TRANSITIONING TO COLLEGE



Weekly Assignments

 

Diagnostic Testing


Grammar/Usage:

http://www.world-english.org/diagnostic_grammar.htm

 

http://www.colin.edu/gedonline/Sample%20English%20Grammar%20Diagnostic%20Test.pdf

 

http://www4.wccnet.edu/studentservices/studentconnection/placement/pdf/writingskills/19DiagGramTest.pdf

 

http://www.grossmont.edu/karl.sherlock/English098/Resources/Diagnostic_Grammar_Test.pdf

 

http://www.transparent.com/tlquiz/proftest/english/tlengtest.htm

 

http://www.english-test.net/esl/english-language-proficiency-test.html

 

Reading:

http://www.lavc.cc.ca.us/math/samples/english/reading/directions.html

 

Study Skills

http://artchavez.net/survey

 

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdyhlp.html

 

Memory strategies

http://www.ldonline.org/article/Memory_Strategies_for_Students:_The_Value_of_Strategies

 

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/lynch/ImprovConcentration.htm


TOEFL Preparation

Sample questions: TOEFL IBT Speaking Practice Tests
http://www.englishclub.com/esl-exams/ets-toefl-practice-speaking.htm


http://www.learn4good.com/languages/spec_english_toefl.htm


This site mainly offers materials for sale, but there are also sample questions.
http://www.ets.org/toefl/ibt/prepare/


The Lexile Measure, which is free, compares your reading level with text difficulty. (You need your TOEFL iBT score first.)
http://www.lexile.com/toefl/