ORAL PLACEMENT TEST
NAME: DATE:
TOPIC SPEAKING PROMPT SCORE
ELEMENTA
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Pe What's your name?/How do you spell it?/where do you
Inform live?/ What's your phone number?/What's your email
address?
Family How many people are there in your family?/Tell me about
your parents/brothers or sisters/children/what are their
names/ages, etc?
Home Where are you from?/What is your hometown or city?/Do
(or) Did you live living there?/Is it: -
big?/beautiful?/noisy?/clean?
Studies What do (or) did you study?/Is (or) was it: -
interesting?/difficult?/ What will you do (or) did you do after
finishing your studies?
Work What job do you do (or) want to do?/When did (or) will you
start working?/Why did (or) do you want to do this job?
PRE-INTERMEDIATE
Appearanc Tell me about your best friend. Diescribe his/her appearance.
e (e.g. color of hair/eyes/height) and character (e.g. kind/funny).
&Character When did you meet?
Weather What's the weather like today?/Which is your favorite
season?/ What is the weather like then?/What weather
makes you feel happy/say, etc?
Shopping Do you enjoy shopping?/How often do you go shopping?/Do
you go shopping alone or with friends?/What sort of things do
you usually buy?
Sports & How much exercise do you do?/Is excersie important?/Why
Scienc (not)?/ Do you like playing (or) watching sports?/What sports do
you like playing (or) watching?
INTERMEDIATE
Food Do you usually eat healthy meals?/What is some of your favorite
food?/Do you like eating out? (e.g. restaurants)/Why (not)?/Do
youlike cooking?
Animals Do you like animals?/What are some of your favorite
animals?/ What pet(s) do you have (or) would you like to
have?/How do animals help people?
Computer Do you often use computers, MP3 players, game consoles,
s& etc?/ What do you mainly use the internet for?/What
Gadgets problems cancomputers, etc cause?
Languages What languages do you speak?/Is it important to speak several
languages?/Why (not)?/Is it a good or bad thing that most
people in the world learn English?
UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
Travel Do you like to travel?/Why (not)?/What place would you most
liketo visit?/Why?/What's your least favorite way to
travel?/Does travel really "broaden the mind"?
Crime Is crime a problem in this/your country?/ What can be done to
reduce crime?/Are the laws in this/your country generally too
strict or not strict enough?
Careers What sort of career do you want?/What do you want most from
it? (e.g. money, creativity, etc)/Should a career be the most
important thing in someone's life?
Art, books, How often do you linsten to music, read a book, visit an
music, etc. exhibition?/ Do you play an instrument/paint/write/etc?/Are art,
music, etc. important to society?/Why (not)?
ADVANCE
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News & How closely do you follow the news?/Which media (e.g. TV,
Me newspapers, online) cover the news best? - Give
examples/What will news media be like in the future?
Cities Why do people choose to live in cities?/What are the
(dis)advantages of city life compared to living in the
countryside?/ Which do (or) would you prefer?
Man & How do we affect nature (e.g. rainforests)?/How does nature
Nature affect us? (e.g. floods)/Will problems such as pollution or
endangered species ever be solved?
Society Do you often mix with people from a different culture to
Cultu yours?/ Do you like or dislike this?/What are the benefits
and/or problems of a multicultural society?
Total
Placement