Sign your student up for the desired world language placement test using the link sent by Mrs. Shana Rossi. All tests will be administered on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 3:30 pm. Please check in at the front door of Padua Academy between 2:45 and 3:00 pm. The placement test takes approximately one hour.
The exam will assess a student's ability to communicate with the language. Students should have a strong foundation in the following areas listed for each language as outlined below.
French Placement Exam
Learning Objectives
Vocabulary and Grammatical Structures
Greet others appropriately both in person and in emails
Describe and ask about items in a classroom
Greetings and leave-takings
Calendar vocabulary
Classroom vocabulary and common classroom phrases
Ask, agree and disagree about your likes and dislikes
Tell how well and how often you do an activity
Sports and leisure activities
Regular ER verbs
Forming questions
Describe yourself
Ask about and describe people you know like family members
The verb être
Adjectives for personality
Adjectives for physical description
Possessive adjectives
Describe your class schedule and items you need for school
Classes and school items
-RE and –IR verbs
The verbs préférer and acheter
Extend, accept and refuse an invitation
Sports, activities, places and weather
The verb faire
Give opinions about food
Inquire about prices
Place an order and pay the check
Breakfast food and drinks
Place settings
Ir verbs
The verb prendre
Spanish I Placement Exam
Learning Objectives
Vocabulary and Grammatical Structures
Greet others appropriately both in person and in emails
Ask and answer basic questions about dates and time
Greetings and leave-takings
Calendar vocabulary
Present basic information about yourself and your identity
Ask and give information about others
Explore the identities of well-known Spanish speakers
The verb SER
Adjectives of description
Exchange information about school life
Compare your school to those in the Spanish-speaking world
Classroom, class and school vocabulary
Regular AR verbs
Share information about your family, home and friends
Explore and compare important family traditions
Family and home vocabulary
The verb ESTAR
ER and IR verbs
Discuss your food preferences
Compare American food preferences, to the preferences of Spanish-speakers
Food, meal, and market vocabulary
Gustar and Encantar
Stem changing verbs
Italian I Placement Exam
Learning Objectives
Vocabulary and Grammatical Structures
Greet others appropriately both in person and in emails
Ask and answer basic questions about dates and time
Greetings and leave-takings
Calendar vocabulary
Present basic information about yourself and your identity
Ask and give information about others
The verb ESSERE
Adjectives of description
Exchange information about school life
Describe the activities you and your friends do in your spare time
Classroom, class and school vocabulary
Regular ARE/IRE/ERE verbs
Share information about your family, home and friends