SULTAN KUDARAT STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Teacher Education

ACCESS Campus, EJC Montilla, Tacurong City

A TOOL TO DETERMINE STUDENTS’ LEVEL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

(Benaco Language Center, 2011)

Code: ____________________________________ Date:_________________

DIRECTION: This English test consists of 55 multiple-choice questions. Read each item
carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. I come ..... Italy. 8. ...... there any cars on the street?

A. to A. Are
B. from B. Is
C. at C. Am
D. in D. Isn't

2. A. I is a cold. 9. (On the phone) Hello. Juliet .........

B. I am cold A. speak
C. I has cold B. speaking
D I have cold. C. talking
D. talk
3. Ann, how are you?
A. - I'm a nurse. 10. ......... do you go to the gym?
B. - I'm fine, thanks. And you? A. How often
C. - I am working. B. Where
D.- Good. C. How
D. Why
4. Whose key is that?
A. It's of Cate. 11. I like ........ in my spare time.
B. It's Cate's. A. reading
C. It's Cate. B. read
D. It's to Cate C to read
D. to reading
5. His office is on the first …
A. level 12. Chopin .................. music when he was three.
B. ground A can read
C. stage B. could read
D. floor C. can to read
D can't read
6. I speak Hebrew and French but Ann ...
A. don't 13. I ......... born in 1992.
B. doesn't A. was
C. speaks B. am
D. doesn't speaks C. were
D. is
7. I can't find my glasses. Can you look for..,
please? 14. Where ......... Ann and Mary at 6 pm yesterday?
A. they A. are
B. them B. were
C. it C. was
D. their D. have been
15. I went to the bookshop .................... 'Harry 23. 'Have you visited Birmingham?' ' ............ '
Potter'. A. - Not
A. for buying B. - Ever
B. to buy C. - Already
C. to buying D. - Not yet.
D. for to buy
24. My mother ............. the carpet when I got
16. He is interested ......... learning Romanian. home yesterday afternoon.
A. in A. is hoovering
B. on B. was hoovering
C. to C. were hoovering
D. for D. has been hoovering

17. Would you like .......... to drink, sir? 25. My aunt .................. come to our wedding
A. anything reception next month.
B. anywhere A. aren't going to
C. nothing B. isn't going to
D. something C. isn't
D. will
18. The doctor gave me a ..........for some
medicine last week. 26. I promise I .................. study harder.
A. note A. will
B. recipe B. am going to
C. prescription C. may
D. receipt D. must

19. What .................... next weekend? 27. Is Emma ................... Carla?

A. do you do A. tall as
B. are you doing B. as tall as
C. will you do C. taller that
D. did you do D. more tall

20. 'Why are you so hungry?' 'Oh, I .................... 28. Where is ..................... chemist's, please?
breakfast this morning.' A. the nearest
A. didn't have B. nearer
B. don 't have C. the most near
C. hadn't D. more near
D. haven't
29. Is that purse ............. ?
21. Look! The bus ........................ A. to you
A. are coming B. you
B. is coming C. yours
C. comes D. your
D. come
30. I ................... my mobile phone since 2009.
22 - 'I have never been to Africa.' - ' ........... A. have had
have I.' B. have
A. Either C. had
B. Neither D. am having
C. So
D. No
31. How long .......................... English? 39. Look out! You ..................... off the bike.
A. are you learning A. will fall
B. have you been learning B. are going to fall
C. do you learn C. are falling
D. you learn D. might fall

32. We ................. the flight tickets yet. 40. You ....... see a doctor.
A. don't book A. did
B. have booked B. would
C. haven't booked C. should
D. didn't book D. had

33. When Simon .........back tonight, he'll do the 41. My mobile phone ………. . . . . . . . . . ..
washing up. A. has been stolen
A. will come B. has stolen
B. comes C. have been stolen
C. come D. stole
D. shall come
42. Carla ……….. me to go to university.
34. Would you mind ............... the gate, please? A. said
A. closing B. told
B. to close C. made
C. close D. suggested
D. closed
43. I've spoken to a boy …... father died of
35. I ............ smoke when I was 20. cancer last week.
A. use to A. who
B. used to B. whose
C. wouldn't C. that
D. couldn't D. which

36. You should ............ martial arts. 44. If I were a prince, I ……. . . ……. a
A. get off palace.
B. start up A. 'd have
C. take up B. 'll have
D. take off C. 'd have had
D. have
37. Could you tell me
when .................................? 45. Drive …………… otherwise you'll have
A. does the train leave an accident.
B. the train leaves A. more careful
C. does leave the train B. less carefully
D. leaves the train C. more carefully
D. much more careful
38. ............. did you travel with?
A. How 46. If they …..……. next to each other on
B, Who the plane, they wouldn't have got married.
C, Whose A. hadn't sat
D, What B. had sat
C. sat
D. didn't sit
 47. When I got home, someone …………… the 53. You ……………………….. to use your
window. mobile so there's no point in leaving it on.
A. broke A. are allowed
B. brokes B. have
C. had broken C. aren't allowed
D. hadn't broken D. can't

48. .................. the better team, we lost the 54. It was ……….. boring film that I fell asleep.
match. A. as
A. despite being B. so
B. despite of being C. such
C. although D. such a
D. despite the fact
55. She has been . . . . . . . . . . . . . of
murdering her husband.
49.If only I ……… . . . . . richer. A. charged
A. am B. arrested
B. was C. blamed
C. were D. accused
D. have been

50. I am fed up …………… . . . this exercise.

A. to do
B. to doing RESULTS
C. with doing
D. for doing 0-10 Level 1 (beginner)
11-20 Level 2 (elementary)
51. By this time next year, I ……………. all my
exams. 21-29 Level 3 (pre-intermediate)
A. will take 30-39 Level 4 (intermediate)
B. will have taken
C. have taken 40-50 Level 5 (upper-intermediate)
D. take
51-55 Level 6 (advanced)
52. They have put speed bumps on the road
to……………….accidents
A. prohibit
B. prevent
C. avoid
D. forbid

Source:
Benaco Language Center, (2011). English Test.
https://www.centrolinguebenaco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/test-inglese.pdf
 SULTAN KUDARAT STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Teacher Education
ACCESS Campus, EJC Montilla, Tacurong City

A TOOL TO DETERMINE THE STUDENTS’ EXTENT OF CLASSROOM CODE-SWITCHING

DURING CLASS RECITATION

DIRECTION: Please indicate the extent in which you code-switch in the class in the
following contexts. Put a check in the box that corresponds your answer.

Scale: 5 – Always

4 – Often

3 – Sometimes

2 – Rarely

1 – Never

Items 5 4 3 2 1

1. I code-switch for me to express ideas that I cannot

explain well in English

2. I code-switch when I got nervous reciting in the

Class.

3. I code-switch to repeat what may not have been

understood by the teacher.

4. I code-switch to avoid any sort of conflict or

misunderstanding.

5. I code-switch when I start stuttering in English.

* code-switch – switching from one language to another (e.g. English to Filipino)

Source:
Hussein, Riyad & Saed, Hadeel & Haider, Ahmad. (2020). Teachers and Students
Code-Switching: The Inevitable Evil in EFL Classrooms. International Journal of
Learning, Teaching and Educational Research. 19. 60-78. 10.26803/ijlter.19.2.5.
 SULTAN KUDARAT STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Teacher Education
ACCESS Campus, EJC Montilla, Tacurong City

A TOOL TO DETERMINE THE STUDENTS’ EXTENT OF CLASSROOM CODE-SWITCHING

DURING CLASS DEMONSTRATION

DIRECTION: Please indicate the extent in which you code-switch in the class in the
following contexts. Put a check in the box that corresponds your answer.

Scale: 5 – Always

4 – Often

3 – Sometimes

2 – Rarely

1 – Never

Items 5 4 3 2 1

1. I code-switch when I do not know the word/s in

English.

2. I code-switch to convey ideas and concepts easily.

3. I code-switch to check for my classmates’

comprehension.

4. I code-switch for me to be more comfortable and

confident.

5. I code-switch to encourage students’ Participation.

* code-switch – switching from one language to another (e.g. English to Filipino)

Source:
Subon, F., & Tarmim, S. S. M. (2021). The Code-Switching Phenomenon during Oral
Presentations among the Business Programme Students. IAFOR Journal of
Education, 9(5), 85-100.
 SULTAN KUDARAT STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Teacher Education
ACCESS Campus, EJC Montilla, Tacurong City

A TOOL TO DETERMINE THE STUDENTS’ EXTENT OF CLASSROOM CODE-SWITCHING

WHEN ASKING QUESTIONS

DIRECTION: Please indicate the extent in which you code-switch in the class in the
following contexts. Put a check in the box that corresponds your answer.

Scale: 5 – Always

4 – Often

3 – Sometimes

2 – Rarely

1 – Never

Items 5 4 3 2 1

1. I code-switch to ask question/s to the teacher.

2. I code-switch to ask for clarification in the lesson.

3. I code-switch with my teacher to give me feedback

in the classroom.

4. I code-switch to ask instruction about our activity.

5. I code-switch when my classmates do code-

switch too.

* code-switch – switching from one language to another (e.g. English to Filipino)

Source:
Elias, N. A.., Norzaidi, A. I. ., Sabri, M. I. I. M. ., Singh, C. K. S. ., Uma, Ramanlingam,
S. ., & Maniam, M. . (2022). ESL Learners’ Perceptions of Code-Switching in the
English Language Classroom. International Journal of Asian Social
Science, 12(5), 158–168. https://doi.org/10.55493/5007.v12i5.4494
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