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Maths and English sample questions and answers
The English proficiency test consists of 25 questions taken from the Kumon English programme levels A to I.
You will have a maximum of 40 minutes to complete the test and successful candidates will show good
proficiency in their use of grammar, punctuation, spel
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Maths and English sample questions and answers
The English proficiency test consists of 25 questions taken from the Kumon English programme levels A to I.
You will have a maximum of 40 minutes to complete the test and successful candidates will show good
proficiency in their use of grammar, punctuation, spelling and reading skills. Here are some examples of the
type of questions contained in the test. (Please note that there are only 22 examples here)
ENGLISH SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS
Kumon Europe and Africa
April 2012
1. Read the sentence and write the subject and predicate in the correct box.
The ice melts.
2. Write the sentence correctly using all the words from the brackets.
[poems / like / I / to read ]
3. Read the story and then complete the exercise.
True or false?
4. Read the story and then complete the exercise.
Number the sentences in the order of the story.
ENGLISH SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS
KUMON APPLICANT PROFICIENCY TEST
2
LEVEL A1
LEVEL A1
LEVEL AII
LEVEL AII
SUBJECT PREDICATE
Then one day he found a conch shell. It was shaped like a pear, brown on the
outside and orange inside.
“That’s a very special shell,” said his father.
“If you put it against your ear, you can hear the sea inside.”
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The shell was shaped like a fan.
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It is not a special shell.
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Old Tom got up very VERY early. He took the bucket and the stool and set out to
find Belinda.
Belinda was chewing in the far corner of the paddock.
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Belinda was chewing in the paddock.
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Tom set out to find Belinda.
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Tom got up very early.
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5. Complete the table.
6. Complete the sentence using the correct word from the brackets.
[superb / superbly]
The young artist drew .
7. Rewrite the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence.
Alex runs marathons rapidly.
Alex is a .
8. Complete the sentences by selecting the correct words from the brackets.
[feeding is feeds fed are am has]
The animals brushed and by Diane.
I my baby sister.
9. Complete the passage with the correct sentences below by writing the correct letter in the
brackets.
A. Many retired persons receive income from the government
B. Income refers only to money that “comes in”
C. It is possible for a person with great wealth to have very little income
10. Combine the sentences into one sentence.
This year we studied different cultures. The cultures were from around the world.
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LEVEL B1
LEVEL B1
LEVEL C1
LEVEL C1
LEVEL D1
LEVEL D1
Although it may sound strange, wealth and income are not the same. Wealth
refers to a person’s possessions and savings, but [ ]. Working people
receive income from their jobs, while [ ]. Retired persons may also receive
income from the companies they used to work for. [ ]. It is also possible for
someone with great income to have very little wealth.
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Present
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Past
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fry
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understood
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tear
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ENGLISH SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS
KUMON APPLICANT PROFICIENCY TEST
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11. Read the passage and then tick the correct box.
The passage is mostly about…
[ ] the Fool finding good food in his bag.
[ ] the old man finding cooked meats.
[ x ] the black crusts turning into white rolls.
12. Read the main idea and the passage. Then complete the passage using words from
the main idea.
Main idea: Katrin’s parents are poor but hardworking and proud people from Norway.
Katrin’s are from , a country in northern Europe.
Like so many other Europeans of their time, they came to the United States
and Canada for a better life. Although they are , they are poor. Still, they are
too not to pay something toward Dagmar’s operation.
13. Read the paragraphs. Then put them in their correct order by numbering them 1, 2, or 3
in the brackets.
[2 ] After completing the hook, Sam tries digging for worms to use as bait. He strikes the ground
with his axe and hits frost. Sam is surprised that the ground is so frozen in the month of May.
[3 ] Sam trudges through a hemlock forest until he comes to a stream. Using only a penknife,
a twig and some green bark, he prepares a fishing hook.
[1 ] Fortunately, Sam finds fishing bait elsewhere. After accidentally knocking a rotten log apart,
he remembers that many insects sleep inside the wood. Sam cuts away at the log and finds
a white grub.
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