Ellii Placement Quiz PDF

Assessment Tools Ellii Placement Quiz Name: Date: About This Quiz This quiz has 30 multiple-choice questions. Part 1: Listening (3 recordings, 9 questions) Part 2: Grammar (12 questions) Part 3: Reading (3 readings, 9 qu...

Assessment Tools Ellii Placement Quiz Name: Date: About This Quiz This quiz has 30 multiple-choice questions. Part 1: Listening (3 recordings, 9 questions) Part 2: Grammar (12 questions) Part 3: Reading (3 readings, 9 questions) Copyright 2022, Red River Press Inc. For use by Ellii members only. ( V E R S I O N 2. 0) 1  Ellii Placement Quiz Assessment Tools Part 1: Listening Listen to the recordings. Circle the correct answer. Listening A Listening B Listening C 1. Where does the conversation 4. Where exactly did the 7. What is the recording take place? earthquake strike? mainly about? a) in a shopping mall a) in the capital of a) fifth-century English tribes b) in a restaurant South Carolina b) the usage and origins of the c) in a hair salon b) northeast of the capital of English language d) in a grocery store North Carolina c) the population of modern- c) northeast of the capital of day Europe 2. Where can the woman find South Carolina d) how many words there are the butter? d) in the South American in English country of Colombia a) at the back of the store 8. Finish this sentence. b) in aisle 4 5. According to the report, what English is used in one way c) in the health food section did many people do after they or another by.... d) n  ear the health and felt the earthquake? beauty supplies a) one-quarter of the world’s a) They went outside population 3. What does the woman to investigate. b) about one million people NOT need? b) They posted about it on c) more than social media. two billion people a) butter c) They called first responders. d) billions of people in b) shampoo d) They turned on the TV. 15 countries c) fruit and vegetables d) help finding things 6. What did geophysicists say to 9. Which of the following is true people in South Carolina? about the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes? a) They likely won’t experience another earthquake for a a) They spoke Celtic, few years. which eventually b) They should expect smaller evolved into English. aftershocks in the next b) They spoke a Germanic few weeks. language and brought it to c) They should prepare for a the British Isles. bigger earthquake in the c) They travelled from India to next month. the North Sea d) Their homes will likely and learned English on their shake for many months travels. to come. d) They invaded Britain and forced the local tribes to learn Danish. Copyright 2022, Red River Press Inc. For use by Ellii members only. ( V E R S I O N 2. 0) 2  Ellii Placement Quiz Assessment Tools Part 2: Grammar Circle the correct answer. 10. We have. 14. My parents to the 18. If you on time, we bank tomorrow. wouldn’t have had to postpone a) dog our presentation. b) a dogs a) goes c) an dog b) went a) have been d) a dog c) will go b) are d) is going to go c) had been 11. She breakfast d) are having right now. 15. The assignment was. 19. The teacher had the a) eat a) easily students a partner b) eats b) more easy for the project. c) ate c) most easy d) is eating d) easy a) chose b) choose 12. Class starts 9:00 am. 16. I need some batteries c) had chosen for the smoke detector. d) have been chosen a) on b) at a) buy 20. He his research by the c) in b) to buy time the library closes. d) to c) buying d) will buy a) won’t have finished 13. The baker 50 loaves of b) hadn’t finished bread yesterday. 17. My friend her book c) hasn’t finish since 6:00 am. d) didn’t finish a) made b) makes a) read 21. It will be mandatory that c) is making b) is reading each participant d) make c) has been reading the appropriate form. d) reads a) would fill out b) will fill out c) filled out d) fill out Copyright 2022, Red River Press Inc. For use by Ellii members only. ( V E R S I O N 2. 0) 3  Ellii Placement Quiz Assessment Tools Part 3: Reading Read the information. Circle the correct answer. Reading A 22. What type of information is this? utensils a) a recipe Sandy’s b) a breakfast menu c) a full menu d) a receipt Breakfast 23. What is the name of the restaurant? Menu a) The information is not available. (Available Mon–Fri, 7–11:30 am) b) Breakfast Menu c) Sides Sides d) Sandy’s Toast with jam or honey................. $1.99 24. Which two items cost the same price? Home fries........................................ $2.50 a) home fries and toast Bacon or sausage (3)....................... $3.50 b) French toast and bacon c) coffee and tea d) apple juice and pancakes $5.99 Breakfast Specials #1 2 eggs and meat with home fries #2 Cheese omelet with toast #3 Pancakes (4) #4 French toast (3 slices) Beverages Coffee or tea..................................... $2.00 Orange or apple juice..................... $3.50 Ask your server for our full menu. Copyright 2022, Red River Press Inc. For use by Ellii members only. ( V E R S I O N 2. 0) 4  Ellii Placement Quiz Assessment Tools Part 3: Reading cont. Reading B Yuko in Montreal 25. How did Yuko feel when she first moved to Montreal? Yuko moved to Montreal this year. She has lived in a) excited Montreal for about eight months. When she moved b) anxious to Montreal from Tokyo, she was a little nervous and c) angry scared, but now she feels very comfortable and knows d) comfortable the city very well. She has found a nice apartment downtown, and it’s not too expensive. She has found 26. What does Yuko do for a living? a job teaching Japanese, and she likes it a lot. She’s also seen a lot of places and done a lot of things in a) She rides the Metro. Montreal. For example, Yuko has been to Mount Royal, b) She takes photographs. she has ridden on the Metro, she’s eaten a Montreal c) She teaches Japanese. bagel, and she’s met a cute Montreal man. d) She visits museums. Yuko has also learned a lot of French and improved her 27. What can be inferred about Yuko? English. She has made a lot of friends, too. Some of her friends are from Montreal, but some of them have a) She likes music. recently moved to Montreal just like Yuko. She has b) She loves cold weather. been to many restaurants on Saint Laurent Street. She c) She has a car. has also joined a jazz band. Yuko plays piano in the d) She doesn’t speak English. band. She has taken many photographs of Montreal since she arrived. She likes the brightly painted houses. She has visited many museums and art galleries. She has even survived the cold Montreal winter! She has fallen in love with the city and all its charms. Copyright 2022, Red River Press Inc. For use by Ellii members only. ( V E R S I O N 2. 0) 5  Ellii Placement Quiz Assessment Tools Part 3: Reading cont. Reading C Influencers 28. Which verb or phrase does NOT describe what influencers do? An influencer is a person who generates interest a) lead to believe in something by posting about it on social media. b) persuade Influencers are found across networking sites such c) convince as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Twitter. They d) discourage are often experts in a certain industry and have a large audience. Influencers encourage people to buy 29. Which statement is true? products, and they often promote companies, causes, and ideas through their social media channels. a) Huda Kattan is a macro‑influencer. b) Both Gigi Hadid and Huda Kattan are Influencers are categorized according to the number mega‑influencers. of followers they have on a single social media c) Salt Bae needs more followers to be a platform. A mega‑influencer is someone who has mega‑influencer. more than one million followers. Macro‑influencers d) Gigi Hadid is a mega‑influencer, have somewhere between 10,000 and one million but Huda Kattan is not. followers, and micro‑influencers have between 1,000 and 10,000 followers. 30. Why do companies like to hire influencers? Many companies work with influencers to sell a) Influencers have strong opinions. their products. This is called influencer marketing. b) Influencers can get a company noticed. Fashion, beauty, food, travel, fitness, and technology c) Influencers have a marketing degree. are some of the most common industries to make d) Influencers like to be categorized. use of influencers. Popular influencers such as Huda Kattan (beauty), Gigi Hadid (fashion), and Salt Bae (food) have over 50 million followers each on social media. Working with influencers can give brands huge reach and help them stand out in the crowded digital marketplace. Copyright 2022, Red River Press Inc. For use by Ellii members only. ( V E R S I O N 2. 0) 6  Ellii Placement Quiz Assessment Tools Teachers’ Notes & Answer Key About Additional Information The Ellii Placement Quiz (EPQ) is designed to help you determine The listening section is presented first in order to accommodate the Ellii level of a new English language student. You can also teachers who need to assess a group of students at the same consult our Equivalency Scale to determine which materials are time. After the listening section, students can move independently best suited for your students based on your level preference. The through the rest of the quiz in the time allowed. We suggest playing EPQ has 30 multiple-choice questions and is divided into 3 sections: each recording two or three times. Tell your students how many times they will hear the recording and when (e.g., after they’ve read Part 1: Listening (3 recordings, 9 questions) each question). Part 2: Grammar (12 questions) Part 3: Reading (3 readings, 9 questions) This quiz is also available in a digital format and can be taken on a mobile device or computer. Note that in the digital version of this quiz, students are able to go back to a question and listen again Suggested Time before they click Submit. We recommend monitoring students while they do the quiz and limiting the time allowed. A dictionary 30–40 minutes should not be used. Suggested Placement Levels Part 1: Listening The suggested levels are meant to help teachers select Listening transcripts are available on page 8. level‑appropriate Ellii materials. Note: Listening B features a news report licensed from The Associated Press (May 9, 2022). Number of Percentage Suggested Ellii Correct Answers Conversion Level 1. d 3. c 5. b 7. b 9. b 2. a 4. c 6. b 8. c 0 0% Pre-Beginner 1–5 3–17% Beginner Part 2: Grammar 6–12 20–40% Low Intermediate 10. d 12. b 14. c 16. b 18. c 20. a 13–19 43–63% Intermediate 11. d 13. a 15. d 17. c 19. b 21. d Intermediate – 20–25 67–83% Part 3: Reading High Intermediate High Intermediate – 22. b 24. c 26. c 28. d 30. b 26–29 87–97% Advanced 23. d 25. b 27. a 29. b 30 100% Advanced Copyright 2022, Red River Press Inc. For use by Ellii members only. ( V E R S I O N 2. 0) 7  Ellii Placement Quiz Assessment Tools Listening Transcripts LISTENING A LISTENING C Customer: Excuse me. Where can I find the butter? Most people would agree that the English language has become the lingua franca of the modern era. Approximately one-third of It’s in the dairy section at the back of the store. Clerk: the world’s population (more than two billion people) use English I can show you. in some capacity. More than 50 countries, including the United Customer: That’s okay. I can find it myself now. Kingdom, Singapore, India, and Zimbabwe, list it as their official Clerk: Is there anything else you’re looking for today? language. English consists of more than a million words—the most Customer: Can you also tell me where to find the shampoo? words of any language. This wealth of vocabulary can be explained Sure. It’s with the health and beauty supplies by the number of influences it has had since it first evolved from Clerk: its roots. in aisle 4. Customer: Thanks a lot. The origins of the English language can be traced back to the fifth Clerk: You’re welcome. Have a good day. century AD, when the British Isles were invaded by the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. These three tribes crossed the North Sea from modern-day Germany and Denmark and brought their Germanic LISTENING B language with them. Before the arrival of these tribes, the people of A relatively rare East Coast earthquake jolted people from their Britain were part of the Roman Empire and spoke a Celtic language. beds around the capital city of South Carolina—the quake centre just 25 miles northeast of Columbia. The temblor, which struck around 1:30 in the morning, lasted just a few seconds, but people flocked to social media to report feeling their home shake for several seconds. Some said it sounded like a heavy truck moving nearby. The US geological survey says it’s the latest in a small series of shakes in recent months. And geophysicists say people can expect smaller aftershocks in the coming days and weeks. I’m Jackie Quinn. The Associated Press (May 9, 2022). 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