Name: _____________________________________________ Date: ______________

ORAL PLACEMENT TEST

Language Function Speaking Prompt Score
A1
Give personal  What’s your name? What country are you from? What is your address?
information
1 2 3 4 5
What is your telephone number?
 When is your birthday?
Talk about dates 1 2 3 4 5
 What’s the date today? What day is it?
 Tell me about your child/brother/sister. What is his/her name? How old is
Describe people 1 2 3 4 5
he/she? What does he/she look like?
 What kind of food do you like? What foods don’t you like? What foods
Talk about food 1 2 3 4 5
do you eat every day?

A2
 What are some stores near your house? Where is the nearest drug store?
Describe locations 1 2 3 4 5
What stores are across from it? Next to it?
Talk about a typical  What do you do every day? When do you get up? When do you leave the
day
1 2 3 4 5
house? Where do you have lunch?
 What time will you get up next Saturday? Where will you go? What will
Describe future plans 1 2 3 4 5
you do all day?
 Where were you born? Who did you live with? When did you come to
Talk about the past 1 2 3 4 5
this country?
B1

 What time of year is best to visit your country? Where should people go
Give advice 1 2 3 4 5
first? What should they do next?
Describe wedding  What do the bride and groom have to do before the wedding? What
plans
1 2 3 4 5
should the guests wear? Where does the couple go after the wedding?
 How many people will come to class tomorrow? Will anyone be late?
Make predictions 1 2 3 4 5
Will the teacher be on time?
Discuss electronic  What electronic devices do you use? What do you use them for? What
1 2 3 4 5
devices device would you like to buy next?
B2

Talk about leisure

activities
 What are your hobbies? What else do you like to do with your free time? 1 2 3 4 5
 In what ways is the United States similar to your country? How is it
Compare countries 1 2 3 4 5
different? How have you changed since you came to the U.S.?
 What is your favorite sport to watch? Why do you enjoy it? What sports
Discuss sports 1 2 3 4 5
do you enjoy playing?
 What kind(s) of music do you like? Who is your favorite musician? If you
Talk about music 1 2 3 4 5
could play a musical instrument, what would it be? Why?

TOTAL: _______

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