AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE PLACEMENT TEST

FORM 6R
PART 1 — LISTENING
Directions for questions 1-25. You will hear questions on the test tape. Select the one
correct answer a, b, c or d and mark your answer sheet.
DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST BOOKLET

1. a. April 9. a. He was glad.

b. June b. He wanted to eat.
c. August c. He was mad.
d. September d. He was indifferent.

2. a. red 10. a. athletic games and races

b. wool b. winning teams
c. rain c. school courses
d. small d. homework

3. a. Do you have difficulty in getting to 11. a. distances

sleep? b. directions
b. Do you have problems in waking up? c. the weight of objects
c. Do you fail off the bed during the d. the volume of liquid
night?
d. Do you dream when you fail asleep? 12. a. Cadet Jones
b. lost it
4. a. a typewriter which is fixed to a table c. next week
b. one that is heavy and not easy to d. some days later
carry
c. one that is light and easy to carry 13. a. quite well
d. a large standard typewriter b. not very well
c. couldn’t sleep at all
5. a. because it’s not cheap d. quite suddenly
b. because it’s a good conductor
c. because of its color 14. a. the instructor
d. because it is not flexible b. some money
c. a story
6. a. None of them are here. d. an announcement
b. Most of them are here.
c. Some of them are here. 15. a. thirteen
d. Many of them are here. b. thirty
c. last Sunday
7. a. He’s in New York. d. a third of them
b. He’s a doctor.
e. He’s twenty years old. 16. a. some place
d. He’s very athletic. b. nowhere
c. Saturday night
8. a. seeing tiny particles d. anywhere
b. stopping vehicles
c. weighing objects 17. a. asked
d. ruling people b. notified
c. blamed
d. reviewed
18. a. attitude 22. a. clean
b. relaxed b. flat
c. stiff c. heavy
d. altitude d. loose

19. a. very short 23. a. two days ago

b. a part b. yesterday
c. gradually c. a week ago
d. graciously d. three days ago

20. a. Mary only 24. a. his lesson

b. Mr. Nelson b. will finish
c. only John c. his recording
d. Mary or John d. in a few minutes

21. a. exactly 12:00 25. a. medicine

b. around noon b. water
c. before 12:00 c. a cigarette
d. after 12:00 d. some food

Directions for questions 26 - 50. You will now hear statements on the test tape. Select the
one correct answer a, b, c, or d and mark your answer sheet.

26. a. I ought to like coffee. 32. a. We visit my friend.

b. I might like coffee. b. We should visit my friend.
c. I would like coffee. c. We visited my friend.
d. Coffee isn’t stimulating. d. We can’t visit my friend.

27. a. I didn’t have any visitors. yesterday. 33. a. The community center was big.
b. I had a few visitors at borne. b. Only a few were there.
c. We didn’t have a holiday yesterday. c. Many people were there.
d. I bad a lot of visitors. d. None were at the center.

28. a. The desk belongs to Ed. 34. a. The enemy fought harder.
b. The desk belongs to Tom. b. The enemy started their attack.
c. The desk belongs to both. c. The enemy charged.
d. The desk belongs to neither. d. The enemy surrendered.

29. a. We have to receive it. 35. a. They may be quiet.

b. We can receive it. b. They have to be quiet.
c. We might receive it. c. They might not be quiet.
d. We won’ t receive it. d. They shouldn’t be quiet.

30. a. He criticized his patient. 36. a. They study during working hours.
b. He examined his patient. b. They study while on duty.
c. He treated his patient. c. They study in their free time.
d. He dismissed his patient. d. They study on time.

31. a. It is very straight 37. a. She asked me to stop reading.

b. It is clean. b. She asked me to continue my
c. It out of shape. reading.
d. It is steel. c. She asked me not to read it.
d. She asked me to read it again.
38. a. We met them unexpectedly. 46. a. There is nothing wrong in John’s
b. We were introduced to them. room.
c. We didn’t go to the cafeteria. b. People come in and out of John’s
d. We didn’t see them at ah. room.
c. The lights in John’s room are O.K.
39. a. Yesterday Bill played tennis very well. d. John is having lighting troubles.
b. The girl plays well.
c. The girl saw Bill play tennis 47. a. All examinations have over 120
yesterday. questions.
d. Bill didn’t see the girl yesterday. b. All examinations have less than 100
questions.
40. a. He has reached the same level. c. This examination has 100 questions.
b. He is still behind them. d. This examination doesn’t have 100
c. He dropped behind them. questions.
d. He is ahead of them.
48. a. The TV programs pay the big
41. a. Bill had much money with him. companies.
b. He didn’t have enough money. b. Most TV programs sell cars and soft
c. He had a few dollars left over. drinks.
d. He bought the jacket without any c. The TV companies produce soft
trouble. drinks and breakfast foods.
d. The big companies pay for the TV
42. a. It is all right to park there. programs.
b. Parking is permitted there.
c. It is unlawful to park there. 49. a. It is too heavy.
d. Parking is always done there. b. It is dirty.
c. It can be seen through.
43. a. She made the suggestion. d. It is made of light metal.
b. She agreed to the suggestion.
c. She changed the suggestion. 50. a. Betty told her to be aware of it.
d. She typed the suggestion. b. Betty told her to consider it.
c. Betty told her to delete it.
44. a. The student went out twice hast d. Betty told her to forget it.
week.
b. The students went to the party.
c. The student will go to the party.
d. The students didn’t attend the party.

45. a. We were very glad when the plane

took off.
b. Getting nearer to the airport made us
happy.
c. Leaving the airport made us happy.
d. We were very glad when we visited
the airport.

Directions for questions 51 - 60. You will now hear dialogs on the test tape. Select the
one correct answer a, b, c, or d and mark your answer sheet.

51. a. none 52. a. eat a piece of candy

b. five b. eat something light
c. twenty-five c. drink something hot
d. no one knows d. eat a big meal
53. a. He can’t write it all. 57. a. The attendant refused to check water
b. He can’t write neatly.. and oil.
c. He can write it fairly well b. The major wants her tank half full.
d. He can write it slowly. c. The filling station is out of gas.
d. The major wants her tank full.
54. a. He wants to eat out now.
b. He doesn’t want to right now. 58. a. Her smile disappeared all at once.
e. He has had his lunch already. b. Her smile began to show up
f. He wants to eat later. beautifully.
c. She always has a pretty smile.
55. a. It is new. d. Her smile lingered on.
b. It is not pretty.
c. It is blue. 59. a. Lt. Baker is not a member.
d. It is old. b. Lt. Baker remembers the show.
c. Lt. Baker remembers the Club
56. a. He finished a new lesson. Officers
b. He began a new lesson. d. Lt. Baker is a member.
c. He forgot to introduce a new lesson.
d. He put the new lesson aside. 60. a. Their hobbies are much alike.
b. Their hobbies are the same.
c. They work at their hobbies together.
d. They work at their hobbies
separately.

THIS IS THE END OF THE LISTENING PART OF THE TEST.

PART II — READING
Directions fort questions 61-100. Choose the one correct answer a, b, c, or d and mark
your answer sheet.
DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST BOOKLET.

61. Captain Miller’s car stalled on a hill.

a. His car stopped.
b. His car went very fast.
c. His car went over the hill.
d. His car couldn’t climb the hill fast.

62. What would make such an idea pop into your head?
a. Do you have a good idea?
b. Where did you get such mi idea?
e. Who hit you on the head?
d. Do you have a headache?

63. It took more time than we expected.

a. required
b. stole
c. made
d. happened

64. Lay off, or I will hit you.

a. Stop it
b. Continue
c. Fall off
d. Make off
65. This building needs to repaired.
a. become
b. being
c. been
d. be

66. I am interested meeting your friend.

a. of
b. for
c. in
d. by

67. Would it be better to replace the tire instead of ________to repair it?
a. trying
b. to try
c. try
d. tried

68. Excuse me. I’m afraid I ________a mistake.

a. made
b. did
c. gave
d. give

69. John isn’t as fat now _______he was.

a. than
b. that
c. when
d. as

70. Cotton is ________that we raise here.

a. the most important crop
b. the crop most important
c. most important crop
d. most crop important

71. The man wouldn’t carry ________the command that he was given.
a. over
b. up
c. by
d. out

72. People should always ________the truth.

a. say
b. talk
c. tell
d. said

73. That’s the bus to Sari Francisco.

a. that go
b. which goes
c. goes
d. is going
74. Many people are________ to see how large Chicago really is.
a. surprise
b. surprising
c. surprisingly
d. surprised

75. Those flowers smell good. Where did you get ________?
a. it
b. them
c. they
d. him

76. I don’t know Wilson’s number. Let’s look it ________in the telephone book.
a. in
b. out
c. up
d. over

77. A dime is ________ten cents.

a. worth
b. value
c. same as
d. equal

78. I’m going to the movie tonight the rain.

a. spite of
b. in spite
c. in spite of
d. of spite for

79. This is not a goad tire. You should________.

a. replace it
b. replaced it
c. replacing it
d. it replace

80. You’ve sold the car that you had last year,________ .
a. haven’t you
b. hadn’t you
c. had you
d. didn’t you

81. The instructor gave me a new book ________yesterday.

a. to reading
b. for read
c. of reading
d. to read

82. There’ll be a lot of people on the bus, ________?

a. won’t they
b. are they
c. are there
d. won’t there
83. Did Mary ________ go home early?
a. has to
b. had to
c. have to
d. having to

84. If I ________ Tom, I would have told you.

a. saw
b. would see
c. had seen
d. see

85. We won’t get home early, ________?

a. won’t we
b. would we
c. should we
d. will we

86. Kenneth’s car is new, but ours ________.

a. too is
b. isn’t
c. isn’t either
d. isn’t too

87. Jack ________ at the airport.

a. may be meet
b. will meeting
c. will be met
d. should met

88. We’ll stay home until the mail man ________.

a. will come
b. would come
c. did come
d. comes

89. The nurse ________ is William’s wife.

a. you saw
b. where you saw
c. what you saw
d. when you saw

90. ________ enough food for dinner?

a. Why there weren’t
b. Why weren’t there
c. Why there wasn’t
d. Why wasn’t there

91. They lived in this house________.

a. during many years
b. before many years
c. many years ago
d. since many years
92. Do you know how much
a. milk is costing
b. costs milk
c. milk costs
d. costing milk

93. He’ll stay in Los Angeles until ________the country.

a. he leaves
b. he’ll leave
c. he would leave
d. he did leave

94. What ________ for dinner tonight?

a. do you like
b. would you like
c. will you like
d. may you like

95. How many students________ on the trip yesterday?

a. there were
b. was there
c. there was
d. were there

96. I’d help you if I ________ more time.

a. had
b. have
c. would have had
d. could have had

97. Harold keeps ________ his old friends.

a. in touch of
b. in touch with
c. on touch with
d. of f touch with

98. It is unsafe to drive with ________brakes.

a. superior
b. resembling
c. defective
d. reluctant

99. Do the students know ________?

a. very well English now
b. English very well now
c. now English very well
d. very English well now

100. ________anything at the department store?

a. Were you needing
b. Are you needing
c. Have you need
d. Do you need

THIS IS THE END OF THE TEST.

PART 1: LISTENING
DIRECTIONS FOR QUESTIONS 1 - 25

1. What month comes right after July?

2. What color is your coat?
3. Do you have trouble falling asleep at night?
4. Capt. Brown bought a portable typewriter. What kind did he get?
5. Why is copper used in electrical wiring?
6. Harry said all except a few of them are here. What did Harry mean?
7. Where is your brother now?
8. What are scales used for?
9. The insult made him angry. How did he feel?
10. What are competitive sports?
11. What are tape measures used to measure?
12. It was several days before Cadet Jones discovered that he had lost the key. When did he
find out that his key was missing?
13. Bill said: I couldn’t sleep too soundly last night”. How well did Bill sleep last night?
14. The Instructor put a notice on the bulletin board. What did he place on the bulletin board?
15. Thirty students went to the coast last Sunday. How many went to the coast?
16. Bob said that he was going somewhere Saturday night. Where did he cay he was going?
17. The manager was informed of the situation. What do we mean by informed?
18. During the landing they ah sat in a rigid position. In what position did they sit?
19. Little by little I began to understand the story. What is the meaning of the phrase “little by
little”?
20. Mr. Nelson said either John or Mary can go. Who did Mr. Nelson say could go?
21. The program is going to start at 12 sharp. When will the program begin?
22. In addition to being square. What other shape describes the mirror?
23. Lt. . Jackson said: I haven’t seen Joe since day before yesterday. When was the last time
Lt. Jackson saw Joe?
24. Jack said: “I will finish my recording in 5 minutes.” When will Jack complete his recording?
25. The wounded soldier said that he was thirsty. What did he ask for?

26 - 50

26. I’d like coffee because it is stimulating.

27. Since yesterday was a national holiday, I had many visitors at home.
28. This is Tom’s desk, and not Ed’s.
29. We may receive the check today.
30. The doctor looked over his patient but didn’t find anything wrong with him.
31. The blade of the knife is bent.
32. We ought to visit my friend.
33. There was a laud crowd at the community center.
34. The enemy finally gave up.
35. The students must be quiet in the lab during an exam.
36. Many people study in their spare time.
37. Mrs. Dickson asked me to reread the passage.
38. We ran into them in the cafeteria.
39. The girl Bill saw yesterday plays tennis very well.
40. Lt. Smith has finally caught up with them in their studies.
41. Bill wanted to get a jacket for 56 dollars. However, he was short of cash.
42. Its illegal to park in front of the water hydrant.
43. Helen went along with our suggestion.
44. The students were not able to go to the party last week.
45. We were very glad when we approached the airport.
46. John said: ”Something is wrong with the lights in my room. They keep going out.
47. Generally the examinations have 120 questions, but this one has one hundred.
48. In the U.S. most TV programs are paid bar by big companies that make such products as
cars, soft drinks and breakfast foods.
49. The table is made of aluminum.
50. Betty told her sister to think it over before making a decision

DIALOGS 51 - 60

51. A: How many books are on the table?

B: There are only five, I think.
A: That’s right.
How many books are on the table?

52. A: Are you hungry?

B: Yes. I’d like some dinner.
What would the man hike to do?

53. A: Can John write English?

B: He can write English pretty well.
How well can John write English?

54. A: That do you feel hike doing?

B: I’d like to go out to lunch now.
What did the man mean9

55. A: Bill’s blue shirt is just like mine.

B: Yes. And it’s pretty, isn’t?
What did the man mean9
56. A: What’s the teacher doing in class these days?
B: He took up a new lesson last week.
What did the teacher do last week?

57. A: Good morning, Major Smith. What can I do for you?

B: Please fill up my gas tank.
Which statement best sums up this dialog?

58. A: Did you notice Mary’s face when I told her the news?
B: Yes. Suddenly her beautiful smile faded.
What did the man say?

59. A: Are you member of the officers club, Lt. Baker?

B: Yes, I am.
What did Lt. Baker mean?

60. A: Do your boys have hobbies?

B: Yes. In fact, their hobbies are similar.
What did the man say about his boys hobbies?
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RAW ALCPT RAW ALCPT RAW ALCPT

100 100 75 75 50 48
99 99 74 74 49 47
98 98 73 73 48 46
97 97 72 72 47 45
96 96 71 71 46 44
95 95 70 70 45 42
94 94 69 69 44 41
93 93 68 68 43 40
92 92 67 67 42 39
91 91 66 66 41 38
90 90 65 65 40 37
89 89 64 63 39 35
88 88 63 62 38 34
87 87 62 61 37 33
86 86 61 60 36 32
85 85 60 59 35 30
84 84 59 58 34 29
83 83 58 57 33 28
82 82 57 56 32 27
81 81 56 55 31 25
80 80 55 53 30 24
79 79 54 52 29 SEE NOTE
78 78 53 51 28 SEE NOTE
77 77 52 50 27 SEE NOTE
76 76 51 49 26 SEE NOTE

NOTE: Raw scores of 29 or less can generally be considered as random score which indicate no practical
proficiency in English. For instance, a raw score of 28 does not necessary represent more proficiency in
English than a raw score of 20 as the test is not designed to discriminate in the raw score range of 0 to 29.
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