Half of the test contains straightforward comprehension items such as paraphrasing, locating information, vocabulary on a phrase level, and pronoun reference. The other half measures inference skills such as main idea, fact vs. opinion, author's point of view, and applying the author's logic to another situation. If you score high on this test, you will also take the Reading Comprehension test for native speakers. This test places you in reading classes. The ESL Grammar Test has 75 questions and tests your knowledge of the English grammar points that we teach in Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Grammar courses.
Items are one sentence long.
You choose the words that complete the sentence using correct grammar. The items test your knowledge of verb tenses, question and negative forms, active and passive voice, prepositions, modal verbs, conditional sentences, gerunds and infinitives. Test problems progress from easy to difficult. If you score high on this test, you will also take the Sentence Skills and Writing Sample Tests for native speakers. These tests place you in grammar and composition classes.