Hi there all,
I have a private student, around upper-intermediate level, and I’m looking for an online English grammar proficiency test to help her assess her current level and which grammar areas we need to work on. Trouble is, I can’t find one anywhere. I’d like a test of around 50 grammar questions that will help me highlight where her weaknesses are. I’ve been googling this for a while now and didn’t come up with anything solid. Most sites offer tests in specific areas without offering a general proficiency test to show which areas a student is weak in.
Does anybody have any good suggestions on this? Otherwise, I may just look to buy an intermediate GEPT/TOEFL test book from the book store and see how she fares in that.
Thanks
So far, I’ve found this website at about.com that asks most grammar points that an upper-intermediate student should be proficient in: modal, passive, reported speech.
esl.about.com/od/advancedlessonp … _arev1.htm
If you’re student is upper intermediate and you are willing to spend some money, why don’t you buy “Grammar for FCE” or “Grammar for CAE” or “Grammar in use” for advanced students, let her do the test in the beginning of the book, and then use the book as a source. None of the books will cost you more than a thousand NT (which should be less than 2 hours of teaching) and will give you many hours of lessons.
Hi there heimuoshu, I may just do that. I’ve just been to the bookstore but nothing turned up so I’ll nip to Caves or Nobels in Taichung tomorrow. She is only 13 so I don’t want a grammar book that is too intensive on the explanations. A book with a general grammar review and entry tests for each section will help me find her weak areas and give her more tools to write with too.
The books I mentioned are from CUP so you might have an easier time finding them at ESLITE bookshop. You could also try Bookman if you don’t find them elsewhere.