Reading/English/EAP Assessment

Saint Paul College Reading/English/EAP Assessment for Local Placement

You will begin by completing a survey and a Reading/English/EAP assessment. The assessment will help your teachers decide the best starting point for you at Saint Paul College. You will be asked to read academic readings and answer questions about them.

If you have any questions about filling out this form, please contact us at admissions@saintpaul.edu.

Steps will be:

Instructions
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Reading/English/EAP assessment

Please go through the instructions and click, “Yes, I understand” button.

1. You will need to finish this assessment in one sitting and cannot save your work as you go. You should plan to spend one to two hours to complete the assessment. Do not start until you are ready!

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2. Your reading and writing skills will be evaluated, so please write complete and grammatically correct sentences when answering the questions.

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This assessment is to help determine a recommendation for placement. We want to make sure that you are placed into the best English and reading levels that will prepare you for your classes. As such, we ask that you do the following:

Complete without the help of any friends, teachers or family members.
Do NOT copy anything from the internet
Do NOT use a translation service (such as Google translate)
Do NOT use artificial intelligence

If you do these things, you will have to start over with a new assessment.

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First Name *

Middle Name

Last Name *

StarID (ex: ab1234cd) *

Student ID Number (ex: 01234567)

College Email (ex: StarID@go.minnstate.edu) or Personal Email *

1. What language did you learn to speak first? *

a. English only

b. English and another language

c. Another language

2a. What language do you speak most often at home? *

a. English only

b. English and another equally

c. Another language

2b. What language do you speak most often at home? *

a. English only

b. English and another equally

c. Another language

3a. How many years of education (elementary through high school) were in the United States? *

a. 0-4

b. 5-7

c. 8-10

d. 11 or more

3b. How many years of education (elementary through high school) were in the United States? *

a. 0-4

b. 5-7

c. 8-10

d. 11 or more

Welcome to Saint Paul College! (EAP Placement)

This assessment will help decide which courses are the best fit for your background and skill level so that you are successful in college. If you start in courses that you're not ready for, there can be serious financial consequences. For example, you may have to take additional courses or repeat courses.

This assessment has 28 multiple-choice, short answer, and essay questions to determine your level in reading, writing and listening. You should plan on spending about two hours completing this assessment. Once you begin, you will not be able to leave and come back. Therefore, make a plan to work in a quiet space, free of interruption, and do not start until you are ready.

Please answer using complete sentences and check your writing for correct grammar. You should work independently, without help from other people, the Internet, a dictionary, or a translator. This will help the College best understand your skill level and the courses that are the best fit for you.

By clicking "Start Quiz" you agree that you understand the purpose of this assessment and promise to work independently without help from other people, the Internet, a dictionary, a translator, or other sources.

Welcome to Saint Paul College! (READ-ENGL Placement)

This assessment has 9 questions to determine your level in reading and writing. You should plan on spending about one to two hours completing this assessment. Once you begin, you will not be able to leave and come back. Therefore, make a plan to work in a quiet space, free of interruption, and do not start until you are ready.

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