ESOL Diagnostic Pretest

Listen to the passage. Circle the letter of the best answer.

Passage: The Four Seasons

1. 1. What happens in spring?

• A Children like to play inside.

• B Flowers sing.

• C Plants start to grow.

• D You see no baby animals.

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Passage: The Four Seasons

1. 2. Why do you think kids like to eat ice cream and swim in summer?

• A It’s hot outside.

• B It’s cold outside.

• C Ice cream is free.

• D It’s hard to swim.

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Passage: The Four Seasons

1. 3. Why do you think squirrels gather food before winter comes? In winter,

• A lots of plants grow

• B it’s hard to get food.

• C it’s easy to stay warm.

• D it’s fun to gather food.

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Passage: The Four Seasons

1. 4. In places like Chicago, summer is hot and

• A winter is warm.

• B winter is hot.

• C spring is dark.

• D winter is cold.

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5. The author wants to tell you how dogs

• A do different things.

• B do the same things.

• C all look the same.

• D play with cows.

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6. How do dogs help people who cannot see? Dogs help them

• A sleep.

• B eat lunch.

• C cross streets.

• D read a book.

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7. How are dogs and people the same?

• A They do not walk.

• B They both talk.

• C They are pets.

• D They both like to play.

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8. Why do people like dogs?

• A Dogs bite people.

• B Dogs do not bark.

• C Dogs help people.

• D Dogs are brown.

Circle the letter of the best word to complete each sentence.

9. We _______ food at the grocery store.

• A by

• B are

• C buy

• D clean

Circle the letter of the best word to complete each sentence.

10. Children _________ how to read at school.

• A learn

• B feel

• C play

• D give