their children with them c. are visiting their grandparents d. prefer to sleep outside
Passage 4: Meditation You observe a person in meditation. On the surface, he appears to be asleep, but hes simply in a trance a kind of half-sleep in which the person is conscious but able to ignore the situation around him. For the meditator, the ability to concentrate is so strong that everything around him sounds, smells, movement seems to fade in importance. At the same time, decision making and deep thinking are often greatly improved. B24. In this reading, meditation refers to a persons _______ . a. state of mind b. intelligence c. physical condition d. ability to sleep B25. Meditation doesnt help a person _______ . a. hear better b. think deeply c. make decisions d. ignore smells Now go on to page 10.
Passage 5: The Scot and the tea kettle According to one story, a Scottish boy watched the steam lift the top off his mothers tea kettle and realized the power of steam to make machines work. That boy, James Watt, would then go on to invent the modern steam engine in 1769. Actually, the history of steam technology records the successful work of several scientists and engineers before Watt. For example, in 1698, Thomas Savery had introduced a simple steam pump to remove water from mines, and 14 years later Thomas Newcomen invented a better pump. But these pumps werent efcient because they used so much fuel. In 1769, the Scottish boy, James Watt, gured out a way to save three-quarters of the fuel. To honor him, his last name became the name of a unit of energy. C26. The example of the boiling tea kettle shows that steam is _______ . a. useful b. efcient c. powerful d. necessary C27. The rst steam engines _______ . a. didnt pump water b. cost too much to build c. were difcult to make d. used too much fuel Now go on to page 11.
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Passage 6: Its a big country! When it comes to body weight, Americans stand out. Most visitors to the United States, no matter where they go across this vast country, comment on the size of many Americans. In fact, these impressions are backed by numerous statistics. For example, the average 5'4" American weighs 162 pounds, or 15 pounds more than the average person of the same height from Western or Central Europe. Another comparison: At 150 pounds, the average 5'4" American woman is 24 pounds heavier than her Japanese counterpart. Why are Americans so heavy? Some blame the American diet. Certainly its true that Americans eat more high-fat foods meat, dairy products, and processed food and fewer grains and vegetables than people in other countries. But fat isnt the whole story. Lifestyle factors including the tendency for Americans to drive rather than walk or ride a bicycle to work, to snack throughout the day, and to have so many labor-saving devices in the home appear to contribute to the problem. A28. According to the article, visitors to the United States often comment on the size of the _______ . a. population b. cities c. country d. people A29. According to the article, the average Western European weighs _______ . a. more than an American b. more than a Central European c. less than an American d. less than a Japanese person A30. In comparison with Americans, people in other countries eat more _______ . a. meat b. dairy products c. processed food d. grains A31. The article implies that Americans would lose weight if they _______ . a. snacked more often b. rode bicycles to work c. stayed at home more d. ate fewer vegetables Now go on to page 12.
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Passage 7: Personality types What makes people the way they are? Why do some people get angry easily, others always seem to be cheerful, while still others are often depressed? The early Greek doctor Hippocrates thought that personality was linked to the uids that were known to exist in the human body: the blood, the bile, the black bile, and the phlegm. These uids were called the four humors. He believed that inside each person, one kind of body uid was dominant and that this uid or humor caused a tendency toward a particular kind of behavior. If the blood (sanguinis) was dominant, the person was sanguine, or cheerful and willing to help others. If the yellow bile of the liver (called choler) was the most important, the person would be irritable and quick to anger. If the person was often sad and depressed, the black liquid of the spleen and kidneys (melan-choler or black bile) was blamed. And the person who had too much phlegm (the thick mucus of the nose and throat) was likely to be lazy, calm, and dull (not very intelligent). Today we know that personality results from a combination of lifestyle and natural factors, and has little or nothing to do with the balance of body uids. However, even today the words remain: humorous, sanguine, choleric, melancholy, phlegmatic. Although psychologists no longer use them, they have become part of the common vocabulary with some changes, of course. For example, today to say that a person is humorous means that the person laughs and makes others laugh, from the idea of having good humor. B32. According to the article, the early Greeks knew that _______ . a. there are different uids in the human body b. everyone shows the same basic behavior c. people who laugh a lot are humorous d. personality is the result of lifestyle factors B33. For the early Greeks, humor was the name for a type of _______ . a. personality type b. body part c. natural uid d. internal organ B34. Hippocrates believed that _______ was dominant in a happy person. a. blood b. bile c. black bile d. phlegm
B35. Today the word humorous is used to describe a persons _______ . a. blood type b. lifestyle c. personality d. body uids Now go on to page 13.
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Passage 8: Biofeedback When biofeedback was rst developed a number of years ago, it caused a lot of excitement. People hoped that biofeedback could be used to cure all kinds of physical and mental problems. Biofeedback is the name for a medical technique that helps people treat certain problems by becoming more aware of their own bodies. In biofeedback, instruments that measure bodily functions such as muscle tension, temperature, and blood ow are attached to the body. The instruments produce signals for example, a series of sounds (beeps) or a ashing light that the person can hear or see. The patient then uses the information to help gain control over the function. The most widely used biofeedback instrument is the electromyograph, or EMG. The EMG is used to measure muscle tension. It is made up of several electrodes, which are placed on the skin near a particular area, depending on the symptom. For example, for headaches, a symptom often caused by excessive tension in the neck muscles, the electrodes are placed on the forehead or near the back of the neck. When the tension is present, the EMG produces a signal and the patient is taught to respond by relaxing the appropriate muscles. In many cases, the relaxation of these muscles causes the headache to go away. While biofeedback has not turned out to be a cure-all, it has been used successfully to treat a limited number of problems especially those caused by chronic tension. C36. At rst, people were very _______ biofeedback. a. nervous about b. interested in c. familiar with d. opposed to C37. Biofeedback instruments ______ . a. act like a kind of medicine b. cause people to get excited c. are put on a patients body d. teach people to exercise C38. Blood ow is an example of a _______ . a. technique b. signal c. function d. problem C39. The EMG _______ . a. relaxes the muscles b. measures tension c. causes movement d. produces symptoms C40. According to the article, biofeedback _______ . a. is more popular than ever b. causes chronic tension c. cures all types of headaches d. has had limited success Now go on to page 14 and begin the Language Use section.
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Section III: Language Use

In this section, you will answer questions about the use of English. Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. For each item, ll in your answer on the answer sheet. You will have 15 minutes to complete this section. A41. _______ several good restaurants in our neighborhood. a. There b. Theyre c. There are d. Their B42. My ofce is _______ downtown. a. on b. near c. close d. at C43. I like to cook. _______ do I. a. And b. So c. Also d. Too A44. I enjoy _______ out two or three times a week. a. to eat b. eating c. eat d. I eat B45. I dont have a computer, but _______ my friends do. a. the most b. almost c. most of d. most C46. Yesterdays game caused a lot of _______ . a. excited b. exciting c. excite d. excitement Now go on to page 15.
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A47. After nishing college, I hope _________ married. a. get b. that get c. getting d. to get B48. Cairo is _______ any other city in Egypt. a. the large b. larger than c. the largest d. large as C49. Toms bought a new car, _______ he? a. doesnt b. isnt c. wasnt d. hasnt A50. Ive run out of money. I wish I _______ more. a. am saving b. have saved c. had saved d. will save B51. Excuse me. Could you tell me where _______ ? a. the bus station is b. is the bus station c. it is the bus station d. is it the bus station C52. My suitcase would have been much lighter if I _______ all my books. a. dont pack b. not packing c. hadnt packed d. not pack A53. Yolanda _______ part time for several years now. a. has been working b. is working c. works d. was working B54. The movies great! Its really worth _______ . a. seeing b. to see c. you see d. see Now go on to page 16.
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C55. If fewer people drove cars to work, _______ less pollution. a. weve had b. wed have c. were having d. well have A56. Would you mind _______ the window? a. open b. opening c. to open d. I open B57. My sister is interested _______ about Japanese literature. a. learn b. learning c. to learn d. in learning C58. The washing machine needs _______ . a. being xed b. to be xed c. to x d. you x it A59. By 2020, scientists _______ a cure for cancer. a. had found b. will have found c. are nding d. have been nding B60. The grounds wet. It must _______ . a. raining b. have rained c. to rain d. rained C61. I am used _______ the bus to work. a. to take b. to taking c. took d. taking A62. Chicago, _______ is nicknamed the Windy City, is the largest city in Illinois. a. it b. which c. what d. that Now go on to page 17.
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B63. I wont go _______ you come with me. a. instead b. except c. unless d. although C64. Before _______ to bed, I usually brush my teeth. a. going b. go c. to go d. that go A65. Im taking a class _______ learn more about my computer. a. so that b. in order c. in order to d. that B66. Helen is _______ serious student I have ever seen. a. more b. most c. the more d. the most C67. Youd better tell Joe _______ in here. a. not to smoke b. not smoking c. no smoke d. dont smoking A68. I feel sick. I shouldnt _______ so much. a. to eat b. eaten c. have eaten d. eating B69. Bettys husband suggested that she _______ a few days off from work. a. has took b. taking c. take d. will take C70. The more you practice speaking English, _______ it gets. a. easy b. the easiest c. easier d. the easier END OF TEST
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ANSWER SHEET
Name ___________________________________________________ Total Points ______________ Rating ______________ Date ____________________
Section I: Listening
Example:
a a a a a a a a a a a b b b b b b b b b b b c c c c c c c c c c c d d d d d d d d d d d
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
a a a a a a a a a a
b b b b b b b b b b
c c c c c c c c c c
d d d d d d d d d d
Section II: Reading

21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
a a a a a a a a a a b b b b b b b b b b c c c c c c c c c c d d d d d d d d d d
31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
a a a a a a a a a a
b b b b b b b b b b
c c c c c c c c c c
d d d d d d d d d d
Section III: Language Use

41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
a a a a a a a a a a
b b b b b b b b b b
c c c c c c c c c c
d d d d d d d d d d
51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
a a a a a a a a a a
b b b b b b b b b b
c c c c c c c c c c
d d d d d d d d d d
61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
a a a a a a a a a a
b b b b b b b b b b
c c c c c c c c c c
d d d d d d d d d d

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