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English Assessment

Your placement in English 100 or 101 depends upon a variety of factors, including your previous GPA and test
scores, in addition to this placement test score. In most cases, within 24 hours, your Academic Advisor will have
access to your scores and will be able to place you accurately in the proper course.

NOTE: if you have attained a score above 38 on this test, you are a candidate to take the College Composition CLEP
test. If you PASS the CLEP, you can get credit for English 101. For more information go to www.liberty.edu/clep.

This Test is a timed assessment, the time has been set for 90 minutes. A 1 minute warning will be displayed. Your
time will begin when you open the test and will not end until you finish the last question.  If you exceed the 90
minute allowance, 1 point will be deducted per minute, so please to be conscientious of your time limit.

DO NOT START THE TEST UNTIL YOU CAN COMMIT THE 90 MINUTES NEEDED TO COMPLETE
IT.

Click on "English Assessment" above when you are ready to begin the test. Multiple Attempts are NOT allowed.
This Test can only be taken once.

Questions 2-11. Read each sentence and find the error in academic or formal English in each. There is no more than
one error in each sentence. Remember that academic or formal English is the kind of English you are usually asked
to write in class; sometimes there is a difference between the way we write something and the way we say the same
thing.

Questions 13-18. Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. Choice (A) is the same as the original
sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose answer (A).

Questions 20-24. These questions are designed to test your reading comprehension skills on a basic and more
advanced level. Read the passages below and mark the letter of the most correct answer. There are no trick
questions.

Questions 26-29, 31-34, 36-39, 41-44, 46-49, 51-54, 56-58, 60-62. These questions are designed to assess your
knowledge of the following elements of writing: content, organization, diction, style, and the various writing modes.
Read the passages and choose the best answer. There are no trick questions.

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