ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests © 2021 College Board.
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Sample Questions
Read the information below, then choose the best answer.
Television has been introduced to almost every
country in the world, reaching a large number of
viewers on every continent. About 600 million people
saw the rst person walk on the moon, and a billion
people watched the twentieth Olympic Games.
Television has in many ways promoted understanding
and cooperation among people. It does this by
showing educational and cultural programs.
1. From this passage, a reader can most reasonably
conclude that the author believes that
A. people spend too much time watching television
B. not every country needs to have television
C. television can unify people from around the world
D. television is as important as schools
People have dierent ways of learning. Some are
better at making mental pictures of new ideas. Others
are more comfortable with writing lists of things
to memorize. Certain people can learn best when
listening to music, while others need silence
to concentrate.
2. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
A. Mental pictures help many to learn.
B. Some people prefer lists to making mental pictures.
C. To learn well you need to be comfortable.
D. Dierent individuals have dierent ways of
acquiring information.
If you hold a piece of copper wire over the ame of a
wooden match, heat will be conducted by the copper
wire to your ngers, and you will be forced to drop
the wire. You will, however, still be able to hold the
match because wood is a poor conductor of heat.
3. Which of the following is implied in the passage above?
A. Copper is a good conductor of heat.
B. Wood and copper conduct heat equally.
C. Wood is an excellent conductor of heat.
D. Matches should be made of copper.
Many people own dierent pets. Dogs, cats, birds,
and sh are common household pets. Other pets
are considered to be exotic animals. ese include
snakes, lizards, and hedgehogs.
4. According to the passage, snakes are
A. uncommon pets
B. likely to be found in a household with dogs
C. found only in zoos
D. not allowed in people’s homes
Cesar Chavez was an inuential leader for
farmworkers. He fought for their rights and better
working conditions. Chavez led many strikes that
angered farm owners. Eventually he succeeded in
getting increased wages and better living situations
for farmworkers.
5. e passage indicates that Chavez changed lives by
B. ghting for the rights of farm owners
C. working on the farms every day
D. improving the conditions for farmworkers
When cartoonist Charles M. Schulz was a boy in
elementary school, other boys teased him for being
told him he had no talent for drawing. He had few
friends and was too shy to talk to a red-haired girl
he admired. Later in life, Schulz used his childhood
experiences in his comic strip Peanuts: the strip’s
main character, the sad and lonely Charlie Brown,
represents Schulz as a little boy. Peanuts was unique
at the time because it contained no adult characters.
eventually became one of the most popular comic
strips of all time.
6. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Peanuts was the world’s most widely read
comic strip.
B. Schulz was a very famous cartoonist.
C. Schulz turned the pain of his youth into success as
an adult.
D. e comic strip Peanuts featured children as its
only characters.