Defense Language Institute
English Language Center
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE PLACEMENT TEST
ALCPT FORM 52
Time Limit:
PARTI - 24 Minutes
PART Il - 29 Minutes
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE PLACEMENT TEST
FORM 52
PART I - LISTENING
Directions for items 1-56. You will hear statements or
questions on the tape. Select the best answer and mark your
swer sheet, a, b, c, or d. DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST BOOKLET.
1. a! The test doesn't 6. a) fingers
bother him. b) ribs
b) He is happy about the ) eyes
test. a) knees
c) He thinks the test is
easy. TV. a) 4 feet
dl He is worried about b) 6 pounds
the test. ¢) 20 gallons
a) 3 dollars
2. a) He found it there.
b) He put it there. 8. a) eat
c) He took it from there. b) exercise
d) He looked for it ¢). wash
there. a) sleep
3. a) A lot of people work 3, a) at home
for Mr. Richards b) in a restaurant
b} a lot of people live ¢) in bed
with Mr. Richards. d) in the kitchen
c) A lot of people agree
with Mr. Richards. 10. a) They are paid in the
a) A lot of people listen same amount.
to Mr. Richards. b) They are paid every
month,
4. a] Accidents happen at ¢) They are not usually
yellow lights. paid by the month.
b) Accidents occur when 4) They should be paid
there are many cars. promptly.
¢} Accidents are cut down
during the night. 11, a) because we had a test
a) Accidents increase b) because it was a
when the lights are holiday
red. s) because the weather
was nice
5. a] He was late to lab. d) because we had some
b) Ho arrived at the lab homework
early.
¢) He arrived late. 12, a) te his place of work
d) He arrived at the b) to a social gathering
exact time. ¢) te a baseball game
4) te another part of
town