9TH GRADE PLACEMENT TEST
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9th Grade
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This 9th grade English placement test comprehensively evaluates students' mastery of intermediate English grammar and language mechanics. The quiz covers essential grammatical structures including verb tenses (present perfect, past perfect, and simple past), imperative sentences, comparative and superlative forms, tag questions, and pronoun usage including relative, reflexive, and indefinite pronouns. Students must demonstrate their understanding of advanced concepts such as gerunds versus infinitives, subject-verb agreement, syllable stress patterns, and intonation in spoken English. The assessment also tests pragmatic language skills through questions about conversational strategies, opinion-seeking expressions, and appropriate responses to questions. To succeed on this quiz, students need solid foundational knowledge of English verb conjugation patterns, sentence structure rules, and the ability to identify grammatical functions of words within sentences. Created by Jose Lujan, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 9. This placement test serves as a comprehensive diagnostic tool to evaluate incoming students' readiness for 9th grade English coursework and identify areas requiring additional support or remediation. Teachers can use this assessment at the beginning of the academic year to group students appropriately, design targeted instruction plans, or determine which students might benefit from ESL support services. The quiz format makes it ideal for initial screening purposes, helping educators quickly identify students' strengths and weaknesses across multiple grammar domains. This assessment aligns with Common Core State Standards L.9-10.1 (demonstrating command of conventions of standard English grammar) and L.9-10.2 (demonstrating command of conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling), providing valuable data to inform instructional decisions and ensure students receive appropriate academic placement.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1.The student asked for an extension on the deadline, but her request was __________.
denied
accepted
confined
abstract
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
2.Complete the imperative sentence:
“_____ the dice to start.”
to throw
throw
throwing
threw
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1C
CCSS.L.K.1D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
3.Which of the following is a correct negative imperative sentence?
A. Don’t speak when I’m playing.
B. Not to speak when I’m playing.
C. No speak when I’m playing
D, Do not spoke when I´m played
c
a
b
d
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1C
CCSS.L.K.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Complete the sentence with the present perfect form of the verb in parentheses.
4.. I _______________ (wait) for an hour and the bus still isn’t here. I hope it comes soon.
have waited
has waited
had waited
had been waiting
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
5,Complete the sentence with the present perfect form of the verb in parentheses.
. I _______________ (write) five books
have written
has written
have writted
has been written
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
6.Choose the correct words to complete the sentence.
4. Ali can _____________ several languages.
speaks
speaked
speak
speaking
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1E
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correct tag question.
Polluting the environment is wrong, _____________ ?
isn´t it
aren´t it
do not it
does not it
Tags
CCSS.L.5.2C
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