ESL Placement Oral Assessment
Introduce yourself, engage your students in friendly conversation before you begin. Explain that the purpose of the assessment is placement and not an examination. Score 2 for a correct answer, one for an incomplete answer and 0 for no answer, 0 to 10 = beginner, 11 to 20 = intermediate, over 20 = advanced.
- What is your name? _______________________________________
- What is your address? _____________________________________
- Are you married? __________________________________________
- How many children do you have? _____________________________
- Where were you born? ______________________________________
- What day is today? _________________________________________
- How long have you lived in this city? ___________________________
- Do you have a job? Where do you work? _______________________
- What kind of work do you do? ________________________________
- What to you need to study? __________________________________
- Did you attend school in your native country? ____________________
- How long? _________________________________________________
- Have you studies English? ____________________________________
- How long? __________________________________________________
- Why do you want to study English? _____________________________
- What do you do in your spare time? _____________________________
- Tell me something about your family _____________________________