HAWAII PALMS ENGLISH SCHOOL
Academic Kids Program Placement Test
Please answer as many of the questions on this Placement Test as possible. Students should
NOT use a dictionary or textbook, and should NOT ask for help to answer any of thequestions. Please return the Placement Test by E-Mail to info@EnglishSchoolHawaii.com orby FAX to (808) 922-3559.
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I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the correct answer.
1. There are many tall buildings _____ my city.
a) onb) inc) at
2. Are you sick? You _____ go see a doctor.
a) mightb) willc) should
3. My aunt is a teacher. She really loves _____job.
a) she’sb) hersc) her_____/12

7. My sister has the _____ idea for a newgadget.
a) goodb) bestc) better
8. Our ancestors _____ in this country forthousands of years.
a) having livedb) has livedc) have lived
9. The chair isn’t _____ my bed.
a) as comfortable asb) most comfortable thanc) comfortable as

4. While bats are hunting at night, songbirds_____ in nests.
a) sleepingb) are sleepingc) slept

10. The wildfire _____ for over a week.
a) have been burningb) has been burningc) have burnt

5. Wildlife _____ have a safe habitat to survivea) mustb) don’t have toc) shouldn’t

11. She _____ all 50 states by the end of the year.
a) exploresb) has exploredc) will have explored

6. If I had known about the space shuttle
launch, I _____a) would watch itb) could watch itc) would have watched it

12. They _____ the light festival every year.
a) look out tob) look up toc) look forward toII. FILL IN THE BALNKS: Fill in the blanks with only one word.

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1. My friend loves technology. She is _________________ to work for NASA one day.

2. Three different species of monkeys live _________________ this island.

3. Anyone _________________ learn to ride a bike.

4. The players on our team are way _________________ than the other team’s players.

5. If you like nutritious meals, you will _________________ my dad’s cooking.

6. Before smartphones, people _________________ to get messages on answering machines.

7. One hundred years ago, people _________________ have smartphones.

8. There are 3 chairs in my room. _________________ blue one is my favorite one.

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The new satellite works ____________ than the old one.

10. My mom told me to stop _________________ so much TV and go outside.

III. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS: Write down your answers in full sentences.

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1. How often do you go out to eat with your family?

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2. What kind of job do you want to have when you grow up?

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3. What is something you do every Saturday morning?

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4. What do you like about your hometown?

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5. How do you get to school every day?

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6. What are you not allowed to do in class?

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7. What do you want to do when you visit Hawaii?

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8. What is your favorite game to play with your friends?

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IV. WRITING: Write AT LEAST 10 sentences about 1 of the topics below. Please DO NOT
write about all 5 topics.
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What do you think will happen if you eat junk food every day?
If you could have a superpower, what would it be and why?
Would you like to have a robot at home? Why or why not?
Why is it important to protect ocean life?
5. What is something you would like to learn more about and why?

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