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LOEP Practice Test

Unofficial practice for three Accuplacer ESL tests: short reading passages, sentence meaning, and grammar in sentences, each answer explained.

The campus bookstore will change its hours next week. From Monday to Thursday it will open at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. On Friday it will close at 4 p.m. because of a staff meeting. Students who need books for evening classes should buy them before Friday afternoon. The store is closed on weekends. When does the bookstore close on Friday?

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ESL Reading Skills 24

  • A counselor gave Mina one piece of advice: tie a new habit to something you already do. Mina wanted to stretch every day, so she began to do it right after brushing her teeth. The old habit became a reminder for the new one. How could Mina follow the same advice to walk every day? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Inference (applying the logic to another situation); content area: Psychology/Human Relations. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • Amara missed the last bus, so she started to walk home. Halfway there, it began to rain. A neighbor, Mr. Osei, stopped his car and offered her a ride. At first she said no because she did not want to trouble him. He smiled and said he was going that way anyway. Ten minutes later she was home, and dry. What can the reader tell about the neighbor? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Inference (a conclusion drawn from the passage); content area: Narratives. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • Amara missed the last bus, so she started to walk home. Halfway there, it began to rain. A neighbor, Mr. Osei, stopped his car and offered her a ride. At first she said no because she did not want to trouble him. He smiled and said he was going that way anyway. Ten minutes later she was home, and dry. Why did Amara say no to the ride at first? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Literal comprehension (locating information); content area: Narratives. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
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ESL Reading Skills, continued

  • The art teacher asked her students to draw the same apple every day for a week. On Monday most drawings looked alike: a red circle with a stem. By Friday the pictures were very different. One student had noticed a brown spot, another the way light fell on one side. “You did not learn to draw this week. You learned to look,” the teacher said. What did most drawings show on Monday? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Literal comprehension (locating information); content area: Arts/Humanities. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • The art teacher asked her students to draw the same apple every day for a week. On Monday most drawings looked alike: a red circle with a stem. By Friday the pictures were very different. One student had noticed a brown spot, another the way light fell on one side. “You did not learn to draw this week. You learned to look,” the teacher said. What does the teacher mean by “You learned to look”? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Inference (point of view); content area: Arts/Humanities. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • The campus bookstore will change its hours next week. From Monday to Thursday it will open at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. On Friday it will close at 4 p.m. because of a staff meeting. Students who need books for evening classes should buy them before Friday afternoon. The store is closed on weekends. When does the bookstore close on Friday? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Literal comprehension (locating information); content area: Practical situations. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • The campus bookstore will change its hours next week. From Monday to Thursday it will open at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. On Friday it will close at 4 p.m. because of a staff meeting. Students who need books for evening classes should buy them before Friday afternoon. The store is closed on weekends. Why should students buy books before Friday afternoon? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Inference (cause and effect logic); content area: Practical situations. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • The city museum opened a new room of local paintings in March. It holds forty works, and entry is free on Sundays. The paintings of the harbor are the most beautiful in the building. Visitors may take photos without a flash. Which sentence from the passage gives an opinion? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Inference (fact versus opinion); content area: Arts/Humanities. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • The college choir meets twice a week. New singers do not need to read music, but they must come to every practice. The director says that a choir is like a team: when one voice is missing, the others have to work harder. What must new singers do? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Literal comprehension (paraphrasing); content area: Arts/Humanities. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • Each morning for a month, Rosa counted the birds at two feeders in her yard. One feeder held sunflower seeds and the other held bread crumbs. She counted for ten minutes at each feeder and wrote the numbers in a table. On most days, more birds came to the sunflower seeds. Rosa decided to stop putting out bread. What does “wrote the numbers in a table” mean here? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Literal comprehension (vocabulary on a phrase level); content area: Science. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • Each morning for a month, Rosa counted the birds at two feeders in her yard. One feeder held sunflower seeds and the other held bread crumbs. She counted for ten minutes at each feeder and wrote the numbers in a table. On most days, more birds came to the sunflower seeds. Rosa decided to stop putting out bread. Why did Rosa most likely decide to stop putting out bread? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Inference (cause and effect logic); content area: Science. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • For a class project, Daniel put one bean plant by a sunny window and another in a dark closet. He gave both plants the same amount of water. After two weeks, the plant by the window was tall and green. The plant in the closet was thin and pale yellow. Daniel wrote in his notebook that light, not water, made the difference. What was the same for both plants? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Literal comprehension (paraphrasing); content area: Science. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • For a class project, Daniel put one bean plant by a sunny window and another in a dark closet. He gave both plants the same amount of water. After two weeks, the plant by the window was tall and green. The plant in the closet was thin and pale yellow. Daniel wrote in his notebook that light, not water, made the difference. Why did Daniel decide that light made the difference? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Inference (cause and effect logic); content area: Science. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • Grandmother kept her recipes in a blue tin box. When Leila moved abroad, Grandmother gave it to her. “Cook from these, and you will never be far from home,” she said. What does “it” in the second sentence refer to? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Literal comprehension (pronoun reference); content area: Narratives. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • In the village where my grandfather grew up, a bell marked the hours of work. Field workers began when it rang at sunrise and stopped when it rang again at dusk. Nobody owned a watch, he says, and nobody needed one. What does “at dusk” mean in the passage? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Literal comprehension (vocabulary on a phrase level); content area: History/Social Science. The answer is read from the text printed with the question; the word was checked at Wiktionary, “dusk”.
  • Notice to tenants: The water in Building C will be turned off on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon so that workers can repair a pipe. Please fill a few bottles on Tuesday night. Do not run washing machines during the repair. If the water looks brown afterward, let the cold tap run for two minutes before you use it. At 1 p.m. on Wednesday a tenant turns on the tap and the water is brown. What should the tenant do? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Inference (applying the logic to another situation); content area: Practical situations. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • Notice to tenants: The water in Building C will be turned off on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon so that workers can repair a pipe. Please fill a few bottles on Tuesday night. Do not run washing machines during the repair. If the water looks brown afterward, let the cold tap run for two minutes before you use it. What should tenants do on Tuesday night? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Literal comprehension (paraphrasing); content area: Practical situations. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • Sixty years ago, the people of one small river town had no bridge. To reach the market on the other side, farmers waited for a ferry that carried only four carts at a time. When the town finally built a bridge, the trip took minutes instead of hours. Within a few years, the market had doubled in size, and new shops opened on both banks. How did farmers cross the river before the bridge was built? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Literal comprehension (locating information); content area: History/Social Science. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • Sixty years ago, the people of one small river town had no bridge. To reach the market on the other side, farmers waited for a ferry that carried only four carts at a time. When the town finally built a bridge, the trip took minutes instead of hours. Within a few years, the market had doubled in size, and new shops opened on both banks. What is the main idea of the passage? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Inference (main idea); content area: History/Social Science. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • Some people say that small neighborhood shops cannot compete with large stores. Yet a shop owner who knows customers by name offers something no large store can copy. When these shops close, a street loses more than a place to buy bread. What is the writer’s view of small neighborhood shops? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Inference (identifying the author’s point of view); content area: History/Social Science. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • Tomás checked his phone for the third time. The interview was at ten, and it was only nine fifteen. He straightened his tie, sat down, stood up, and read the company’s address again, though he already knew it by heart. How does Tomás most likely feel? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Inference (a conclusion drawn from the passage); content area: Narratives. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • Two roommates, Wen and Sofia, kept arguing about dishes left in the sink. Each thought the other was lazy. One evening they wrote down their class and work hours and compared them. Wen worked late on Tuesdays and Thursdays; Sofia had early classes on Mondays. They agreed that each would wash the dishes on her free evenings. The arguments stopped. Which days did Wen work late? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Literal comprehension (locating information); content area: Psychology/Human Relations. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • Two roommates, Wen and Sofia, kept arguing about dishes left in the sink. Each thought the other was lazy. One evening they wrote down their class and work hours and compared them. Wen worked late on Tuesdays and Thursdays; Sofia had early classes on Mondays. They agreed that each would wash the dishes on her free evenings. The arguments stopped. Why did the arguments stop? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Inference (cause and effect logic); content area: Psychology/Human Relations. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.
  • When Karim joined the study group, he hardly spoke. The others thought he was not interested. In fact, he was working out every sentence in his head before he dared to say it aloud. After a month he was asking more questions than anyone. Why was Karim quiet at first? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Reading Skills Test: Literal comprehension (paraphrasing); content area: Psychology/Human Relations. The answer is read from the text printed with the question.

ESL Sentence Meaning 24

  • “Although the bus was late, Paulo arrived at work on time.” What does this sentence mean? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: 4-option multiple-choice; content: Adverbs, adjectives, connectives, and sequences. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “although”.
  • The bus was full, so we had to ____ for the next one. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: fill in the blank; content: Basic nouns and verbs. The answer is read from the sentence printed with the question.
  • “Carlos is feeling under the weather today.” What does this sentence mean? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: 4-option multiple-choice; content: Common idioms. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “under the weather”.
  • “The cashier gave Peter the wrong change.” What does this sentence mean? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: 4-option multiple-choice; content: Basic nouns and verbs. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “change”.
  • “Children under twelve must be accompanied by an adult at the pool.” What does this sentence mean? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: 4-option multiple-choice; content: Basic nouns and verbs. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “accompany”.
  • First, wash the rice. ____, add two cups of water and turn on the heat. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: fill in the blank; content: Adverbs, adjectives, connectives, and sequences. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “then”.
  • “Hana hardly ever eats breakfast.” What does this sentence mean? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: 4-option multiple-choice; content: Adverbs, adjectives, connectives, and sequences. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “hardly”.
  • He speaks so ____ that people in the back row cannot hear him. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: fill in the blank; content: Adverbs, adjectives, connectives, and sequences. The answer is read from the sentence printed with the question.
  • I am looking ____ my library card. Have you seen it? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: fill in the blank; content: Particles, phrasal verbs, and prepositions. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “look for”.
  • I forgot my pen. May I ____ yours for a minute? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: fill in the blank; content: Basic nouns and verbs. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “borrow”.
  • “Ivan can’t afford a car right now.” What does this sentence mean? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: 4-option multiple-choice; content: Basic nouns and verbs. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “afford”.
  • Keep the ____ in case you want to return the shoes to the store. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: fill in the blank; content: Basic nouns and verbs. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “receipt”.
  • The landlord will ____ the rent by fifty dollars next year. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: fill in the blank; content: Basic nouns and verbs. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “raise”.
  • “Let’s call it a day.” What does the speaker mean? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: 4-option multiple-choice; content: Common idioms. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “call it a day”.
  • The library sent me an email to ____ me that my books are due on Friday. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: fill in the blank; content: Basic nouns and verbs. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “remind”.
  • “The manager postponed the meeting until Thursday.” What does this sentence mean? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: 4-option multiple-choice; content: Basic nouns and verbs. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “postpone”.
  • “Mei’s first flight was delayed, so she missed her connecting flight.” What does this sentence mean? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: 4-option multiple-choice; content: Basic nouns and verbs. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “delay”.
  • Nadia studied all weekend; ____, she felt ready for the test on Monday. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: fill in the blank; content: Adverbs, adjectives, connectives, and sequences. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “therefore”.
  • The picnic was called ____ because of the storm. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: fill in the blank; content: Particles, phrasal verbs, and prepositions. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “call off”.
  • Please ____ the application form and sign it at the bottom. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: fill in the blank; content: Particles, phrasal verbs, and prepositions. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “fill out”.
  • The quiz was a piece of ____; I finished it in ten minutes. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: fill in the blank; content: Common idioms. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “piece of cake”.
  • “This apartment is not as expensive as the one we saw yesterday.” What does this sentence mean? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: 4-option multiple-choice; content: Adverbs, adjectives, connectives, and sequences. The answer is read from the sentence printed with the question.
  • “We have run out of milk.” What does this sentence mean? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: 4-option multiple-choice; content: Particles, phrasal verbs, and prepositions. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “run out”.
  • “Yuki ran into her old teacher at the supermarket.” What does this sentence mean? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Sentence Meaning Test: 4-option multiple-choice; content: Particles, phrasal verbs, and prepositions. Meaning checked at Wiktionary, “run into”.

ESL Language Use 24

  • The bread in that bakery always smells ____ in the morning. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: fill in the blank; content: Adjectives/adverbs. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “The Difference between Adjectives and Adverbs”.
  • By the time we arrived, the movie had already ____. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: fill in the blank; content: Verbs. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Irregular Verbs”.
  • “Elena was tired. She finished her essay.” Which sentence best combines the two? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: sentence combining; content: Subordination/coordination. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses”.
  • Everyone in my night classes ____ a job during the day. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: fill in the blank; content: Subject-verb agreement. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Making Subjects and Verbs Agree”.
  • “I called the office twice. Nobody answered.” Which sentence best combines the two? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: sentence combining; content: Subordination/coordination. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses”.
  • “Keiko joined the tutoring program. She wanted to improve her writing.” Which sentence best combines the two? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: sentence combining; content: Sentence structure. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses”.
  • Last night I ____ a long letter to my cousin. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: fill in the blank; content: Verbs. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Irregular Verbs”.
  • “The library was closed. We studied in the cafeteria.” Which sentence best combines the two? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: sentence combining; content: Subordination/coordination. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses”.
  • “Lucia answered the question. Her answer was correct.” Which sentence best combines the two? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: sentence combining; content: Adjectives/adverbs. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “The Difference between Adjectives and Adverbs”.
  • “My roommate cooks dinner. I wash the dishes.” Which sentence best combines the two? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: sentence combining; content: Sentence structure. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Run-ons - Comma Splices - Fused Sentences”.
  • “The new assistant works quickly. She is careful in her work.” Which sentence best combines the two? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: sentence combining; content: Sentence structure. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Parallel Structure”.
  • “On weekends Omar likes cooking and reading. He also likes to swim.” Which sentence best combines the two? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: sentence combining; content: Sentence structure. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Parallel Structure”.
  • One of the printers in the computer labs ____ out of paper. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: fill in the blank; content: Subject-verb agreement. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Making Subjects and Verbs Agree”.
  • Please read the directions ____ before you begin. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: fill in the blank; content: Adjectives/adverbs. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “The Difference between Adjectives and Adverbs”.
  • “The rain stopped. The children went outside to play.” Which sentence best combines the two? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: sentence combining; content: Subordination/coordination. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses”.
  • The registration office opens ____ 8 a.m. on weekdays. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: fill in the blank; content: Sentence structure. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Prepositions for Time, Place, and Introducing Objects”.
  • She ____ in this city since 2019, and she still lives here. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: fill in the blank; content: Verbs. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Introduction to Verb Tenses”.
  • The students left ____ backpacks in the hallway during the fire drill. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: fill in the blank; content: Nouns, pronouns, pronoun case structure. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Using Pronouns Clearly”.
  • The teacher gave the extra tickets to Marta and ____. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: fill in the blank; content: Nouns, pronouns, pronoun case structure. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Pronoun Case”.
  • There ____ two buses that stop near the campus. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: fill in the blank; content: Subject-verb agreement. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Making Subjects and Verbs Agree”.
  • “The train left at 7:00. We reached the station at 7:10.” Which sentence best combines the two? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: sentence combining; content: Verbs. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Introduction to Verb Tenses”.
  • “The woman is my advisor. She is standing by the door.” Which sentence best combines the two? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: sentence combining; content: Nouns, pronouns, pronoun case structure. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Relative Pronouns: Introduction and General Usage in Defining Clauses”.
  • “You might arrive after 6 p.m. In that case, call the front desk.” Which sentence best combines the two? College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: sentence combining; content: Subordination/coordination. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses”.
  • You should ____ your advisor before you drop the class. College Board, ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests (2021), ESL Language Use Test: fill in the blank; content: Verbs. Rule checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab, “Verbs with Helpers”.

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the three reading-and-grammar tests described in College Board's ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language (ESL) Tests, 2021 (https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/accuplacer/pdf/esl-test-descriptions.pdf, read 2026-10-12): ESL Reading Skills, ESL Sentence Meaning and ESL Language Use, each a 20-question test. The bank holds 24 questions for each, spread over the question types and content areas in that document's tables. Grammar rules were checked at the Purdue Online Writing Lab (https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/grammar/index.html) and word meanings at Wiktionary (https://en.wiktionary.org/), both read 2026-10-12; a reading answer is checked against the text printed with its question. Licence: Questions, passages, sentences, choices and explanations are original work of this site. The people and places in the passages are made up for practice.

How it works

This free LOEP practice test has 72 questions of our own, 24 for each of three Accuplacer ESL tests: Reading Skills, Sentence Meaning and Language Use. It is unofficial and not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by College Board.

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What the three tests ask

In College Board's ESL test descriptions, read October 12, 2026, Reading Skills uses passages of 90 words or fewer, with about half the questions on stated facts and the rest on inference. Sentence Meaning fills a blank or asks what a sentence means. Language Use fills a blank or combines two sentences.

What is not here

The ESL Listening test plays conversations and lectures, and WritePlacer ESL is an essay. This page has no sound and marks no writing, so neither is practiced here.

  • In a sentence-combining question, check that the new sentence keeps the meaning of both originals. A well-formed sentence can still reverse cause and result.
  • For a main-idea question, set aside choices that are true details from the passage. The main idea covers them all.

Questions and answers

What is the LOEP test?

LOEP stands for Levels of English Proficiency. Colleges such as Connecticut State Community College, which lists an ESOL/LOEP exam, and Edmonds College use the name for the Accuplacer ESL tests. College Board's own pages call them the ACCUPLACER ESL tests.

Is this LOEP test practice free?

Yes. All 72 questions, their explanations, exam mode and the printed question sheet are free, with no sign-up.

How many questions are on the Accuplacer ESL test?

20 on each multiple-choice test, College Board's test descriptions say. Its test page adds that there is no time limit and that each answer decides how hard the next question is. Exam mode here asks a fixed 20 with no clock.

How is the Accuplacer ESL placement test scored?

College Board gives each of the four multiple-choice ESL tests a score range of 20 to 120 and says no one passes or fails. Each college sets the scores that place students into its own courses, so ask your testing office.

Are these ESL Accuplacer sample questions from College Board?

No. This Accuplacer ESL practice test is our own: every passage, sentence and question was written for this site from College Board's description of each test. College Board gives its own free sample questions on its Accuplacer practice page.

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