English Placement Test

The English Placement Test is used to evaluate the newly admitted Özyeğin University students' level of English to decide if they are eligible to take the TRACE (Test of Readiness for Academic English). Students who do not succeed on the Placement exam will be placed into appropriate classes (A2 or B1) based on their performance in this test. 

Content of the Placement Test

There are 70 multiple-choice questions in the Placement Test. 

The test takes 50 minutes.

To obtain reliable results and determine your English level accurately, it is important that you exhibit realistic performance that reflects your level of English in the test.

You may skip a question when you don’t know the answer.

Since an optical form will be used in the exam, it is necessary to bring a pencil and an eraser. Additional time will not be given for coding answers onto the optical form.

Sample Question 1: Grammar 
The grammar questions represent a conversation between two people or a single sentence completion. For each question, candidates will choose a word or phrase that best completes the sentence. 

What's your name?
_____________name is John.
a. I
b. My
c. Me
d. Mine 

Sample question 2:  Reading Comprehension

 In this section, candidates will choose the best expression to complete the statement according to the text given.  

After a few months of living in Singapore, Sarah realized that lifestyle and cultural differences were huge, and she regretted making a prompt decision to change her job and moving from London to there too quickly.

According to the text , ________.

a.Sarah is not happy about her new job

b.Sarah didn’t spend enough time in London to make the correct decision

c.Sarah’s quick decision to move made her regretful about her new location

d.Sarah wishes that she had lived in Singapore more to learn about the differences